GDXJ vs TQQQ

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs ProShares UltraPro QQQ

Quick take
  • GDXJ has the lower expense ratio at 0.52% vs 0.82% for TQQQ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJTQQQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.82%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%0.50%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$31.34B
YTD return
7.88%35.97%
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.
0.863.75
P/E ratio
17.6636.57
Last price
$122.42$71.34
Inception
Issuer
VanEckProShares

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%

TQQQ top holdings

Top holdings · TQQQ
IQMMProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF26.61%
NVDANVIDIA Corp3.49%
AAPLApple Inc2.87%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.18%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.05%
Sector breakdown · TQQQ
Real Estate0.1%
Consumer Cyclical12.3%
Basic Materials1.1%
Consumer Defensive7.7%
Technology53.8%
Communication Services15.8%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities1.4%
Industrials2.8%
Energy0.6%
Healthcare4.2%

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 TQQQ

TQQQ (ProShares UltraPro QQQ) is 3x leveraged daily performance of the Nasdaq-100. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $31.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.82%, a dividend yield of 0.50%. Its largest holding is ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM), which represents 26.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.1%.