GDXJ vs ITB

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares US Home Construction ETF

Quick take
  • ITB has the lower expense ratio at 0.38% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJITB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.38%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%1.18%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$2.54B
YTD return
7.88%-0.83%
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.
0.861.72
P/E ratio
17.6615.14
Last price
$122.42$92.93
Inception
Issuer
VanEckiShares

GDXJ top holdings

Top holdings · GDXJ
AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc Class A6.81%
EQX.TOEquinox Gold Corp Ordinary Shares Class A6.40%
CDECoeur Mining Inc6.39%
EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd6.13%
EDV.LEndeavour Mining PLC5.87%
PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles SAB de CV2.85%
AG.TOFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.58%
HLHecla Mining Co2.20%
IMG.TOIamgold Corp2.14%
LUG.TOLundin Gold Inc2.03%
Sector breakdown · GDXJ
Basic Materials100.0%

ITB top holdings

Top holdings · ITB
DHID.R. Horton Inc15.83%
PHMPulteGroup Inc8.98%
LENLennar Corp Class A7.44%
NVRNVR Inc6.74%
TOLToll Brothers Inc5.14%
BLDTopBuild Corp4.72%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.42%
LOWLowe's Companies Inc4.29%
HDThe Home Depot Inc4.16%
LIILennox International Inc3.58%
Sector breakdown · ITB
Real Estate0.5%
Consumer Cyclical71.8%
Basic Materials8.6%
Industrials19.1%

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $8.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.52%, a dividend yield of 2.27%. Its largest holding is Alamos Gold Inc Class A (AGI.TO), which represents 6.8% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About ITB

ITB (iShares US Home Construction ETF) is US homebuilding and construction companies. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $2.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.38%, a dividend yield of 1.18%. Its largest holding is D.R. Horton Inc (DHI), which represents 15.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.5%.