GDX vs SLV

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Silver Trust

Quick take
  • SLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.50% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • GDX pays a higher dividend yield (0.72%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXSLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.50%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.72%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$27.26B$35.61B
YTD return
7.78%8.86%
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.
0.740.98
P/E ratio
17.92
Last price
$91.72$71.60
Inception
Issuer
VanEckiShares

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%

SLV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SLV.