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VanEck Gold Miners ETF

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪18.24 B‬ EUR
Fund flows (1Y)
—
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.54%
Discount/Premium to NAV
—
Shares outstanding
‪246.36 M‬
Expense ratio
0.51%

About VanEck Gold Miners ETF


Issuer
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Brand
VanEck
Home page
vaneck.com
Inception date
May 16, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index - Benchmark TR Net
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Distributor
Van Eck Securities Corp.
ISIN
US92189F1066
GDX is a leading, liquid fund in the gold mining ETF space, originally focused on US gold miners. In 2013, it expanded to track global gold companies via the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. On Sept. 22, 2025, another index change, expanding the exposure again to include both gold and silver mining, royalties, or streaming globally. The index selects top securities by free-float market cap, covering at least 85% of industry market cap and including at least 25 components. Companies from certain countries are excluded due to investment restrictions. Holdings are weighted by adjusted market cap, with a 20% cap per company, and the index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.

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Classification


Asset Class
Equity
Category
Sector
Focus
Materials
Niche
Gold miners
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
Global
Weighting scheme
Market cap
Selection criteria
Market cap

VEF5 analysis


What's in the fund
Exposure type
StocksBonds, Cash & Other
Non-Energy Minerals
Stock breakdown by region
10%1%70%6%7%3%
Top 10 holdings

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Seasonals


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Frequently Asked Questions


An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
VEF5 assets under management is ‪18.24 B‬ EUR. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
VEF5 invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
VEF5 expense ratio is 0.51%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, VEF5 isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, VEF5 pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.54%.
VEF5 shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp.
VEF5 follows the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on May 16, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.