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 (1.58%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.61%1.58%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$856M$96.77B
YTD return
-39.57%11.12%
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.
0.610.98
P/E ratio
13.6122.41
Last price
$117.48$157.00
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VT top holdings

Top holdings · VT
NVDANVIDIA Corp4.20%
AAPLApple Inc3.82%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp2.84%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.21%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.90%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.76%
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.53%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.49%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.17%
TSLATesla Inc1.05%
Sector breakdown · VT
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical9.3%
Basic Materials4.1%
Consumer Defensive4.5%
Technology31.1%
Communication Services8.0%
Financial Services15.2%
Utilities2.4%
Industrials11.4%
Energy3.8%
Healthcare7.9%

About NUGT

NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X ETF) is 2x daily performance of gold mining stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $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 VT

VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF) is All-world equities in a single fund. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $96.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 1.58%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 4.2% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.