All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GDX total return snapshot: GDX returned +17.67% over the past year and +3.22% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 22, 2006, GDX is up +180.21% in nominal total return, or +5.18%/yr, and is currently −23.58% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 12, 2026
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
+180.21%
+5.18%/yr |
+0.66%/yr
R2=0.009 |
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| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
$10,000.00
2006-05-22 |
$28,020.79
2026-10-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × | +3.22% | +17.67% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
−23.58%
on 2026-10-12 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−80.57%
on 2016-01-19 from 2011-09-08 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × | +17.67% |
+125.27% +50.09%/yr |
+230.57% +48.97%/yr |
+204.70% +24.96%/yr |
+323.17% +15.52%/yr |
| Year | GDX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.22% |
| 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% |
