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 02/07/23
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30-Day SEC Yield1
0.60% -
Total Net Assets
$3.9B -
Number of Holdings
98 -
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
104,637,446 -
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) | 9.28 | 32.54 | 9.28 | 2.10 | -0.91 | 3.93 | -5.35 | -4.77 |
GDXJ (Share Price) | 9.26 | 32.70 | 9.26 | 2.13 | -0.85 | 3.93 | -5.34 | -4.77 |
MVGDXJTR (Index) | 9.32 | 32.69 | 9.32 | 2.54 | -0.24 | 4.45 | -5.09 | -4.46 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.04 | -0.15 | -0.04 | -0.44 | -0.67 | -0.52 | -0.26 | -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 01/31/23
Daily HoldingsHolding Name |
Ticker
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Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
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Yamana Gold Inc |
AUY US
|
40,588,576
|
244,749,113 | 5.97 |
Kinross Gold Corp |
KGC US
|
48,219,338
|
223,737,728 | 5.46 |
Alamos Gold Inc |
AGI US
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15,638,884
|
172,653,279 | 4.21 |
Pan American Silver Corp |
PAAS US
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8,992,471
|
163,932,746 | 4.00 |
B2gold Corp |
BTG US
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36,585,078
|
145,242,760 | 3.54 |
Endeavour Mining Plc |
EDV LN
|
6,137,569
|
144,612,506 | 3.53 |
Evolution Mining Ltd |
EVN AU
|
62,565,433
|
141,932,323 | 3.46 |
Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv |
PE&OLES* MF
|
8,964,763
|
127,967,223 | 3.12 |
Ssr Mining Inc |
SSRM US
|
7,537,700
|
127,688,638 | 3.12 |
Hecla Mining Co |
HL US
|
18,912,040
|
116,687,287 | 2.85 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 39.27 |
Country Weightings (%)
as of 01/31/23
Country | % of Net Assets |
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● Canada | 51.30 |
● Australia | 17.40 |
● Brazil | 5.97 |
● United States | 4.58 |
● United Kingdom | 4.19 |
● Mexico | 3.62 |
● Turkey | 3.10 |
● South Africa | 2.24 |
● Peru | 2.03 |
● China | 1.44 |
● Egypt | 1.34 |
● Indonesia | 1.16 |
● Burkina Faso | 1.10 |
● Kyrgyzstan | 0.50 |
● Other/Cash | 0.03 |
Sector Weightings (%)
as of 01/31/23
Sector | % of Net Assets |
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● Materials | 99.97 |
● Other/Cash | 0.03 |