GDX vs JEPQ

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Quick take
  • JEPQ has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • JEPQ pays a higher dividend yield (10.43%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJEPQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.72%10.43%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$27.26B$37.67B
YTD return
7.78%6.01%
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.
0.740.76
P/E ratio
17.9232.56
Last price
$91.72$59.38
Inception
Issuer
VanEckJPMorgan

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd11.54%
NEMNewmont Corp11.31%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp7.60%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp5.05%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC5.00%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp4.93%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp4.84%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR4.33%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp3.17%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.89%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.76%
AAPLApple Inc6.29%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C6.28%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.91%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.72%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.99%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.89%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.78%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.70%
TSLATesla Inc2.48%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical12.8%
Basic Materials1.0%
Consumer Defensive7.1%
Technology54.0%
Communication Services15.4%
Financial Services0.4%
Utilities1.3%
Industrials3.0%
Energy0.4%
Healthcare4.4%

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $27.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.72%. Its largest holding is Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO), which represents 11.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About JEPQ

JEPQ (JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF) is Nasdaq-tilted equity income with options overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $37.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 10.43%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.