NUGT vs VHT

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Health Care ETF

Quick take
  • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VHT pays a higher dividend yield (1.72%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVHT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%1.72%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$18.51B
YTD return
1.08%-4.77%
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.
0.400.64
P/E ratio
18.4925.44
Last price
$183.09$271.09
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co11.89%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.34%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.18%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.80%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.94%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.05%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.97%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.87%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.78%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.63%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

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 VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $18.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.72%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 11.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.