Gold and silver miners ETFs in hard asset flight
Companies that mine gold and silver. Driven by metal prices, set against what it costs to dig the metal out.
17ETFs in this category
$44.7bnmoney in them
12.4%of hard asset flight’s money
GDXlargest unleveraged ETF, 56.2%
How they did, to Nov 2, 2026
| 1 month | YTD | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category median | −12.9% | −10.3% | +10.0% |
| Its story | −6.9% | −7.5% | +3.4% |
| Broad US ETFs | −2.5% | +11.5% | +11.8% |
Every ETF here, largest first
| # | ETF | Name | Assets | Share | 12 months | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDX | VanEck Gold Miners ETF | $25.1bn | 56.2% | +10.6% | 0.51% |
| 2 | GDXJ | VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | $7.5bn | 16.8% | +6.0% | 0.52% |
| 3 | SIL | Global X Silver Miners ETF | $3.9bn | 8.7% | +10.0% | 0.65% |
| 4 | SILJ | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF | $3.1bn | 6.9% | +2.8% | 0.69% |
| 5 | RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | $2.2bn | 4.9% | +13.5% | 0.39% |
| 6 | SLVP | iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF | $774m | 1.7% | +13.4% | 0.39% |
| 7 | SGDM | Sprott Gold Miners ETF | $598m | 1.3% | +15.4% | 0.46% |
| 8 | SLVR | Sprott Silver Miners and Physical Silver ETF | $588m | 1.3% | +8.1% | 0.65% |
| 9 | SGDJ | Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF | $325m | 0.7% | +12.3% | 0.50% |
| 10 | GOAU | US Global Investors Gold Miners ETF | $177m | 0.4% | +6.5% | 0.60% |
| 11 | GDMN | WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund | $162m | 0.4% | −3.2% | 0.45% |
| 12 | GBUG | Sprott Active Gold and Silver Miners ETF | $154m | 0.3% | +14.3% | 0.90% |
| 13 | GOEX | Global X Gold Explorers ETF | $114m | 0.3% | +9.9% | 0.65% |
| 14 | AUMI | Themes Gold Miners ETF | $20m | 0.0% | +9.1% | 0.35% |
| 15 | AGMI | Themes Silver Miners ETF | $9m | 0.0% | +17.9% | 0.35% |
| 16 | AUAU | Global X Gold Miners ETF | $6m | 0.0% | – | 0.35% |
| 17 | PMTL | First Trust Indxx Quality Precious Metals Miners ETF | $2m | 0.0% | – | 0.65% |
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Common questions
Which ETFs are gold and silver miners ETFs?17 US ETFs sit in this category of hard asset flight. Companies that mine gold and silver. Driven by metal prices, set against what it costs to dig the metal out.
What is the largest gold and silver miners ETF?GDX, VanEck Gold Miners ETF, with $25.1bn, 56.2% of the category's money.
How have gold and silver miners ETFs performed?The median unleveraged ETF here returned +10.0% over the last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, against +11.8% for broad US ETFs. Past performance, not a forecast.