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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

ASX

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Overview
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Overview

When it comes to investing in the Australian stock market, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a popular choice. Two well-known options in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the BetaShares Australian Small Companies Select ETF (SMLL). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

GDX

SMLL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

63

9

Median incremental investment

$1,125.61

$2,029.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,927.44

$4,393.92

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

GDX

SMLL

Strategy

GDX.AX was created on 2015-06-26 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. To achieve this investment objective, GDX.AX employs a passive management strategy of investing in the NYSE-listed GDX.AX issued and operated by VanEck in the United States.

SMLL.AX was created on 2017-04-07 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The ETF currently has 96.81m in AUM and 63 holdings. The fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over the medium to long term (after fees and expenses) by investing in a portfolio of high quality, profitable small companies.

Top 3 holdings

Newmont Corp (12.18 %)

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (11.77 %)

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (7.17 %)

SPI 200 FUTURES MAR25 (0 %)

INCITEC PIVOT LTD (4.74 %)

HUB24 LTD (4.45 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (87.94 %)

Other (12.06 %)

Materials (28.15 %)

Consumer Discretionary (24.38 %)

Industrials (12.30 %)

Top 3 countries

Canada (52.17 %)

United States (17.26 %)

Australia (11.76 %)

Australia (98.15 %)

China (1.85 %)

Management fee

0.53 %

0.39 %


Key Summary

GDX

SMLL

Issuer

VanEck

BetaShares

Tracking index

NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.53 %

0.39 %

Price

$68.07

$3.68

Size

$648.786 million

$98.765 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.14 %

5.20 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

26/06/2015

11/04/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

GDX

SMLL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

63

9

Median incremental investment

$1,125.61

$2,029.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,927.44

$4,393.92

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

GDX

SMLL

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

GDX

SMLL

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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