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GDXJ vs IGF: which is really different?

GDXJ and IGF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GDXJ returned +17.1% over the year. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; IGF is 1.3 times larger.

GDXJIGF
Expense ratio0.52%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$8.2bn$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+5.3%
What it tracksGold minersInfrastructure
Holdings in common0%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high26.7%, high on Feb 27, 20268.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

0.0%
GDXJ in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+17.1%
GDXJ total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF total return, 1 year
GDXJ · 1 year to Oct 9, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of GDXJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund · 156 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of GDXJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

0% of GDXJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

IGF · 1 year to Oct 9, 202668% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · GDXJ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

A percentile among the 391 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GDXJ and IGF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GDXJ IGF
Only in GDXJ
Alamos Gold Inc 6.59%
Coeur Mining Inc 6.54%
Equinox Gold Corp 6.04%
Endeavour Mining Plc 5.45%
Iamgold Corp 5.21%
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.71%
Hecla Mining Co 2.41%
First Majestic Silver Corp 2.29%
Only in IGF
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 4.83%
AENA SME SA 4.73%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.70%
IBERDROLA 4.14%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO A 3.63%
ENBRIDGE 3.60%
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3.55%
WILLIAMS 3.08%

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowGDXJIGFGDXJIGFGDXJIGF
3 months+15.7%−6.2%+12.3 pts−9.6 pts+12.1 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−11.2%−7.3%−26.3 pts−22.4 pts−34.4 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+17.1%+5.3%−0.2 pts−11.9 pts−6.5 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+267.6%+62.1%+181.8 pts−23.6 pts+160.3 pts−45.1 pts
Since launch
GDXJ Nov 2009 · IGF Dec 2007
+58.8%+129.4%−796.5 pts−508.6 pts−1,817.9 pts−1,460.7 pts

Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 156 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer VanEck iShares
Theme Gold miners Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 0.0% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 7.2%
Holdings 156 78
Top ten, share of the fund 41.0% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.52% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 −0.2 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −6.5 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high −26.7% −8.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $8.2bn $10.3bn

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GDXJ in plain words

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 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 26.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

IGF in plain words

By weight, 32% of IGF'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 38% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDXJ and IGF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDXJ or IGF?
GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or IGF?
GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
GDXJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GDXJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗IGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗iShares page for IGF ↗

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How this is computed

It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation.

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ETFIQ, GDXJ against IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gdxj-vs-igf

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