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GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

Fund Description

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS®Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    GDXJ

  • Exchange

    NYSE Arca

  • Inception Date

    11/10/2009

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Index Ticker

    MVGDXJTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 06/24/22

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    0.64%

  • Total Net Assets

    $3.7B

  • Number of Holdings

    103

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.52%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.52%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual

  • Next Distribution Date

    12/16/2022
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Key Points

  • Small and Early Stage Miners
    Portfolio of small gold miners, some of which are in early exploratory stages with upside potential

  • High Beta Exposure to Gold Prices6
    Gold miners have historically provided leveraged exposure to gold prices

  • Highly Liquid
    ETF has historically featured greater average trading volume than any of its underlying junior miners7

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    GDXJ

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    MVGDXJTR

  • NAV

    GDXJNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

    GDXJIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    102,887,446

  • Estimated Cash

    GDXJEU

  • Total Cash

    GDXJTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F791

  • ISIN

    US92189F7915
Source: Bloomberg

Fees and Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.50%

  • Other Expenses

    0.02%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.52%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    --

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.52%

2Expenses for GDXJ are capped contractually at 0.56% until May 1, 2023. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Investment Professionals

  • Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
  • Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
  • Joined VanEck in 2005
  • CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
  • BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
  • Portfolio Manager and Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2007
  • Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position at VanEck
  • Previously, Portfolio Analyst at Evaluation Associates
  • BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2018
  • Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
  • BS, Finance, Providence College
  • Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2019
  • Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
  • BS, Accounting, Hunter College

Prices as of 06/24/22

NAV/
Market
Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
GDXJ $35.50
$35.58 		7,082,240
8,582,816 		$1.03 / +2.99%
$1.28 / +3.73% 		-15.22%
-15.14% 		$0.08
0.23% 		0.03%

Premium/Discount History as of 06/24/22

Calendar Year 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1Q 2022 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 104 24 30 32 26
GDXJ Days closed at NAV 3 2 1 0 1
Days closed at a discount 145 37 33 32 35

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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  1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
11/10/09
GDXJ (NAV) -8.76 -8.81 -5.73 -26.21 11.65 5.47 -5.15 -4.95
GDXJ (Share Price) -8.71 -9.09 -6.49 -27.04 11.30 5.41 -5.19 -5.01
MVGDXJTR (Index) -8.78 -8.60 -5.36 -26.10 12.46 6.00 -4.81 -4.62
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.02 -0.21 -0.37 -0.11 -0.81 -0.53 -0.34 -0.33
  1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
11/10/09
GDXJ (NAV) 8.55 12.21 12.21 6.81 15.38 6.34 -5.67 -3.67
GDXJ (Share Price) 8.67 11.78 11.78 6.00 15.32 6.33 -5.76 -3.70
MVGDXJTR (Index) 8.57 12.42 12.42 7.50 16.07 6.64 -5.35 -3.35
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.02 -0.21 -0.21 -0.69 -0.69 -0.30 -0.32 -0.32

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Please call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com for performance current to the most recent month ended.

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a Fund is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 05/31/22 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 100
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares
 Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk Pt
MDKA IJ
650,034,488
 242,142,637 6.05
Yamana Gold Inc
AUY US
42,649,887
 228,603,394 5.71
Evolution Mining Ltd
EVN AU
76,872,759
 209,678,967 5.24
Pan American Silver Corp
PAAS US
9,456,633
 207,762,227 5.19
Ssr Mining Inc
SSRM US
8,164,570
 158,637,595 3.96
Endeavour Mining Plc
EDV LN
6,698,604
 151,183,893 3.78
B2gold Corp
BTG US
36,924,857
 145,853,185 3.64
Alamos Gold Inc
AGI US
15,065,499
 112,539,278 2.81
Hecla Mining Co
HL US
18,276,981
 86,267,350 2.15
First Majestic Silver Corp
AG US
10,388,025
 82,792,559 2.07
Top 10 Total (%) 40.59
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 05/31/22

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Canada

    45.71
  • ■

    Australia

    20.18
  • ■

    Indonesia

    6.68
  • ■

    Brazil

    5.71
  • ■

    United Kingdom

    4.64
  • ■

    United States

    3.64
  • ■

    Peru

    2.44
  • ■

    Mexico

    2.36
  • ■

    Turkey

    1.99
  • ■

    South Africa

    1.95
  • ■

    Kyrgyzstan

    1.39
  • ■

    Egypt

    1.08
  • ■

    China

    1.04
  • ■

    Burkina Faso

    0.99
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.20

Sector Weightings (%) as of 05/31/22

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Materials

    99.8
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.2