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$8.13 billion
Average Daily Volume$46.47 million
Discount/Premium4.52%
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 declared an annual dividend on Thursday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.105 per share on Thursday, December 27th. This represents a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 20th. View VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF's Dividend History.
Has VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about GDX stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the exchange traded fund a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat 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 increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 34,940,248 shares, an increase of 24.2% from the January 15th total of 28,122,286 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,042,557 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 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 number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (5.43%), Elephas Investment Management Ltd (3.03%), Hexavest Inc. (3.01%), Rafferty Asset Management LLC (2.74%), MD Financial Management Inc. (0.62%) and BlackRock Inc. (0.53%).
Which institutional investors are selling VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF stock?
GDX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Stevens Capital Management LP, MD Financial Management Inc., Staley Capital Advisers Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI and BlackRock Inc..
Which institutional investors are buying VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF stock?
GDX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Elephas Investment Management Ltd, SG Americas Securities LLC, Key Square Capital Management LLC, HRT Financial LLC, Janney Capital Management LLC and Mackenzie Financial Corp.
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 $22.98.
How big of a company is VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion.
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.
