# VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) — Dividends

GDXJ · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/gdxj/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.65 |
| Forward yield | 2.42% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF pays an annual distribution. Its most recent payment was $2.65 per share, with an ex-date of December 22, 2025 and a pay date of December 26, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $2.65 per share, a yield of 2.32% at a share price of $114.16.

The fund has made one distribution a year in the table, each with an ex-date in the second half of December and payment between one and seven days later. The amount has varied widely. It was $0.16 in 2019, $0.86 in 2020, $0.75 in 2021, $0.18 in 2022, $0.27 in 2023 and $1.11 in 2024. The 2025 payment of $2.65 is unusually large: the biggest in the table and about 2.4 times the 2024 amount. The source counts a growth streak of three calendar years, covering the increases from 2022 to 2025.

Because there is only one payment a year, the trailing total and the yield both rest on that single December figure. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in the second half of December 2026 and be paid within about a week.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $2.65 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.11 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.27 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.75 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.86 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.16 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $2.65 per share.

### What is GDXJ's distribution yield?

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF paid $2.65 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.42% at the last price of $109.61. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is GDXJ's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has GDXJ been raising its distribution?

Yes — VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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