Do AUAU and GDXJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or GDXJ?

AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDXJ has 0%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AUAU or GDXJ?

AUAU charges 0.35% a year and GDXJ charges 0.52%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AUAU vs GDXJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AUAU and GDXJ hold 30% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $6.1m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Gold Miners ETF, and $7.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

12.3%

AUAU in the S&P 500

0.0%

GDXJ in the S&P 500

+4.0%

AUAU total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025

+21.7%

GDXJ total return, 1 year

AUAU · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of AUAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

GDXJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of GDXJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AUAU costs 0.17 points a year less; GDXJ is far larger, $8.3bn against $6.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUAU vs GDXJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
Return
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
Total return, 1 year	not published	+21.7%
Drawdown
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
Below its all-time high	26.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	33.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 6.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.52%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$6.1m	$8.3bn
Holdings
Measure	AUAU	GDXJ
Holdings in common	30%

Method

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and GDXJ hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AUAU GDXJ

COEUR MINING, INC. 1.99% 6.07%

ALAMOS GOLD INC. 1.51% 6.47%

ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC 1.33% 5.60%

HECLA MINING COMPANY 1.22% 2.22%

HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED 1.13% 1.64%

IAMGOLD CORPORATION 1.06% 5.24%

Eldorado Gold Corporation 1.01% 1.61%

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. 0.95% 2.22%

Equinox Gold Corp. 0.87% 6.34%

G Mining Ventures Corp 0.82% 1.86%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. 0.76% 0.73%

OR Royalties Inc. 0.72% 1.31%

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Only in AUAU

NEWMONT CORPORATION 12.35%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED 8.98%

BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 7.56%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 6.11%

Franco-Nevada Corporation 5.04%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.94%

Gold Fields Limited 3.76%

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 3.56%

Only in GDXJ

Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.55%

Dundee Precious Metals Inc 1.82%

Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa 1.63%

Artemis Gold Inc 1.20%

Other 1.07%

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd 0.84%

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc 0.75%

Pdi Gold Ltd 0.60%

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Window by window

Window by window: AUAU vs GDXJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AUAU	GDXJ	AUAU	GDXJ
3 months	+1.2%	−4.8%	not measured	−3.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−8.0%	−15.1%	not measured	−17.7 pts vs ACWI
1 year	–	+21.7%	–	+6.7 pts vs ACWI
3 years	–	+210.2%	–	+132.6 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: AUAU Dec 2025 · GDXJ Nov 2009	+4.0%	+44.7%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

AUAU Global X Gold Miners ETF · Holds 105 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 155 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X VanEck

Theme Gold miners Gold miners

In the S&P 500 12.3% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 105 155

Top ten, share of the fund 58.1% 40.7%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.52%

Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.52%

Total return, 1 year +4.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +21.7%

vs its benchmark not measured +6.7 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −26.3% −33.3%

Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and GDXJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.1m $7.0bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

30% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AUAU

By weight, 12% of AUAU's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 105 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

GDXJ

By weight, 0% of GDXJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 155 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 6.7 pts. It sits 33.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and GDXJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or GDXJ?: AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDXJ has 0%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or GDXJ?: AUAU charges 0.35% a year and GDXJ charges 0.52%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AUAU on its own →GDXJ on its own →AUAU dividend history →AUAU holdings →GDXJ dividend history →GDXJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AUAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AUAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for AUAU ↗

GDXJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDXJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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