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Performance analysis of GDXJ (VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, GDXJ has had an average annual return of +39.41%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, GDXJ has had an average annual return of +18.98%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, GDXJ has had an average annual return of +9.49%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Nov 11, 2009, GDXJ has had an average annual return of +1.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.18% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-14.67%+172.04%+15.64%+7.13%-14.52%-21.25%+30.36%+40.43%-11.04%+8.23%+72.90%-19.12%
201420132012201120102009
-22.33%-60.77%-16.76%-34.04%+66.85%+1.18%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+9.06%+25.87%-23.15%-3.08%+2.53%-17.64%-1.18%-14.67%
2025+13.15%+0.61%+17.54%+7.35%+6.38%+3.47%-4.99%+24.66%+23.71%-5.41%+16.66%+6.42%+172.04%
2024-10.86%-5.68%+21.52%+4.45%+11.54%-6.66%+9.61%-0.43%+6.18%+5.66%-7.56%-8.05%+15.64%
2023+9.26%-13.24%+16.89%+0.64%-6.57%-4.00%+5.61%-4.43%-10.44%+3.45%+15.56%-0.89%+7.13%
2022-8.59%+12.53%+8.67%-8.37%-8.71%-18.38%+5.07%-11.92%-0.52%+0.13%+21.08%+0.34%-14.52%
2021-7.67%-8.62%-1.63%+5.42%+15.29%-14.54%-1.97%-5.93%-11.06%+12.85%-1.33%+0.05%-21.25%
2020-1.70%-13.22%-22.05%+43.63%+14.16%+7.59%+21.91%-0.41%-8.02%-3.89%-5.98%+10.13%+30.36%
2019+9.07%-1.69%-2.08%-7.57%+0.68%+18.38%+7.39%+9.34%-11.66%+8.13%-2.70%+11.23%+40.43%
2018-1.33%-6.83%+2.47%+1.12%+0.66%-0.07%-3.00%-12.87%-1.01%-0.15%-2.66%+14.17%-11.04%
2017+19.75%-2.24%-2.57%-10.44%-2.48%+6.20%+0.72%+7.32%-6.89%-4.78%-1.05%+7.87%+8.23%

Drawdown analysis of GDXJ (VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF)

The maximum drawdown for the GDXJ was -88.66%, occurring on Jan 19, 2016. Recovery took 2515 trading sessions.

The current GDXJ drawdown is -37.84%.

Since Nov 11, 2009 GDXJ has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 2 times
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 7 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-88.66%Apr 8, 20111201Jan 19, 20162515Jan 20, 20263716
-41.31%Feb 27, 202697Jul 20, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-25.19%Dec 2, 200943Feb 4, 201066May 11, 2010109
-19.45%Jan 28, 20266Feb 5, 202614Feb 26, 202620
-18.38%Dec 6, 201034Jan 25, 201149Apr 5, 201183
-18.30%May 12, 20106May 20, 201072Sep 1, 201078
-11.81%Nov 8, 20106Nov 16, 201011Dec 2, 201017
-8.15%Oct 13, 20104Oct 19, 201010Nov 2, 201014
-4.27%Nov 25, 20091Nov 27, 20092Dec 1, 20093
-3.00%Oct 6, 20101Oct 7, 20104Oct 13, 20105
-2.69%Sep 22, 20108Oct 4, 20101Oct 5, 20109
-2.55%Sep 8, 20101Sep 9, 20103Sep 14, 20104
-2.36%Nov 11, 20091Nov 12, 20092Nov 16, 20093
-1.37%Nov 23, 20091Nov 24, 20091Nov 25, 20092
-1.07%Nov 18, 20092Nov 20, 20091Nov 23, 20093
-0.93%Jan 20, 20261Jan 21, 20261Jan 22, 20262
-0.65%Sep 14, 20101Sep 15, 20101Sep 16, 20102
-0.53%Sep 16, 20101Sep 17, 20101Sep 20, 20102
-0.51%Jan 23, 20261Jan 26, 20261Jan 27, 20262
-0.19%Apr 5, 20111Apr 6, 20111Apr 7, 20112
-0.18%Sep 20, 20101Sep 21, 20101Sep 22, 20102