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{{Short description|American financial institution}}
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| name = Direxion
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}} in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], United States
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'''Direxion''' is a provider of financial products known for its [[leveraged ETFs]]. The company has offices in the United States and Hong Kong.
'''Direxion''' is a provider of financial products known for its [[leveraged ETFs]]. Founded in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], the company also has offices in [[New York City]], [[Boston]], and [[Hong Kong]].


==History==
==History==
Direxion was founded in 1997 under the name Potomac Funds as a provider of [[mutual fund]]s. The original name referred to the [[Potomac River]] near the company's first office in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref name="FinancialPlanning20060513">{{cite news|url=https://www.financial-planning.com/news/potomac-funds-stakes-out-new-direxion|title=Potomac Funds Stakes Out New Direxion|work=Financial Planning|date=2006-05-15|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The company began using the Direxion name in 2006. The use of the letter "X" in the new name was intended to draw attention to the leveraged index funds in the company's offerings. That year the company also opened an office in the [[Prudential Tower]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b150nw8ntz57lx/recently-rebranded-direxion-tweaks-funds|title=Recently Rebranded Direxion Tweaks Funds|work=Institutional Investor|date=2006-05-24|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In November 1997, Potomac Investments became the second company to introduce an inverse mutual fund, following a similar move by [[Rydex]] Investments in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120675127667273453|first=Shefali|last=Anand|title=Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=2008-03-29|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=http://archive.is/sXwY8|archive-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
Direxion was founded in 1997 under the name Potomac Funds as a provider of [[mutual fund]]s. The original name referred to the [[Potomac River]] near the company's first office in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref name="FinancialPlanning20060513">{{cite news|url=https://www.financial-planning.com/news/potomac-funds-stakes-out-new-direxion|title=Potomac Funds Stakes Out New Direxion|work=Financial Planning|date=2006-05-15|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> In November 1997, Potomac Funds became the second company to introduce an inverse mutual fund, following a similar move by [[Rydex]] Investments in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120675127667273453|first=Shefali|last=Anand|title=Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=2008-03-29|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200513030909/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120675127667273453|archive-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The company began using the Direxion name in 2006. The use of the letter "X" in the new name was intended to draw attention to the leveraged index funds in the company's offerings. That year the company also opened an office in the [[Prudential Tower]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b150nw8ntz57lx/recently-rebranded-direxion-tweaks-funds|title=Recently Rebranded Direxion Tweaks Funds|work=Institutional Investor|date=2006-05-24|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>


Direxion launched its first leveraged ETFs in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/etfs/direxion-expands-relative-weight-etfs/|first=Marie|last=Beerens|title=Direxion Expands Beyond Leveraged, Inverse ETFs With New Fund Suite|newspaper=Investor's Business Daily|date=2019-02-01|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In November 2008 the company was the first to offer ETFs with 3X leverage, a move that was copied some months later by its competitors [[ProShares]] and Rydex Investments. The move made it one of the fastest-growing ETF companies, with its sixteen 3X ETFs reaching a total of $3.4 billion in assets by April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/4779-etfs-with-300-leverage-inverse-power-set-to-launch.html|title=Leveraged ETFs With 300% Exposures Set To Launch|work=ETF.com|date=2008-11-03|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/5742-proshares-files-for-3x-leverage-on-97-new-etfs.html|first=Murray|last=Coleman|title=ProShares Files For 3X Leverage On 94 New ETFs|work=ETF.com|date=2009-04-22|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The move towards higher-leverage offerings by the three companies provoked scrutiny from the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and the [[Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth]], and a number of [[broker-dealer]]s stopped selling leveraged ETFs. The criticisms centered around perceived [[tracking error]]: the ETFs were designed to achieve the stated multiple of the return on the [[underlying]] on a daily basis only (with the cost of the daily [[rebalancing investments|rebalancing]] passed on to investors in the form of higher [[expense ratio]]s), but commentators suggested that some investors, even [[institutional investor]]s, had mistakenly tried to use the inverse products as a longer-term hedge against the underlying.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ipe.com/top-gear/32838.article|first=Martin|last=Steward|title=Top gear?|work=IPE Magazine|date=September 2009|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304506904575180022446144914|first=John|last=Spence|title=Leveraged ETFs Are Under SEC Scrutiny|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=2010-04-13|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=http://archive.is/4fNH5|archive-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/investment-strategy/87604/rebalancing-act-a-primer-on-leveraged-and-inverse-etfs|first=Raymund|last=Wong|title=United States: Rebalancing Act: A Primer On Leveraged and Inverse ETFs|work=Mondaq.com|date=2009-11-10|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
Direxion launched its first leveraged ETFs in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/etfs/direxion-expands-relative-weight-etfs/|first=Marie|last=Beerens|title=Direxion Expands Beyond Leveraged, Inverse ETFs With New Fund Suite|newspaper=Investor's Business Daily|date=2019-02-01|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In November 2008 the company was the first to offer ETFs with 3X leverage, a move that was copied some months later by its competitors [[ProShares]] and Rydex Investments. The move made it one of the fastest-growing ETF companies, with its sixteen 3X ETFs reaching a total of $3.4 billion in assets by April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/4779-etfs-with-300-leverage-inverse-power-set-to-launch.html|title=Leveraged ETFs With 300% Exposures Set To Launch|work=ETF.com|date=2008-11-03|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/5742-proshares-files-for-3x-leverage-on-97-new-etfs.html|first=Murray|last=Coleman|title=ProShares Files For 3X Leverage On 94 New ETFs|work=ETF.com|date=2009-04-22|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The move towards higher-leverage offerings by the three companies provoked scrutiny from the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and the [[Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth]], and a number of [[broker-dealer]]s stopped selling leveraged ETFs. The criticisms centered around perceived [[tracking error]]: the ETFs were designed to achieve the stated multiple of the return on the [[underlying]] on a daily basis only (with the cost of the daily [[rebalancing investments|rebalancing]] passed on to investors in the form of higher [[expense ratio]]s), but commentators suggested that some investors, even [[institutional investor]]s, had mistakenly tried to use the inverse products as longer-term hedges against their underlyings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ipe.com/top-gear/32838.article|first=Martin|last=Steward|title=Top gear?|work=IPE Magazine|date=September 2009|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304506904575180022446144914|first=John|last=Spence|title=Leveraged ETFs Are Under SEC Scrutiny|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=2010-04-13|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200513034824/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304506904575180022446144914|archive-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/investment-strategy/87604/rebalancing-act-a-primer-on-leveraged-and-inverse-etfs|first=Raymund|last=Wong|title=United States: Rebalancing Act: A Primer On Leveraged and Inverse ETFs|work=Mondaq.com|date=2009-11-10|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>


In December 2010, Direxion added 24 ETFs to its range of offerings, including some non-leveraged funds, and continued to expand its offering of non-leveraged funds in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://etfdb.com/2010/direxion-unveils-tidal-wave-of-etf-proposals/|first=Jared|last=Cumman|title=Direxion Unveils Tidal Wave Of ETF Proposals|publisher=ETF Database|date=2010-12-14|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/direxion-etf/direxion-to-expand-non-leveraged-etf-lineup-idUSN1E7AR0PB20111128|title=Direxion to expand non-leveraged ETF lineup|agency=Reuters|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The company's gold miner bull and bear ETFs are among the most-traded gold-related leveraged ETFs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/02/the-strange-etf-thats-doubled-this-year.html|first=Alex|last=Rosenberg|title=The strange ETF that's doubled this year|work=CNBC|date=2016-03-02|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/071116/4-most-traded-2x-and-3x-gold-etfs-dust-nugt.asp|first=David|last=Dierking|title=The 4 Most Traded 2x and 3x Gold ETFs|work=Investopedia|date=2020-04-16|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In February 2020, the company announced the launch of its first leveraged [[environmental, social and corporate governance]] fund, offering 150% long exposure and 50% short exposure respectively to the best- and worst-scoring companies in the [[MSCI]] USA ESG index, with a quarterly rebalance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/84f4193b-a3a2-4fe8-b149-d395e96619a1|first=Patrick|last=Temple-West|title=Direxion launches high-risk sustainable investment ETF|newspaper=Financial Times|date=2020-02-06|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In March 2020, amidst the [[2020 stock market crash]], Direxion announced that it would reduce the leverage of ten of its ETFs from 3x to 2x and close eight others.<ref name="Bloomberg20200323">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-23/ten-leveraged-direxion-funds-cut-exposure-amid-global-turmoil|first=Claire|last=Ballentine|title=Direxion Cuts Leverage on 10 Funds to 200%, Closes Eight Others|work=Bloomberg News|date=2020-03-23|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> This was part of a broader trend among providers of leveraged ETFs during the first quarter of 2020; nevertheless, Direxion saw [[capital inflows|inflows]] of nearly $4 billion during March 2020 alone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/leveraged-etf-blow-ups-draw-sec-scrutiny-with-jump-in-complaints|title=Leveraged ETF Blowups Draw SEC Scrutiny Amid Market Turmoil|work=Bloomberg Law|date=2020-04-04|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
In December 2010, Direxion added 24 ETFs to its range of offerings, including some non-leveraged funds, and continued to expand its offering of non-leveraged funds in 2011.<ref name="ETFDB20101214">{{cite news|url=https://etfdb.com/2010/direxion-unveils-tidal-wave-of-etf-proposals/|first=Jared|last=Cumman|title=Direxion Unveils Tidal Wave Of ETF Proposals|publisher=ETF Database|date=2010-12-14|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/direxion-etf/direxion-to-expand-non-leveraged-etf-lineup-idUSN1E7AR0PB20111128|title=Direxion to expand non-leveraged ETF lineup|work=Reuters|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> The company's gold miner bull and bear ETFs are among the most-traded gold-related leveraged ETFs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/02/the-strange-etf-thats-doubled-this-year.html|first=Alex|last=Rosenberg|title=The strange ETF that's doubled this year|work=CNBC|date=2016-03-02|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/071116/4-most-traded-2x-and-3x-gold-etfs-dust-nugt.asp|first=David|last=Dierking|title=The 4 Most Traded 2x and 3x Gold ETFs|work=Investopedia|date=2020-04-16|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> In February 2020, the company announced the launch of its first leveraged [[environmental, social and corporate governance]] fund, offering 150% long exposure and 50% short exposure respectively to the best- and worst-scoring companies in the [[MSCI]] USA ESG index, with a quarterly rebalance.<ref name="FT20200206">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/84f4193b-a3a2-4fe8-b149-d395e96619a1|first=Patrick|last=Temple-West|title=Direxion launches high-risk sustainable investment ETF|newspaper=Financial Times|date=2020-02-06|access-date=2020-05-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200206070727/https://www.ft.com/content/84f4193b-a3a2-4fe8-b149-d395e96619a1|archive-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> In March 2020, amidst the [[2020 stock market crash]], Direxion announced that it would reduce the leverage of ten of its ETFs from 3x to 2x and close eight others.<ref name="Bloomberg20200323">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-23/ten-leveraged-direxion-funds-cut-exposure-amid-global-turmoil|first=Claire|last=Ballentine|title=Direxion Cuts Leverage on 10 Funds to 200%, Closes Eight Others|work=Bloomberg News|date=2020-03-23|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> This was part of a broader trend among providers of leveraged ETFs during the first quarter of 2020; nevertheless, Direxion saw [[capital inflows|inflows]] of nearly $4 billion during March 2020 alone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/leveraged-etf-blow-ups-draw-sec-scrutiny-with-jump-in-complaints|title=Leveraged ETF Blowups Draw SEC Scrutiny Amid Market Turmoil|work=Bloomberg Law|date=2020-04-04|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>


==List of funds==
==List of funds==
{{Incomplete list|date=May 2020}}
{{Incomplete list|date=May 2020}}

===Leveraged and inverse ETFs===


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan = 3 | Bull
! colspan = 3 | Bear
! rowspan=2 | Direxion Daily
! rowspan = 2 | References
! colspan=2 | Bear 1X Shares
! colspan=2 | Bull 2X Shares
! colspan=2 | Bear 2X Shares
! colspan=2 | Bull 3X Shares
! colspan=2 | Bear 3X Shares
! rowspan=2 | References
|-
|-
! Ticker
! Ticker
! Name
! Comments
! Comments
! Ticker
! Ticker
! Comments
! Name
! Ticker
! Comments
! Ticker
! Comments
! Ticker
! Comments
! Comments
|-
|-
| S&P 500
| {{Yes|align=left|SPDN}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|SPUU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|SPXL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|SPXS}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
|
|-
| Mid Cap
|
|
| {{No|align=left|MDLL}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Oct. 2015}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|MDSS}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Yes|align=left|MIDU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|MIDU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|MIDZ}}
| {{No|align=left|MIDZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/><ref name="Zacks20151015">{{cite news|url=http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/193594/direxion-to-close-down-three-leveraged-etfs|title=Direxion To Close Down 3 Leveraged ETFs|work=Zacks.com|date=2015-10-15|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016064349/http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/193594/direxion-to-close-down-three-leveraged-etfs|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-16}}</ref><ref name="ETF20140721">{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/22704-daily-etf-watch-jp-morgan-plans-us-fund.html|first=Hung|last=Tran|title=Daily ETF Watch|work=ETF.com|date=2014-07-21|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
|-
|-
| Small Cap
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Yes|align=left|SMLL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|SMSS}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Yes|align=left|TNA}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|TNZ}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="ETFDB20101214"/><ref name="ETF20140721"/>
|-
| Regional Banks
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|DPST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DPST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|WDRW}}
| {{No|align=left|WDRW}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
|-
|-
| Gold
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|BAR}}
| {{Yes|align=left|BAR}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3x Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|BARS}}
| {{No|align=left|BARS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Gold Bear 3x Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Dec. 2014}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in December 2014}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
|-
|-
| Gold Miners Index
| {{No|align=left|MELT}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
| {{Yes|align=left|NUGT}}
| {{Yes|align=left|NUGT}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DUST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DUST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|NUGT}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|DUST}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/><ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
|-
|-
| Junior Gold Miners Index
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|JNUG}}
| {{Yes|align=left|JNUG}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|JDST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|JDST}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|JNUG}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|JDST}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
|-
|-
| Silver Miners Index
|
|
| {{No|align=left|SHNY}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2018}}
| {{No|align=left|DULL}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/first-leveraged-inverse-silver-miner-200327137.html|title=The First Leveraged, Inverse Silver Miner ETFs|work=Yahoo! Finance|date=2016-09-09|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
| Energy
| {{No|align=left|ERYY}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
| {{Yes|align=left|ERX}}
| {{Yes|align=left|ERX}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|ERY}}
| {{Yes|align=left|ERY}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|ERX}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|ERY}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/><ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
|-
|-
| S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|GUSH}}
| {{Yes|align=left|GUSH}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DRIP}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DRIP}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|GUSH}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|DRIP}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
|-
|-
| Natural Gas Related
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{No|align=left|GASL}}
| {{No|align=left|GASL}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|GASX}}
| {{No|align=left|GASX}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3554240-direxion-cuts-leverage-on-10-funds-closes-eight-funds|first=Liz|last=Kiesche|title=Direxion cuts leverage on 10 funds, closes eight funds|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2020-03-23|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3554240-direxion-cuts-leverage-on-10-funds-closes-eight-funds|first=Liz|last=Kiesche|title=Direxion cuts leverage on 10 funds, closes eight funds|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2020-03-23|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Agribusiness
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{No|align=left|COWL}}
| {{No|align=left|COWL}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Agribusiness Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|COWS}}
| {{No|align=left|COWS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Agribusiness Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/818041-direxion-closing-nine-leveraged-and-inverse-etfs|first=Ron|last=Rowland|title=Direxion Closing Nine Leveraged And Inverse ETFs|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2012-08-20|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/818041-direxion-closing-nine-leveraged-and-inverse-etfs|first=Ron|last=Rowland|title=Direxion Closing Nine Leveraged And Inverse ETFs|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2012-08-20|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Basic Materials
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{No|align=left|MATL}}
| {{No|align=left|MATL}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Basic Materials Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Oct. 2015}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in October 2015}}
| {{No|align=left|MATS}}
| {{No|align=left|MATS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Basic Materials Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| <ref name="Zacks20151015"/><ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/><ref name="Zacks20151015">{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016064349/http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/193594/direxion-to-close-down-three-leveraged-etfs|title=Direxion To Close Down 3 Leveraged ETFs|work=Zacks.com|date=2015-10-15|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016064349/http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/193594/direxion-to-close-down-three-leveraged-etfs|archive-date=2015-10-16}}</ref>
|-
|-
| S&P Biotech
| {{No|align=left|LABS}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|LABU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|LABD}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
| Consumer Staples
| {{No|align=left|SPLZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|NEED}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|LACK}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
| Cyber Security & IT
|
|
| {{No|align=left|HAKK}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sept. 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|HAKD}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/direxion-preps-for-2x-cyber-security-etfs-1435772901|first=Chris|last=Dieterich|title=Direxion Preps for 2X Cyber Security ETFs|work=Barron's|date=2015-07-01|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
| Financials
| {{No|align=left|FAZZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|FAS}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|FAZ}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
| Healthcare
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|CURE}}
| {{Yes|align=left|CURE}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|SICK}}
| {{No|align=left|SICK}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Healthcare Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2017}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
|-
| Homebuilders & Supplies
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|NAIL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|NAIL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|CLAW}}
| {{No|align=left|CLAW}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2017}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
|-
| Pharmaceutical & Medical
|
|
| {{No|align=left|PILL}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|PILS}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2017}}
| {{Yes|align=left|PILL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Recycled ticker}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| <ref name="ETFStrategy20171115">{{cite news|url=https://www.etfstrategy.com/direxion-launches-3x-leveraged-pharmaceuticals-etf-20394/|first=George|last=Watson|title=Direxion launches 3x leveraged pharmaceuticals ETF|work=ETF Strategy|date=2017-11-15|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
| Retail
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|RETL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|RETL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|RETS}}
| {{No|align=left|RETS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Retail Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
|-
|-
| Semiconductors
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|SOXL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|SOXS}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
|-
| Technology
| {{No|align=left|TECZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|TECL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|TECS}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/>
|-
| Utilities
| {{No|align=left|UTLZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|UTLL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|UTLS}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| <ref name="Barrons20170905"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://etfdailynews.com/news/direxion-files-for-16-new-leveraged-bull-and-bear-etfs/|title=Direxion Files for 16 New Leveraged Bull And Bear ETFs|work=ETF Daily News|date=2010-06-28|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
| BRIC
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{No|align=left|BRIL}}
| {{No|align=left|BRIL}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily BRIC Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|BRIS}}
| {{No|align=left|BRIS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily BRIC Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
|-
|-
| MSCI Developed Markets
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|DZK}}
| {{Yes|align=left|DZK}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Developed Markets Bull 3X Share}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|DPK}}
| {{No|align=left|DPK}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Developed Markets Bear 3X Share}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
|-
|-
| FTSE Europe
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|EURL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|EURL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily FTSE Europe Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|EURZ}}
| {{No|align=left|EURZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily FTSE Europe Bear 3x Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2014}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2014}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
|-
|-
| MSCI European Financials
| {{No|align=left|EUFL}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI European Financials Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|EUFS}}
| {{No|align=left|EUFS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI European Financials Bear 1X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2017}}
| {{No|align=left|EUFL}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/><ref name="Barrons20170905">{{cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/12-inverse-and-leveraged-etfs-to-bite-the-dust-1504633347|first=Crystal|last=Kim|title=12 Inverse and Leveraged ETFs to Bite the Dust|work=Barron's|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/><ref name="Barrons20170905">{{cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/12-inverse-and-leveraged-etfs-to-bite-the-dust-1504633347|first=Crystal|last=Kim|title=12 Inverse and Leveraged ETFs to Bite the Dust|work=Barron's|date=2017-09-05|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909143650/https://www.barrons.com/articles/12-inverse-and-leveraged-etfs-to-bite-the-dust-1504633347|archive-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>
|-
|-
| MSCI Brazil
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|BRZU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|BRZU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
|
|
| {{No|align=left|BRZU}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|BRZS}}
| {{No|align=left|BRZS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2014}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2014}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/><ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/2779075-direxion-to-shut-down-bars-the-3x-gold-bear-etf-etf-news-and-commentary|title=Direxion To Shut Down BARS, The 3x Gold Bear ETF|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2014-12-24|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/><ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224">{{cite news|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/2779075-direxion-to-shut-down-bars-the-3x-gold-bear-etf-etf-news-and-commentary|title=Direxion To Shut Down BARS, The 3x Gold Bear ETF|work=Seeking Alpha|date=2014-12-24|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
| CSI 300 China A Share
| {{Yes|align=left|CHAD}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|CHAU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/direxion-launches-leveraged-china-share-193358925.html|first=David|last=Fabian|title=Direxion Launches New Leveraged China A-Share ETF|work=Yahoo! Finance|date=2015-04-23|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
|-
| MSCI India
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|INDL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|INDL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI India Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|INDZ}}
| {{No|align=left|INDZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily India Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://etfdailynews.com/news/this-bearish-3x-india-etf-will-liquidate-in-september-indz/|first=Christian|last=Magoon|title=This Bearish 3X India ETF Will Liquidate In September (INDZ)|work=ETF Daily News|date=2012-08-07|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://etfdailynews.com/news/this-bearish-3x-india-etf-will-liquidate-in-september-indz/|first=Christian|last=Magoon|title=This Bearish 3X India ETF Will Liquidate In September (INDZ)|work=ETF Daily News|date=2012-08-07|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
|-
| MSCI Japan
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|JPNL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|JPNL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Japan Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|JPNS}}
| {{No|align=left|JPNS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Japan Bear 3x Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2014}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2014}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/19124-direxion-debuts-bullbear-3x-japan-etfs.html|first=Olly|last=Ludwig|title=Direxion Debuts Bull/Bear 3X Japan ETFs|work=ETF.com|date=2013-06-26|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.etf.com/sections/features/19124-direxion-debuts-bullbear-3x-japan-etfs.html|first=Olly|last=Ludwig|title=Direxion Debuts Bull/Bear 3X Japan ETFs|work=ETF.com|date=2013-06-26|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Latin America
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|LBJ}}
| {{Yes|align=left|LBJ}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Latin America Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|LHB}}
| {{No|align=left|LHB}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Latin America Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2012}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2012}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20120820"/>
|-
|-
| MSCI Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|MEXX}}
| {{Yes|align=left|MEXX}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Mexico Bull 3X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Direxion Daily MSCI Mexico Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered but never offered}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/direxion-files-8-new-triple-leveraged-global-etfs-2013-04-10|title=Direxion Files For 8 New Triple-Leveraged Global ETFs|work=Nasdaq.com|date=2013-04-10|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/direxion-files-8-new-triple-leveraged-global-etfs-2013-04-10|title=Direxion Files For 8 New Triple-Leveraged Global ETFs|work=Nasdaq.com|date=2013-04-10|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Russia
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|RUSL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|RUSL}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily Russia Bull 2X Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|3X until May 2020}}
|
|
| {{No|align=left|RUSL}}
| {{No|align=left|Became 2X in May 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|RUSS}}
| {{No|align=left|RUSS}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
| <ref name="Bloomberg20200323"/>
|-
|-
| South Korea
|
|
|
|
|
|
| {{Yes|align=left|KORU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|KORU}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Daily South Korea Bear 3x Shares}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{No|align=left|KORZ}}
| {{No|align=left|KORZ}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily South Korea Bear 3x Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Sep. 2014}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in September 2014}}
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20141224"/>
|-
|-
| 7-10 Year Treasury
|
|
|
|
| {{No|align=left|SYTL}}
|
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Oct. 2015}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|SYTS}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Yes|align=left|TYD}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Yes|align=left|TYO}}
| {{Yes|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| <ref name="Zacks20151015"/><ref name="ETF20140721"/>
|-
| Total Bond Market
| {{No|align=left|SAGG}}
| {{No|align=left|SAGG}}
| {{No|align=left|Direxion Daily Total Bond Market Bear 1X Shares}}
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated Apr. 2020}}
|
| {{No|align=left|Liquidated in April 2020}}
|
| <ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
|
|
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|&nbsp;}}
| {{Maybe|align=left|Registered, never offered}}
| <ref name="ETFDB20101214"/><ref name="SeekingAlpha20200323"/>
|-
|}

===Thematic and other funds===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ticker
! Name
! Comments
! References
|-
| {{Yes|align=left|ESNG}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion MSCI USA ESG - Leaders vs. Laggards ETF}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Registered in February 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|<ref name="FT20200206"/>}}
|-
| {{Yes|align=left|WFH}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Direxion Work From Home ETF}}
| {{Yes|align=left|Registered in April 2020}}
| {{Yes|align=left|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/-work-from-home-etf-from-direxion-will-track-world-s-new-normal|first=Katherine|last=Greifeld|title=There's a Work-From-Home ETF Coming and Its Ticker is WFH|work=Bloomberg Quint|date=2020-04-08|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200514070310/https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/-work-from-home-etf-from-direxion-will-track-world-s-new-normal|archive-date=2020-05-14}}</ref>}}
|-
|}
|}


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*{{official|https://www.direxion.com/}}


[[:Category:Financial services companies established in 1997]]
[[Category:Financial services companies established in 1997]]

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Direxion
FormerlyPotomac Funds
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinance
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997) in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
ProductsLeveraged, inverse, and thematic exchange-traded funds
Websitedirexion.com

Direxion is a provider of financial products known for its leveraged ETFs. Founded in Alexandria, Virginia, the company also has offices in New York City, Boston, and Hong Kong.

History

[edit]

Direxion was founded in 1997 under the name Potomac Funds as a provider of mutual funds. The original name referred to the Potomac River near the company's first office in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] In November 1997, Potomac Funds became the second company to introduce an inverse mutual fund, following a similar move by Rydex Investments in 1994.[2] The company began using the Direxion name in 2006. The use of the letter "X" in the new name was intended to draw attention to the leveraged index funds in the company's offerings. That year the company also opened an office in the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]

Direxion launched its first leveraged ETFs in 2008.[4] In November 2008 the company was the first to offer ETFs with 3X leverage, a move that was copied some months later by its competitors ProShares and Rydex Investments. The move made it one of the fastest-growing ETF companies, with its sixteen 3X ETFs reaching a total of $3.4 billion in assets by April 2009.[5][6] The move towards higher-leverage offerings by the three companies provoked scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a number of broker-dealers stopped selling leveraged ETFs. The criticisms centered around perceived tracking error: the ETFs were designed to achieve the stated multiple of the return on the underlying on a daily basis only (with the cost of the daily rebalancing passed on to investors in the form of higher expense ratios), but commentators suggested that some investors, even institutional investors, had mistakenly tried to use the inverse products as longer-term hedges against their underlyings.[7][8][9]

In December 2010, Direxion added 24 ETFs to its range of offerings, including some non-leveraged funds, and continued to expand its offering of non-leveraged funds in 2011.[10][11] The company's gold miner bull and bear ETFs are among the most-traded gold-related leveraged ETFs.[12][13] In February 2020, the company announced the launch of its first leveraged environmental, social and corporate governance fund, offering 150% long exposure and 50% short exposure respectively to the best- and worst-scoring companies in the MSCI USA ESG index, with a quarterly rebalance.[14] In March 2020, amidst the 2020 stock market crash, Direxion announced that it would reduce the leverage of ten of its ETFs from 3x to 2x and close eight others.[15] This was part of a broader trend among providers of leveraged ETFs during the first quarter of 2020; nevertheless, Direxion saw inflows of nearly $4 billion during March 2020 alone.[16]

List of funds

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Leveraged and inverse ETFs

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Direxion Daily Bear 1X Shares Bull 2X Shares Bear 2X Shares Bull 3X Shares Bear 3X Shares References
Ticker Comments Ticker Comments Ticker Comments Ticker Comments Ticker Comments
S&P 500 SPDN   SPUU   SPXL   SPXS  
Mid Cap MDLL Liquidated Oct. 2015 MDSS Registered, never offered MIDU   MIDZ Liquidated Apr. 2020 [17][18][19]
Small Cap   Registered, never offered SMLL   SMSS Registered, never offered TNA   TNZ   [10][19]
Regional Banks DPST   WDRW Liquidated Apr. 2020 [17]
Gold BAR   BARS Liquidated Dec. 2014 [20]
Gold Miners Index MELT Liquidated Sep. 2017 NUGT 3X until May 2020 DUST 3X until May 2020 NUGT Became 2X in May 2020 DUST Became 2X in May 2020 [21][15]
Junior Gold Miners Index JNUG 3X until May 2020 JDST 3X until May 2020 JNUG Became 2X in May 2020 JDST Became 2X in May 2020 [15]
Silver Miners Index SHNY Liquidated Sep. 2018 DULL Liquidated Sep. 2017 [21][22]
Energy ERYY Liquidated Sep. 2017 ERX 3X until May 2020 ERY 3X until May 2020 ERX Became 2X in May 2020 ERY Became 2X in May 2020 [21][15]
S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod GUSH 3X until May 2020 DRIP 3X until May 2020 GUSH Became 2X in May 2020 DRIP Became 2X in May 2020 [15]
Natural Gas Related GASL Liquidated Apr. 2020 GASX Liquidated Apr. 2020 [17]
Agribusiness COWL Liquidated Sep. 2012 COWS Liquidated Sep. 2012 [23]
Basic Materials MATL Liquidated Oct. 2015 MATS Liquidated Sep. 2012 [18][23]
S&P Biotech LABS Liquidated Sep. 2017 LABU   LABD   [21]
Consumer Staples SPLZ Liquidated Sep. 2017 NEED   LACK   [21]
Cyber Security & IT HAKK Liquidated Sept. 2017 HAKD Liquidated Apr. 2017 [21][24]
Financials FAZZ Liquidated Sep. 2017 FAS   FAZ   [21]
Healthcare CURE   SICK Liquidated Sep. 2017 [21]
Homebuilders & Supplies NAIL   CLAW Liquidated Sep. 2017 [21]
Pharmaceutical & Medical PILL Liquidated Apr. 2017 PILS Liquidated Apr. 2017 PILL Recycled ticker   Registered, never offered [25]
Retail RETL   RETS Liquidated Sep. 2012 [23]
Semiconductors SOXL   SOXS   [citation needed]
Technology TECZ Liquidated Sep. 2017 TECL   TECS   [21]
Utilities UTLZ Liquidated Sep. 2017 UTLL   UTLS Registered, never offered [21][26]
BRIC BRIL Liquidated Sep. 2012 BRIS Liquidated Sep. 2012 [23]
MSCI Developed Markets DZK   DPK Liquidated Apr. 2020 [17]
FTSE Europe EURL   EURZ Liquidated Sep. 2014 [20]
MSCI European Financials EUFS Liquidated Sep. 2017 EUFL Liquidated Apr. 2020 [17][21]
MSCI Brazil BRZU 3X until May 2020 BRZU Became 2X in May 2020 BRZS Liquidated Sep. 2014 [15][20]
CSI 300 China A Share CHAD   CHAU   [27]
MSCI India INDL   INDZ Liquidated Sep. 2012 [28]
MSCI Japan JPNL   JPNS Liquidated Sep. 2014 [20][29]
Latin America LBJ   LHB Liquidated Sep. 2012 [23]
MSCI Mexico MEXX     Registered, never offered [30]
Russia RUSL 3X until May 2020 RUSL Became 2X in May 2020 RUSS Liquidated Apr. 2020 [15]
South Korea KORU   KORZ Liquidated Sep. 2014 [20]
7-10 Year Treasury SYTL Liquidated Oct. 2015 SYTS Registered, never offered TYD   TYO   [18][19]
Total Bond Market SAGG Liquidated Apr. 2020   Registered, never offered   Registered, never offered [10][17]

Thematic and other funds

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Ticker Name Comments References
ESNG Direxion MSCI USA ESG - Leaders vs. Laggards ETF Registered in February 2020 [14]
WFH Direxion Work From Home ETF Registered in April 2020 [31]

References

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  2. ^ Anand, Shefali (2008-03-29). "Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ "Recently Rebranded Direxion Tweaks Funds". Institutional Investor. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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  26. ^ "Direxion Files for 16 New Leveraged Bull And Bear ETFs". ETF Daily News. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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  28. ^ Magoon, Christian (2012-08-07). "This Bearish 3X India ETF Will Liquidate In September (INDZ)". ETF Daily News. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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