GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

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$104.42
+1.0% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GDXJ returned 14.8%, against 13.4% for ACWI.

Holds 156 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesVanEck ↗Expense ratio 0.52%Fund assets $7.6bn on Oct 27, 2026First traded Nov 11, 2009Benchmark MSCI ACWI Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same indexSEC filings ↗Every VanEck fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

GDXJ risk and return scorecard

vs ACWI · Nov 2009 to Oct 2026 · 883 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

16.9 years
GDXJ +31.1%, ACWI +424.7%, Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureGDXJACWIEdge
Total return+31.1%+424.7%ACWI
Annualized+1.6%+10.3%ACWI
Price return−7.2%+274.4%ACWI
Risk
MeasureGDXJACWIEdge
Volatility42.7%16.2%ACWI
Max drawdown−88.3%−32.1%ACWI
Upside capture72.0%100.0%ACWI
Downside capture97.3%100.0%GDXJ (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureGDXJACWIEdge
Sharpe ratio0.220.59ACWI
Sortino ratio0.310.84ACWI
Alpha vs ACWI
MeasureGDXJACWIEdge
Alpha, a year−0.1%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.01
Beta to ACWI0.991.00Tie

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 23, 2026
Last 2 trading days
+$5.1m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
−$1.2bn
3 years to Jun 30, 2026
−$2.7bn
In on 7 days, out on 2. 50 days missing.

What you earned

GDXJ −8.5%, ACWI −0.3%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ−8.5%
ACWI−0.3%
GDXJ +9.9%, ACWI +4.4%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+9.9%
ACWI+4.4%
GDXJ −8.0%, ACWI +7.4%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ−8.0%
ACWI+7.4%
GDXJ −8.2%, ACWI +13.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ−8.2%
ACWI+13.2%
GDXJ +14.8%, ACWI +13.4%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+14.8%
ACWI+13.4%
GDXJ +220.2%, ACWI +88.9%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+220.2%
ACWI+88.9%
GDXJ +161.0%, ACWI +65.0%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+161.0%
ACWI+65.0%
GDXJ +207.7%, ACWI +230.6%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+207.7%
ACWI+230.6%
GDXJ +44.9%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
GDXJ+44.9%

What did you actually buy?

Gold miners · holdings as of Oct 27, 2026
0.0%
Already in the S&P 500
100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500
40.8%
Top ten holdings
+14.8%
Total return, 1 year
2.9%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$2.6494
Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 22, 2025
Share already in the S&P 500
0.0% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
Alamos Gold Inc6.8%
Equinox Gold Corp6.1%
Coeur Mining Inc5.9%
Endeavour Mining Plc5.8%
Iamgold Corp5.1%
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv2.8%
First Majestic Silver Corp2.2%
Hecla Mining Co2.2%
Lundin Gold Inc2.0%
Dundee Precious Metals Inc1.9%

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Price and total return, 1 year

$104.42+1.0%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (ACWI)Gap to ACWIS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−8.5%−0.3%−8.2 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+9.9%+4.4%+5.5 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026−8.0%+7.4%−15.4 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−8.2%+13.2%−21.4 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+14.8%+13.4%+1.4 pts+13.6%
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+220.2%+88.9%+131.3 pts+95.0%
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+161.0%+65.0%+96.0 pts+79.8%
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026+207.7%+230.6%−22.9 pts+325.8%
Since launch Nov 11, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026+44.9%not availablenot available+847.6%
Since launch, annualised Nov 11, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026+2.2%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 23, 2026

GDXJ: in the 15 trading days to Oct 23, 2026, net $67.3m came in, from 13 counts.

3D
+$5.1m
0.1% of $8.0bn on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
12 months
−$1.2bn
−21.8% of $5.5bn on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
−$2.7bn
−71.6% of $3.8bn on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
−$3.0bn
−56.4% of $5.2bn on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
−$3.0bn
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into GDXJ each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026+$28.4m+$22.7m−$5.5m+$16.9m+$5.3m−$43.6m+$22.0m+$16.3m+$5.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$43.6m−$43.6mJul 28, 2026Oct 23, 2026

GDXJ, net flow each trading day over the 63 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 7 days and went out on 2 days, of the 13 days with daily data; the other 50 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 7 days, out on 2. 50 days missing.

Net flow into GDXJ each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026+$28.4m+$22.7m−$5.5m+$16.9m+$5.3m−$43.6m+$22.0m+$16.3m+$5.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$43.6m−$43.6mOct 28, 2025Oct 23, 2026

GDXJ, net flow each trading day over the 249 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 7 days and went out on 2 days, of the 13 days with daily data; the other 236 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 7 days, out on 2. 236 days missing.

Net flow into GDXJ each trading day, Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026+$28.4m+$22.7m−$5.5m+$16.9m+$5.3m−$43.6m+$22.0m+$16.3m+$5.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$43.6m−$43.6mMar 24, 2025Oct 23, 2026

GDXJ, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 7 days and went out on 2 days, of the 13 days with daily data; the other 387 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 7 days, out on 2. 387 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from VanEck’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for GDXJ, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare GDXJ with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months14 days
Oct 27, 2026 held for review
Oct 23, 2026 +$5.1m
Oct 22, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days
Oct 20, 2026 +$16.3m
Oct 19, 2026 +$22.0m
Oct 16, 2026 −$43.6m
Oct 15, 2026 +$5.3m
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 +$16.9m
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 −$5.5m
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 +$22.7m
Oct 6, 2026 +$28.4m covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year3 weeks
Oct 23, 2026 +$43.3m 4 of 5 trading days
Oct 16, 2026 −$21.5m
Oct 9, 2026 +$45.5m 4 days

Net flow into GDXJ each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Oct 2026

GDXJ, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from GDXJ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 12 and went out in 24.

Every bar is from GDXJ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 12 and went out in 24.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 23, 13 of 14 trading days+$116m−$49.2m+$67.3m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$103m−$198m−$95.1m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$89.8m−$291m−$202m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$107m−$248m−$141m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$230m−$453m−$222m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$54.4m−$739m−$685m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$148m−$33.0m+$115m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$87.9m−$223m−$135m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.0m−$193m−$179m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$60.8m−$42.9m+$17.8m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$240m−$26.8m+$213m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$135m$0+$135m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$20.5m−$20.5m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$27.4m−$24.3m+$3.1m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$352m−$352m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$403m−$403m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$134m−$134m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$184m−$184m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$185m−$185m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$74.5m−$74.5m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m−$240m−$235m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$173m−$173m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.4m−$23.1m−$20.6m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.8m−$40.4m−$33.6m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.8m−$24.4m−$19.6m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.5m−$29.5m−$12.0m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$70.3m−$70.3m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.6m−$64.5m−$45.9m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$179m−$9.1m+$170m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$34.9m−$6.6m+$28.3m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m−$98.2m−$94.8m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.7m−$5.6m+$19.1m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$127m−$8.5m+$119m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$61.2m−$6.8m+$54.5m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.6m−$3.6m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$116m−$10.6m+$105m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

GDXJ key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$156.19 on Feb 27, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$87.56 on Nov 4, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$104.42, 25% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings156
Top ten holdings weight40.8%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · GDXJas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored3 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.20%
−1.3%95% of days within ±0.98%+1.3%
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

GDXJ top ten by weight, 40.9% of the fund, of its 155 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

Alamos Gold Inc AGI 6.86%
Endeavour Mining Plc EDV LON 5.76%
Iamgold Corp IAG 5.19%
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv not published 2.58%
First Majestic Silver Corp AG 2.27%
Lundin Gold Inc not published 2.02%
G Mining Ventures Corp not published 1.92%

Source: VanEck’s daily holdings file. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About GDXJ

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Gold miners
First tradedNov 11, 2009
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)100%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Top ten holdings weight40.8%
Holdings156
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Top holdingsAlamos Gold Inc 6.8%, Equinox Gold Corp 6.1%, Coeur Mining Inc 5.9%, Endeavour Mining Plc 5.8%, Iamgold Corp 5.1%, Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.8%, First Majestic Silver Corp 2.2%, Hecla Mining Co 2.2%, Lundin Gold Inc 2.0%, Dundee Precious Metals Inc 1.9%
Net assets (the issuer’s daily holdings, added up, as of Oct 27, 2026)$7.6bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)MSCI ACWI Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Mar 10, 2026
GDXJ, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+14.8%
ACWI, the same days+13.4%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)+1.4 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−33.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026)0.52%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.52%
Closest funds by holdings overlapGOEX 47%, AUMI 39%, GBUG 34%, GDX 33%, AUAU 30%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 1.4 pts
Below its all-time high33.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
How we measure
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.
Holdings from the file the issuer publishes daily; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on GDXJ

12 seats on GDXJ, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 6 Challenges, 5 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
Put GDXJ to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about GDXJ

How much of GDXJ is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of GDXJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does GDXJ hold?
156 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 41% of the fund. The largest are Alamos Gold Inc at 6.8%, Equinox Gold Corp at 6.1%, Coeur Mining Inc at 5.9%.
Has GDXJ beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 GDXJ returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 1.2 points.
What does GDXJ cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.52% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.52%.
Sources and dates
Prices, GDXJ, Benchmark (ACWI) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $7.6bnThe issuer’s daily holdings, added up · Oct 27, 2026

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How differently the money is placed, counting weights: one minus the sum of the smaller weight of each security across the fund and the index. 100% means nothing in common; 0% means the index itself. Two funds can hold the same names and still have a high active share if they weight them very differently.
Weight overlap
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Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
The weight of the ten largest holdings. Above 50% the fund is a bet on a handful of companies, whatever the theme.
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