GDXJ vs SOXX

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs iShares Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • SOXX has the lower expense ratio at 0.34% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.34%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%0.36%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$29.57B
YTD return
7.88%68.41%
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.
0.862.06
P/E ratio
17.6645.19
Last price
$122.42$492.36
Inception
Issuer
VanEckiShares

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%

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc8.03%
AVGOBroadcom Inc7.95%
MUMicron Technology Inc7.63%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.85%
INTCIntel Corp6.30%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc6.15%
AMATApplied Materials Inc4.81%
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems Inc4.30%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.03%
NXPINXP Semiconductors NV3.93%
Sector breakdown · SOXX
Technology100.0%

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $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 SOXX

SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) is US semiconductor equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $29.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.34%, a dividend yield of 0.36%. Its largest holding is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), which represents 8.0% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.