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 (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJVT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.77%1.56%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$7.08B$101.68B
YTD return
-0.63%11.31%
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.
1.170.98
P/E ratio
12.7220.00
Last price
$105.88$156.98
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%

VT top holdings

Top holdings · VT
NVDANVIDIA Corp4.54%
AAPLApple Inc4.11%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.25%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.06%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.73%
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.62%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.39%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.36%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.36%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.02%
Sector breakdown · VT
Real Estate2.2%
Consumer Cyclical8.5%
Basic Materials3.9%
Consumer Defensive4.4%
Technology32.0%
Communication Services7.5%
Financial Services15.8%
Utilities2.3%
Industrials10.9%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare8.6%

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 VT

VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF) is All-world equities in a single fund. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $101.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 1.56%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 4.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.2%.