GDXJ vs SDY

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Quick take
  • SDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • SDY pays a higher dividend yield (2.46%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%2.46%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$21.98B
YTD return
7.88%7.81%
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.
0.860.65
P/E ratio
17.6620.26
Last price
$122.42$148.41
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

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%

SDY top holdings

Top holdings · SDY
VZVerizon Communications Inc3.44%
ORealty Income Corp2.48%
TGTTarget Corp2.37%
CVXChevron Corp2.16%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.96%
PEPPepsiCo Inc1.77%
XOMExxon Mobil Corp1.64%
WECWEC Energy Group Inc1.61%
KVUEKenvue Inc1.55%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp1.53%
Sector breakdown · SDY
Real Estate4.6%
Consumer Cyclical5.1%
Basic Materials6.4%
Consumer Defensive17.1%
Technology8.7%
Communication Services3.5%
Financial Services11.5%
Utilities14.8%
Industrials17.5%
Energy4.6%
Healthcare6.2%

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 SDY

SDY (SPDR S&P Dividend ETF) is Highest-yielding S&P Composite 1500 dividend growers. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $22.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.46%. Its largest holding is Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), which represents 3.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.6%.