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 0.89% for UPRO.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJUPRO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.89%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%0.78%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$4.72B
YTD return
7.88%18.87%
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.
0.863.11
P/E ratio
17.6628.39
Last price
$122.42$136.02
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%

UPRO top holdings

Top holdings · UPRO
IQMMProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF28.10%
NVDANVIDIA Corp3.74%
AAPLApple Inc3.07%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.33%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.00%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.73%
Sector breakdown · UPRO
Real Estate1.9%
Consumer Cyclical10.1%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology35.6%
Communication Services11.2%
Financial Services11.8%
Utilities2.4%
Industrials8.3%
Energy3.5%
Healthcare8.5%

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 UPRO

UPRO (ProShares UltraPro S&P500) is 3x leveraged daily performance of the S&P 500. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $4.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.89%, a dividend yield of 0.78%. Its largest holding is ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM), which represents 28.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.9%.