All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GDX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GDX returned +10.40% over the past year and −1.72% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 22, 2006, GDX is up +66.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.53%/yr, and is currently −26.63% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
+66.49%
+2.53%/yr |
−1.69%/yr
R2=0.060 |
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| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2006-05-22💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
$10,000.00
2006-05-22 |
$16,649.16
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GDX × | −1.72% | +10.40% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GDX × |
−26.63%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−81.40%
on 2016-01-19 from 2011-09-08 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDX × | +10.40% |
+111.38% +45.39%/yr |
+215.08% +46.60%/yr |
+157.16% +20.79%/yr |
+193.77% +11.38%/yr |
| Year | GDX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.72% |
| 2025 | +148.14% |
| 2024 | +7.54% |
| 2023 | +6.41% |
| 2022 | −14.53% |
| 2021 | −15.47% |
| 2020 | +22.00% |
| 2019 | +36.69% |
| 2018 | −10.48% |
| 2017 | +9.67% |
| 2016 | +49.82% |
| 2015 | −25.26% |
| 2014 | −13.10% |
| 2013 | −54.70% |
| 2012 | −10.42% |
| 2011 | −18.51% |
| 2010 | +31.95% |
| 2009 | +33.10% |
| 2008 | −26.14% |
| 2007 | +12.17% |
| 2006 | +7.74% |
