EWT vs NUGT

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF vs Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF

Quick take
  • EWT has the lower expense ratio at 0.59% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • EWT pays a higher dividend yield (0.92%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWTNUGT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.59%1.13%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.92%0.61%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.15B$856M
YTD return
63.54%-39.57%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.240.61
P/E ratio
29.2613.61
Last price
$105.05$117.48
Inception
Issuer
iSharesDirexion

EWT top holdings

Top holdings · EWT
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd20.74%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc6.62%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc4.26%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd3.39%
2327.TWYageo Corp3.20%
3711.TWASE Technology Holding Co Ltd3.08%
2303.TWUnited Microelectronics Corp2.50%
3037.TWUnimicron Technology Corp2.39%
2383.TWElite Material Co Ltd2.38%
2345.TWAccton Technology Corp2.01%
Sector breakdown · EWT
Consumer Cyclical1.9%
Basic Materials3.5%
Consumer Defensive1.0%
Technology74.5%
Communication Services1.7%
Financial Services13.5%
Industrials2.9%
Healthcare1.2%

NUGT top holdings

Top holdings · NUGT
GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF60.30%
Sector breakdown · NUGT
Basic Materials100.0%

About EWT

EWT (iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF) is Taiwanese large- and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $11.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.59%, a dividend yield of 0.92%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 20.7% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.9%.

About NUGT

NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF) is 2x daily performance of gold mining stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $856M in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.13%, a dividend yield of 0.61%. Its largest holding is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which represents 60.3% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.