GDXJ vs XLI

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • XLI has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.52% for GDXJ.
  • GDXJ pays a higher dividend yield (2.27%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXJXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.52%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.27%1.17%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.72B$30.09B
YTD return
7.88%14.34%
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.
0.861.15
P/E ratio
17.6630.07
Last price
$122.42$174.00
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

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%

XLI top holdings

Top holdings · XLI
CATCaterpillar Inc7.61%
GEGE Aerospace5.58%
GEVGE Vernova Inc5.36%
RTXRTX Corp4.34%
BABoeing Co3.30%
ETNEaton Corp PLC3.09%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.94%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.82%
DEDeere & Co2.73%
HONHoneywell International Inc2.50%
Sector breakdown · XLI
Consumer Cyclical0.3%
Technology6.0%
Industrials93.7%

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 XLI

XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 industrials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $30.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.17%. Its largest holding is Caterpillar Inc (CAT), which represents 7.6% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.3%.