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

GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GUNR has 27%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDXJ or GUNR?

GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and GUNR charges 0.46%, so GUNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDXJ vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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GUNR holds 27.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GDXJ 0.0%.

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Net assets: $7.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, and $7.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF.

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0.0%

GDXJ in the S&P 500

27.1%

GUNR in the S&P 500

+21.7%

GDXJ total return, 1 year

+26.8%

GUNR total return, 1 year

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.

GUNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

27% of GUNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GUNR costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
Return
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+26.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
Below its all-time high	33.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	7.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
What it tracks	Gold miners	Natural resources
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
Expense ratio	0.52%	0.46%
Net assets, GDXJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026	$7.0bn	$7.2bn
Holdings
Measure	GDXJ	GUNR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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Window by window: GDXJ vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDXJ	GUNR	GDXJ	GUNR
3 months	−4.8%	+1.3%	−3.5 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−15.1%	−2.5%	−17.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+21.7%	+26.8%	+6.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+210.2%	+45.4%	+132.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: GDXJ Nov 2009 · GUNR Sep 2011	+44.7%	+149.3%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 155 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GUNR Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF · Holds 135 stocks in natural resources, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck Northern Trust

Theme Gold miners Natural resources

In the S&P 500 0.0% 27.1%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 98.3%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.4%

Holdings 155 135

Top ten, share of the fund 40.7% 36.6%

Expense ratio 0.52% 0.46%

Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +26.8%

vs its benchmark +6.7 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −33.3% −7.5%

Net assets, GDXJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 $7.0bn $7.2bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

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.

GUNR

By weight, 27% of GUNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 135 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDXJ or GUNR?: GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GUNR has 27%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or GUNR?: GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and GUNR charges 0.46%, so GUNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GDXJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDXJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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GUNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GUNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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