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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSEARCA:GDXNYSEARCA:GDXJNYSEARCA:VAWNYSEARCA:XLB On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF$50.53+2.7%$47.33$32.84▼$53.25$15.31B0.5720.28 million shs24.16 million shsGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF$64.67+2.9%$59.30$40.26▼$66.80$5.53B0.774.88 million shs6.01 million shsVAWVanguard Materials ETF$189.47+0.0%$184.18$161.43▼$215.82$2.47B1.0848,760 shs30,210 shsXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR Fund$85.70-0.2%$83.41$73.12▼$97.87$5.04B1.055.02 million shs3.67 million shsBeginner's Guide To Retirement StocksEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF0.00%+9.07%+1.55%+23.85%+42.46%GDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF0.00%+10.15%+3.87%+28.39%+44.22%VAWVanguard Materials ETF0.00%-1.52%+2.96%-2.88%-6.02%XLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR Fund0.00%-1.55%+2.96%-2.69%-6.20%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF 2.62Moderate Buy$50.53N/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF 2.71Moderate Buy$64.67N/AVAWVanguard Materials ETF 2.74Moderate Buy$189.47N/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.71Moderate Buy$85.70N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownCompare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/AN/A19.65∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/AN/A20.83∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/AN/A23.70∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A24.03∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF$0.400.79%N/AN/AN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF$1.111.72%N/AN/AN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETF$3.341.76%N/AN/AN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR Fund$1.701.98%N/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/AGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/AVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/AXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFN/A303.00 millionN/ANot OptionableGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFN/A85.49 millionN/ANot OptionableVAWVanguard Materials ETFN/A13.04 millionN/ANot OptionableXLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundN/A58.77 millionN/ANot OptionableGDX, XLB, GDXJ, and VAW HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSA spotlights sector leaders and laggards for AprilApril 30, 2025 | msn.comXLB: Materials Dashboard For AprilApril 18, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWhy Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) Is MovingApril 7, 2025 | benzinga.comShould You Invest in the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)?April 7, 2025 | zacks.comXLB: Materials Are Outperforming, But There Are Better Defensive PlaysApril 4, 2025 | seekingalpha.comEastman Chemical Stock: Is EMN Underperforming the Material Sector?April 1, 2025 | msn.comBoeing Breaks Out: What the Market Is Signaling Now (XLB)March 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comPowell Warns of More Inflation—Here’s Where Smart Money Is Moving (XLB)March 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comTuesday Sector Leaders: Materials, EnergyMarch 20, 2025 | nasdaq.comMartin Marietta Stock: Is MLM Underperforming the Basic Material Sector?March 18, 2025 | msn.comWhat Are Wall Street Analysts' Target Price for Vulcan Materials Stock?February 22, 2025 | msn.comAlbemarle’s Earnings Are In—Is the Stock a Buy Now? (XLB)February 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comInvestors can find opportunity in a trade war, advisor saysFebruary 7, 2025 | cnbc.comShould You Invest in the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)?February 3, 2025 | zacks.comLearn to Evaluate (XLB) using the ChartsFebruary 2, 2025 | news.stocktradersdaily.comMaterials Gain on Deal Intrigue - Materials RoundupJanuary 17, 2025 | marketwatch.comFrom worst to first: Last year’s stock-market laggards see strong start to 2025January 16, 2025 | msn.comTop-rated material stocks after sector is the only one to post a fall in 2024January 4, 2025 | msn.comMaterials Select Sector SPDR ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.4443December 23, 2024 | msn.com(XLB) Investment AnalysisDecember 22, 2024 | news.stocktradersdaily.comVulcan Materials Stock: Is VMC Outperforming the Basic Materials Sector?December 16, 2024 | msn.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeGDX, XLB, GDXJ, and VAW Company DescriptionsVanEck Gold Miners ETF NYSEARCA:GDX$50.53 +1.35 (+2.75%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.67 +0.14 (+0.28%) As of 05/23/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.The Fund seeks to match as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the AMEX Gold Miners Index. The Fund, utilizing a passive or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of stocks that generally replicate the Index.VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF NYSEARCA:GDXJ$64.67 +1.85 (+2.94%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.60 -0.06 (-0.10%) As of 05/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Index (the Index). The Index provides exposure to a global universe of publicly traded small- and medium-capitalization companies that generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining, hold real property that has the potential to produce at least 50% of the Company's revenue from gold or silver mining when developed, or primarily invest in gold or silver. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in companies that are involved in the gold mining industry. The Index is the exclusive property of 4asset-management GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is Van Eck Associates Corporation.Vanguard Materials ETF NYSEARCA:VAW$189.47 +0.06 (+0.03%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$189.34 -0.13 (-0.07%) As of 05/23/2025 05:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Vanguard Materials ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies in a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLB$85.70 -0.17 (-0.20%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.69 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05/23/2025 05:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Materials Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies involved in such industries as chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging, and construction materials. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 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