NUGT vs PFF

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF

Quick take
  • • PFF has the lower expense ratio at 0.45% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTPFF
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.45%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%5.73%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$762M$11.67B
YTD return
-15.61%-3.28%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.750.79
P/E ratio
14.983.52
Last price
$136.76$28.36
Inception
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Issuer
DirexioniShares

NUGT top holdings

Top holdings · NUGT
GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF21.24%
Sector breakdown · NUGT
Basic Materials100.0%

PFF top holdings

Top holdings · PFF
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency1.30%
Sector breakdown · PFF
Technology5.9%
Utilities80.7%
Healthcare13.4%

About NUGT

NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF) is 2x daily performance of gold mining stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $762M in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.13%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which represents 21.2% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About PFF

PFF (iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF) is US preferred stocks and hybrid income securities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $11.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.45%, a dividend yield of 5.73%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 1.3% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.9%.