GDX vs GLD — ETF Comparison
VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) differ in expense ratio (0.51% vs 0.40%) and AUM ($28.82B vs $162.06B). Here's how they compare across all key metrics.
Performance Comparison
Quick Verdict
GDX wins on 5 out of 9 metrics. GLD has a lower expense ratio (0.40%). GDX has higher AUM ($28.82B).
Basic Information
Metric
GDX
GLD
Fund Name
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
SPDR Gold Shares
Issuer
VanEck
SPDR
Inception Date
May 16, 2006
Nov 18, 2004
Expense Ratio
0.51%
0.40%
AUM
$28.82B
$162.06B
Holdings Count
57
(n/a)
Current Price
$86.73
$417.08
Today's Change
-2.10%
-1.16%
Dividend Yield
0.62%
(n/a)
Performance Comparison
Period
GDX
GLD
1M
+1.10%
+0.60%
3M
-19.68%
-15.89%
6M
+20.36%
+13.30%
YTD
-1.94%
+4.72%
1Y
+78.90%
+36.27%
3Y
+159.59%
+126.71%
5Y
+134.85%
+143.72%
Top Holdings
GDX Holdings
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd
11.68%NEMNewmont Corp
10.90%BBarrick Mining Corp
7.42%WPMWheaton Precious Metals Corp
5.22%FNVFranco-Nevada Corp
5.03%AUAnglogold Ashanti Plc
4.99%KGCKinross Gold Corp
4.87%GFIGold Fields Ltd
4.29%PAASPan American Silver Corp
3.18%NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd
2.86%GLD Holdings
Holdings data not yet available
Sector Allocation
GDX Sectors
Basic Materials100.00%
GLD Sectors
Basic Materials100.00%
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