VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Alliant Energy Corporation — how do they compare? VanEck Gold Miners ETF trades at $92.69, while Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B). The key difference: Alliant Energy Corporation pays a 3.12% dividend while VanEck Gold Miners ETF pays none, and VanEck Gold Miners ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Alliant Energy Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GDX | LNT | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $115.84 | $78.03 |
52-Week Low | $56.60 | $63.62 |
Market Cap | — | $17.78B |
Sector | — | Utilities |
Enterprise Value | — | $29.88B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.12% |
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The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.
Read more on GDX →Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
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