GDX vs ROBO

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Quick take
  • GDX has the lower expense ratio at 0.51% vs 0.95% for ROBO.
  • GDX pays a higher dividend yield (0.84%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXROBO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.95%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.84%0.34%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.75B$2.05B
YTD return
-14.27%16.88%
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.
0.811.77
P/E ratio
13.6930.30
Last price
$76.00$82.81
Inception
Issuer
VanEckROBO Global

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%

ROBO top holdings

Top holdings · ROBO
TERTeradyne Inc2.07%
AMBAAmbarella Inc1.96%
OUSTOuster Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A1.93%
ROKRockwell Automation Inc1.84%
NOVTNovanta Inc1.73%
IPGPIPG Photonics Corp1.73%
6324.THarmonic Drive Systems Inc1.70%
6954.TFanuc Corp1.65%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc1.64%
JBTMJBT Marel Corp1.61%
Sector breakdown · ROBO
Consumer Cyclical4.3%
Technology41.1%
Communication Services0.7%
Financial Services1.5%
Industrials47.0%
Healthcare5.3%

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 ROBO

ROBO (ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF) is Robotics and automation companies worldwide. Managed by ROBO Global, the fund carries $2.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.95%, a dividend yield of 0.34%. Its largest holding is Teradyne Inc (TER), which represents 2.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.3%.