NUGT vs QUAL

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

Quick take
  • QUAL has the lower expense ratio at 0.15% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • QUAL pays a higher dividend yield (0.86%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTQUAL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.61%0.86%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$856M$45.92B
YTD return
-39.57%9.64%
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.
0.610.90
P/E ratio
13.6527.77
Last price
$117.85$218.36
Inception
Issuer
DirexioniShares

NUGT top holdings

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

QUAL top holdings

Top holdings · QUAL
AAPLApple Inc6.20%
NVDANVIDIA Corp5.81%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.73%
LRCXLam Research Corp5.15%
AMATApplied Materials Inc4.41%
KLACKLA Corp4.07%
TJXTJX Companies Inc3.82%
LLYEli Lilly and Co3.81%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A3.72%
VVisa Inc Class A2.96%
Sector breakdown · QUAL
Real Estate1.7%
Consumer Cyclical9.0%
Basic Materials1.9%
Consumer Defensive4.3%
Technology40.2%
Communication Services10.3%
Financial Services10.9%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.4%
Energy2.9%
Healthcare9.2%

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%.

About QUAL

QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF) is US large-caps screened for quality factors. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $45.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 0.86%. Its largest holding is Apple Inc (AAPL), which represents 6.2% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.7%.