GDXJ vs IVV

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Quick take
  • IVV has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJIVV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%1.12%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$797.47B
YTD return
7.88%7.95%
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.
0.861.00
P/E ratio
17.6627.46
Last price
$122.42$734.96
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%

IVV top holdings

Top holdings · IVV
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.84%
AAPLApple Inc6.44%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.90%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.19%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.62%
AVGOBroadcom Inc3.20%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.89%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.16%
TSLATesla Inc1.74%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.40%
Sector breakdown · IVV
Real Estate1.9%
Consumer Cyclical10.1%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology35.6%
Communication Services11.2%
Financial Services11.8%
Utilities2.4%
Industrials8.3%
Energy3.5%
Healthcare8.5%

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 IVV

IVV (iShares Core S&P 500 ETF) is Low-cost iShares version of the S&P 500. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $797.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.12%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.9%.