GDX vs XLI

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • XLI has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • XLI pays a higher dividend yield (1.11%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.84%1.11%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.75B$33.96B
YTD return
-14.27%16.92%
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.
0.811.01
P/E ratio
13.6931.21
Last price
$76.00$181.82
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

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%

XLI top holdings

Top holdings · XLI
CATCaterpillar Inc8.51%
GEGE Aerospace6.76%
GEVGE Vernova Inc5.48%
RTXRTX Corp4.43%
BABoeing Co2.96%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.87%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.80%
DEDeere & Co2.76%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.55%
VRTVertiv Holdings Co Class A2.23%
Sector breakdown · XLI
Consumer Cyclical0.2%
Technology5.5%
Industrials94.3%

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 XLI

XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 industrials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $34.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.11%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 8.5% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.