NUGT vs VT

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF vs Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Quick take
  • VT has the lower expense ratio at 0.06% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VT pays a higher dividend yield (1.67%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%1.67%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$89.90B
YTD return
1.08%10.19%
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.
0.400.98
P/E ratio
18.4923.55
Last price
$183.09$153.72
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VT top holdings

Top holdings · VT
NVDANVIDIA Corp3.97%
AAPLApple Inc3.56%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.67%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.95%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.63%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.39%
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.37%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.32%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.22%
TSLATesla Inc1.02%
Sector breakdown · VT
Real Estate2.5%
Consumer Cyclical9.7%
Basic Materials4.4%
Consumer Defensive5.2%
Technology25.6%
Communication Services7.9%
Financial Services16.4%
Utilities2.8%
Industrials11.9%
Energy4.7%
Healthcare8.9%

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 VT

VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF) is All-world equities in a single fund. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $89.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 1.67%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 4.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.5%.