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GDXJVanEckINDEX

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

$109.14-3.88% vs prior close
8815652-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through Oct 6, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the index. The index includes companies that generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining/royalties/streaming or have mining projects with the potential to generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver when developed. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
141.4121.9102.3109.14DAILY NET FLOWOct 7Feb 5Jun 5Oct 7

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$2.6B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$883M in net outflows over the past month, about 10.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -4.1% so far this year. At 0.52% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDX has a reported fee of 0.51%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$8.3Bassets under management
0.52%expense ratio · $52 per $10,000 a year
−$883Mnet flow, trailing month
3.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
103holdings · US-domiciled
2009listed November 11, 2009 · beta 2.16
The book at a glance
AGI-3.7%CDE-3.9%EQX-3.8%EDV-0.4%IAG-2.8%PDIHLBTG-4.0%BVN-2.5%EGO-4.9%OGC-1.2%SSRM-4.5%TXG-5.7%HMY-4.8%OR-1.6%ARIS-3.6%CGAU-2.5%AUGO-5.4%AYA-5.0%SKE-2.8%FSMTFPMSAEXK

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES0.30%$216.18+0.7%
2PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL1.27%$112.36-1.0%
3EMREMERSON ELECTRIC0.64%$159.22-1.4%
4RIORIO TINTO0.32%$93.16-2.8%
5ALKALASKA AIR GROUP0.42%$39.59-0.8%
6USLUNITED STATES 12 MONTH OIL FUND LP0.09%$57.81+0.2%
7SLVRSprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF0.09%$52.35-4.1%
8BRCBRADY0.06%$84.85-0.3%
9AGIALAMOS GOLD6.50%$31.53-3.7%
10CDECOEUR MINING6.49%$16.50-3.9%
11EQXEQUINOX GOLD5.99%$10.95-3.8%
12EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND5.58%$54.17-0.4%
13MSAMSA SAFETY0.21%$179.28-1.7%
14IAGIAMGOLD5.13%$18.03-2.8%
15PNRPENTAIR0.16%$52.19-1.4%

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Sector weights
Basic Materials100%
Materials100%
Non-Energy Minerals99.74%
Other16.37%
Finance0.23%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Canada55.49%
Australia16.28%
South Africa6.42%
United States5.08%
Mexico4.23%
Peru4.21%
United Kingdom3.58%
China1.96%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-3.0%
1 month-15.4%
3 months+10.3%
6 months-10.7%
YTD-4.1%
1 year+8.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$45M
1 month−$883M
3 months−$883M
YTD−$883M
1 year−$883M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
45%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
57%realized volatility, 1 year
-41.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-30.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 6.5% of the book; the top ten carry 41%. Spread across 153+ names, it behaves like roughly 39 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1Kcalls · latest snapshot
6Kputs · latest snapshot
4.13put/call ratio
4.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
TXG 10X GENOMICS$1M$1M
CDE COEUR MINING$1M$1M
AG FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER$1M$1M
AGI ALAMOS GOLD$1M$774,325
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL$599,255$1M

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The case against GDXJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GDXJ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-49bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-49bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-48bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-48bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-48bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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