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.
Basic Details
Issuer Van Eck
Fund NameVanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:GDX
Inception Date5/16/2006
Fund ManagerHao-Hung (Peter) Liao, Guo Hua (Jason) Jin
WebN/A
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkNYSE Arca Gold Miners TR USD
CategorySector
FocusBasic Materials
Development LevelBlended Development
RegionGlobal
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$6.41 billion
Average Daily Volume$44.17 million
Discount/Premium-3.15%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.50%
Other Expenses0.03%
Total Expenses0.53%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.53%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorVan Eck Associates Corporation
AdvisorVan Eck Associates Corporation
CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
DistributorVan Eck Securities Corporation
Transfer AgentThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's stock symbol?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "GDX."
How often does VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF announced an annual dividend on Monday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 19th will be given a dividend of $0.176 per share on Friday, December 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 18th. This is an increase from VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's previous annual dividend of $0.06. View VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's Dividend History.
Has VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about GDX stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the exchange traded fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
Are investors shorting VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 48,595,471 shares, a decline of 18.3% from the October 15th total of 59,459,009 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 47,185,361 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. View VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's Current Options Chain.
Who are VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's major shareholders?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Rafferty Asset Management LLC (6.47%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (5.05%), Elephas Investment Management Ltd (2.70%), Hexavest Inc. (2.08%), MD Financial Management Inc. (0.76%) and BlackRock Inc. (0.61%).
Which major investors are selling VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF stock?
GDX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Elephas Investment Management Ltd, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., United Services Automobile Association, Stevens Capital Management LP, ACG Wealth, CIBC World Markets Inc. and David R. Rahn & Associates Inc..
Which major investors are buying VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF stock?
GDX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Hexavest Inc., Toronto Dominion Bank, Virtu Financial LLC, MD Financial Management Inc. and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS.
How do I buy shares of VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
Shares of GDX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's stock price today?
One share of GDX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.82.
MarketBeat Community Rating for VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA GDX)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe GDX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe GDX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
