GDXJ Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)
Gold Miners · Benchmark: Index Benchmark · Domiciled in US
VMCI-Composite holdings score
ValueMarkers builds the VMCI-Composite by taking the underlying VMCI score for each of the ETF's top-10 holdings and weighting it by the holding's share of the fund. The number summarizes the fundamentals of the largest positions on the five-pillar framework — Value, Quality, Integrity, Growth, Risk.
GDXJ Gold Miners ETF — analysis
GDXJ fact sheet snapshot: $13.4B AUM, 43 bps expense, 2007-05-15 inception, Gold Miners mandate, Index Benchmark as the comparison index. GDXJ Gold Miners ETF is the legal name on the listing.
GDXJ's VMCI-Composite reads 60/100, derived from the top-10 holdings' individual scores on ValueMarkers' five-pillar framework. Above-average composite quality versus the typical gold miners ETF in our coverage.
GDXJ's 5y annualized total return is 6.0%. That is 0.0 pp above the 6.0% benchmark line, with a 3y CAGR of 6.2% on the same series.
On the income line, GDXJ pays 1.50% and has grown the distribution at 4.0% annualized for five years. The forward question is whether the underlying earnings stream supports continued distribution growth at that pace.
GDXJ holdings concentration: 30% of the portfolio sits in the top 10 names, anchored by AAPL at 3.57%. Technology is the largest sector at 33% of allocation.
Three comparable ETFs to consider alongside GDXJ: SPY, VOO, VTI. Each tracks the same broad category (Gold Miners) but differs on issuer, expense ratio, and methodology, so the practical question is fee plus tracking quality plus distribution shape.
Top 25 holdings
| # | Ticker | Weight | VMCI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL | 3.57% | 55 |
| 2 | MSFT | 3.48% | 83 |
| 3 | NVDA | 3.23% | 52 |
| 4 | AMZN | 3.19% | 59 |
| 5 | GOOGL | 3.11% | 45 |
| 6 | META | 2.98% | 46 |
| 7 | BRK-B | 2.73% | 67 |
| 8 | TSLA | 2.52% | 75 |
| 9 | V | 2.35% | 47 |
| 10 | JPM | 2.35% | 66 |
| 11 | UNH | 2.31% | 72 |
| 12 | XOM | 2.06% | 59 |
| 13 | JNJ | 2.02% | 51 |
| 14 | PG | 1.81% | 70 |
| 15 | MA | 1.76% | 43 |
| 16 | HD | 1.55% | 51 |
| 17 | MRK | 1.51% | 85 |
| 18 | AVGO | 1.30% | 58 |
| 19 | PEP | 1.13% | 44 |
| 20 | COST | 1.13% | 86 |
| 21 | KO | 0.92% | 85 |
| 22 | WMT | 0.88% | 73 |
| 23 | BAC | 0.80% | 53 |
| 24 | CVX | 0.71% | 46 |
| 25 | ADBE | 0.59% | 65 |
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