NUGT vs VGT

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Quick take
  • VGT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VGT pays a higher dividend yield (0.37%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVGT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%0.37%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$146.53B
YTD return
1.08%16.40%
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.
0.401.29
P/E ratio
18.4939.12
Last price
$183.09$109.50
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VGT top holdings

Top holdings · VGT
NVDANVIDIA Corp18.52%
AAPLApple Inc15.85%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp10.20%
AVGOBroadcom Inc4.38%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.02%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.75%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A1.74%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.65%
AMATApplied Materials Inc1.47%
LRCXLam Research Corp1.45%
Sector breakdown · VGT
Basic Materials0.0%
Technology98.5%
Communication Services0.5%
Financial Services0.5%
Industrials0.5%
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 VGT

VGT (Vanguard Information Technology ETF) is US technology sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $146.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.37%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 18.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.