VanEckPrecious Metals EquityGDX · NYSE Arca
VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX)
- Price
- $97.10
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $30.5B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.51%
- Category 1.15%
- Yield
- 0.64%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
- 51.8%-4.7%
- Category 56.4%
- 5Y CAGR
- 27.0%+1.5%
- Category 25.5%
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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Calendar-year returns
Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.
Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 58.3% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NEM | Newmont Corp | 10.72% |
| AEM.TO | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | 10.66% |
| ABX.TO | Barrick Mining Corp | 7.42% |
| WPM.TO | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 5.75% |
| AU | Anglogold Ashanti PLC | 5.30% |
| FNV.TO | Franco-Nevada Corp | 4.69% |
| K.TO | Kinross Gold Corp | 4.37% |
| GFI | Gold Fields Ltd ADR | 4.18% |
| PAAS.TO | Pan American Silver Corp | 2.64% |
| NST.AX | Northern Star Resources Ltd | 2.56% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 12.8
- P/B
- 2.7
- P/S
- 4.1
- P/CF
- 8.7
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Materials100.0%
Asset mix
- Stocks100.0%
ETF details
- Issuer
- VanEck
- Category
- Equity · Precious Metals Equity
- Ticker
- GDX
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Inception
- 16 May 2006 (20.3 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.51% (category 1.15%)
- Holdings turnover
- 50% (category 55%)
- Distribution yield
- 0.64%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.83
- Total net assets
- $30.5B
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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