NUGT vs VB

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Quick take
  • VB has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VB pays a higher dividend yield (1.19%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.61%1.19%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$856M$188.57B
YTD return
-39.57%15.20%
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.
0.611.10
P/E ratio
13.6521.93
Last price
$117.85$299.86
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VB top holdings

Top holdings · VB
FLEXFlex Ltd0.69%
ALABAstera Labs Inc0.62%
CIENCiena Corp0.51%
RKLBRocket Lab Corp0.51%
CRDOCredo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.48%
BEBloom Energy Corp Class A0.47%
EMEEMCOR Group Inc0.46%
JBLJabil Inc0.45%
COHRCoherent Corp0.42%
FIXComfort Systems USA Inc0.40%
Sector breakdown · VB
Real Estate7.5%
Consumer Cyclical10.9%
Basic Materials4.7%
Consumer Defensive3.1%
Technology19.4%
Communication Services3.0%
Financial Services12.3%
Utilities3.1%
Industrials20.6%
Energy4.2%
Healthcare11.3%

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 VB

VB (Vanguard Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap stocks across sectors. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $188.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.19%. Its largest holding is Flex Ltd (FLEX), which represents 0.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.5%.