FundNYSEARCACommodities (Gold)

VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF

GDX NYSE Arca

VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (GDX®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry.

77.09USD
+6.29 (+8.88%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Fund size
11.7B
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.52%
per year
Dividend yield
0.00%
Yearly
Volatility · 1Y
51.1%
High Risk
Beta
0.85
vs the market
52-week range
67.80115.84
01 Performance

How GDX has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
0.0 pts
0%20%40%60% GDX +8.9% Price +8.9%

Over 1 year, GDX returned +8.9% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
51.1%High Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±51% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−38.9%
0%-22%−38.9%

Deepest fall −38.9% on Jul 20, 2026 — 143 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 76% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
GDX tends to move+8.5%

A beta of 0.85 means GDX has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.24 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
77.09
  • 12-day average82.89 −7.0%
  • 26-day average85.65 −10.0%
  • 50-day average87.42 −11.8%
  • 200-day average85.49 −9.8%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Oversold
OversoldOverbought29.9

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Commodities (Gold) · Gold Miners — tracking the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.

  • Assets under management11.7BUSD
  • Expense ratio0.52%per year
  • Holdings50
  • Risk score4.7Medium

Launched May 2006. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Themes

Where GDX shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold GDX. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

06 Profile

About VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (GDX®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 50 holdings
Ticker
GDX
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US92189F1066
CUSIP
92189F106
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Commodities (Gold)
Industry
Gold Miners
Benchmark
NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index
All key statistics

Details

NameVanEck Vectors® Gold Miners ETF
TickerGDX
ISINUS92189F1066
CUSIP92189F106
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryCommodities (Gold)
Sub CategoryGold Miners
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateMay 16, 2006
BenchmarkNYSE Arca Gold Miners Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD77.09
52W Low / High 67.80 / 115.84
1Y Total Return7.73%
Below Average
1Y Volatility50.36%
High Risk
Beta0.85
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend DateDec 18, 2023
Dist. FrequencyYearly
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM12 B
Discount/Premium-1.075%
NAV26.51
Shares Outstanding441 M
Volume 20D Avg61 M
Nbr of Holdings50
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.520%
Options availableYes
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.