NUGT vs VTI

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

Quick take
  • VTI has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 1.13% for NUGT.
  • VTI pays a higher dividend yield (1.06%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricNUGTVTI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.13%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.33%1.06%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.01B$2.20T
YTD return
1.08%8.28%
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.
0.401.03
P/E ratio
18.4928.18
Last price
$183.09$360.20
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

NUGT top holdings

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

VTI top holdings

Top holdings · VTI
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.41%
AAPLApple Inc5.93%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.37%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.20%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.66%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.33%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.11%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.99%
TSLATesla Inc1.66%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.36%
Sector breakdown · VTI
Real Estate2.5%
Consumer Cyclical9.9%
Basic Materials2.1%
Consumer Defensive5.0%
Technology31.5%
Communication Services9.6%
Financial Services12.5%
Utilities2.5%
Industrials9.9%
Energy4.2%
Healthcare10.2%

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 VTI

VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF) is Exposure to the entire US equity market across all market caps. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $2.2T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.06%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.5%.