VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Posted by Paula Ricardo on Jan 20th, 2026

VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $102.02 and last traded at $102.1260, with a volume of 5917467 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $97.24.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average is $85.11 and its 200-day moving average is $72.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.59 billion, a PE ratio of 21.70 and a beta of 0.55.

Institutional Trading of VanEck Gold Miners ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GDX. New Republic Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 45.0% during the third quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Family Management Corp purchased a new position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Hoey Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 71.0% in the second quarter. Hoey Investments Inc. now owns 513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of VanEck Gold Miners ETF by 162.5% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 525 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares in the last quarter.

About VanEck Gold Miners ETF

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The Fund seeks to match as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the AMEX Gold Miners Index. The Fund, utilizing a passive or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of stocks that generally replicate the Index.