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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

GDXJ
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 10 2009
Expense Ratio
0.52%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$272,159,927
AUM
$3,904,945,476
Associated Index
MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

AUY
Yamana Gold Inc.
6.07%
KGC
Kinross Gold Corp.
4.79%
AGI
Alamos Gold Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
4.41%
PAAS
Pan American Silver Corp
4.16%
EDV
ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC
3.56%
BTG
B2gold Corp
3.55%
PE&OLES*
INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV
3.19%
EVN
Evolution Mining Limited
2.92%
HL
Hecla Mining Co.
2.83%
SSRM
SSR Mining Inc
2.76%
Invest with GDXJ

What is GDXJ?

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver.

ETFs related toGDXJ

ETFs correlated to GDXJ include JNUG, GDXU, GDX

GDXJ
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
JNUG
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
GDXU
Bank of Montreal - MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN
GDX
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Gold Miners ETF
SIL
Global X Funds - Global X Silver Miners ETF
NUGT
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
SLVP
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
SILJ
ETF Managers Group LLC - ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
SGDM
Sprott Funds Trust. - Sprott Gold Miners ETF
RING
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
DBP
Invesco DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust - Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

GDXJ is a Global Equities ETF. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver.

GDXJ tracks the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index.

No, GDXJ is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, GDXJ is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on GDXJ is 0.1361%. This is the percent change in the value of GDXJ over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on GDXJ is 0.0487%. This is the percent change in the value of GDXJ over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of GDXJ for the past year is 0.4649%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to GDXJ include IXN, IXC, and KWEB.

ETFs correlated to GDXJ include JNUG, GDXU, and GDX.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to GDXJ include JDST, GDXD, and DUST.

Disclaimers

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