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VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

Latest Market Updates*

  • We believe there is a compelling opportunity in the space today with gold reaching all-time highs and companies healthier than they’ve been at any time in the last 10-20 years.
  • In our view, financial market risks – including extreme monetary policies, negative real rates and unsustainable debt levels – remain persistent and pervasive and may continue to support higher gold prices for the foreseeable future.
  • Notable, too, is the historical performance of mid-tier and junior gold mining companies during similar periods of rising gold prices in the past, where such support levels have helped fuel outperformance of these companies relative to their larger-cap, senior/major mining peers.

Learn More | Miners Remain Undervalued Despite Gold’s Run

Fund Description

VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (GDX®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    GDX

  • Exchange

    NYSE Arca

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    GDMNTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 09/25/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    0.29%

  • Total Net Assets

    $16.6B

  • Number of Holdings

    54

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.52%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.52%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual

Morningstar™ Ratings3
as of 08/31/2020

Category Overall 3 Year 5 Year
Equity Precious Metals
4 stars of 60 funds
4 stars of 60 funds
4 stars of 59 funds

Key Points

  • Nation's First Gold Miners ETF
    An industry driven by demand across regions and segments of the market

  • Pure Play with Global Scope
    Companies must derive at least 50% of total revenues from gold mining and related activities to be added to the Index

  • Convenient Customization
    Customize overall commodity exposure with targeted allocation to gold mining companies

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    GDX

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    GDMNTR

  • NAV

    GMINV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

    GMI

  • Shares Outstanding

    431,752,500

  • Estimated Cash

    GMIEU

  • Total Cash

    GMITC

  • CUSIP

    92189F106

  • ISIN

    US92189F1066
Source: Bloomberg

Fees and Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.50%

  • Other Expenses

    0.02%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.52%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    --

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.52%
2Expenses for GDX are capped contractually at 0.53% until May 1, 2021. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Prices as of 09/25/20

NAV/
Market Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change
NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		Prem/Discount
Distribution Charts 		NAV &
Prem/Discount
History 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
GDX $38.43
$38.42		 26,998,232
14,953,957		 -$0.04 / -0.11%
$-0.27 / -0.70%		 +31.00%
+31.22%
 $-0.01
-0.03%		 0.02%

Premium/Discount History as of 09/25/20

Calendar Year 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 122 31 39 24 39
GDX Days closed at NAV 10 1 4 5 3
Days closed at a discount 120 32 21 33 21

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
05/16/06
GDX (NAV) -1.96 23.19 43.85 42.08 20.41 25.35 -1.72 1.04
GDX (Share Price) -1.56 23.16 44.36 42.48 20.34 25.29 -1.71 1.05
GDMNTR (Index) -1.64 23.10 44.19 42.91 20.97 25.88 -1.27 1.51
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.32 0.09 -0.34 -0.83 -0.56 -0.53 -0.45 -0.47
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
05/16/06
GDX (NAV) 6.87 56.29 24.79 43.77 19.17 16.27 -2.81 0.04
GDX (Share Price) 6.88 59.20 25.27 44.43 19.19 16.31 -2.79 0.05
GDMNTR (Index) 6.38 55.78 24.61 44.12 19.54 16.67 -2.40 0.48
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.49 0.51 0.18 -0.35 -0.37 -0.40 -0.41 -0.44

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the ETF incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 08/31/20 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 53
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
NEWMONT CORP
NEM US
34,639,151
2,330,522,079 12.92
BARRICK GOLD CORP
GOLD US
76,739,248
2,275,318,703 12.61
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP
FNV US
8,198,015
1,233,637,297 6.84
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP
WPM US
19,350,645
1,032,743,924 5.72
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
AEM US
10,615,669
875,792,693 4.85
NEWCREST MINING LTD
NCM AU
35,222,258
831,683,651 4.61
KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD LTD
KL CN
14,938,243
796,813,299 4.42
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD
AU US
22,441,258
662,241,524 3.67
GOLD FIELDS LTD
GFI US
47,595,949
620,175,215 3.44
KINROSS GOLD CORP
KGC US
67,760,728
601,715,265 3.34
Top 10 Total (%) 62.42
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 08/31/20

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Canada

    44.99
  • ■

    United States

    17.76
  • ■

    Australia

    13.49
  • ■

    Brazil

    7.49
  • ■

    South Africa

    4.88
  • ■

    Tanzania

    3.67
  • ■

    China

    1.52
  • ■

    Côte D'Ivoire

    1.31
  • ■

    Kyrgyzstan

    1.14
  • ■

    Peru

    1.07
  • ■

    Egypt

    0.97
  • ■

    Burkina Faso

    0.61
  • ■

    Turkey

    0.57
  • ■

    Russia

    0.43
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.12

Sector Weightings (%) as of 08/31/20

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Materials

    99.9
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.1