GLD vs NUGT

SPDR Gold Shares vs Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF

Quick take
  • GLD has the lower expense ratio at 0.40% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • NUGT pays a higher dividend yield (0.61%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGLDNUGT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.40%1.13%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.00%0.61%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$130.05B$856M
YTD return
-5.52%-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.
0.410.61
P/E ratio
13.65
Last price
$379.32$117.85
Inception
Issuer
State StreetDirexion

GLD top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for GLD.

NUGT top holdings

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

About GLD

GLD (SPDR Gold Shares) is Physically backed gold ETF. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $130.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.40%.

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%.