NUGT vs SOXX

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

Quick take
  • • SOXX has the lower expense ratio at 0.33% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • • NUGT pays a higher dividend yield (1.00%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.33%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%0.27%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$762M$43.67B
YTD return
-15.61%46.45%
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.
0.752.41
P/E ratio
14.9833.43
Last price
$136.76$157.94
Inception
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Issuer
DirexioniShares

NUGT top holdings

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

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc9.24%
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.98%
MUMicron Technology Inc7.95%
AVGOBroadcom Inc7.58%
INTCIntel Corp6.33%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.96%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.96%
QCOMQualcomm Inc4.16%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc4.00%
KLACKLA Corp3.88%
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 $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 SOXX

SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) is US semiconductor equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $43.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.33%, a dividend yield of 0.27%. Its largest holding is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), which represents 9.2% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.