GDX vs SQQQ

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Quick take
  • • GDX has the lower expense ratio at 0.51% vs 0.94% for SQQQ.
  • • SQQQ pays a higher dividend yield (7.78%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXSQQQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.94%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.82%7.78%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$23.82B$2.04B
YTD return
6.63%-35.13%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.98-3.21
P/E ratio
13.66—
Last price
$86.19$39.82
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckProShares

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
NEMNewmont Corp11.62%
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd11.26%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp8.18%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp5.48%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp5.45%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC4.73%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR3.92%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp3.65%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd3.28%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp2.55%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

SQQQ top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SQQQ.

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $23.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.82%. Its largest holding is Newmont Corp (NEM), which represents 11.6% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About SQQQ

SQQQ (ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ) is 3x inverse daily performance of the Nasdaq-100. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $2.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.94%, a dividend yield of 7.78%.