VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$249M OVER THIS RANGE
Money keeps arriving — +$249M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +1.1% so far this year. At 0.51% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDMN has a reported fee of 0.45%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL | 0.70% | $113.13 | -0.4% | ||
| 2 | NEMNEWMONT | 11.09% | $114.67 | -0.6% | ||
| 3 | AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES | 11.00% | $180.59 | -1.5% | ||
| 4 | BBARRICK GOLD CORP | 7.92% | $40.10 | -1.4% | ||
| 5 | WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS | 5.53% | $133.42 | -0.2% | ||
| 6 | FNVFRANCO NEVADA | 5.22% | $235.79 | -1.0% | ||
| 7 | AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 4.88% | $94.20 | +0.3% | ||
| 8 | KGCKINROSS GOLD | 3.83% | $24.06 | -0.1% | ||
| 9 | GFIGOLD FIELDS | 3.81% | $35.79 | -0.9% | ||
| 10 | PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER | 2.70% | $44.98 | -1.2% | ||
| 11 | CDECOEUR MINING | 2.12% | $17.56 | -0.2% | ||
| 12 | RGLDROYAL GOLD | 2.00% | $232.33 | -1.6% | ||
| 13 | AGIALAMOS GOLD | 1.88% | $31.89 | -1.5% | ||
| 14 | EQXEQUINOX GOLD | 1.85% | $10.82 | -2.6% | ||
| 15 | EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST | 1.57% | $9.20 | -0.4% |
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| 1 month | -8.4% |
| 3 months | +15.5% |
| 6 months | +1.1% |
| YTD | +1.1% |
| 1 year | +12.5% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | +$249M |
| 1 month | +$249M |
| 3 months | +$249M |
| YTD | +$249M |
| 1 year | +$249M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 11.1% of the book; the top ten carry 59%. Spread across 59+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| B BARRICK GOLD CORP | $4M | $1M |
| AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES | $689,676 | $4M |
| KGC KINROSS GOLD | $562,492 | $2M |
| NEM NEWMONT | $1M | $1M |
| AU ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | $560,712 | $2M |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GDX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41.5B | +$286M | -48bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$286M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.2B | +$199M | -48bp on fee · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.9B | +$497M | -47bp on fee · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$575M | -47bp on fee · +$575M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -47bp on fee · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |