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 (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJSPLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.25%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%2.16%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$7.57B
YTD return
-0.63%11.04%
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.
1.170.30
P/E ratio
12.7219.19
Last price
$105.88$77.85
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%

SPLV top holdings

Top holdings · SPLV
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.43%
WECWEC Energy Group Inc1.34%
DUKDuke Energy Corp1.30%
EVRGEvergy Inc1.28%
CNPCenterPoint Energy Inc1.26%
ATOAtmos Energy Corp1.25%
LNTAlliant Energy Corp1.25%
PNWPinnacle West Capital Corp1.25%
FEFirstEnergy Corp1.24%
EDConsolidated Edison Inc1.23%
Sector breakdown · SPLV
Real Estate16.1%
Consumer Cyclical3.8%
Basic Materials2.1%
Consumer Defensive7.0%
Technology0.0%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services23.5%
Utilities27.4%
Industrials13.1%
Energy3.0%
Healthcare3.9%

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 2.77%. 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 SPLV

SPLV (Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF) is 100 lowest-volatility S&P 500 stocks. Managed by Invesco, the fund carries $7.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.25%, a dividend yield of 2.16%. Its largest holding is Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK-B), which represents 1.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 16.1%.