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VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

  • We believe there is a compelling opportunity in the space today with gold reaching all-time highs and companies healthier than they’ve been at any time in the last 10-20 years.
  • In our view, financial market risks – including extreme monetary policies, negative real rates and unsustainable debt levels – remain persistent and pervasive and may continue to support higher gold prices for the foreseeable future.
  • Notable, too, is the historical performance of mid-tier and junior gold mining companies during similar periods of rising gold prices in the past, where such support levels have helped fuel outperformance of these companies relative to their larger-cap, senior/major mining peers.

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Fund Description

VanEck Vectors® Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    GDXJ

  • Exchange

    NYSE Arca

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    MVGDXJTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 08/12/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    0.09%

  • Total Net Assets

    $6.2B

  • Number of Holdings

    78

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.53%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.53%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual

Key Points

  • One-Traded Access to Junior Gold Miners
    An industry that includes smaller exploratory or early development phase companies that are responsible for many gold reserve discoveries worldwide

  • Pure Play with Global Scope
    Companies must derive at least 50% of total revenues from gold or silver mining and related activities to be added to the Index

  • Convenient Customization
    Customize overall commodity exposure with targeted allocation to junior gold mining companies

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    GDXJ

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    MVGDXJTR

  • NAV

    GDXJNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

    GDXJIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    110,837,446

  • Estimated Cash

    GDXJEU

  • Total Cash

    GDXJTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F791

  • ISIN

    US92189F7915
Source: Bloomberg

Fees and Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.50%

  • Other Expenses

    0.03%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.53%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    --

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.53%
2Expenses for GDXJ are capped contractually at 0.56% until May 1, 2021. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Prices as of 08/12/20

NAV/
Market Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change
NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		Prem/Discount
Distribution Charts 		NAV &
Prem/Discount
History 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
GDXJ $55.96
$55.83		 10,236,246
11,730,316		 -$0.26 / -0.47%
$0.64 / +1.16%		 +32.03%
+32.11%
 $-0.13
-0.23%		 0.02%

Premium/Discount History as of 08/12/20

Calendar Year 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 124 31 42 28 34
GDXJ Days closed at NAV 9 1 3 1 3
Days closed at a discount 119 32 19 33 26

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
11/10/09
GDXJ (NAV) 22.63 48.99 43.24 60.48 22.27 27.42 -3.11 -2.22
GDXJ (Share Price) 21.90 49.75 43.02 61.62 21.95 27.29 -3.17 -2.27
MVGDXJTR (Index) 22.69 47.78 42.90 60.10 22.68 27.42 -2.77 -1.99
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.06 1.21 0.34 0.38 -0.41 0.00 -0.34 -0.23
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
11/10/09
GDXJ (NAV) 7.76 72.29 16.80 41.80 14.32 17.06 -5.34 -4.10
GDXJ (Share Price) 7.60 76.44 17.32 42.37 14.43 17.03 -5.27 -4.09
MVGDXJTR (Index) 7.00 71.62 16.47 41.92 14.68 17.05 -5.04 -3.87
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.76 0.67 0.33 -0.12 -0.36 0.01 -0.30 -0.23

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the ETF incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 07/31/20 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 79
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
KINROSS GOLD CORP
KGC US
46,822,945
438,730,995 6.64
GOLD FIELDS LTD
GFI US
33,356,140
436,631,873 6.60
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
PAAS US
9,450,856
353,083,980 5.34
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD
NST AU
29,476,729
335,817,353 5.08
EVOLUTION MINING LTD
EVN AU
67,006,494
287,334,202 4.35
YAMANA GOLD INC
AUY US
42,826,680
278,801,687 4.22
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD
SBSW US
23,532,255
264,502,546 4.00
B2GOLD CORP
BTG US
34,327,679
236,860,985 3.58
SARACEN MINERAL HOLDINGS LTD
SAR AU
42,221,349
184,735,873 2.79
FRESNILLO PLC
FRES LN
9,529,563
155,177,565 2.35
Top 10 Total (%) 44.95
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 07/31/20

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Canada

    40.90
  • ■

    Australia

    20.88
  • ■

    South Africa

    12.86
  • ■

    Brazil

    4.22
  • ■

    United States

    3.95
  • ■

    Mexico

    3.79
  • ■

    Peru

    1.96
  • ■

    Turkey

    1.90
  • ■

    Côte D'Ivoire

    1.65
  • ■

    Egypt

    1.63
  • ■

    Kyrgyzstan

    1.56
  • ■

    Burkina Faso

    1.44
  • ■

    Indonesia

    0.95
  • ■

    United Kingdom

    0.71
  • ■

    China

    0.70
  • ■

    Russia

    0.67
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.25

Sector Weightings (%) as of 07/31/20

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Materials

    99.5
  • ■

    Industrials

    0.3
  • ■

    n/a

    0.0
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.3