About VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX)
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$8.56 billion
Average Daily Volume$40.35 million
Discount/Premium0.93%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.50%
Other Expenses0.01%
Total Expenses0.51%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.51%
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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 19th will be paid 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.
Are investors shorting VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 36,463,525 shares, a decrease of 8.3% from the March 30th total of 39,776,531 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 36,460,016 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.
Has VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about GDX stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF earned a news impact score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 45.99 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
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 $22.59.
How big of a company is VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF?
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (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.
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) Dividend Information
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.80%. GDX's most recent annual dividend payment was Friday, December 22.
| Most Recent Dividend: | 12/22/2017 |
| Annual Dividend: | $0.18 |
| Dividend Yield: | 0.80% |
| Payout Ratio: | N/A |
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
| 12/18/2017 | annual | $0.1760 | 0.79% | 12/18/2017 | 12/19/2017 | 12/22/2017 |
| 12/19/2016 | annual | $0.0550 | 0.29% | 12/19/2016 | 12/21/2016 | 12/23/2016 |
| 12/22/2014 | annual | $0.1210 | 0.69% | 12/22/2014 | 12/24/2014 | 12/29/2014 |
| 12/23/2013 | annual | $0.1910 | 0.94% | 12/23/2013 | 12/26/2013 | 12/30/2013 |
| 12/24/2012 | annual | $0.4620 | 1.03% | 12/24/2012 | 12/27/2012 | 12/31/2012 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) SEC Filings
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