VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.19 to $67.42
• 50-Day Range: $57.88 to $71.23
• 52-Week Range: $40.26 to $71.84
• Volume: 2.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.38 billion
• Assets Under Management: $5.42 billion
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.51%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

GDXJ ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GDXJ shares performed this year?

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF's stock was trading at $42.75 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GDXJ shares have increased by 54.8% and is now trading at $66.19.

Who are VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF include Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC (0.80%), Ballew Advisors Inc (0.13%), Canoe Financial LP (0.11%) and Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. (0.05%).

How do I buy shares of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF?

Shares of GDXJ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Fund Details

• Issuer: Van Eck
• Fund Name: VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:GDXJ
• Inception Date: 11/10/2009
• Fund Manager: Peter H. Liao, Guo Hua Jason Jin
• Web: www.vaneck.com
• Phone: -800-8261115

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index
• Category: Sector
• Focus: Materials
• Development Level: Blended Development
• Region: Global
• Number of Holdings: 94

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $5.42 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $3.76 million
• Discount/Premium: 0.04%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: Van Eck Associates Corporation
• Advisor: Van Eck Associates Corporation
• Custodian: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Distributor: Van Eck Securities Corporation
• Transfer Agent: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Virtu Financial

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 11,010
• Put Options: 5,564
• Call Options: 5,446
• Short Interest: 7,160,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 81,237,000
• Beta: 1.06
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $750.00