VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs Msci Inc — how do they compare? VanEck Gold Miners ETF trades at $71.24, while Msci Inc trades at $634.86 (market cap $45.26B). The key difference: Msci Inc pays a 1.32% dividend while VanEck Gold Miners ETF pays none, and Msci Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, VanEck Gold Miners ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GDX | MSCI | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $115.84 | $643.83 |
52-Week Low | $51.15 | $511.84 |
Market Cap | — | $45.26B |
Sector | — | Financials |
Enterprise Value | — | $51.43B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.32% |
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MSCI trades at $631.91, up 3.35% in the last session, with a bullish technical signal and strong analyst consensus. The stock shows robust fundamentals with revenue growth to $3.13B in 2025 and net income of $1.20B, supported by high margins. Recent news highlights strategic partnerships and earnings optimism, while cash flow turned positive in 2025 after previous deficits.
Outlook remains positive with a consensus price target of $718.14, though risks include high debt levels and valuation multiples. Earnings consistency and expansion in private markets present opportunities, but investors should monitor execution against expectations and macroeconomic factors affecting financial services demand.
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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 →MSCI describes its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. In addition, it boasts over $1 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI's all other segment was broken out into ESG and climate and private assets segments in 2021. In ESG and climate, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In the private assets side, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.
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