GDXJ vs IEMG

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Quick take
  • IEMG has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.70%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJIEMG
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.70%2.17%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$160.72B
YTD return
-15.98%20.39%
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.
0.961.01
P/E ratio
13.3717.22
Last price
$99.00$81.02
Inception
Issuer
VanEckiShares

GDXJ top holdings

Top holdings · GDXJ
EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd6.49%
AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc Class A6.26%
EQX.TOEquinox Gold Corp Ordinary Shares Class A6.24%
EDV.LEndeavour Mining PLC5.34%
CDECoeur Mining Inc5.10%
PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles SAB de CV2.91%
AG.TOFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.67%
IMG.TOIamgold Corp2.61%
HLHecla Mining Co2.60%
ELD.TOEldorado Gold Corp2.47%
Sector breakdown · GDXJ
Basic Materials100.0%

IEMG top holdings

Top holdings · IEMG
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd13.22%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd7.15%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc6.70%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.39%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares1.41%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.36%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.85%
005935Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred0.78%
402340.KSSK Square0.72%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.68%
Sector breakdown · IEMG
Real Estate1.5%
Consumer Cyclical7.7%
Basic Materials5.8%
Consumer Defensive2.8%
Technology43.5%
Communication Services5.6%
Financial Services17.3%
Utilities1.9%
Industrials7.7%
Energy3.0%
Healthcare3.2%

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $7.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.52%, a dividend yield of 2.70%. Its largest holding is Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN.AX), which represents 6.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About IEMG

IEMG (iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF) is Broad emerging-market equity exposure. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $160.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.17%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 13.2% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.5%.