GDXJ vs SPHD

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

Quick take
  • • SPHD has the lower expense ratio at 0.30% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • SPHD pays a higher dividend yield (4.78%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSPHD
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.30%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%4.78%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$3.42B
YTD return
-0.63%14.50%
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.
1.170.39
P/E ratio
12.7215.91
Last price
$105.88$52.60
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckInvesco

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%

SPHD top holdings

Top holdings · SPHD
PFEPfizer Inc3.76%
VZVerizon Communications Inc3.05%
CCICrown Castle Inc2.94%
MOAltria Group Inc2.92%
KHCThe Kraft Heinz Co2.87%
GISGeneral Mills Inc2.84%
VICIVICI Properties Inc Ordinary Shares2.81%
CMCSAComcast Corp Class A2.43%
CVXChevron Corp2.35%
OKEONEOK Inc2.34%
Sector breakdown · SPHD
Real Estate19.8%
Consumer Cyclical3.7%
Consumer Defensive18.7%
Technology2.2%
Communication Services7.8%
Financial Services12.1%
Utilities14.2%
Industrials1.8%
Energy11.7%
Healthcare8.0%

About GDXJ

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

SPHD (Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF) is High-yield, low-volatility S&P 500 stocks. Managed by Invesco, the fund carries $3.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.30%, a dividend yield of 4.78%. Its largest holding is Pfizer Inc (PFE), which represents 3.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 19.8%.