NUGT vs VPL

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Quick take
  • • VPL has the lower expense ratio at 0.07% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • • VPL pays a higher dividend yield (2.23%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVPL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.07%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%2.23%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$762M$12.66B
YTD return
-15.61%17.89%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.751.17
P/E ratio
14.9813.13
Last price
$136.76$108.00
Inception
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Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

Top holdings · NUGT
GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF21.24%
Sector breakdown · NUGT
Basic Materials100.0%

VPL top holdings

Top holdings · VPL
005930.KQSamsung Electronics Co Ltd7.10%
000660.KQSK hynix Inc5.82%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.98%
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd1.69%
7203.TToyota Motor Corp1.51%
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia1.37%
8035.TTokyo Electron Ltd1.30%
6857.TAdvantest Corp1.25%
8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.25%
6501.THitachi Ltd1.20%
Sector breakdown · VPL
Real Estate3.5%
Consumer Cyclical8.7%
Basic Materials6.7%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology27.5%
Communication Services5.2%
Financial Services19.7%
Utilities1.4%
Industrials17.8%
Energy1.4%
Healthcare4.6%

About NUGT

NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF) is 2x daily performance of gold mining stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $762M in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.13%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which represents 21.2% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About VPL

VPL (Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF) is Developed Pacific-region equities. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $12.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.07%, a dividend yield of 2.23%. Its largest holding is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KQ), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 3.5%.