NUGT vs SOXX

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

Quick take
  • SOXX has the lower expense ratio at 0.34% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • NUGT pays a higher dividend yield (0.61%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.34%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.61%0.23%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$856M$47.82B
YTD return
-39.57%86.83%
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.
0.612.24
P/E ratio
13.6541.72
Last price
$117.85$590.16
Inception
Issuer
DirexioniShares

NUGT top holdings

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

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
MUMicron Technology Inc8.54%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc8.09%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.81%
INTCIntel Corp6.33%
AVGOBroadcom Inc6.08%
AMATApplied Materials Inc5.77%
KLACKLA Corp5.64%
LRCXLam Research Corp4.89%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc4.88%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR4.26%
Sector breakdown · SOXX
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 $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 SOXX

SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) is US semiconductor equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $47.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.34%, a dividend yield of 0.23%. Its largest holding is Micron Technology Inc (MU), which represents 8.5% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.