GDXJ vs MGK

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF

Quick take
  • • MGK has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJMGK
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.05%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%0.35%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$32.99B
YTD return
-0.63%4.51%
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.
1.171.24
P/E ratio
12.7229.31
Last price
$105.88$87.31
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

MGK top holdings

Top holdings · MGK
NVDANVIDIA Corp13.69%
AAPLApple Inc12.53%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp9.46%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A4.98%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A4.96%
AVGOBroadcom Inc4.30%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.23%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C3.95%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.22%
TSLATesla Inc3.14%
Sector breakdown · MGK
Real Estate1.2%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials0.4%
Consumer Defensive0.4%
Technology62.0%
Communication Services15.4%
Financial Services4.1%
Industrials2.4%
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 $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 MGK

MGK (Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF) is Mega-cap US growth stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $33.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.05%, a dividend yield of 0.35%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 13.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.2%.