VanEck Gold Miners ETF Outperforms SPDR Gold Shares Over Long Term Amid Historic Gold Rally

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The VanEck Gold Miners ETF is the recommended choice for investors seeking to benefit from gold's rally in 2026, according to an analysis comparing it with the SPDR Gold Shares ETF. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF has delivered superior long-term returns, with annualized gains of 37.5%, 19%, and 11.6% over the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, compared to 27.7%, 17.5%, and 11.4% for the SPDR Gold Shares ETF. While the SPDR Gold Shares ETF provides direct exposure to physical gold with lower volatility and a 0.4% expense ratio, the VanEck Gold Miners ETF offers a more volatile play on gold mining equities with a 0.51% expense ratio and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The analysis notes that gold mining stocks benefit from operating leverage when gold prices rise, and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF has outperformed the SPDR Gold Shares ETF in all time frames except the past three months, during which it declined 12.4% versus a 6.7% drop for the SPDR Gold Shares ETF as gold retraced some gains.

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Critical Materials & Supply Chain▲ · 3 stocks
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
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Gold mining stocks benefit from operating leverage when gold prices rise, and the article recommends the VanEck Gold Miners ETF for gold rally exposure.

Barrick Mining Corporation
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▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Gold mining stocks benefit from operating leverage when gold prices rise, and the article recommends the VanEck Gold Miners ETF for gold rally exposure.

Newmont Goldcorp Corp
NEM
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Gold mining stocks benefit from operating leverage when gold prices rise, and the article recommends the VanEck Gold Miners ETF for gold rally exposure.

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