All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GDX total return snapshot: GDX returned +50.95% over the past year and +10.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 22, 2006, GDX is up +199.64% in nominal total return, or +5.56%/yr, and is currently −18.28% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Tue Sep. 1, 2026
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
+199.64%
+5.56%/yr |
+0.49%/yr
R2=0.005 |
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| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
$10,000.00
2006-05-22 |
$29,964.17
2026-09-01 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × | +10.38% | +50.95% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
−18.28%
on 2026-09-01 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−80.57%
on 2016-01-19 from 2011-09-08 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-09-01 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × | +50.95% |
+149.81% +58.05%/yr |
+237.10% +49.94%/yr |
+213.36% +25.66%/yr |
+295.14% +14.73%/yr |
| Year | GDX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +10.38% |
| 2025 | +154.77% |
| 2024 | +10.64% |
| 2023 | +9.98% |
| 2022 | −9.01% |
| 2021 | −9.52% |
| 2020 | +23.66% |
| 2019 | +39.82% |
| 2018 | −8.77% |
| 2017 | +11.99% |
| 2016 | +52.92% |
| 2015 | −24.71% |
| 2014 | −12.44% |
| 2013 | −54.02% |
| 2012 | −8.87% |
| 2011 | −16.09% |
| 2010 | +33.92% |
| 2009 | +36.73% |
| 2008 | −26.07% |
| 2007 | +16.77% |
| 2006 | +7.51% |
