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 (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJIWB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%0.92%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$48.04B
YTD return
-0.63%11.17%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.170.98
P/E ratio
12.7223.85
Last price
$105.88$416.83
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckiShares

GDXJ top holdings

Top holdings · GDXJ
AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc Class A6.52%
EQX.TOEquinox Gold Corp Ordinary Shares Class A6.11%
CDECoeur Mining Inc5.89%
EDV.LEndeavour Mining PLC5.83%
IMG.TOIamgold Corp5.07%
PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles SAB de CV2.62%
HLHecla Mining Co2.26%
AG.TOFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.23%
LUG.TOLundin Gold Inc2.07%
BTO.TOB2Gold Corp1.85%
Sector breakdown · GDXJ
Basic Materials100.0%

IWB top holdings

Top holdings · IWB
AAPLApple Inc7.14%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.84%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.55%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.34%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.34%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.17%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.94%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.90%
TSLATesla Inc1.67%
LLYEli Lilly and Co1.62%
Sector breakdown · IWB
Real Estate2.1%
Consumer Cyclical9.4%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.8%
Technology36.5%
Communication Services8.2%
Financial Services12.2%
Utilities2.0%
Industrials8.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare10.4%

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 2.77%. Its largest holding is Alamos Gold Inc Class A (AGI.TO), which represents 6.5% 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 $48.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 0.92%. Its largest holding is Apple Inc (AAPL), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.1%.