GDXJ vs VIS

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs Vanguard Industrials ETF

Quick take
  • • VIS has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJVIS
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%0.96%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$8.22B
YTD return
-0.63%9.69%
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.
1.171.10
P/E ratio
12.7227.65
Last price
$105.88$329.32
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VIS top holdings

Top holdings · VIS
CATCaterpillar Inc5.60%
GEGE Aerospace4.86%
GEVGE Vernova Inc3.83%
RTXRTX Corp3.75%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.50%
DEDeere & Co2.45%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.10%
BABoeing Co2.09%
UBERUber Technologies Inc1.83%
PHParker Hannifin Corp1.81%
Sector breakdown · VIS
Consumer Cyclical0.8%
Basic Materials0.5%
Technology6.4%
Communication Services0.0%
Financial Services0.2%
Utilities0.0%
Industrials92.0%
Healthcare0.0%

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 2.77%. 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 VIS

VIS (Vanguard Industrials ETF) is US industrials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 5.6% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.8%.