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Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares (BRZU)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US25460G7088

CUSIP

25460G708

Issuer

Direxion

Inception Date

Apr 1, 2020

Region

Latin America (Brazil)

Leveraged

3x

Index Tracked

MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

BRZU has a high expense ratio of 1.29%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares (BRZU) returned 48.89% year-to-date (YTD) and -19.56% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BRZU returned -28.31% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.86%.


BRZU

YTD

48.89%

1M

23.54%

6M

7.26%

1Y

-19.56%

3Y*

-7.83%

5Y*

8.17%

10Y*

-28.31%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.39%

1M

12.89%

6M

1.19%

1Y

12.45%

3Y*

15.19%

5Y*

14.95%

10Y*

10.86%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202525.62%-10.05%13.55%7.68%7.76%48.89%
2024-12.00%-0.34%-4.10%-9.42%-9.74%-9.99%2.03%15.07%-3.70%-11.84%-17.00%-16.15%-57.07%
202316.00%-19.95%-0.58%5.62%2.73%31.93%8.13%-17.93%-2.03%-7.14%29.82%12.26%55.48%
202225.98%7.84%30.91%-25.81%14.12%-34.72%11.57%9.22%-7.50%19.00%-8.93%-9.82%8.30%
2021-16.00%-14.19%8.95%12.08%18.86%11.34%-16.35%-5.59%-22.91%-17.98%-2.69%7.40%-39.23%
2020-23.14%-34.64%-92.16%6.17%18.02%12.07%25.79%-16.52%-15.52%-6.24%50.91%24.72%-91.34%
201962.76%-16.24%-17.69%1.28%-0.70%17.34%4.01%-25.26%7.28%16.12%-15.17%44.34%57.02%
201849.73%-9.67%-5.95%-17.70%-42.28%-26.87%38.65%-30.15%9.16%57.17%-6.02%-9.01%-37.21%
201733.17%5.42%-5.53%-4.01%-28.61%-7.76%34.84%17.04%11.98%-12.15%-12.79%15.25%30.80%
2016-16.60%2.99%93.99%35.41%-38.20%62.00%31.66%0.61%-1.95%39.13%-34.08%-0.77%166.98%
2015-20.09%6.96%-32.80%50.40%-30.62%8.79%-34.96%-37.17%-35.80%8.96%-8.53%-22.57%-86.80%
2014-33.14%11.76%29.20%12.63%-4.41%13.49%3.27%33.92%-49.12%-10.17%-12.72%-33.16%-56.49%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of BRZU is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BRZU is 88
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BRZU is 66
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BRZU is 88
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BRZU is 88
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BRZU is 88
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BRZU is 77
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 Brazil Bull 2X Shares (BRZU) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 20, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.40
  • 5-Year: 0.14
  • 10-Year: -0.31
  • All Time: -0.39

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares provided a 5.38% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.32 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.0020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$3.32$3.62$3.33$3.22$4.18$0.92$12.88$9.07$10.36

Dividend yield

5.38%8.73%3.24%4.70%6.29%0.79%0.95%1.04%0.73%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03
2024$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$1.39$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$1.49$3.62
2023$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$1.11$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$1.79$3.33
2022$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.84$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$2.15$3.22
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.59$4.18
2020$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.92
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$6.90$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.99$12.88
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.82$0.00$0.00$5.25$9.07
2017$10.36$10.36

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Direxion Daily Brazil 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 Brazil Bull 2X Shares was 99.71%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X Shares drawdown is 99.46%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-99.71%Apr 12, 20131737Mar 23, 2020

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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