GDXJ vs SPDW

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Quick take
  • • SPDW has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • SPDW pays a higher dividend yield (3.06%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSPDW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%3.06%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$40.99B
YTD return
-0.63%13.40%
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.
1.171.04
P/E ratio
12.7216.18
Last price
$105.88$49.73
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckState Street

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%

SPDW top holdings

Top holdings · SPDW
000660.KQSK hynix Inc1.88%
ASML.ASASML Holding NV1.85%
ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new1.04%
SHEL.LShell PLC0.95%
NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares0.91%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC0.89%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC0.88%
RYRoyal Bank of Canada0.86%
NESN.SWNestle SA0.81%
Sector breakdown · SPDW
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical7.5%
Basic Materials6.7%
Consumer Defensive5.9%
Technology15.0%
Communication Services4.1%
Financial Services23.7%
Utilities3.1%
Industrials17.3%
Energy5.6%
Healthcare8.8%

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 SPDW

SPDW (SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF) is Developed-market stocks outside the US. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $41.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 3.06%. Its largest holding is SK hynix Inc (000660.KQ), which represents 1.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.