BND vs GDXJ

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF vs VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

Quick take
  • BND has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • BND pays a higher dividend yield (3.95%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDGDXJ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.52%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.95%2.70%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$397.86B$7.08B
YTD return
0.11%-15.98%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.980.96
P/E ratio
13.37
Last price
$72.83$99.00
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanEck

BND top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BND.

GDXJ top holdings

Top holdings · GDXJ
EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd6.49%
AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc Class A6.26%
EQX.TOEquinox Gold Corp Ordinary Shares Class A6.24%
EDV.LEndeavour Mining PLC5.34%
CDECoeur Mining Inc5.10%
PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles SAB de CV2.91%
AG.TOFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.67%
IMG.TOIamgold Corp2.61%
HLHecla Mining Co2.60%
ELD.TOEldorado Gold Corp2.47%
Sector breakdown · GDXJ
Basic Materials100.0%

About BND

BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF) is Broad exposure to US investment-grade bonds. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $397.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 3.95%.

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $7.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.52%, a dividend yield of 2.70%. Its largest holding is Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN.AX), which represents 6.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.