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Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares

DFEN
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
May 03 2017
Expense Ratio
0.93%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Direxion Shares
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$3,449,265
AUM
$150,070,275
Associated Index
Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Leveraged (3x)
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS
7.80%
RTX
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
4.47%
BA
Boeing Co.
3.78%
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GOLDMAN FINL SQ TRSRY INST 506
2.57%
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corp.
1.70%
TDG
Transdigm Group Incorporated
1.05%
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc
1.02%
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
0.97%
GD
General Dynamics Corp.
0.93%
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
0.88%
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What is DFEN?

The Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (DJSASDT) is provided by Dow Jones U.S. Index (the Index Provider ). The Index attempts to measure the performance of the aerospace and defense industry of the U.S. equity market. The Index Provider selects the stocks comprising the Index from the aerospace and defense sector on the basis of the float-adjusted, market capitalization-weight of each constituent. Aerospace companies include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts. Defense companies include producers of components and equipment for the defense industry, such as military aircraft, radar equipment and weapons.

ETFs related toDFEN

ETFs correlated to DFEN include ITA, PPA, XAR

DFEN
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares
ITA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
PPA
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
XAR
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
XLI
SSgA Active Trust - Industrial Select Sector SPDR
VIS
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Industrials ETF
FIDU
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF
RGI
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF
VTV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Value ETF
IYJ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Industrials ETF
VYM
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

DFEN is a US Equities ETF. The Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (DJSASDT) is provided by Dow Jones U.S. Index (the Index Provider ). The Index attempts to measure the performance of the aerospace and defense industry of the U.S. equity market. The Index Provider selects the stocks comprising the Index from the aerospace and defense sector on the basis of the float-adjusted, market capitalization-weight of each constituent. Aerospace companies include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts. Defense companies include producers of components and equipment for the defense industry, such as military aircraft, radar equipment and weapons.

DFEN tracks the Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index.

No, DFEN is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, DFEN is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on DFEN is -0.1507%. This is the percent change in the value of DFEN over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on DFEN is -0.2041%. This is the percent change in the value of DFEN over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of DFEN for the past year is 0.6322%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to DFEN include SSO, QID, and QLD.

ETFs correlated to DFEN include ITA, PPA, and XAR.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to DFEN include DOG, SDOW, and DXD.

Yes, DFEN is a Leveraged (3x) ETF: This means that DFEN will try to match the performance of Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index, but with 3x the returns.

Yes, DFEN is a Leveraged (3x) leveraged ETF: This means that {characteristics.Identifier} will try to match the performance of Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index, but move 3x in the opposite direction.

Disclaimers

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