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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. DRAM GDX \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.51% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.2bn $25.6bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +19.0% \n What it tracks Memory and storage Gold miners \n Holdings in common 0% \n Holdings in common uses ho","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). 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