GDXJ vs NOBL

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Quick take
  • • NOBL has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJNOBL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%1.98%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$11.90B
YTD return
-0.63%18.41%
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.
1.170.52
P/E ratio
12.7221.73
Last price
$105.88$60.53
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckProShares

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%

NOBL top holdings

Top holdings · NOBL
ROPRoper Technologies Inc1.91%
FDSFactSet Research Systems Inc1.85%
BDXBecton Dickinson & Co1.78%
IBMInternational Business Machines Corp1.73%
ERIEErie Indemnity Co Class A1.71%
CVXChevron Corp1.68%
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.67%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing Inc1.67%
EMREmerson Electric Co1.63%
MDTMedtronic PLC1.63%
Sector breakdown · NOBL
Real Estate3.7%
Consumer Cyclical5.7%
Basic Materials9.9%
Consumer Defensive22.6%
Technology5.3%
Financial Services13.4%
Utilities5.3%
Industrials19.6%
Energy3.4%
Healthcare11.1%

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 NOBL

NOBL (ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF) is S&P 500 names with 25+ years of dividend growth. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $11.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 1.98%. Its largest holding is Roper Technologies Inc (ROP), which represents 1.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 3.7%.