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GDXJ vs NLR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GDXJ returned +14.8% to NLR's −35.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, and $3.1bn on Oct 26, 2026 for VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF.

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At a glance
0.0%
GDXJ in the S&P 500
15.1%
NLR in the S&P 500
+14.8%
GDXJ total return, 1 year
−35.8%
NLR total return, 1 year
GDXJ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 100% 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2026.

NLR · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of NLR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 25 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of NLR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 8% in

15% of NLR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.52% a year; their one-year returns differ by 50.6 points; GDXJ is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ vs NLR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGDXJNLR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.8%−35.8%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high33.1%, high on Feb 27, 202641.6%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksGold minersNuclear and uranium
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.4%+13.4%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 1.4 ptsbehind by 49.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.52%0.52%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$7.4bn$3.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GDXJ and NLR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXJ NLR
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GDXJ
Alamos Gold Inc 6.86%
Equinox Gold Corp 6.08%
Coeur Mining Inc 5.92%
Endeavour Mining Plc 5.76%
Iamgold Corp 5.19%
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.58%
First Majestic Silver Corp 2.27%
Hecla Mining Co 2.26%
Only in NLR
Cameco Corp 8.41%
Constellation Energy Corp 8.04%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 7.09%
BWX Technologies Inc 6.78%
Fortum Oyj 5.75%
Oklo Inc 5.22%
Centrus Energy Corp 5.05%
Uranium Energy Corp 4.99%
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Window by window

Window by window: GDXJ vs NLR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowGDXJNLRGDXJNLR
3 months+9.9%−6.5%+5.5 pts vs ACWI−10.9 pts vs ACWI
6 months−8.0%−30.2%−15.4 pts vs ACWI−37.6 pts vs ACWI
1 year+14.8%−35.8%+1.4 pts vs ACWI−49.2 pts vs ACWI
3 years+220.2%+54.0%+131.3 pts vs ACWI−34.9 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GDXJ Nov 2009 · NLR Aug 2007+44.9%+66.1%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 156 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF · Holds 25 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer VanEck VanEck
Theme Gold miners Nuclear and uranium
In the S&P 500 0.0% 15.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 8.0%
Holdings 156 25
Top ten, share of the fund 40.8% 61.1%
Expense ratio 0.52% 0.52%
Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.52%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% −35.8%
vs its benchmark +1.4 pts vs ACWI −49.2 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −33.1% −41.6%
Net assets, GDXJ as of Oct 27, 2026 and NLR as of Oct 26, 2026 $7.6bn $3.1bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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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 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. It sits 33.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

NLR

By weight, 15% of NLR'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 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −35.8% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 49.2 pts. It sits 41.6% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDXJ and NLR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, GDXJ or NLR?
GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NLR has 15%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or NLR?
GDXJ and NLR both charge 0.52% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
GDXJ and NLR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GDXJ and NLR 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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