GDX vs VIS

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Vanguard Industrials ETF

Quick take
  • VIS has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • VIS pays a higher dividend yield (0.86%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXVIS
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.84%0.86%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.75B$9.03B
YTD return
-14.27%17.02%
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.
0.811.10
P/E ratio
13.6530.41
Last price
$75.78$349.25
Inception
Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VIS top holdings

Top holdings · VIS
CATCaterpillar Inc5.76%
GEGE Aerospace4.78%
GEVGE Vernova Inc3.69%
RTXRTX Corp3.42%
BABoeing Co2.44%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.20%
HONHoneywell International Inc2.14%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp1.89%
DEDeere & Co1.86%
UBERUber Technologies Inc1.77%
Sector breakdown · VIS
Consumer Cyclical0.9%
Basic Materials0.2%
Technology5.9%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities0.1%
Industrials92.6%
Healthcare0.0%

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 VIS

VIS (Vanguard Industrials ETF) is US industrials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $9.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.86%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 5.8% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.