GDXJ Fees and Costs — VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.52%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2.3M in broker commissions, 0.0371% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.
GDXJ Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GDXJ. Prospectus, as of May 1, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.52% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.52% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
GDXJ Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GDXJ, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $352 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.58% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.52%) | $55 | $171 | $298 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $21 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $9 | $32 |
| Total costs | $58 | $192 | $352 |
| Value after costs | $10,442 | $11,384 | $12,411 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
GDXJ Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0371%
- Total broker commissions: $2.3M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities on loan, average value: $294.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $2.9M (0.046% of average net assets)
GDXJ Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $828K | 35.31% |
| Jefferies LLC | $620K | 26.42% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $408K | 17.38% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $374K | 15.95% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $69K | 2.94% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $46K | 1.97% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $511 | 0.02% |
GDXJ Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $1.3B | 56.79% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $576.4M | 25.18% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $343.2M | 14.99% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $41.3M | 1.80% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $28.2M | 1.23% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.