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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares (NUGT)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US25460G7815

CUSIP

25460G781

Issuer

Direxion

Inception Date

Apr 1, 2020

Region

Developed Markets (Broad)

Leveraged

3x

Index Tracked

NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (300%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-20.00%-10.00%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember0
11.49%
NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares had a return of 26.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 43.91% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares had an annualized return of -23.03%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.13%, indicating that Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares did not perform as well as the benchmark.


NUGT

YTD

26.15%

1M

-25.25%

6M

3.44%

1Y

43.91%

5Y (annualized)

-19.56%

10Y (annualized)

-23.03%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.05%

1M

1.08%

6M

11.50%

1Y

30.38%

5Y (annualized)

13.77%

10Y (annualized)

11.13%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of NUGT, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-19.93%-12.24%41.46%8.18%12.08%-9.49%23.34%2.05%5.10%1.45%26.15%
202322.95%-27.37%36.41%6.65%-16.39%-6.56%7.23%-14.08%-16.63%7.20%23.08%-0.25%2.60%
2022-12.30%28.16%23.19%-17.70%-19.20%-27.05%-9.37%-18.82%0.20%-1.26%40.08%-0.84%-32.10%
2021-9.50%-19.84%8.36%10.89%30.20%-26.24%5.08%-14.00%-18.74%15.10%0.02%4.13%-26.31%
2020-5.22%-30.04%-70.56%83.94%11.26%12.36%35.23%-5.35%-15.26%-9.33%-16.39%7.97%-60.16%
201921.94%-7.26%0.14%-20.67%8.79%60.87%7.18%38.13%-31.40%13.24%-12.33%26.61%100.73%
20182.18%-29.76%7.55%3.32%0.04%-3.53%-13.19%-37.03%-2.63%2.32%0.53%31.66%-44.52%
201745.03%-14.44%-5.17%-9.34%3.80%-10.58%8.39%21.65%-20.20%-8.48%-2.75%11.86%3.73%
20165.72%126.10%0.86%103.40%-38.63%72.60%27.27%-44.58%6.41%-25.73%-43.60%-3.66%57.33%
201566.31%-15.57%-39.89%29.54%-9.90%-26.24%-57.58%-3.49%-12.95%20.03%-26.64%-4.60%-78.24%
201433.27%29.78%-26.91%5.02%-20.25%59.34%-7.66%7.12%-49.98%-52.29%9.28%-6.45%-59.28%
2013-29.17%-28.96%1.81%-53.95%-13.76%-47.49%25.43%3.44%-33.90%-4.02%-32.42%-15.92%-95.00%

Expense Ratio

NUGT has a high expense ratio of 1.23%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for NUGT: current value at 1.23% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%1.23%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of NUGT is 27, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to other ETFs in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of NUGT is 2727
Combined Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NUGT is 2525
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NUGT is 3131
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NUGT is 2929
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NUGT is 2424
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NUGT is 2727
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares (NUGT) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for NUGT, currently valued at 0.80, compared to the broader market0.002.004.000.802.46
The chart of Sortino ratio for NUGT, currently valued at 1.42, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.423.31
The chart of Omega ratio for NUGT, currently valued at 1.17, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.171.46
The chart of Calmar ratio for NUGT, currently valued at 0.51, compared to the broader market0.005.0010.0015.000.513.55
The chart of Martin ratio for NUGT, currently valued at 3.19, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0080.00100.003.1915.76
NUGT
^GSPC

The current Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares Sharpe ratio is 0.80. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.

Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.00JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
0.80
2.46
NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares provided a 1.64% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.71 per share.


0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.71$0.58$0.24$0.00$0.00$1.09$0.50

Dividend yield

1.64%1.66%0.70%0.00%0.00%0.63%0.57%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.38
2023$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.58
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.24
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.71$1.09
2018$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.50

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


-100.00%-80.00%-60.00%-40.00%-20.00%0.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
-99.95%
-1.40%
NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares was 99.97%, occurring on Sep 26, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares drawdown is 99.95%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-99.97%Sep 9, 20112780Sep 26, 2022
-35.24%Apr 11, 201147Jun 16, 201156Sep 6, 2011103
-26.64%Dec 15, 201028Jan 25, 201149Apr 5, 201177
-0.83%Apr 7, 20111Apr 7, 20111Apr 8, 20112

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares volatility is 20.75%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
20.75%
4.07%
NUGT (Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)