VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 2. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.
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 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.3% 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% | $112.60 | -0.5% | ||
| 2 | NEMNEWMONT | 11.13% | $115.56 | +0.8% | ||
| 3 | AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES | 10.95% | $183.69 | +1.7% | ||
| 4 | BBARRICK GOLD CORP | 7.90% | $40.23 | +0.3% | ||
| 5 | WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS | 5.58% | $136.28 | +2.1% | ||
| 6 | FNVFRANCO NEVADA | 5.09% | $239.30 | +1.5% | ||
| 7 | AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 4.97% | $94.92 | +0.8% | ||
| 8 | KGCKINROSS GOLD | 3.88% | $24.06 | +0.0% | ||
| 9 | GFIGOLD FIELDS | 3.80% | $35.62 | -0.5% | ||
| 10 | PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER | 2.69% | $45.51 | +1.2% | ||
| 11 | CDECOEUR MINING | 2.14% | $17.66 | +0.6% | ||
| 12 | RGLDROYAL GOLD | 1.98% | $234.64 | +1.0% | ||
| 13 | AGIALAMOS GOLD | 1.86% | $32.46 | +1.8% | ||
| 14 | EQXEQUINOX GOLD | 1.80% | $11.11 | +2.7% | ||
| 15 | EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST | 1.58% | $9.28 | +0.9% |
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| 1 month | -13.5% |
| 3 months | +11.9% |
| 6 months | -8.6% |
| YTD | +2.3% |
| 1 year | +13.9% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | −$14M |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NEM NEWMONT | $5M | $3M |
| PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER | $3M | $3M |
| AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES | $1M | $2M |
| CDE COEUR MINING | $1M | $1M |
| WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS | $1M | $971,936 |
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 |