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Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares (SPXL)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US25459W8626

CUSIP

25459W862

Issuer

Direxion

Inception Date

Nov 5, 2008

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

3x

Index Tracked

S&P 500 Index (300%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

SPXL has a high expense ratio of 1.02%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares (SPXL) returned -10.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.27% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SPXL delivered an annualized return of 21.33%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.


SPXL

YTD

-10.41%

1M

30.16%

6M

-16.28%

1Y

17.27%

5Y*

36.05%

10Y*

21.33%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.08%

1M

9.75%

6M

-1.63%

1Y

12.74%

5Y*

15.66%

10Y*

10.77%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20256.69%-5.06%-17.57%-8.76%17.61%-10.41%
20243.43%14.75%8.93%-12.99%14.30%9.83%1.81%5.02%5.10%-4.04%17.39%-8.49%63.61%
202318.26%-8.60%9.45%3.68%-0.05%19.01%9.01%-6.30%-14.73%-7.88%28.25%12.90%69.48%
2022-15.80%-9.91%10.13%-25.43%-2.12%-24.91%28.78%-13.32%-26.82%23.18%14.53%-17.67%-56.55%
2021-3.76%7.88%13.25%16.21%1.35%6.57%6.85%8.96%-13.78%21.73%-2.66%13.23%98.75%
2020-0.88%-23.27%-48.17%37.24%13.37%3.27%17.70%21.93%-12.23%-8.58%35.21%11.19%9.64%
201924.01%9.26%4.89%11.85%-18.70%21.45%3.58%-6.67%5.38%5.60%10.83%8.37%102.80%
201816.94%-12.75%-8.71%-0.17%6.50%1.49%10.44%9.27%1.27%-20.82%4.30%-26.17%-25.11%
20175.01%11.87%-0.18%2.70%3.73%1.43%5.86%0.19%5.61%6.91%8.83%3.58%71.03%
2016-15.67%-1.43%21.34%0.78%4.70%-0.27%11.20%0.00%-0.64%-5.66%10.87%6.00%30.01%
2015-9.27%17.31%-5.28%2.62%3.42%-6.27%6.09%-18.90%-8.75%26.86%0.62%-5.99%-5.52%
2014-10.77%13.81%2.05%1.62%6.44%6.32%-4.50%11.99%-4.54%6.11%8.30%-1.68%37.49%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SPXL is 41, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SPXL is 4141
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SPXL is 3131
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SPXL is 4747
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SPXL is 5050
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SPXL is 4040
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SPXL is 3636
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 S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares (SPXL) 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 S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.30
  • 5-Year: 0.68
  • 10-Year: 0.39
  • All Time: 0.47

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 S&P 500 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 S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares provided a 0.89% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.35 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$1.35$1.25$1.02$0.20$0.16$0.16$0.56$0.34$1.72

Dividend yield

0.89%0.74%0.98%0.33%0.11%0.22%0.84%1.02%3.88%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Direxion Daily S&P 500 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$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.49
2024$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.32$1.25
2023$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.30$1.02
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.20
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.16
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.16
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.56
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.34
2017$1.72$1.72

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 S&P 500 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 S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares was 76.86%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 202 trading sessions.

The current Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares drawdown is 19.98%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-76.86%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020202Jan 8, 2021225
-71.32%Nov 6, 200883Mar 9, 2009132Sep 15, 2009215
-63.8%Jan 4, 2022195Oct 12, 2022418Jun 12, 2024613
-53.81%May 2, 2011108Oct 3, 2011239Sep 13, 2012347
-50.17%Sep 21, 201865Dec 24, 2018137Jul 12, 2019202

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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