NUGT vs SMH

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • • SMH has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • • NUGT pays a higher dividend yield (1.00%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTSMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%0.21%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$762M$66.44B
YTD return
-15.61%35.34%
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.
0.752.12
P/E ratio
14.9827.80
Last price
$136.76$514.95
Inception
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Issuer
DirexionVanEck

NUGT top holdings

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

SMH top holdings

Top holdings · SMH
NVDANVIDIA Corp20.19%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR9.58%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc5.70%
AVGOBroadcom Inc5.61%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.35%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.96%
MUMicron Technology Inc4.75%
ASMLASML Holding NV ADR4.50%
KLACKLA Corp4.28%
SKHYSK hynix Inc ADR4.14%
Sector breakdown · SMH
Technology100.0%

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 SMH

SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) is 25 largest semiconductor companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $66.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.21%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 20.2% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.