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 (0.89%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXVIS
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.72%0.89%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$27.26B$8.31B
YTD return
7.78%16.04%
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.
0.741.23
P/E ratio
17.9230.93
Last price
$91.72$339.77
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%

VIS top holdings

Top holdings · VIS
CATCaterpillar Inc5.09%
GEGE Aerospace4.59%
RTXRTX Corp3.97%
GEVGE Vernova Inc3.64%
BABoeing Co2.39%
DEDeere & Co2.22%
HONHoneywell International Inc2.20%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.18%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.13%
LMTLockheed Martin Corp1.93%
Sector breakdown · VIS
Consumer Cyclical0.9%
Basic Materials0.3%
Technology6.5%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities0.1%
Industrials92.0%
Energy0.0%
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 VIS

VIS (Vanguard Industrials ETF) is US industrials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.89%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 5.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.