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Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN)

Trading--Leveraged Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
74.31 USD +2.87 (4.017%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 74.63 +0.32 (0.431%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m. EDT

DFEN is a leveraged ETF with a recent price fluctuation that shows both momentum and volatility. While the short-term price movement suggests potential for a buying opportunity, the long-term fundamentals are less compelling. The dividend yield is moderate, but the ETF's structure makes it more suitable for short-term traders. Overall, it's a speculative play with high risk and potential reward.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.111785
AutoETS0.111796
MSTL0.134088
AutoTheta0.170896

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 8.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.346
Excess Kurtosis -0.19
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 43.32

As of April 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. Calls and puts have notable activity around the current price, with increased volatility and open interest in both directions. The presence of significant strikes with high IV spikes suggests uncertainty or anticipation of major price movements. The ATM anchor positions indicate some support at current levels, but the overall positioning suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward momentum.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.06% 10.18% 8.90% 6.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.038 0.056371
2025-12-10 5.550 9.900337
2025-09-23 0.051 0.085072
2025-06-24 0.057 0.134995
2025-03-25 0.024 0.076161
2024-12-23 0.094 0.367410
2024-12-12 3.574 13.677455
2024-09-24 0.042 0.148058
2024-06-25 0.103 0.491211
2024-03-19 0.071 0.361416
2023-12-21 0.104 0.547740
2023-09-19 0.061 0.464516
2023-06-21 0.066 0.400718
2023-03-21 0.045 0.287248
2022-12-20 0.051 0.336668
2022-09-20 0.040 0.346948
2021-12-21 0.002 0.014464
2021-12-09 0.339 2.357066
2021-03-23 0.013 0.088360
2020-12-22 0.001 0.008079
2020-03-24 0.080 1.284650
2019-12-23 0.023 0.049970
2019-09-24 0.153 0.331282
2019-06-25 0.047 0.117544
2019-03-19 0.066 0.199349
2018-12-27 0.078 0.361610
2018-09-25 0.137 0.296793
2018-06-19 0.102 0.297036
2017-12-19 0.019 0.057523
2017-12-13 0.631 1.988915
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 97.75
All Time Low 0.27
Ask 76.24
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 227,830
Average Daily Volume3 Month 324,654
Average Volume 324,654
Average Volume10Days 227,830
Beta3 Year 3.39
Bid 73.8
Bid Size 100
Category Trading--Leveraged Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 78.5
Day Low 73.99
Dividend Yield 0.21
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.7155505
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 77.9028
Fifty Day Average Change -3.592804
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04611906
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 184.39491
Fifty Two Week High 97.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -23.440002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23979542
Fifty Two Week Low 23.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 50.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.1487288
Fifty Two Week Range 23.6 - 97.75
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,493,818,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.32888907
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Direxion Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,493,769,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes) in financial instruments, such as swap agreements, securities of the index, and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that track the index, that, in combination, provide 3X daily leveraged exposure to the index, consistent with the fund's investment objective. The index attempts to measure the performance of the aerospace and defense industry of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_427185794
Nav Price 71.473
Net Assets 378,640,416.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.96
Open 74.57
Phone 866-476-7523
Post Market Change 0.3199997
Post Market Change Percent 0.43062806
Post Market Price 74.63
Post Market Time 1,776,470,346
Previous Close 71.44
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.87
Regular Market Change Percent 4.01735
Regular Market Day High 78.5
Regular Market Day Low 73.99
Regular Market Day Range 73.99 - 78.5
Regular Market Open 74.57
Regular Market Previous Close 71.44
Regular Market Price 74.31
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 253,572
Short Name Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defe
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFEN
Three Year Average Return 0.6361683
Total Assets 378,640,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 43.31554
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.19189
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.19189
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 68.09745
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.2125473
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09123025
Type Disp ETF
Volume 253,572
Yield 0.0021
Ytd Return -1.19189