ETF·NYSE
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)
- Net assets
- $8.37B
- Expense ratio
- 0.52%
- Yield
- 2.33%
- 52-week range
- $87.35 $157.49
GDXJ ETF forecast today
Where GDXJ stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
GDXJ at a glance
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ): Sell, 23/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($117.44 and $118.48).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.52%, $8.4B in net assets, price up 0.0% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 30, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) Sell, with a model score of 23/100.
The trend holds it back most: the price is 19.84% below its 200-day average and 19.14% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 0.87% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $117.44 and the 200-day at $118.48. Over the past year the price rose 0.04%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from GDXJ's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
GDXJ ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price below its 50-day average ›
The price of $94.97 is 19.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $117.44.Price below its 200-day average ›
The price is 19.8% below the 200-day simple moving average of $118.48.50-day average below the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($117.44) is 0.9% below the 200-day average ($118.48), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the lower half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 11% of its 52-week range, between $87.35 and $157.49.
GDXJ share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far GDXJ has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where GDXJ sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
GDXJ fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio above 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.52% a year, $52.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $8.4B.One sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Basic Materials, makes up 100.0% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 2.33%.Price up over one year ›
The price rose 0.04% over the past year.
GDXJ Fund Facts
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides focused exposure to smaller gold and silver mining companies, including firms in earlier stages of development. The fund seeks to track an index of global junior miners, giving investors access to a diversified basket of precious-metals producers and explorers rather than a single company.
Sector weights
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | GDXJ |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.31% |
| 1 month | -11.21% |
| 3 months | 15.90% |
| 1 year | 17.88% |
| 3 years | 55.05% |
| 5 years | 26.33% |
| 10 years | 11.65% |
As of Oct 31, 2026, GDXJ has an expense ratio of 0.52%, $8.37B in net assets and a distribution yield of 2.33%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 31, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for GDXJ.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of GDXJ's holdings, performance and risks.
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) rests on Basic Materials, which makes up 100.0% of the fund. With nearly all holdings in one sector, GDXJ tends to move in step with that sector. The fund belongs to the Equity Precious Metals type and was launched by VanEck on November 10, 2009.
Each year the fund charges an expense ratio of 0.52%, which works out to $52.00 on a $10,000 holding. The fund's net assets stand at $8.4B. A distribution yield of 2.33% is paid out to holders, and portfolio turnover is 36%.
The 30-day standard deviation of GDXJ's daily returns is 3.02%. Concentration matters here: Basic Materials makes up 100.0% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole. The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. The price is 39.70% below its 52-week high of $157.49.
GDXJ AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 31.8, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI below 50 ›
An RSI of 31.8 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line below zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of GDXJ
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
GDXJ, or VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, looks like a downtrend: both moving averages lie above the price. The price of $94.97 sits 19.14% below the 50-day average of $117.44 and 19.84% below the 200-day average of $118.48. The fund is at 11% of its 52-week range, and the price is 8.72% above the 52-week low of $87.35. The 50-day average is 0.87% below the 200-day, a gap that backs up the weakness instead of cutting against it.
A recent pullback sits inside a stronger longer record: the price fell 16.66% over the past month, fell 0.44% over the past three months and rose 0.04% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 31.8, in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, with the MACD line negative. The price fell 5.91% in the last session on volume 84.4% above its average.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 20-day EMA, sitting at $106.35 above the price, and the 52-week low, at $87.35 below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 31.8, in the bearish zone, with the MACD line negative; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.52% a year, GDXJ charges $52.00 on every $10,000 invested.
GDXJ stays in a downtrend for as long as it trades below both its 50-day average of $117.44 and its 200-day average of $118.48. A close back above the 50-day average would be the first sign of a repair. Overhead, the 20-day EMA at $106.35 is the first barrier a rebound would need to clear.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low of $87.35. An RSI in the bearish band makes a fast rebound less likely.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for GDXJ, from its daily closes.
As of October 30, 2026, with GDXJ at $94.97, its 14-day RSI is 31.8 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $117.44 and its 200-day is $118.48.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 30, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What GDXJ moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 30, 2026, GDXJ's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.34 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.37 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.40 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.83 with gold (XAU).
GDXJ trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
GDXJ trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
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Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from GDXJ's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much GDXJ tends to move, against the market and on its own.
GDXJ price history and drawdowns
GDXJ's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
2/4Average daily move of 2% or more ›
The price has moved 3.02% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 57.2%, from August 2020 to September 2022, regained by April 2025.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
61% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Trailed the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $27,179, against $41,607 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
GDXJ Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 30, 2026, GDXJ's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -57.2% (August 2020 to September 2022); it regained that peak by April 2025, 31 months after the low, and 61% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into GDXJ in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: GDXJ trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $27,179 against $41,607.
A $10,000 investment in GDXJ in October 2016 would be worth about $27,179 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $41,607 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to GDXJ, and which have not.
Strongest month, December: an average of +5.24%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -2.38%, up in 2 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +3.43%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, GDXJ's strongest calendar month has been December (average +5.24%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -2.38%, up in 2 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
GDXJ price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in GDXJ, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in GDXJ today could grow to about $13,270 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $41,480 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $4,245. The simulation models price only; at today's 2.33% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
GDXJ 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $126 for GDXJ by 2030 in the base case, from $94.97 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $40.32. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on GDXJ's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $57.65 | $102 | $180 | |
| 2028 | $48.87 | $109 | $245 | |
| 2029 | $43.76 | $117 | $315 | |
| 2030 | $40.32 | $126 | $394 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of GDXJ's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
GDXJ ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 30, 2026.