All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GDXJ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GDXJ returned +41.24% over the past year and −14.42% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 11, 2009, GDXJ is down −9.59% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.60%/yr, and is currently −47.82% below its real total-return high on Apr. 8, 2011.
Data ending Wed Jul. 22, 2026
| Wed 2009-11-11💬 to Wed 2026-07-22 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXJ × |
−9.59%
−0.60%/yr |
−3.78%/yr
R2=0.127 |
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| VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2009-11-11💬 to Wed 2026-07-22 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GDXJ × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-11 |
$9,040.94
2026-07-22 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GDXJ × | −14.42% | +41.24% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GDXJ × |
−47.82%
on 2026-07-22 from 2011-04-08 peak |
−89.28%
on 2016-01-19 from 2011-04-08 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-07-22 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXJ × | +41.24% |
+115.45% +46.78%/yr |
+155.98% +36.79%/yr |
+101.27% +15.02%/yr |
+84.73% +6.33%/yr |
| Year | GDXJ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −14.42% |
| 2025 | +165.19% |
| 2024 | +12.43% |
| 2023 | +3.65% |
| 2022 | −19.72% |
| 2021 | −26.42% |
| 2020 | +28.64% |
| 2019 | +37.31% |
| 2018 | −12.69% |
| 2017 | +5.98% |
| 2016 | +69.46% |
| 2015 | −19.73% |
| 2014 | −22.94% |
| 2013 | −61.36% |
| 2012 | −18.22% |
| 2011 | −35.87% |
| 2010 | +64.53% |
| 2009 | +1.31% |
