GDX vs. QQQ ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) to PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)
GDX

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

GDX Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign issuers. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Gold Miners Index. It may also utilize convertible securities and participation notes to seek performance that corresponds to the Gold Miners Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$39.57

Average Daily Volume

19,907,616

Number of Holdings *

9

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
QQQ

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ Description PowerShares Capital Management LLC is passionate about our goal of delivering the highest quality investment management available through one of the more benefit-rich investment vehicles ever created, the exchange-traded fund. PowerShares QQQ, formerly known as "QQQ" or the "NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock", is an exchange-traded fund based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consists of all of stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$513.54

Average Daily Volume

30,777,610

Number of Holdings *

101

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period GDX QQQ
30 Days 1.49% 4.95%
60 Days 8.95% 14.61%
90 Days 10.41% 14.18%
12 Months 45.25% 38.64%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in GDX Weight in QQQ Overlap
GDX Overweight 9 Positions Relative to QQQ
Symbol Grade Weight
NEM D 14.65%
GOLD D 8.06%
GFI C 4.42%
RGLD C 2.8%
HMY C 2.08%
HL D 1.21%
BVN F 0.97%
CDE C 0.74%
DRD C 0.28%
GDX Underweight 101 Positions Relative to QQQ
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL B -8.82%
NVDA A -8.36%
MSFT C -7.75%
AVGO B -5.22%
META B -5.06%
AMZN A -5.02%
TSLA A -3.1%
COST B -2.57%
GOOGL B -2.57%
GOOG B -2.48%
NFLX A -2.15%
TMUS B -1.73%
AMD F -1.55%
PEP F -1.51%
CSCO A -1.46%
LIN D -1.44%
ADBE F -1.41%
TXN A -1.23%
QCOM C -1.2%
ISRG A -1.19%
AMGN D -1.14%
INTU A -1.13%
CMCSA B -1.12%
BKNG B -1.04%
AMAT D -0.99%
HON B -0.89%
VRTX B -0.81%
ADP A -0.78%
PANW A -0.77%
MU C -0.73%
GILD A -0.73%
SBUX C -0.73%
ADI B -0.73%
MELI D -0.68%
LRCX D -0.64%
MDLZ F -0.61%
INTC C -0.61%
REGN F -0.6%
KLAC F -0.59%
CEG C -0.55%
CTAS A -0.55%
PYPL B -0.54%
PDD C -0.53%
SNPS B -0.52%
CDNS B -0.5%
MAR A -0.49%
CRWD C -0.46%
MRVL A -0.46%
ORLY B -0.44%
CSX C -0.43%
ASML F -0.42%
ADSK A -0.41%
NXPI D -0.4%
FTNT A -0.4%
DASH A -0.4%
ABNB C -0.39%
ROP B -0.38%
TTD A -0.36%
PCAR B -0.36%
FANG F -0.35%
AEP D -0.35%
MNST B -0.34%
CPRT B -0.33%
WDAY C -0.33%
PAYX A -0.33%
ROST F -0.31%
CHTR B -0.31%
KDP F -0.3%
FAST A -0.3%
ODFL B -0.29%
KHC F -0.27%
AZN F -0.27%
DDOG B -0.26%
VRSK B -0.26%
EXC D -0.26%
MCHP F -0.26%
EA A -0.26%
GEHC D -0.26%
CTSH B -0.25%
XEL B -0.25%
BKR A -0.25%
CCEP D -0.23%
LULU C -0.23%
IDXX F -0.22%
CSGP D -0.2%
TEAM B -0.2%
ON C -0.2%
ANSS B -0.19%
DXCM F -0.19%
TTWO A -0.19%
ZS C -0.18%
CDW F -0.17%
BIIB F -0.17%
ILMN A -0.15%
MRNA F -0.14%
WBD C -0.13%
MDB D -0.13%
GFS D -0.13%
ARM C -0.12%
SMCI F -0.11%
DLTR F -0.09%
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