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.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.70%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.70%2.45%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$21.39B
YTD return
-15.98%11.73%
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.
0.960.58
P/E ratio
13.4420.86
Last price
$99.52$153.64
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

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%

SDY top holdings

Top holdings · SDY
VZVerizon Communications Inc2.14%
ORealty Income Corp2.13%
KVUEKenvue Inc1.75%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp1.75%
ABBVAbbVie Inc1.62%
QCOMQualcomm Inc1.56%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.55%
TGTTarget Corp1.54%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing Inc1.53%
EIXEdison International1.44%
Sector breakdown · SDY
Real Estate4.4%
Consumer Cyclical5.9%
Basic Materials5.8%
Consumer Defensive16.4%
Technology10.3%
Communication Services2.2%
Financial Services12.6%
Utilities14.2%
Industrials17.5%
Energy2.8%
Healthcare7.9%

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 SDY

SDY (SPDR S&P Dividend ETF) is Highest-yielding S&P Composite 1500 dividend growers. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.45%. Its largest holding is Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), which represents 2.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.4%.