GDXJ vs IWM

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Quick take
  • • IWM has the lower expense ratio at 0.19% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJIWM
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.19%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%0.98%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$75.49B
YTD return
-0.63%15.54%
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.
1.171.26
P/E ratio
12.7216.52
Last price
$105.88$283.55
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%

IWM top holdings

Top holdings · IWM
GKOSGlaukos Corp0.46%
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services Inc0.38%
FROGJFrog Ltd Ordinary Shares0.35%
TWSTTwist Bioscience Corp0.34%
MOG-AMoog Inc Class A0.34%
UMBFUMB Financial Corp0.33%
VSATViasat Inc0.33%
SMSM Energy Co0.33%
EATBrinker International Inc0.31%
RHPRyman Hospitality Properties Inc0.30%
Sector breakdown · IWM
Real Estate6.5%
Consumer Cyclical9.1%
Basic Materials4.1%
Consumer Defensive2.6%
Technology14.0%
Communication Services2.2%
Financial Services18.2%
Utilities2.8%
Industrials12.7%
Energy6.8%
Healthcare21.0%

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 IWM

IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF) is US small-cap stocks (Russell 2000). Managed by iShares, the fund carries $75.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.19%, a dividend yield of 0.98%. Its largest holding is Glaukos Corp (GKOS), which represents 0.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.5%.