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Is Gold or Silver the Better Investment Right Now? How GDX Compares to SIL for ETF Investors

See how these popular gold and silver miners investments stack up on fees, risk, and returns.

Is Gold or Silver the Better Investment Right Now? How GDX Compares to SIL for ETF Investors

Published September 15, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

While both the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:GDX) and the Global X-Silver Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:SIL) track companies in the basic materials sector, they provide exposure to different precious metals.

This comparison examines how the large, gold-centric VanEck fund measures up against the more concentrated silver offering for metals-heavy portfolios.

Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from monthly returns over the available fund history (up to five years). The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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