GDX vs ICLN

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

Quick take
  • ICLN has the lower expense ratio at 0.39% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • ICLN pays a higher dividend yield (0.90%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXICLN
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.39%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.84%0.90%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.75B$2.91B
YTD return
-14.27%16.26%
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.
0.811.43
P/E ratio
13.6921.00
Last price
$76.00$19.43
Inception
Issuer
VanEckiShares

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd10.52%
NEMNewmont Corp10.48%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp7.95%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp5.51%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC5.07%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp4.84%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp4.40%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR4.01%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp2.95%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.70%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

ICLN top holdings

Top holdings · ICLN
BEBloom Energy Corp Class A14.75%
FSLRFirst Solar Inc8.41%
NXTNextpower Inc Class A7.32%
600900.SSChina Yangtze Power Co Ltd Class A5.78%
ENPHEnphase Energy Inc4.87%
VWS.COVestas Wind Systems AS3.11%
PLUGPlug Power Inc2.85%
SEDGSolarEdge Technologies Inc2.65%
EQTL3.SAEquatorial SA2.56%
SUZLON.BOSuzlon Energy Ltd2.52%
Sector breakdown · ICLN
Basic Materials1.5%
Technology33.8%
Utilities33.4%
Industrials31.3%

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $22.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.84%. Its largest holding is Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO), which represents 10.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About ICLN

ICLN (iShares Global Clean Energy ETF) is Global clean energy and renewable power companies. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $2.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.39%, a dividend yield of 0.90%. Its largest holding is Bloom Energy Corp Class A (BE), which represents 14.7% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.5%.