GDXJ vs JEPQ

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Quick take
  • JEPQ has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • JEPQ pays a higher dividend yield (10.43%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJJEPQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%10.43%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$37.67B
YTD return
7.88%6.01%
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.
0.860.76
P/E ratio
17.6632.56
Last price
$122.42$59.38
Inception
Issuer
VanEckJPMorgan

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%

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.76%
AAPLApple Inc6.29%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C6.28%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.91%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.72%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.99%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.89%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.78%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.70%
TSLATesla Inc2.48%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical12.8%
Basic Materials1.0%
Consumer Defensive7.1%
Technology54.0%
Communication Services15.4%
Financial Services0.4%
Utilities1.3%
Industrials3.0%
Energy0.4%
Healthcare4.4%

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $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 JEPQ

JEPQ (JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF) is Nasdaq-tilted equity income with options overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $37.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 10.43%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.