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PILLDirexion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares ETF

Take a bet8y track recordRanked #315 of 949 in this goal

Seeks daily investment results of 300% of the daily performance of the Index.

By Direxion Funds · Launched 2017

Annual Cost

0.98%

#5,069 of 5,861 · expensive

Fund Size

$20M

#4,473 of 5,861 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+232.1%

Track Record

8 years

#1,639 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$30,280+202.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Leveraged

Index tracked

S&P Pharmaceuticals & Medical Equipment & Devices Select Industry Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions

GOLDMAN FINANCIAL
19.0%
N/A
5.1%
DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGE
3.7%
ORGANON & COMPANY
2.8%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
1.8%
ENLIVEN THERAPEUTICS INC
1.8%
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
1.7%
OMEROS CORP
1.6%
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC
1.6%
DEFINIUM THERAPEUTICS INCDFTX
1.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
91.6%
Cash
8.4%

By sector

Healthcare
100.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
65.6%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-88.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.68Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.98Moderate 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 primarily in pharmaceutical and medical stocks to achieve 3X daily leveraged exposure to the Index. The Fund is designed to measure performance of stocks in the pharmaceuticals industry, classified under GICS, and rebalances its portfolio daily to maintain this exposure.
Inception date
November 15, 2017
Fund family
Direxion Funds

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Leveraged
Warning

Your return drifts the longer you hold

Leverage amplifies the index's daily move, by 2x or 3x. The fund resets every day, so over weeks and months your real return drifts from that multiple. It can run ahead in a smooth climb and bleed in a choppy one. Hold one for months and you own a different bet than the label suggests.

Sources: Cheng & Madhavan, 'The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs' (2009)

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-08-04