GDXJ vs UPRO

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs ProShares UltraPro S&P500

Quick take
  • • GDXJ has the lower expense ratio at 0.52% vs 0.88% for UPRO.
  • • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJUPRO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.88%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%0.80%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$5.19B
YTD return
-0.63%19.88%
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.
1.173.04
P/E ratio
12.7224.27
Last price
$105.88$142.56
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckProShares

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%

UPRO top holdings

Top holdings · UPRO
IQMMProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF21.67%
AAPLApple Inc3.96%
NVDANVIDIA Corp3.90%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.05%
Sector breakdown · UPRO
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology38.2%
Communication Services8.4%
Financial Services12.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.6%
Energy3.9%
Healthcare10.3%

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 UPRO

UPRO (ProShares UltraPro S&P500) is 3x leveraged daily performance of the S&P 500. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $5.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.88%, a dividend yield of 0.80%. Its largest holding is ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM), which represents 21.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.