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Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN)
About this ETF
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by Direxion Investments. It is managed by Rafferty Asset Management, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives and through other funds in stocks of companies operating across industrials, capital goods, aerospace and defense sectors. It uses derivatives such as futures, swaps to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track 3x the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF was…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| DOW JONES U.S SELECT AERO DEF INDEX SWAP | 42.55% |
| Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X | 27.08% |
| DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS | 6.83% |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC GE | 4.74% |
| RTX CORP RTX | 3.33% |
| BOEING CO/THE BA | 2.00% |
| GOLDMAN FINL SQ TRSRY INST 506 | 1.27% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD | 1.00% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC HWM | 1.00% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INC TDG | 0.97% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +11.70% |
| 3 months | -0.44% |
| 6 months | -4.25% |
| Year to date | +12.95% |
| 1 year | +39.53% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +52.09% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +23.82% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 66.93% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.83 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.00 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.40 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -41.78% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -53.95% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -91.36% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 3.09 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.58 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.0214 |
| 2026-03-24 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.0377 |
| 2025-12-10 | 2025-12-17 | USD 5.5496 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.0512 |
| 2025-06-24 | 2025-07-01 | USD 0.0572 |
| 2025-03-25 | 2025-04-01 | USD 0.0236 |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.0941 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2024-12-19 | USD 3.5742 |
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-10-01 | USD 0.0417 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024-07-02 | USD 0.1027 |
| 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-26 | USD 0.0712 |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.1043 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-26 | USD 0.0607 |
| 2023-06-21 | 2023-06-28 | USD 0.0660 |
| 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-28 | USD 0.0454 |
| 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-28 | USD 0.0509 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-27 | USD 0.0400 |
| 2021-12-21 | 2021-12-29 | USD 0.0017 |
| 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-30 | USD 0.0128 |
| 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-30 | USD 0.0012 |
| 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-29 | USD 0.0004 |
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.0002 |
| 2020-03-24 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.0798 |
| 2019-12-23 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.0230 |
| 2019-09-24 | 2019-10-01 | USD 0.1535 |
| 2019-06-25 | 2019-07-02 | USD 0.0474 |
| 2019-03-19 | 2019-03-26 | USD 0.0659 |
| 2018-12-27 | 2019-01-04 | USD 0.0782 |
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-02 | USD 0.1369 |
| 2018-06-19 | 2018-06-26 | USD 0.1019 |
| 2017-12-13 | 2017-12-20 | USD 0.6307 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB | 0.03% | 182.70B | 3.3% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 3.2% |
| Vanguard Value ETF VTV | 0.03% | 245.00B | 2.9% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 2.3% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 2.1% |
