Do GDX and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 22% 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, GDX or SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, GDX or SILJ?

GDX charges 0.51% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDX returned +24.8% to SILJ's +19.6%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $23.9bn for VanEck Gold Miners ETF and $2.9bn for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

GDX in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+24.8%

GDX total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ total return, 1 year

GDX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of GDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

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

0% of SILJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GDX costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; GDX is 8.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDX	SILJ
Return
Measure	GDX	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+24.8%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GDX	SILJ
Below its all-time high	27.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDX	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 9.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GDX	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.51%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$23.9bn	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GDX	SILJ
Holdings in common	22%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 7, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 725 weekly returns

GDX SILJ

Return

Total return edge GDX +91.6% +38.8%

Annualized edge GDX +4.8% +2.4%

Price return edge GDX +67.8% +17.1%

Risk

Volatility edge GDX 37.4% 45.2%

Max drawdown edge GDX −71.0% −78.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GDX (slight) 0.26 0.24

Sortino edge GDX (slight) 0.38 0.35

Calmar edge GDX 0.07 0.03

Reading

From Dec 2012 to Oct 2026, GDX returned more: +91.6% to +38.8%. GDX swung less: 37.4% to 45.2%. GDX fell less at its worst: −71.0% to −78.9%.

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Risk and return: GDX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDX	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+91.6%	+38.8%	GDX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.8%	+2.4%	GDX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+67.8%	+17.1%	GDX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	37.4%	45.2%	GDX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	25.7%	30.8%	GDX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−71.0%	−78.9%	GDX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.26	0.24	GDX (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.38	0.35	GDX (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.07	0.03	GDX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 725 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, GDX and SILJ hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDX SILJ

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.50% 6.31%

Franco-Nevada Corp 5.46% 2.72%

Pan American Silver Corp 2.57% 3.02%

Coeur Mining Inc 1.83% 9.50%

Royal Gold Inc 2.21% 1.63%

First Majestic Silver Corp 1.15% 9.95%

Hecla Mining Co 1.15% 10.28%

Fresnillo Plc 1.01% 0.91%

Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa 0.84% 3.31%

Ssr Mining Inc 0.76% 4.61%

Or Royalties Inc 0.68% 3.14%

Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 1.31% 0.52%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GDX

Newmont Corp 11.67%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 11.35%

Barrick Mining Corp 8.16%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc 4.81%

Gold Fields Ltd 4.11%

Kinross Gold Corp 3.60%

Northern Star Resources Ltd 3.21%

Equinox Gold Corp 1.86%

Only in SILJ

Boliden AB 4.68%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 2.72%

Perpetua Resources Corp 2.70%

Vizsla Silver Corp 1.89%

Americas Gold & Silver Corp 1.41%

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd 1.11%

AbraSilver Resource Corp 1.10%

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Window by window: GDX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDX	SILJ	GDX	SILJ
3 months	+1.1%	−12.0%	+2.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−8.5%	−21.4%	−11.1 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+24.8%	+19.6%	+9.8 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+197.2%	+205.4%	+119.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: GDX May 2006 · SILJ Nov 2012	+175.1%	+42.1%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF · Holds 59 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck Amplify

Theme Gold miners Silver miners

In the S&P 500 11.6% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 59 66

Top ten, share of the fund 60.4% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.51% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.51% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +24.8% +19.6%

vs its benchmark +9.8 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −27.0% −39.4%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $23.9bn $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GDX

By weight, 12% of GDX'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 60% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 9.8 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

SILJ

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDX and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 22% 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, GDX or SILJ?: GDX has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDX or SILJ?: GDX charges 0.51% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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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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