VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF
Symbol: GDXJ
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Basic_Materials
Category: Equity Precious Metals
Inception date: 10/11/2009
Latest date: 03/09/2026
Current price: $132.33
Expense ratio: 0.52%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
34.11%
Ann. -92.63% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
70.68%
Sharpe ratio
-1.362
VaR 95%
-7.20%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
19.35%
Ann. 36.43% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
69.27%
Sharpe ratio
0.473
VaR 95%
-7.30%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-6.30%
Ann. 57.97% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
60.48%
Sharpe ratio
0.898
VaR 95%
-7.15%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
61.55%
Ann. 121.05% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
51.59%
Sharpe ratio
2.276
VaR 95%
-5.52%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
217.77%
Ann. 79.82% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
44.19%
Sharpe ratio
1.724
VaR 95%
-4.49%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
305.70%
Ann. 48.66% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
40.81%
Sharpe ratio
1.103
VaR 95%
-3.88%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 03/09/2025 - 03/09/2026.
Average daily return
0.254%
Best day
9.643%
Worst day
-13.634%
Days with data
252
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2026 | $132.11 | $132.63 | $129.91 | $132.33 | 4,562,800 |
| 02/09/2026 | $125.70 | $128.99 | $125.50 | $128.05 | 4,756,500 |
| 01/09/2026 | $123.46 | $127.46 | $122.00 | $122.28 | 5,280,800 |
| 31/08/2026 | $128.73 | $129.16 | $125.43 | $127.93 | 3,512,900 |
| 28/08/2026 | $135.76 | $136.20 | $127.23 | $128.80 | 7,127,500 |
| 27/08/2026 | $132.83 | $135.26 | $132.06 | $134.79 | 3,349,000 |
| 26/08/2026 | $133.35 | $134.80 | $132.70 | $132.86 | 4,434,700 |
| 25/08/2026 | $131.04 | $136.25 | $130.82 | $135.90 | 4,261,400 |
| 24/08/2026 | $134.40 | $135.32 | $131.06 | $133.58 | 5,251,500 |
| 21/08/2026 | $132.99 | $133.42 | $130.89 | $132.59 | 5,999,400 |