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 (11.96%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJJEPQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%11.96%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$42.49B
YTD return
-0.63%6.54%
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.
1.170.80
P/E ratio
12.7228.06
Last price
$105.88$57.19
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckJPMorgan

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%

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
AAPLApple Inc6.99%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.99%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.60%
MUMicron Technology Inc4.32%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C4.08%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.81%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.45%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.67%
TSLATesla Inc2.40%
WMTWalmart Inc2.00%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical11.4%
Basic Materials0.9%
Consumer Defensive6.4%
Technology58.3%
Communication Services11.4%
Financial Services0.5%
Utilities1.1%
Industrials4.4%
Energy0.4%
Healthcare5.0%

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 JEPQ

JEPQ (JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF) is Nasdaq-tilted equity income with options overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $42.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 11.96%. Its largest holding is Apple Inc (AAPL), which represents 7.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.