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 ($29.20B vs $156.71B). Here's how they compare across all key metrics.
Performance Comparison
Quick Verdict
GDX wins on 7 out of 9 metrics. GLD has a lower expense ratio (0.40%). GDX has higher AUM ($29.20B).
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
$29.20B
$156.71B
Holdings Count
57
(n/a)
Current Price
$94.61
$429.45
Today's Change
-1.49%
-1.93%
Dividend Yield
0.62%
(n/a)
Performance Comparison
Period
GDX
GLD
1M
-6.70%
-9.31%
3M
+6.94%
+5.05%
6M
+22.89%
+17.24%
YTD
+6.94%
+7.82%
1Y
+128.20%
+56.89%
3Y
+174.73%
+130.26%
5Y
+175.93%
+163.09%
Top Holdings
GDX Holdings
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd
11.97%NEMNewmont Corp
10.84%ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp
7.55%ANG.JOAnglogold Ashanti Plc
5.18%FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp
5.11%WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp
4.89%K.TOKinross Gold Corp
4.70%GFIGold Fields Ltd
4.55%PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp
3.11%NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd
2.70%GLD Holdings
Holdings data not yet available
Sector Allocation
GDX Sectors
Basic Materials100.00%
GLD Sectors
Basic Materials100.00%