GDXJ vs VT

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Quick take
  • VT has the lower expense ratio at 0.06% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJVT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%1.67%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$89.90B
YTD return
7.88%10.19%
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.
0.860.98
P/E ratio
17.6623.55
Last price
$122.42$153.72
Inception
Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VT top holdings

Top holdings · VT
NVDANVIDIA Corp3.97%
AAPLApple Inc3.56%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.67%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.95%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.63%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.39%
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.37%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.32%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.22%
TSLATesla Inc1.02%
Sector breakdown · VT
Real Estate2.5%
Consumer Cyclical9.7%
Basic Materials4.4%
Consumer Defensive5.2%
Technology25.6%
Communication Services7.9%
Financial Services16.4%
Utilities2.8%
Industrials11.9%
Energy4.7%
Healthcare8.9%

About GDXJ

GDXJ (VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF) is Small and mid-cap gold and silver mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $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 VT

VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF) is All-world equities in a single fund. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $89.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 1.67%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 4.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.5%.