DFENDirexion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares
Seeks daily investment results of 300% of the daily performance of the Index.
By Direxion Funds · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
0.96%
#5,141 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$335M
#1,987 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
-7.2%
Track Record
9 years
#1,538 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,496-5.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaStrategy
Leveraged
Sector
IndustrialsIndex tracked
Dow Jones US Select Aerospace & Defense Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions
DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGE
20.4%
GE AEROSPACE
13.7%
RTX Corp.
10.7%
BOEING COMPANY (THE)
7.2%
GOLDMAN SACHS LIQ ES FD A
3.8%
GOLDMAN FINANCIAL
3.7%
General Dynamics Corporation
3.4%
Howmet Aerospace Inc
3.4%
Transdigm Group Inc.
3.2%
L3 Harris Technologies Inc
3.1%
Asset allocation
Other
72.0%
Stocks
24.2%
Cash
3.7%
By sector
Industrials
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
70.3%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-91.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.53Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.68Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks daily investment results of 300% of the daily performance of the Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 80% of net assets in financial instruments and securities of the Index to achieve 3X daily leveraged exposure. Focuses on the U.S. aerospace and defense sector, utilizing swaps and futures for leveraged results.
- Inception date
- May 3, 2017
- Fund family
- Direxion Funds
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Data updated on 2026-09-18