GDX vs VGT

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Quick take
  • VGT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • GDX pays a higher dividend yield (0.72%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXVGT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.72%0.37%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$27.26B$146.53B
YTD return
7.78%16.40%
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.
0.741.29
P/E ratio
17.9239.12
Last price
$91.72$109.50
Inception
Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VGT top holdings

Top holdings · VGT
NVDANVIDIA Corp18.52%
AAPLApple Inc15.85%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp10.20%
AVGOBroadcom Inc4.38%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.02%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.75%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A1.74%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.65%
AMATApplied Materials Inc1.47%
LRCXLam Research Corp1.45%
Sector breakdown · VGT
Basic Materials0.0%
Technology98.5%
Communication Services0.5%
Financial Services0.5%
Industrials0.5%
Healthcare0.0%

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 VGT

VGT (Vanguard Information Technology ETF) is US technology sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $146.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.37%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 18.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.