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
The short version
Where GDXJ stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
GDXJ at a glance
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ): Sell, 36/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($120.86 and $119.37).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.52%, $8.4B in net assets, +17.9% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 16, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) Sell, with a model score of 36/100.
The trend holds it back most: the price is 7.93% below its 200-day average and 9.06% below its 50-day average. The 50-day average stands at $120.86 and the 200-day at $119.37. Over the past year the price fell 1.60%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from GDXJ's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
1/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $109.91 is 9.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $120.86.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 7.9% below the 200-day simple moving average of $119.37.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($120.86) is 1.2% above the 200-day average ($119.37), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 32% 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.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 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.No 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%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 17.88%.
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
Trailing total returns
| 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 16, 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 16, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
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) is led by Basic Materials, which makes up 100.0% of the fund. Almost the whole fund is in that one sector, so GDXJ rises and falls with it. GDXJ is an Equity Precious Metals fund from VanEck, launched on November 10, 2009.
Each year the expense ratio of 0.52% costs $52.00 on a $10,000 holding. The fund's net assets come to $8.4B. Distribution yield stands at 2.33%, and portfolio turnover is 36%.
GDXJ's daily returns have a 30-day standard deviation of 2.81%. Basic Materials represents 100.0% of the fund, so weakness in that sector would hit nearly the entire portfolio. Until the price climbs back above both moving averages, the downtrend remains a risk factor. The price is also 30.21% under its 52-week high of $157.49.
AI analysis and technicals
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 43.1, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 43.1 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of GDXJ
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
The shape of a downtrend is visible in the averages: both sit above the price. At $109.91, VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) trades 9.06% below its 50-day average of $120.86 and 7.93% below its 200-day average of $119.37. That 50-day average is still 1.25% above the 200-day one. Across the 52-week range, which runs from $87.35 to $157.49, the price currently sits at 32% of the way up.
The short and long run point different ways: the price fell 6.87% over the past month, rose 19.21% over the past three months and fell 1.60% over the past year. The price rose 0.27% in the last session on volume 31.2% above its average. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 43.1, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative.
- The two closest levels to watch are the 20-day EMA, sitting at $113.81 above the price, and the 52-week low of $87.35 beneath it.
- The 14-day RSI is 43.1, which is neutral, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. GDXJ's 0.52% annual charge amounts to $52.00 on every $10,000 invested.
As long as GDXJ stays under both its 50-day average of $120.86 and its 200-day average of $119.37, the downtrend remains intact. A close back above the 200-day average would be the first sign of repair. Overhead, the first hurdle is the 20-day EMA at $113.81.
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) has its next support at the 52-week low of $87.35, the first level a fall would reach.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for GDXJ, from its daily closes.
As of October 16, 2026, with GDXJ at $109.91, its 14-day RSI is 43.1 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $120.86 and its 200-day is $119.37.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 16, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
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 16, 2026, GDXJ's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.34 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.36 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.39 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.84 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
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.
Short entry pick an entry style
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.
The long record
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 under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.81% 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.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $32,965, against $42,525 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
GDXJ Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 16, 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: $32,965 against $42,525.
A $10,000 investment in GDXJ in October 2016 would be worth about $32,965 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,525 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.
Long-term scenarios
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 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in GDXJ today could grow to about $21,749 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $131,625 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $3,594. 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 share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $150 for GDXJ by 2030 in the base case, from $110 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $48.03. 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 | $67.22 | $119 | $210 | |
| 2028 | $57.39 | $128 | $287 | |
| 2029 | $51.76 | $139 | $372 | |
| 2030 | $48.03 | $150 | $468 | |
| 2031 | $45.38 | $162 | $579 |
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.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 16, 2026.