GDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Fund Description
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver.
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Fund Ticker
GDXJ -
Exchange
NYSE Arca -
Inception Date
11/10/2009 -
ETF Structure
Physical -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates -
Index Ticker
MVGDXJTR -
Index Rebalancing
Quarterly
as of 03/23/23
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30-Day SEC Yield1
0.68% -
Total Net Assets
$3.9B -
Number of Holdings
96 -
Options
Available -
Gross Expense Ratio2
0.52% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.52% -
Distribution Frequency
Annual -
Next Distribution Date
12/15/2023
Key Documents and Links
Fund Highlights
- Small and Early Stage Miners
Portfolio of small gold miners, some of which are in early exploratory stages with upside potential
- High Beta Exposure to Gold Prices6
Gold miners have historically provided leveraged exposure to gold prices
- Highly Liquid
ETF has historically featured greater average trading volume than any of its underlying junior miners7
Trading Information
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Fund Ticker
GDXJ -
Index Total Return Ticker
MVGDXJTR -
NAV
GDXJNV -
Intraday NAV (IIV)4
GDXJIV -
Shares Outstanding
104,187,446 -
Estimated Cash
GDXJEU -
Total Cash
GDXJTC -
CUSIP
92189F791 -
ISIN
US92189F7915
Fees and Expenses2
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Management Fee
0.50% -
Other Expenses
0.02% -
Gross Expense Ratio
0.52% -
Fee Waivers and
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Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.52%
2 Expenses for GDXJ are capped contractually at 0.56% until May 1, 2023. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Professionals
Peter Liao, CFA
- Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Griffin Driscoll
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2018
- Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
- BS, Finance, Providence College
Ralph Lasta
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2019
- Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
- BS, Accounting, Hunter College
Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 11/10/09 |
|
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GDXJ (NAV) | -13.69 | -4.54 | -5.68 | -21.97 | -1.94 | 2.37 | -5.14 | -5.79 |
GDXJ (Share Price) | -13.25 | -4.93 | -5.22 | -21.26 | -0.86 | 2.45 | -5.01 | -5.76 |
MVGDXJTR (Index) | -13.54 | -3.90 | -5.48 | -21.74 | -1.41 | 2.88 | -4.87 | -5.48 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.15 | -0.64 | -0.20 | -0.23 | -0.53 | -0.51 | -0.27 | -0.31 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 11/10/09 |
|
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GDXJ (NAV) | 1.21 | 22.24 | -14.48 | -14.48 | -4.40 | 1.77 | -6.61 | -5.44 |
GDXJ (Share Price) | 0.31 | 21.62 | -14.55 | -14.55 | -4.28 | 1.83 | -6.61 | -5.44 |
MVGDXJTR (Index) | 1.67 | 22.27 | -14.27 | -14.27 | -3.94 | 2.27 | -6.33 | -5.14 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.46 | -0.03 | -0.21 | -0.21 | -0.46 | -0.50 | -0.28 | -0.30 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 02/28/23
Daily HoldingsHolding Name |
Ticker
|
Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
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Yamana Gold Inc |
AUY US
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40,066,237
|
204,337,809 | 5.87 |
Kinross Gold Corp |
KGC US
|
47,604,274
|
174,231,643 | 5.00 |
Alamos Gold Inc |
AGI US
|
15,440,519
|
157,184,483 | 4.51 |
Pan American Silver Corp |
PAAS US
|
8,877,519
|
131,919,932 | 3.79 |
Endeavour Mining Plc |
EDV LN
|
6,044,358
|
124,085,258 | 3.56 |
B2gold Corp |
BTG US
|
36,120,222
|
122,447,553 | 3.52 |
Evolution Mining Ltd |
EVN AU
|
61,615,861
|
113,041,296 | 3.25 |
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv |
PE&OLES* MF
|
8,849,863
|
105,720,246 | 3.04 |
Ssr Mining Inc |
SSRM US
|
7,439,293
|
101,546,349 | 2.92 |
Hecla Mining Co |
HL US
|
18,670,281
|
96,151,947 | 2.76 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 38.21 |
Country Weightings (%)
as of 02/28/23
Country | % of Net Assets |
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● Canada | 51.82 |
● Australia | 16.67 |
● Brazil | 5.87 |
● United Kingdom | 4.34 |
● United States | 4.28 |
● Mexico | 3.56 |
● Turkey | 3.40 |
● South Africa | 2.30 |
● Peru | 2.20 |
● China | 1.52 |
● Egypt | 1.39 |
● Indonesia | 1.17 |
● Burkina Faso | 1.04 |
● Kyrgyzstan | 0.57 |
● Other/Cash | -0.15 |
Sector Weightings (%)
as of 02/28/23
Sector | % of Net Assets |
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● Materials | 100.15 |
● Other/Cash | -0.15 |