VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Hejaz Equities Fund Active ETF
These ETFs do not share enough listed holdings to estimate overlap. General information only.
GDX may suit growth-oriented investors (noting past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns). ISLM may suit investors seeking income and dividend distributions.
Scored across Cost, Scale, Diversification, Income and Performance. General information only, not financial advice.
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Overlap is estimated from the funds' listed top holdings, not their full constituent lists. Where there are no shared listed holdings it is shown as not reliably estimable.
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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Hejaz Equities Fund Active ETF
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Comparison scores reflect how each ETF compares to the other on these specific dimensions only. They are not absolute ratings or recommendations. General information only, not financial advice.
GDX and ISLM are both Thematic ETFs: GDX tracks the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index and ISLM tracks the . GDX has the lower management fee (0.53% vs 1.89% p.a.). A holdings overlap is not reliably estimable for this pair. General information only, not financial advice.
Category scores compare these two ETFs only and are not absolute ratings.
GDX charges 0.53% p.a. and ISLM charges 1.89% p.a.; the lower fee leads on cost.
GDX manages $1.4B and ISLM manages $48.5M; the larger fund leads on scale, which can support tighter spreads.
GDX holds 108 positions and ISLM holds 0; the fund with broader holdings leads on diversification.
GDX distributes approximately 0.7% (Annually) and ISLM approximately 8.88% (Quarterly); the higher distribution yield leads on income.
Over the compared period GDX returned 24.8% and ISLM returned 11.6%. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Green highlights the factually lower fee or higher scale/income figure. Performance is never highlighted. Data from issuer disclosures, reviewed quarterly.
Yield figures are estimates based on recent distributions and may vary. Past distributions are not a reliable indicator of future distributions. General information only.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Top 10 listed holdings for each fund, from issuer disclosures. General information only.
GDX top holdings
ISLM top holdings
Holdings not published for this fund type.
Sector weights for ISLMare approximate, inferred from the fund's category. General information only.
GDX sectors
ISLM sectors
Geographic weights for ISLMare approximate, inferred from the fund's category. General information only.
GDX geography
ISLM geography
GDX scores 5.1/10 and ISLM scores 4.1/10 on this comparison. GDX has the higher overall comparison score.
GDX may suit investors who: growth-oriented investors (noting past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns).
ISLM may suit investors who: investors seeking income and dividend distributions.
GDX and ISLM do not share enough listed top holdings to reliably estimate a holdings overlap. Compare their fees, holdings and sectors on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
GDX has the lower management fee. GDX charges 0.53% per year ($53 per year on a $10,000 investment) and ISLM charges 1.89% per year ($189 per year on a $10,000 investment). The difference is $136 per year per $10,000 invested. General information only, not financial advice.
GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) manages approximately $1.4B and ISLM (Hejaz Equities Fund Active ETF) manages approximately $48.5M. Fund size can affect liquidity and bid-ask spreads but does not by itself change the management fee. General information only, not financial advice.
GDX and ISLM do not share enough listed top holdings to estimate overlap, so whether holding both duplicates your exposure depends on their full constituent lists. General information only, not financial advice.
There is no universally right choice. It depends on your goals, time horizon and existing holdings. GDX charges 0.53% and ISLM charges 1.89%, so GDX has the lower management fee. Compare their fees, holdings and sectors above and consider each fund's Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination. General information only, not financial advice.
General information only.This comparison and the ETFLens tools on this page provide general information about two exchange-traded funds and do not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. It is not personal financial product or investment advice. ETFLens does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Holdings overlap is calculated from each fund's published holdings (full lists where the issuer publishes one, listed top holdings otherwise), and fee data is sourced from fund manager PDS documents and updated quarterly. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Consider each fund's Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD), and seek advice from a registered tax agent or licensed financial adviser, before making investment decisions.
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