GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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NAV$142.83
as at 12-Feb-26 -
Total Net Assets$1.66B
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Dividend Frequency1 each year
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Management fee (p.a.)0.53%
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Number of securities92
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Inception Date26-Jun-15
Overview
Fund Description
Our gold miners ETF, GDX gives investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of companies involved in the gold mining industry. GDX aims to provide investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the Index.
Key benefits
Access the power of gold miners
Gold mining companies' fortunes are inextricably linked to the price of gold bullion.
Portfolio risk management
The gold mining sector has historically benefited during periods of extreme volatility in financial markets and has been used to provide a hedge to inflation.
Global diversification
Access a portfolio of global large to mid-sized gold mining companies with one trade on ASX.
Performance
Holdings & allocations
All holdings (%) as at 12-Feb-26 Download all holdings
| Security name |
Ticker
|
No. of securities held
|
Market value |
% of Fund net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | NEM US | 1,084,806 | 179,640,144 | 10.80 |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | AEM US | 499,293 | 143,642,143 | 8.64 |
| Barrick Mining Corp | B US | 1,673,970 | 106,497,654 | 6.41 |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | WPM US | 451,220 | 88,036,313 | 5.29 |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc | AU US | 518,305 | 76,099,952 | 4.58 |
| Gold Fields Ltd | GFI US | 1,012,421 | 74,019,021 | 4.45 |
| Franco-Nevada Corp | FNV US | 210,338 | 70,600,218 | 4.25 |
| Kinross Gold Corp | KGC US | 1,509,456 | 68,478,912 | 4.12 |
| Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd | 2899 HK | 7,491,980 | 60,496,292 | 3.64 |
| Northern Star Resources Ltd | NST AU | 1,730,284 | 50,853,047 | 3.06 |
| Pan American Silver Corp | PAAS US | 529,023 | 40,487,012 | 2.44 |
| Royal Gold Inc | RGLD US | 105,627 | 40,390,898 | 2.43 |
| Evolution Mining Ltd | EVN AU | 2,518,900 | 40,377,967 | 2.43 |
| Alamos Gold Inc | AGI US | 526,582 | 31,146,081 | 1.87 |
| Hecla Mining Co | HL US | 830,160 | 24,312,416 | 1.46 |
| Coeur Mining Inc | CDE US | 793,728 | 23,301,091 | 1.40 |
| Endeavour Mining Plc | EDV LN | 257,874 | 21,848,560 | 1.31 |
| Iamgold Corp | IAG US | 715,696 | 20,227,723 | 1.22 |
| Zijin Gold International Co Ltd | 2259 HK | 503,754 | 20,058,486 | 1.21 |
| Equinox Gold Corp | EQX US | 943,042 | 19,910,579 | 1.20 |
| Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd | HMY US | 702,198 | 19,403,233 | 1.17 |
| First Majestic Silver Corp | AG US | 609,883 | 18,459,802 | 1.11 |
| Fresnillo Plc | FRES LN | 231,264 | 16,681,027 | 1.00 |
| Eldorado Gold Corp | EGO US | 251,341 | 15,909,223 | 0.96 |
| Oceanagold Corp | OGC CN | 285,732 | 14,599,133 | 0.88 |
| New Gold Inc | NGD US | 947,777 | 13,725,696 | 0.83 |
| Dundee Precious Metals Inc | DPM CN | 269,202 | 13,371,556 | 0.80 |
| Or Royalties Inc | OR US | 235,701 | 13,329,848 | 0.80 |
| Lundin Gold Inc | LUG CN | 124,391 | 13,004,888 | 0.78 |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp | TFPM US | 251,155 | 12,182,763 | 0.73 |
| Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd | 1818 HK | 2,063,449 | 12,006,080 | 0.72 |
| B2gold Corp | BTG US | 1,601,503 | 11,270,920 | 0.68 |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd | RMS AU | 2,347,491 | 11,009,733 | 0.66 |
| Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa | BVN US | 204,640 | 10,769,925 | 0.65 |
| G Mining Ventures Corp | GMIN CN | 222,191 | 10,177,466 | 0.61 |
| Perseus Mining Ltd | PRU AU | 1,687,214 | 9,870,202 | 0.59 |
| Genesis Minerals Ltd | GMD AU | 1,336,601 | 9,623,527 | 0.58 |
| Ssr Mining Inc | SSRM US | 253,166 | 9,203,135 | 0.55 |
| Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd | 1787 HK | 1,196,329 | 8,776,080 | 0.53 |
| Orla Mining Ltd | ORLA US | 379,123 | 8,557,243 | 0.51 |
| Westgold Resources Ltd | WGX AU | 1,146,712 | 8,416,866 | 0.51 |
| Greatland Resources Ltd | GGP AU | 633,629 | 8,281,531 | 0.50 |
| K92 Mining Inc | KNT CN | 297,270 | 8,173,555 | 0.49 |
| Regis Resources Ltd | RRL AU | 919,449 | 7,704,983 | 0.46 |
| Vault Minerals Ltd | VAU AU | 1,279,654 | 7,447,586 | 0.45 |
| Torex Gold Resources Inc | TXG CN | 120,116 | 7,385,423 | 0.44 |
| Capricorn Metals Ltd | CMM AU | 507,751 | 7,138,979 | 0.43 |
| Pan African Resources Plc | PAN SJ | 2,506,089 | 6,905,415 | 0.42 |
| Discovery Silver Corp | DSV CN | 643,408 | 6,580,138 | 0.40 |
| Aris Mining Corp | ARMN US | 245,990 | 6,390,293 | 0.38 |
| Centerra Gold Inc | CGAU US | 249,464 | 6,232,230 | 0.37 |
| Endeavour Silver Corp | EXK US | 368,446 | 5,681,911 | 0.34 |
| Fortuna Silver Mines Inc | FSM US | 382,155 | 5,566,510 | 0.33 |
| Novagold Resources Inc | NG US | 382,870 | 5,458,838 | 0.33 |
| Perpetua Resources Corp | PPTA US | 140,559 | 5,432,795 | 0.33 |
| Skeena Resources Ltd | SKE US | 124,170 | 5,356,388 | 0.32 |
| Hochschild Mining Plc | HOC LN | 397,026 | 5,130,109 | 0.31 |
| Seabridge Gold Inc | SA US | 114,391 | 5,083,689 | 0.31 |
| Allied Gold Corp | AAUC US | 115,352 | 5,060,094 | 0.30 |
| Wanguo Gold Group Ltd | 3939 HK | 1,524,642 | 4,588,666 | 0.28 |
| West African Resources Ltd | WAF AU | 1,241,212 | 4,505,600 | 0.27 |
| Emerald Resources Nl | EMR AU | 650,598 | 4,456,596 | 0.27 |
| Montage Gold Corp | MAU CN | 299,749 | 4,357,263 | 0.26 |
| Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd/Canada | WDO CN | 188,981 | 4,327,166 | 0.26 |
| Aura Minerals Inc | AUGO US | 44,197 | 4,270,994 | 0.26 |
| Silvercorp Metals Inc | SVM US | 265,639 | 3,791,120 | 0.23 |
| Aya Gold & Silver Inc | AYA CN | 163,786 | 3,689,479 | 0.22 |
| Resolute Mining Ltd | RSG AU | 2,342,327 | 3,384,663 | 0.20 |
| Bellevue Gold Ltd | BGL AU | 1,800,408 | 3,339,757 | 0.20 |
| Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd | SX2 AU | 283,286 | 3,232,293 | 0.19 |
| Hycroft Mining Holding Corp | HYMC US | 63,591 | 2,950,880 | 0.18 |
| Snowline Gold Corp | SGD CN | 163,355 | 2,886,557 | 0.17 |
| Americas Gold & Silver Corp | USAS US | 263,883 | 2,656,218 | 0.16 |
| Drdgold Ltd | DRD US | 54,133 | 2,551,454 | 0.15 |
| I-80 Gold Corp | IAUX US | 914,535 | 2,487,310 | 0.15 |
| Abrasilver Resource Corp | ABRA CN | 178,636 | 2,456,754 | 0.15 |
| Lingbao Gold Co Ltd | 3330 HK | 524,251 | 2,326,299 | 0.14 |
| Catalyst Metals Ltd | CYL AU | 294,564 | 2,265,197 | 0.14 |
| Predictive Discovery Ltd | PDI AU | 2,458,263 | 2,249,311 | 0.14 |
| Ora Banda Mining Ltd | OBM AU | 1,660,435 | 2,125,357 | 0.13 |
| Vizsla Silver Corp | VZLA US | 413,638 | 2,105,014 | 0.13 |
| Mcewen Mining Inc | MUX US | 57,554 | 1,999,423 | 0.12 |
| Mineros Sa | MSA CN | 261,306 | 1,864,199 | 0.11 |
| Pantoro Gold Ltd | PNR AU | 362,621 | 1,747,833 | 0.11 |
| Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co Ltd | 6693 HK | 246,906 | 1,650,065 | 0.10 |
| Alkane Resources Ltd | ALK AU | 998,707 | 1,582,951 | 0.10 |
| Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd | KCN AU | 279,709 | 1,557,979 | 0.09 |
| Collective Mining Ltd | CNL CN | 60,826 | 1,402,161 | 0.08 |
| Tongguan Gold Group Ltd | 340 HK | 2,209,209 | 1,267,983 | 0.08 |
| Osisko Development Corp | ODV US | 224,551 | 1,183,670 | 0.07 |
| New Found Gold Corp | NFGC US | 253,830 | 957,245 | 0.06 |
| Andean Precious Metals Corp | APM CN | 53,924 | 479,210 | 0.03 |
| Other/Cash | -- | 231,402 | 0.01 | |
| Total | 100.00 | |||
Dividends
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Documents & insights
Frequently asked questions
Gold miners ETFs such as GDX offer a different type of exposure to gold compared with investing in bullion or a physical gold ETF. Gold miners ETFs invest in gold mining companies. The fortunes of gold miners are inextricably linked to the price of gold and, historically, gold mining stocks tend to outperform bullion when the gold price rises and underperform when it falls. This is why gold miners are considered a leveraged play on the gold price.
Other differing factors are:
- Miners may distribute dividends to their investors.
- The stock price will be influenced by company management and operational execution as well as geopolitical and regulatory risks related to the location of the mines.
Learn more about investing in gold and gold ETFs.
A gold miners ETF, GDX provides a range of potential benefits for investors:
- Exposure to the price of gold with the convenience of an ETF.
- Gold miners tend to outperform gold bullion when the price rises, and vice versa.
- Miners generally pay dividends to investors.
- GDX provides a diversified exposure across a broad range of global gold mining companies.
- Potential inflation hedge - the gold mining sector has tended to perform well during periods of rising inflation.
- Potential defence - gold miners have historically benefited during periods of extreme market volatility.
Read more about GDX’s suitability in portfolios in the Target Market Determination.
We believe GDX is the superior gold miners ETF on ASX.
GDX has a 10-year track record in Australia and was the first gold miners ETF listed on ASX. GDX tracks the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index which offers a “pure play” exposure to gold mining companies as it requires constituents to earn >50% of revenue from gold mining. Conversely, other gold miners ETFs on ASX do not track a pure play index and may include companies in which the core business is not gold mining.
GDX is the most cost-effective option on ASX with a low management fee of 0.53%.
Gold miners ETFs like GDX are generally best suited for investors seeking capital growth. While gold mining companies can pay dividends to their investors, gold miners ETFs like GDX are not considered appropriate for investors whose investment objective is income.
GDX may also provide some portfolio risk management. The gold mining sector has historically benefited during periods of extreme volatility in financial markets and has been used to provide a hedge to inflation. Learn more about investing in gold and gold miners ETFs.
Read more about GDX’s suitability in portfolios in the Target Market Determination.
GDX may be suitable for investors who want a targeted exposure to the gold mining sector and are:
- Seeking capital growth;
- Intending to use the gold miners ETF as a minor or satellite allocation within a portfolio;
- Looking to invest in the gold miners ETF for at least 5 years; and
- Have a very high risk/return profile.
Read more about the type of investor likely to be appropriate for GDX in GDX’s Target Market Determination.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance.