NUGT vs SQQQ

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Quick take
  • SQQQ has the lower expense ratio at 0.95% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • SQQQ pays a higher dividend yield (8.99%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTSQQQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.95%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%8.99%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$2.91B
YTD return
1.08%-32.89%
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.
0.40-3.08
P/E ratio
18.49
Last price
$183.09$45.73
Inception
Issuer
DirexionProShares

NUGT top holdings

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

SQQQ top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SQQQ.

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 SQQQ

SQQQ (ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ) is 3x inverse daily performance of the Nasdaq-100. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $2.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.95%, a dividend yield of 8.99%.