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GDXVanEckINDEX

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

$83.19+2.68% vs prior close
6811652-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.

GDX price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateGDX close
Sep 28, 2026$87.89
Sep 29, 2026$89.07
Sep 30, 2026$87.80
Oct 1, 2026$86.74
Oct 2, 2026$87.78
Oct 5, 2026$87.42
Oct 6, 2026$88.22
Oct 7, 2026$85.46
Oct 8, 2026$86.72
Oct 9, 2026$89.28
Oct 12, 2026$88.53
Oct 13, 2026$87.24
Oct 14, 2026$83.40
Oct 15, 2026$87.02
Oct 16, 2026$87.71
Oct 19, 2026$86.47
Oct 20, 2026$86.10
Oct 21, 2026$86.72
Oct 22, 2026$81.69
Oct 23, 2026$80.20
Oct 26, 2026$81.02
Oct 27, 2026$83.19

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$708M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12+$100.8MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$32.4MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12+$100.8MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$32.4MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$100.8MOct 19−$32.4MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$30.8M
Sep 29$0
Sep 30−$44.5M
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$42.5M
Oct 8$51.6M
Oct 9$93.5M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$57.2M
Oct 14$100.8M
Oct 15$94.6M
Oct 16$95.7M
Oct 19$60.9M
Oct 20$51.6M
Oct 21$13.1M
Oct 22$12.4M
Oct 23$80M
Oct 26−$32.4M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$708M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.0% so far this year. At 0.51% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$24.9Bassets under management
0.51%expense ratio · $51 per $10,000 a year
+$708Mnet flow, trailing month
19.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 22, 2006 · beta 1.98
The book at a glance
AEM+2.9%NEM+2.0%B+2.7%WPM+2.9%FNV+2.5%AU+2.0%GFI+1.5%KGC+2.7%PAAS+3.3%RGLD+2.4%AGI+3.2%EQX+3.8%CDE+4.2%EVN-0.3%EDV-0.2%IAG+4.5%AG+5.3%HL+4.6%BTG+3.3%OGC+4.7%HMY+2.5%BVN+1.0%EGO+7.8%SSRM+3.1%OR22591.1%DPM1.0%DSV

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.64%$115.21-0.5%
2AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES11.42%$180.71+2.9%
3NEMNEWMONT11.45%$112.64+2.0%
4BBARRICK GOLD CORP8.13%$39.26+2.7%
5WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS5.48%$125.92+2.9%
6FNVFRANCO NEVADA5.35%$236.40+2.5%
7AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI4.78%$86.73+2.0%
8GFIGOLD FIELDS3.98%$35.73+1.5%
9KGCKINROSS GOLD3.91%$23.00+2.7%
10PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER2.61%$41.66+3.3%
11RGLDROYAL GOLD2.11%$239.66+2.4%
12AGIALAMOS GOLD1.89%$31.18+3.2%
13EQXEQUINOX GOLD1.82%$10.43+3.8%
14CDECOEUR MINING1.78%$14.21+4.2%
15EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.47%$9.83-0.3%

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Sector weights

  • Basic Materials100%
  • Materials100%
  • Non-Energy Minerals99.99%
  • Other6.9%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Basic Materials100%
Materials100%
Non-Energy Minerals99.99%
Other6.9%

Country weights

  • Canada50.62%
  • United States19.99%
  • South Africa10.95%
  • Australia9.84%
  • China5.22%
  • United Kingdom1.61%
  • Hong Kong1.31%
  • Peru1.2%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Canada50.62%
United States19.99%
South Africa10.95%
Australia9.84%
China5.22%
United Kingdom1.61%
Hong Kong1.31%
Peru1.2%
Performance
1 week-4.1%
1 month-10.4%
3 months+9.9%
6 months-11.8%
YTD-3.0%
1 year+19.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$73M
1 month+$708M
3 months+$970M
YTD+$970M
1 year+$970M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$444.7MOct−$137.1MNov+$65.8MDec−$603.4MJan−$1BFeb−$407.7MMar−$806.8MApr+$93.1MMay−$568MJun−$54.9MJul+$248.5MSep+$721.5MOctOctNovDecJan−$1BFebMarAprMayJunJulSep+$721.5MOctOctDec−$1BFebAprJun+$721.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$444.7M
Nov−$137.1M
Dec$65.8M
Jan−$603.4M
Feb−$1B
Mar−$407.7M
Apr−$806.8M
May$93.1M
Jun−$568M
Jul−$54.9M
Sep$248.5M
Oct$721.5M
The risk read
39%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
50%realized volatility, 1 year
-38.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-28.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 11.4% of the book; the top ten carry 60%. Spread across 59+ names, it behaves like roughly 20 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
39Kcalls · latest snapshot
49Kputs · latest snapshot
1.27put/call ratio
13Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NEM NEWMONT$2M$2M
AG FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER$2M$591,524
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL$328,968$2M
B BARRICK GOLD CORP$913,276$748,987
WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS$630,500$973,386

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against GDX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GDX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-48bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-48bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-47bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-47bp on fee · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-47bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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