NUGT vs VDC

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Quick take
  • VDC has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VDC pays a higher dividend yield (2.08%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVDC
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%2.08%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$9.54B
YTD return
1.08%9.76%
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.
0.400.63
P/E ratio
18.4926.30
Last price
$183.09$229.94
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VDC top holdings

Top holdings · VDC
WMTWalmart Inc15.71%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp12.44%
PGProcter & Gamble Co9.25%
KOCoca-Cola Co8.32%
PEPPepsiCo Inc4.59%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc4.31%
MOAltria Group Inc3.68%
MDLZMondelez International Inc Class A2.51%
CLColgate-Palmolive Co2.22%
TGTTarget Corp1.92%
Sector breakdown · VDC
Consumer Cyclical1.6%
Basic Materials0.3%
Consumer Defensive97.7%
Industrials0.3%
Healthcare0.0%

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 VDC

VDC (Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF) is US consumer staples sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $9.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.08%. Its largest holding is Walmart Inc (WMT), which represents 15.7% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.