VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)

NYSEARCA: GDXJ · Real-Time Price · USD
95.00
-0.11 (-0.12%)
At close: Oct 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
94.75
-0.25 (-0.26%)
After-hours: Oct 22, 2025, 5:02 PM EDT
-0.12%
Assets$8.86B
Expense Ratio0.51%
PE Ratio28.49
Shares Out85.69M
Dividend (ttm)$1.11
Dividend Yield1.17%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 23, 2024
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Payout Ratio32.84%
Volume12,615,683
Open92.05
Previous Close95.11
Day's Range91.80 - 95.70
52-Week Low41.85
52-Week High112.45
Beta0.74
Holdings97
Inception DateNov 11, 2009

About GDXJ

Fund Home Page

The VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners index, a market-cap-weighted index of global gold- and silver-mining firms, focusing on small caps. GDXJ was launched on Nov 11, 2009 and is issued by VanEck.

Asset Class Equity
Category Equity Precious Metals
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol GDXJ
ETF Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners

Top 10 Holdings

43.03% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Coeur Mining, Inc.CDE6.78%
Pan American Silver Corp.PAAS6.36%
Alamos Gold Inc.AGI5.78%
Equinox Gold Corp.EQX5.70%
Royal Gold, Inc.RGLD5.32%
Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.PE&OLES2.82%
Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd ADRHAM.DE2.74%
Evolution Mining LimitedEVN2.63%
Hecla Mining CompanyHL2.51%
IAMGOLD CorporationIMG2.40%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 23, 2024$1.1144Dec 24, 2024
Dec 18, 2023$0.2736Dec 22, 2023
Dec 19, 2022$0.1825Dec 23, 2022
Dec 20, 2021$0.7454Dec 27, 2021
Dec 21, 2020$0.8554Dec 28, 2020
Dec 23, 2019$0.1638Dec 30, 2019
Full Dividend History

Performance

GDXJ had a total return of 80.53% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.48%.

News

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14 days ago - Benzinga

GDXJ: A Risky Speculation Masquerading As A Safe Haven

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7 months ago - Benzinga

GDXJ: Junior Gold Miners Sport Momentum And An Attractive Valuation (Rating Upgrade)

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VanEck Announces Year-End Distributions for VanEck Equity ETFs

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10 months ago - Business Wire

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Other symbols: GDXGLDIAU
1 year ago - Benzinga

The Big 3: CHWY, AFRM, GDXJ

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Other symbols: AFRMCHWY
1 year ago - Schwab Network

GDXJ: More Mid-Cap, With A Lot Of Catch-Up Potential

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Other symbols: CDEEMXFNVGDXGLDGROYIAG
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1 year ago - CNBC Television

Gold's Rally Is Still On. What That Means for Gold Miners.

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Other symbols: NEM
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Other symbols: GDXSLV
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Underperformance By Junior Gold Miners And The Diversified GDXJ ETF

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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Other symbols: GDX
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