GDXJ vs SPLV

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

Quick take
  • SPLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.25% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.70%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSPLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.25%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.70%2.14%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$7.06B
YTD return
-15.98%7.40%
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.
0.960.37
P/E ratio
13.4421.24
Last price
$99.52$75.68
Inception
Issuer
VanEckInvesco

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%

SPLV top holdings

Top holdings · SPLV
LLoews Corp1.37%
FEFirstEnergy Corp1.33%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.31%
LNTAlliant Energy Corp1.27%
DTEDTE Energy Co1.26%
WECWEC Energy Group Inc1.26%
JNJJohnson & Johnson1.26%
AEEAmeren Corp1.26%
DUKDuke Energy Corp1.24%
EVRGEvergy Inc1.24%
Sector breakdown · SPLV
Real Estate17.8%
Consumer Cyclical3.9%
Basic Materials2.2%
Consumer Defensive9.2%
Technology1.8%
Communication Services0.7%
Financial Services21.5%
Utilities25.4%
Industrials10.9%
Energy2.6%
Healthcare4.0%

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 2.70%. 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 SPLV

SPLV (Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF) is 100 lowest-volatility S&P 500 stocks. Managed by Invesco, the fund carries $7.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.25%, a dividend yield of 2.14%. Its largest holding is Loews Corp (L), which represents 1.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 17.8%.