Is GDXJ a good investment?

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is a commodities and metals ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores GDXJ 7.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.5), lowest on Risk (0.3). Its ten largest holdings are 46% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is GDXJ rated? ETF Copilot scores VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) 7.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) 7.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 7.5 / 10
Growth: 9.1 / 10
Valuation: 8.6 / 10
Risk: 0.3 / 10
Quality: 9.5 / 10
Return: 8.7 / 10

GDXJ is ranked #1 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Real Assets list.

What is GDXJ's expense ratio? 0.52% a year

As of September 11, 2026, GDXJ charges 0.52% a year, yields 0.59% and holds $9.6B in assets across 97 positions.

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) — cost, income and size
Measure	GDXJ
Expense ratio	0.52%
Dividend yield	0.59%
Assets under management	$9.6B
Holdings	97

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in GDXJ's data

Global junior gold and silver miners — a leveraged play on precious metals.

Returned more over three years than most commodity peers — the extra gain from smaller miners.

A 57% three-year return tops the category median of 48%. The ride is steep: 44.4% annualized volatility. Expenses run a typical 0.52%.

A high-octane satellite for a precious-metals allocation, built on smaller producers.

Why did GDXJ move this week? It fell 5.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Evolution Mining and Equinox Gold drove it

GDXJ fell 5.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Evolution Mining (−6.9%), Equinox Gold (−5.5%) and Alamos Gold (−4.5%); Predictive Discovery (+6.2%) pushed the other way.

What's inside GDXJ?

What's inside GDXJ: Size (Large 3%, Mid 65%, Small 32%); Geography (International 83%, US 17%); Tech 0.4%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 0.4%; Memory 0.2%.

What are GDXJ's top holdings? The ten largest are 46% of the fund

Equinox Gold, Evolution Mining, Alamos Gold, Endeavour Mining, Coeur Mining, Industrias Penoles SAB, Eldorado Gold, Hecla Mining, Iamgold and First Majestic Silver are GDXJ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 92% of Commodities & Metals ETFs.

Half of GDXJ's weight sits in its 13 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 33 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/gdxj