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 (9.95%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJJEPQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.70%9.95%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$40.66B
YTD return
-15.98%8.22%
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.
0.960.78
P/E ratio
13.4431.95
Last price
$99.52$60.28
Inception
Issuer
VanEckJPMorgan

GDXJ top holdings

Top holdings · GDXJ
EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd6.49%
AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc Class A6.26%
EQX.TOEquinox Gold Corp Ordinary Shares Class A6.24%
EDV.LEndeavour Mining PLC5.34%
CDECoeur Mining Inc5.10%
PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles SAB de CV2.91%
AG.TOFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.67%
IMG.TOIamgold Corp2.61%
HLHecla Mining Co2.60%
ELD.TOEldorado Gold Corp2.47%
Sector breakdown · GDXJ
Basic Materials100.0%

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.62%
AAPLApple Inc5.77%
MUMicron Technology Inc5.53%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C5.00%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.86%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.83%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.64%
LRCXLam Research Corp2.86%
TSLATesla Inc2.37%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.36%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical11.1%
Basic Materials0.9%
Consumer Defensive5.8%
Technology60.6%
Communication Services12.8%
Financial Services0.3%
Utilities1.0%
Industrials3.0%
Energy0.3%
Healthcare4.0%

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 2.70%. Its largest holding is Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN.AX), which represents 6.5% 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 $40.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 9.95%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.