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GDX
Description
Description
GDX was created on 2006-05-16 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. The ETF currently has 27072.67m in AUM and 49 holdings. GDX tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global companies tied to gold and silver mining activities.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
High Price Growth
Performance
Performance
$86.60
USD
▲ $72.90 (532.12%)
31st December 2025, 12:59 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 28.08% Growth
5 year average annual growth
▲ 4.46% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$2,301.58 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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AEM (Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd)
9%
NEM (Newmont Corp)
9%
ABX (Barrick Mining Corp)
7%
Top country exposure
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Canada
52%
United States
17%
Australia
12%
Top industry exposure
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Materials
82%
Other
18%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
2.81%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
4.46%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.51% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
27.14
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
4.01
Expense ratio
0.51
Inception date
2006-05-16
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
6 investors hold GDX
34 weeks average time between investments
$2,176 average holding per investor
16 hours since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
50k - 100k
50%
Less than 50k
33%
150k - 200k
17%
100k - 150k
0%
More than 200k
0%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
67%
18-25 years old
17%
26-34 years old
17%
Legal gender of investors
67% male
33% female
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