FundNYSEARCABasic Materials

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares

NUGT NYSE Arca

The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200%, of the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The leveraged ETF seeks a return that is 200% of the return of the benchmark index for a single day

149.27USD
−15.00 (−9.13%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
1.16B
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
1.20%
per year
Dividend yield
0.75%
Yearly
Volatility · 1Y
103.7%
High Risk
Beta
1.63
vs the market
52-week range
101.66311.76
01 Performance

How NUGT has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+0.7 pts
-50%0%50%100% NUGT −8.5% Price −9.1%

Over 1 year, NUGT returned −8.5% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +0.7 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
103.7%High Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±104% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−67.4%
0%-39%−67.4%

Deepest fall −67.4% on Jul 20, 2026 — 143 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 86% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
NUGT tends to move+16.3%

A beta of 1.63 means NUGT has moved more than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.10 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
149.27
  • 12-day average151.32 −1.4%
  • 26-day average158.75 −6.0%
  • 50-day average160.34 −6.9%
  • 200-day average160.02 −6.7%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought39.3

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Basic Materials · Leveraged — tracking the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.

  • Assets under management1.16BUSD
  • Expense ratio1.20%per year
  • Holdings26
  • Risk score9.9High

Launched December 2010. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield0.75%

About 7 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.11
Frequency
Yearly
Last paid
Sep 22, 2026

Last 12 months

1.11 USD / share
0.22Dec 230.30Mar 240.20Jun 230.40Sep 22
06 Themes

Where NUGT shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold NUGT. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares

The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200%, of the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The leveraged ETF seeks a return that is 200% of the return of the benchmark index for a single day

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 26 holdings
Ticker
NUGT
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US25460G7815
CUSIP
25460G781
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Leveraged
Benchmark
NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index
All key statistics

Details

NameDirexion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares
TickerNUGT
ISINUS25460G7815
CUSIP25460G781
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryBasic Materials
Sub CategoryLeveraged
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateDec 8, 2010
BenchmarkNYSE Arca Gold Miners Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD149.27
52W Low / High 101.66 / 311.76
1Y Total Return-8.46%
Subpar
1Y Volatility102.53%
High Risk
Beta1.63
12M Dividends1.11346
Last Dividend DateSep 22, 2026
Dist. FrequencyYearly
Dividend Yield0.75%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM1.2 B
Discount/Premium1.100%
NAV29.28
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg13 M
Nbr of Holdings26
Risk RankHigh
Net Expense1.200%
Options availableYes
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.