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Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares (SPDN)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
8.49 USD +0.01 (0.118%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 8.51 +0.02 (0.236%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:50 a.m. EDT

This is a leveraged inverse ETF designed to profit from a falling S&P 500, and the data confirms the market is currently pricing in continued weakness. The long-term rating is effectively zero because the underlying asset class has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline (-74% over nine years) with three consecutive years of negative returns; buying this instrument is betting against a trend that has been relentlessly downward for nearly a decade. While the short-term rating sits at neutral due to the statistical model showing a flat 45-day outlook, the overwhelming options flow is screaming 'sell,' suggesting that even a flat market might not be enough to reverse the heavy selling pressure. The dividend yield is misleading; while the percentage looks attractive, the payout amounts have been slashed drastically over the last few years (dropping from $0.26+ to $0.07), indicating the fund is eroding capital to maintain the yield rather than generating sustainable income. This is a speculative vehicle for bearish bets, not a long-term investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.012437
AutoTheta0.019036
MSTL0.021457
AutoETS0.025699

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 2.01
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.307
Excess Kurtosis -0.07

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for further declines. Call volume is negligible compared to put volume, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing significant open interest relative to calls. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts than calls, indicating a fear premium for downside moves. The lack of call activity suggests a consensus view that the asset will continue to drift lower.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.79% 3.10% 4.40% 3.32%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 0.070 0.794552
2026-03-24 0.052 0.525253
2025-12-23 0.075 0.803859
2025-09-23 0.094 0.975104
2025-06-24 0.135 1.288783
2025-03-25 0.079 0.702222
2024-12-23 0.137 1.265589
2024-09-24 0.146 1.300089
2024-06-25 0.163 1.389599
2024-03-19 0.140 1.138211
2023-12-21 0.212 1.589205
2023-09-19 0.205 1.433566
2023-06-21 0.265 1.825069
2023-03-21 0.094 0.592313
2022-12-20 0.133 0.802655
2022-09-20 0.025 0.150331
2020-03-24 0.018 0.059801
2019-12-23 0.074 0.302658
2019-09-24 0.111 0.416354
2019-06-25 0.122 0.448414
2019-03-19 0.153 0.545066
2018-12-27 0.109 0.339882
2018-09-25 0.114 0.411404
2018-06-19 0.140 0.477979
2018-03-20 0.031 0.103540
2017-12-19 0.053 0.173543
2017-09-19 0.038 0.115854
2017-06-20 0.037 0.109403
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.34

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 42.2
All Time Low 8.36
Ask 8.51
Ask Size 690,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 28,735,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 43,262,441
Average Volume 43,262,441
Average Volume10Days 28,735,050
Beta3 Year -0.96
Bid 8.49
Bid Size 633,200
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 8.51
Day Low 8.435
Dividend Yield 3.34
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 8.63
Fifty Day Average Change -0.14000034
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01622252
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -15.773809
Fifty Two Week High 10.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.79
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17412451
Fifty Two Week Low 8.36
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.13000011
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.015550254
Fifty Two Week Range 8.36 - 10.28
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,465,565,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0782763
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.0100002
Fullday Change Percent 0.117927
Fullday Price 8.51
Fund Family Direxion Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,465,344,000
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 index is designed to be comprised of stocks that are the 500 leading, large-cap U.S.-listed issuers. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in swap agreements, futures contracts, short positions or other financial instruments that provide inverse (opposite) or short daily exposure to the index or to ETFs that track the index, which, in combination, provider returns consistent with the objective. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_340852490
Nav Price 8.473
Net Assets 228,784,112.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.48
Open 8.47
Phone 866-476-7523
Post Market Change 0.020000458
Post Market Change Percent 0.23557666
Post Market Price 8.51
Post Market Time 1,787,961,552
Previous Close 8.48
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0100002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.117927
Regular Market Day High 8.51
Regular Market Day Low 8.435
Regular Market Day Range 8.435 - 8.51
Regular Market Open 8.47
Regular Market Previous Close 8.48
Regular Market Price 8.49
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 42,841,091
Short Name Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X
Source Interval 15
Symbol SPDN
Three Year Average Return -0.1277353
Total Assets 228,784,112
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.72828
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.72828
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.162175
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.6721754
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.073364176
Type Disp ETF
Volume 42,841,091
Yield 0.0334
Ytd Return -6.41739