GDXJ vs IWB

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Quick take
  • IWB has the lower expense ratio at 0.15% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJIWB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%0.96%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$46.21B
YTD return
7.88%7.63%
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.
0.861.01
P/E ratio
17.6626.93
Last price
$122.42$399.41
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%

IWB top holdings

Top holdings · IWB
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.09%
AAPLApple Inc5.94%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.59%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.86%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.40%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.93%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.74%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.03%
TSLATesla Inc1.64%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.33%
Sector breakdown · IWB
Real Estate2.2%
Consumer Cyclical10.3%
Basic Materials2.0%
Consumer Defensive4.8%
Technology33.9%
Communication Services10.9%
Financial Services12.1%
Utilities2.3%
Industrials9.2%
Energy3.6%
Healthcare8.7%

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 IWB

IWB (iShares Russell 1000 ETF) is Largest 1,000 US stocks. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $46.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.2%.