NUGT vs VIG

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Quick take
  • VIG has the lower expense ratio at 0.04% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VIG pays a higher dividend yield (1.51%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVIG
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.04%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.61%1.51%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$856M$129.46B
YTD return
-39.57%8.91%
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.
0.610.75
P/E ratio
13.6126.63
Last price
$117.48$238.62
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VIG top holdings

Top holdings · VIG
AVGOBroadcom Inc5.39%
AAPLApple Inc4.55%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.26%
LLYEli Lilly and Co3.83%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co3.31%
XOMExxon Mobil Corp2.66%
JNJJohnson & Johnson2.38%
VVisa Inc Class A2.24%
WMTWalmart Inc2.22%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc2.08%
Sector breakdown · VIG
Consumer Cyclical4.4%
Basic Materials3.3%
Consumer Defensive9.3%
Technology29.0%
Financial Services19.9%
Utilities2.9%
Industrials11.3%
Energy3.2%
Healthcare16.6%

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 VIG

VIG (Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF) is US companies with a record of growing dividends. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $129.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.04%, a dividend yield of 1.51%. Its largest holding is Broadcom Inc (AVGO), which represents 5.4% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.4%.