DFEN Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares
Quote as of Aug 26, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 69.40 | Day Range | 69.58 – 72.10 |
| 52-Week Range | 53.67 – 97.75 | Volume | 249.73K |
| Avg Volume | 221.93K | AUM | $353.7M (Aug 27, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.96% | Yield (TTM) | 8.16% |
| NAV | 69.35 | Premium/Discount | +2.74% indicative |
| Inception | May 03, 2017 | Holdings | 43 |
| Issuer | Direxion | Exchange | AMEX |
| Category | Industrials | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 25460E661 | ISIN | US25460E6611 |
| Structure | Leveraged 3x | ||
| Management | Passive / index-tracking (per issuer description) | ||
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 formed on May 3, 2017 and is domiciled in the United States.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -9.17% | -0.62% | -22.50% | +8.64% | +23.14% | +54.21% | +26.67% | — | +11.77% |
| Total return | -9.17% | -0.59% | -22.43% | +8.74% | +35.95% | +66.65% | +33.47% | — | +15.49% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.96% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $96.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 53 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOW JONES U.S SELECT AERO DEF INDEX SWAP | — | 40.52% | 8.04K | $481.7M |
| 2 | Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X | — | 29.03% | 5.76K | $345.1M |
| 3 | DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS | — | 6.42% | 76.31M | $76.3M |
| 4 | GENERAL ELECTRIC | GE | 4.60% | 158.68K | $54.7M |
| 5 | RTX CORP | RTX | 3.66% | 204.81K | $43.5M |
| 6 | BOEING CO/THE | BA | 1.95% | 107.77K | $23.2M |
| 7 | GOLDMAN FINL SQ TRSRY INST 506 | — | 1.79% | 21.24M | $21.2M |
| 8 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | GD | 1.04% | 32.08K | $12.4M |
| 9 | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | HWM | 1.01% | 43.86K | $12.0M |
| 10 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | LMT | 1.00% | 20.84K | $11.9M |
| 11 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | NOC | 0.96% | 20.18K | $11.4M |
| 12 | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | TDG | 0.90% | 9.03K | $10.7M |
| 13 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | LHX | 0.78% | 34.27K | $9.3M |
| 14 | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | AXON | 0.77% | 14.82K | $9.1M |
| 15 | DREYFUS TRSRY SECURITIES CASH MGMT | — | 0.69% | 8.15M | $8.1M |
| 16 | ROCKET LAB | RKLB | 0.57% | 93.68K | $6.8M |
| 17 | ATI INC | ATI | 0.44% | 25.10K | $5.3M |
| 18 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | CRS | 0.38% | 9.14K | $4.5M |
| 19 | CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP | CW | 0.37% | 6.79K | $4.4M |
| 20 | WOODWARD INC | WWD | 0.32% | 10.96K | $3.7M |
| 21 | FTAI AVIATION LTD | FTAI | 0.31% | 18.87K | $3.7M |
| 22 | HEICO CORP-CLASS A | — | 0.31% | 14.28K | $3.7M |
| 23 | TEXTRON INC | TXT | 0.23% | 31.99K | $2.7M |
| 24 | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | BWXT | 0.22% | 16.85K | $2.6M |
| 25 | HEICO CORP | HEI | 0.22% | 7.41K | $2.6M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 8.16% | Paid (last 12 months) | $5.6599 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 23, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0214 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +49.30% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +203.52% / +231.40% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0214 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0377 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | $5.5495 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.0512 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 01, 2025 | $0.0572 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | Apr 01, 2025 | $0.0236 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.0941 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $3.5742 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | Oct 01, 2024 | $0.0417 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 | Jul 02, 2024 | $0.1027 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 | $0.0712 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.1043 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 69.97% / 60.65% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.998 / 1.60 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -41.75% / -43.13% | Sortino 1Y | 1.48 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 2.50 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.567 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 47.21% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 249.73K | Average volume | 221.93K |
| AUM | $353.7M | Premium/Discount | +2.74% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$18.3M | -5.06% | $360.4M → $342.1M |
| 1 Week | -$32.8M | -7.49% | $437.1M → $342.1M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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