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Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (RETL)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US25459W4179

CUSIP

25459W417

Issuer

Direxion

Inception Date

Jul 14, 2010

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

3x

Index Tracked

Russell 1000 Retail Index (300%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

RETL has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (RETL) returned -26.02% year-to-date (YTD) and -28.24% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RETL returned -4.77% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.


RETL

YTD

-26.02%

1M

47.37%

6M

-26.17%

1Y

-28.24%

5Y*

14.35%

10Y*

-4.77%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.60%

1M

9.64%

6M

-0.54%

1Y

11.47%

5Y*

15.67%

10Y*

10.79%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.01%-22.55%-20.64%-8.67%30.47%-26.02%
2024-16.23%34.82%9.49%-26.07%22.02%-8.90%11.41%-10.73%4.26%-11.87%32.66%-11.05%9.59%
202352.37%-17.75%-14.93%-10.84%-22.49%38.62%18.09%-16.04%-16.21%-11.70%28.66%38.65%33.61%
2022-28.49%-18.23%-9.86%-22.40%-23.76%-33.80%25.83%-5.19%-31.32%32.90%17.52%-27.34%-80.80%
2021124.71%-29.87%36.38%11.76%-0.50%11.83%-7.44%0.89%-17.18%12.02%-3.02%-10.47%101.03%
2020-19.08%-19.87%-68.33%69.69%34.29%12.04%31.44%30.27%-13.13%-1.97%74.23%22.88%63.63%
201923.18%11.35%-6.30%3.91%-33.99%18.65%1.04%-22.30%21.59%2.79%10.45%8.87%23.40%
201812.99%-13.56%-6.82%4.58%6.97%15.10%5.57%13.93%-5.32%-22.79%-6.48%-32.77%-35.21%
2017-6.08%-2.48%-5.38%3.79%-15.98%0.76%0.68%-14.71%22.48%-16.24%33.51%10.19%-1.31%
2016-15.54%-3.43%21.66%-1.04%5.68%-1.05%18.01%-6.34%-0.40%-8.98%8.37%-11.02%-0.78%
20150.82%20.49%1.69%-6.63%2.36%-1.14%21.15%-11.98%-5.14%19.09%4.88%-2.16%44.28%
2014-21.90%17.05%-7.62%-6.81%-0.50%5.19%-4.21%24.41%-3.19%4.76%26.90%5.07%32.73%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of RETL 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 RETL is 88
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of RETL is 66
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of RETL is 1212
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of RETL is 1212
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of RETL is 66
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of RETL is 55
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 Retail Bull 3X Shares (RETL) 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 Retail Bull 3X Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 16, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.39
  • 5-Year: 0.16
  • 10-Year: -0.06
  • All Time: 0.20

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 Retail Bull 3X 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 Retail Bull 3X Shares provided a 1.46% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.11 per share.


0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$0.11$0.11$0.12$0.05$0.08$0.03$0.10$0.11$0.00$0.38

Dividend yield

1.46%1.13%1.35%0.71%0.22%0.19%0.92%1.19%0.01%2.60%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X 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$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.11
2023$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.12
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.05
2021$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.08
2020$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10
2018$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.11
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016$0.38$0.38

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 Retail Bull 3X 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 Retail Bull 3X Shares was 92.00%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares drawdown is 86.49%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-92%Nov 17, 2021850Apr 8, 2025
-91.51%Aug 24, 2018405Apr 3, 2020191Jan 6, 2021596
-54.17%Dec 9, 2016175Aug 21, 2017209Jun 20, 2018384
-47.45%Jan 28, 20214Feb 2, 2021100Jun 25, 2021104
-39.77%Dec 9, 201541Feb 8, 2016103Jul 6, 2016144

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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