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DFEN
Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares

Price: $17.32
Change: $0.83 (0.05%)
Category: Leveraged Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $5.01
  • 52 Week Hi $71.35
  • AUM $293.3 M
  • Shares 18.4 M

Analyst Report

The Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares aims to triple the daily return of an index of defense industry stocks like Boeing, United Technologies, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

DFEN, like all leveraged products, is designed for short-term trading by sophisticated investors. DFEN rebalances daily, which means its performance over longer time periods will diverge significantly from the underlying stocks. The daily reset means that DFEN could lose money over time even if the underlying equities have posted a gain, which can come as a rude surprise to buy-and-hold investors who don’t read the fine print.

DFEN is ideal for traders looking for a way to place an ultra-short-term high-conviction wager on a rally in defense industry stocks. The management fee of 99 basis points might seem high in the world of passive investments, but it’s in line with other leveraged products and shouldn’t be a major concern for traders who plan to cash out of their positions quickly.

For longer-term investors who want passive exposure to defense stocks without the complications of leverage, BlackRock’s iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) tracks the same underlying index as DFEN, and State Street’s SPDR S&P Aerospace and Defense ETF (XAR) tracks an MSCI index and invests in many of the same companies. XAR charges a fee of 35 basis points, which is high for an index-tracking ETF but cheaper than competitors including ITA, FITE, PPA and ROKT.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 4,663,764
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 3,916,745

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Top YTD Performer FNGU 0.95% $1.0 B 720,584 285.17%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

38
Number of Holdings
81.07%
% Assets in Top 10
94.10%
% Assets in Top 15
100.02%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
38
Rank
39 of 134
Low
YANG (1)
High
UWM (2007)
% Assets in Top 10
81.07%
Rank
49 of 134
Low
SDYL (17.45%)
High
FNGD (112.89%)
% Assets in Top 15
94.10%
Rank
79 of 134
Low
FEUL (21.96%)
High
TPOR (116.98%)
% Assets in Top 50
100.02%
Rank
11 of 134
Low
FEUL (41.61%)
High
TECL (143.51%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

DFEN Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
22.3
Rank
18 of 31
Low
BNKU (3.26)
High
UBOT (35.78)

DFEN Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.08
Dividend Date
2020-03-24
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.10

$0.08
Dividend
2020-03-24
Dividend Date
$0.10
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
0.62%
Rank
43 of 117
Low
UBOT (0.01%)
High
BDCY (12.04%)

DFEN Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 6.91 M 1 Month Net Flows: -45.04 M 3 Month Net Flows: -27.39 M 6 Month Net Flows: 88.25 M 1 Year Net Flows: 213.86 M 3 Year Net Flows: 206.27 M 5 Year Net Flows: 238.78 M 10 Year Net Flows: 238.78 M

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for DFEN on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Leveraged Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Expenses n/a n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

DFEN Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.534%
ETF Wtd. Average
-0.13%
Category Average
1.02%
Expense Ratio
0.98%
Rank
88 of 145
Low
SDYL (0.30%)
High
BDCY (1.65%)
ESG Themes and Scores
6.37/10
ESG Score
68.3%
Global Percentile
0.0%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      0.11%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      29.04
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      0.11%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      52.78%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

DFEN Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

0.99%
1 Week Return
60.52%
4 Week Return
41.04%
13 Week Return
3.71%
26 Week Return
-69.52%
Year to Date Return
-70.59%
1 Year Return
-57.17%
3 Year Return
No Ranking Available
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
0.99%
Rank
66 of 144
Low
LABD (-15.45%)
High
LABU (16.48%)
4 Week Return
60.52%
Rank
9 of 145
Low
NRGD (-75.55%)
High
NRGU (119.87%)
13 Week Return
41.04%
Rank
19 of 145
Low
NRGD (-65.08%)
High
MEXX (108.75%)
26 Week Return
3.71%
Rank
86 of 145
Low
FNGD (-79.81%)
High
FNGU (186.78%)
Year to Date Return
-69.52%
Rank
115 of 143
Low
GUSH (-97.55%)
High
FNGU (285.17%)
1 Year Return
-70.59%
Rank
114 of 142
Low
GUSH (-96.33%)
High
FNGU (406.09%)
3 Year Return
-57.17%
Rank
68 of 108
Low
GUSH (-99.68%)
High
TQQQ (267.92%)
5 Year Return
No Ranking Available
Rank
N/A
Low
JDST (-99.99%)
High
SOXL (1390.19%)

 
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DFEN Price and Volume Chart

DFEN Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
352.59%
Rank
45 of 145
Low
REW (3.65%)
High
SOXL (1123.54%)
20 Day Volatility
98.05%
Rank
21 of 145
Low
RXL (21.54%)
High
NRGD (315.93%)
50 Day Volatility
90.00%
Rank
19 of 145
Low
LTL (30.45%)
High
NRGD (227.50%)
200 Day Volatility
83.71%
Rank
26 of 145
Low
BDCX (26.98%)
High
NRGD (180.99%)
Beta
3.34
Rank
25 of 145
Low
DRIP (-5.3)
High
GUSH (6.25)
Standard Deviation
21.23%
Rank
48 of 142
Low
SDP (2.32%)
High
GUSH (451.89%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $15.06
  • 60 Day MA $12.30
  • MACD 15 Period 1.40
  • MACD 100 Period 5.07
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 18.65
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 7.38
  • RSI 10 Day 67
  • RSI 20 Day 64
  • RSI 30 Day 61
  • Ultimate Oscillator 58

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $15.08
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $17.75
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $11.24
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $18.83
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $7.63
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $19.12

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $16.65
  • Support Level 2 $15.97
  • Resistance Level 1 $17.93
  • Resistance Level 2 $18.53

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 51.09
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 57.53
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 47.12
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 56.21

Fact Sheet

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