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ISIN
US25459Y6941
CUSIP
25459Y694
Issuer
Direxion
Inception Date
Nov 6, 2008
Region
North America (U.S.)
Leveraged
3x
Index Tracked
Financial Select Sector Index
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend
Assets Under Management
$2B

Highlights

Avg. Volume (1M)
494K
Avg. Volume Value (1M)
$83.31M

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Performance

FAS Performance Chart

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) is up 4.3% since the beginning of the year. FAS is currently trading at $174 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FAS shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,873.


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Benchmark

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Returns By Period

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) has returned 4.28% so far this year and 20.90% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, FAS has achieved an annualized return of 22.40%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% per year.


Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF

1D
-0.26%
1M
6.21%
6M
13.95%
YTD
4.28%
1Y
20.90%
3Y*
39.15%
5Y*
13.37%
10Y*
22.40%
ALL TIME*
14.10%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
0.70%
1M
0.09%
6M
7.94%
YTD
9.41%
1Y
20.07%
3Y*
17.84%
5Y*
11.25%
10Y*
13.26%
ALL TIME*
8.09%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

FAS Monthly Returns History

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 19, 2008, FAS's average daily return is +0.16%, while the average monthly return is +2.66%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 2.2 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +52.6%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -64.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, FAS closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 23, 2009 with a return of +41.3%, while the worst single day was Dec 1, 2008 at -43.0%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026-8.49%-12.50%-11.64%16.39%-4.38%12.00%18.24%4.28%
202518.90%2.82%-14.08%-12.24%12.42%8.41%-1.32%8.20%-0.96%-9.72%4.43%8.47%21.48%
20247.68%11.28%13.69%-13.17%8.13%-3.88%18.64%11.89%-2.95%6.56%31.59%-16.94%84.47%
202320.11%-7.72%-29.04%8.43%-13.96%19.38%13.86%-9.08%-10.33%-9.05%34.33%15.67%14.92%
2022-2.15%-5.65%-2.59%-29.23%8.38%-29.89%21.30%-7.53%-23.17%36.01%19.63%-16.22%-43.19%
2021-6.23%36.50%16.94%19.04%12.55%-10.10%-2.12%16.14%-6.83%25.18%-15.91%7.77%116.59%

Benchmark Metrics

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF has an annualized alpha of -7.24%, beta of 3.47, and R2 of 0.75 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 19, 2008.

  • This ETF captured 401.14% of S&P 500 Index gains and 234.95% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
  • This ETF had an annualized alpha of -7.24% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
  • Beta of 3.47 means this ETF moves significantly more than S&P 500 Index - expect amplified gains in rallies and amplified losses in downturns.

Alpha
-7.24%
Beta
3.47
0.75
Upside Capture
401.14%
Downside Capture
234.95%

Expense Ratio

FAS has an expense ratio of 0.88%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

FAS ranks 19 for risk / return — above 19% of ETFs peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is below most peers; review the five component ranks for context.


FAS Risk / Return Rank: 1919
Overall Rank
FAS Sharpe Ratio Rank: 1919
Sharpe Ratio Rank
FAS Sortino Ratio Rank: 2121
Sortino Ratio Rank
FAS Omega Ratio Rank: 2121
Omega Ratio Rank
FAS Calmar Ratio Rank: 1717
Calmar Ratio Rank
FAS Martin Ratio Rank: 1717
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) uses a weighted average of the Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Calmar, and Martin percentile ranks for the trailing 12 months. Higher means stronger historical risk-adjusted performance within the peer group.

Risk / Return Metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Values are calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. Risk-adjusted metrics are more stable over longer periods — use the period switch above to explore them.


FASBenchmarkDifference
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility

-1.09

Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk

-1.25

Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability

1.09

1.25

-0.16

Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown

0.35

2.00

-1.65

Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown

0.78

8.49

-7.71

Dividends

Dividend History

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF provided a 8.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $14.00 per share.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.00$14.00201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202520242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$14.00$13.82$1.14$1.46$0.67$0.78$0.29$0.58$0.64$0.08

Dividend yield

8.05%8.21%0.76%1.77%0.91%0.60%0.47%0.62%1.43%0.11%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$1.13
2025$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$12.48$13.82
2024$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.19$1.14
2023$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.38$1.46
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.67
2021$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.78

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 Financial Bull 3X ETF. 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 Financial Bull 3X ETF was 91.61%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1208 trading sessions.

The current Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF drawdown is 4.32%.


Drawdown

Fall

Recovery

Underwater

Related event

-91.61%Mar 2009
2mo 27d4y 9mo
5y 12dDec 2008 - Dec 2013
Financial crisis2007–2009
-85.99%Mar 2020
1mo 4d1y 1mo
1y 2moFeb 2020 - Apr 2021
COVID crash2020
-66.88%Oct 2023
1y 9mo11mo 25d
2y 9moJan 2022 - Oct 2024
-53.73%Dec 2018
10mo 29d7mo 2d
1y 5moJan 2018 - Jul 2019
Rate-hike selloffLate 2018
-53.35%Feb 2016
6mo 23d9mo 7d
1y 3moJul 2015 - Nov 2016

Drawdown Indicators


FASBenchmarkDifference

Max Drawdown

Largest peak-to-trough decline

-91.61%

-56.78%

-34.83%

Max Drawdown (1Y)

Largest decline over 1 year

-40.88%

-9.10%

-31.78%

Max Drawdown (3Y)

Largest decline over 3 years

-43.10%

-18.90%

-24.20%

Max Drawdown (5Y)

Largest decline over 5 years

-66.88%

-25.43%

-41.45%

Max Drawdown (10Y)

Largest decline over 10 years

-85.99%

-33.92%

-52.07%

Current Drawdown

Current decline from peak

-4.32%

-1.58%

-2.74%

Average Drawdown

Average peak-to-trough decline

-30.97%

-10.70%

-20.27%

Ulcer Index

Depth and duration of drawdowns from previous peaks

18.40%

2.14%

+16.26%

Volatility

Volatility Chart

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