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.
  • SOXX pays a higher dividend yield (0.36%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.34%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%0.36%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$29.57B
YTD return
1.08%68.41%
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.
0.402.06
P/E ratio
18.4945.19
Last price
$183.09$492.36
Inception
Issuer
DirexioniShares

NUGT top holdings

Top holdings · NUGT
GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF51.49%
Sector breakdown · NUGT
Basic Materials100.0%

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc8.03%
AVGOBroadcom Inc7.95%
MUMicron Technology Inc7.63%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.85%
INTCIntel Corp6.30%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc6.15%
AMATApplied Materials Inc4.81%
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems Inc4.30%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.03%
NXPINXP Semiconductors NV3.93%
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 $1.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.13%, a dividend yield of 0.33%. Its largest holding is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which represents 51.5% 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 $29.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.34%, a dividend yield of 0.36%. Its largest holding is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), which represents 8.0% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.