Do GDXJ and SGDJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 9% 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 SGDJ?

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

Which is cheaper, GDXJ or SGDJ?

GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDXJ vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXJ returned +21.7% to SGDJ's +26.2%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, and $315m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

GDXJ in the S&P 500

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

+21.7%

GDXJ total return, 1 year

+26.2%

SGDJ 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.

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

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

Pair scorecard

SGDJ costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; GDXJ is far larger, $7.0bn against $299m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
Return
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+26.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
Below its all-time high	33.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.52%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0bn	$299m
Holdings
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ
Holdings in common	9%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 10, 2015 to Oct 30, 2026 · 603 weekly returns

GDXJ SGDJ

Return

Total return edge GDXJ +358.7% +279.4%

Annualized edge GDXJ +14.0% +12.2%

Price return edge GDXJ +290.2% +184.3%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 42.2% 42.0%

Max drawdown edge GDXJ (slight) −54.1% −58.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GDXJ (slight) 0.48 0.43

Sortino edge GDXJ (slight) 0.70 0.65

Calmar edge GDXJ 0.26 0.21

Reading

From Apr 2015 to Oct 2026, GDXJ returned more: +358.7% to +279.4%. GDXJ and SGDJ swung about the same: 42.2% and 42.0%. GDXJ fell slightly less at its worst: −54.1% to −58.9%.

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Risk and return: GDXJ vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	SGDJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+358.7%	+279.4%	GDXJ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.0%	+12.2%	GDXJ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+290.2%	+184.3%	GDXJ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	42.2%	42.0%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	28.8%	28.2%	SGDJ (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−54.1%	−58.9%	GDXJ (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.48	0.43	GDXJ (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.70	0.65	GDXJ (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.26	0.21	GDXJ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 603 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDXJ and SGDJ hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXJ SGDJ

Emerald Resources Nl 0.67% 4.54%

Seabridge Gold Inc 0.65% 5.03%

Endeavour Silver Corp 0.62% 4.33%

Allied Gold Corp 0.61% 4.66%

Pdi Gold Ltd 0.60% 3.76%

West African Resources Ltd 0.50% 4.91%

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd 0.49% 1.20%

Perpetua Resources Corp 0.47% 2.80%

Alkane Resources Ltd 0.42% 3.74%

Ora Banda Mining Ltd 0.42% 4.05%

Resolute Mining Ltd 0.34% 1.35%

I-80 Gold Corp 0.33% 3.31%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GDXJ

Alamos Gold Inc 6.47%

Equinox Gold Corp 6.34%

Coeur Mining Inc 6.07%

Endeavour Mining Plc 5.60%

Iamgold Corp 5.24%

Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.55%

First Majestic Silver Corp 2.22%

Hecla Mining Co 2.22%

Only in SGDJ

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.28%

Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.46%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.39%

Philex Mining Corp. 1.53%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDXJ vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDXJ	SGDJ	GDXJ	SGDJ
3 months	−4.8%	−6.7%	−3.5 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−15.1%	−14.2%	−17.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+21.7%	+26.2%	+6.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+210.2%	+232.8%	+132.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: GDXJ Nov 2009 · SGDJ Mar 2015	+44.7%	+342.6%	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 SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck Sprott

Theme Gold miners Gold miners

In the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 155 30

Top ten, share of the fund 40.7% 47.2%

Expense ratio 0.52% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +26.2%

vs its benchmark +6.7 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −33.3% −31.7%

Net assets, GDXJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and SGDJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $7.0bn $315m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

9% 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 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.

SGDJ

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDXJ and SGDJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 9% 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 SGDJ?: GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or SGDJ?: GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ 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) ↗

VanEck website ↗

SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

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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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