Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF(DFEN · ETF)

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DFEN $61.44
Snapshot
$61.44
52-Week Range
$53.67 – $97.75
YTD
-12.68%
IV Rank (30D)
53.2
Straddle Price
$7.20
P/C Vol Ratio
0.51
Info

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

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2017-05-03
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-09-01
Holdings
59
AUM
$1.1B
Provider
Direxion
Inception
2017-05-03
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-09-01
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
8.86%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-23 2026-06-30 $0.0214 CD
2026-03-24 2026-03-31 $0.0377 CD
2025-12-10 2025-12-17 $5.5495 CD
2025-09-23 2025-09-30 $0.0512 CD
2025-06-24 2025-07-01 $0.0572 CD
2025-03-25 2025-04-01 $0.0236 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 59 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 57.71% Derivative
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 48.14% Derivative
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 41.26% Derivative
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 34.99% Derivative
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 23.55% Derivative
DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS 17.24% Derivative
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 15.34% Derivative
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC 15.07% Equity (US) US
RTX RTX CORP 12.03% Equity (US) US
DJSASD SWAP ASSET LEG 9.32% Derivative
BA BOEING CO/THE 6.33% Equity (US) US
GOLDMAN FINL SQ TRSRY INST 506 6.18% Derivative US
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 3.37% Equity (US) US
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 3.31% Equity (US) US
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 3.08% Equity (US) US
HWM HOWMET AEROSPACE INC 3.04% Equity (US) US
TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INC 2.99% Equity (US) US
LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.58% Equity (US) US
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE INC 2.38% Equity (US) US
DREYFUS TRSRY SECURITIES CASH MGMT 2.31% Derivative
RKLB ROCKET LAB 1.69% Equity (US) US
ATI ATI INC 1.45% Equity (US) US
CRS CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 1.23% Equity (US) US
CW CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 1.12% Equity (US) US
WWD WOODWARD INC 1.05% Equity (US) US
FTAI FTAI AVIATION LTD 1.01% Equity (US)
HEICO CORP-CLASS A 0.99% Derivative US
TXT TEXTRON INC 0.73% Equity (US) US
BWXT BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.73% Equity (US) US
HEI HEICO CORP 0.69% Equity (US) US
HII HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE 0.60% Equity (US) US
MOOG INC-CLASS A 0.55% Derivative US
KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY 0.50% Equity (US) US
HXL HEXCEL CORP 0.36% Equity (US) US
VSEC VSE CORP 0.30% Equity (US) US
AIR AAR CORP 0.26% Equity (US)
AVAV AEROVIRONMENT INC 0.25% Equity (US) US
SARO STANDARDAERO INC 0.24% Equity (US) US
MRCY MERCURY SYSTEMS INC 0.24% Equity (US) US
KRMN KARMAN HOLDINGS INC 0.20% Equity (US) US
ACHR ARCHER AVIATION INC-A 0.19% Equity (US) US
DRS LEONARDO DRS INC 0.15% Equity (US) US
ATRO ASTRONICS CORP 0.15% Equity (US) US
LOAR LOAR HOLDINGS INC 0.13% Equity (US) US
DCO DUCOMMUN INC 0.12% Equity (US) US
LUNR INTUITIVE MACHINES INC 0.10% Equity (US) US
VVX V2X INC 0.08% Equity (US) US
RDW REDWIRE CORP 0.06% Equity (US) US
RCAT RED CAT HOLDINGS INC 0.06% Equity (US) US
CDRE CADRE HOLDINGS INC 0.05% Equity (US) US
Non-Equity Breakdown
Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares · NPORT-P period 2026-10-31 (filed 2026-04-01)
Net assets: $484M · 52 total positions · equity 74.68% · non-equity 41.25%
Non-equity holdings — 11 positions, 41.25% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Short-term investment 25.81% $124.9M 4
Derivative (equity) 15.44% $74.7M 7
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +5.82% 6
Feb +9.08% 6
Mar -4.48% 6
Apr -5.00% 6
May +9.23% 6
Jun +3.72% 6
Jul +4.88% 6
Aug -4.50% 6
Sep -3.59% 6
Oct +12.56% 5
Nov +2.50% 5
Dec +2.07% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $78.07
SMA 50: $76.80
SMA 200: $72.88
Current: $61.44
EMA 12: $70.88
EMA 26: $74.61
MACD: -3.7341 | Signal: -2.2567
BEARISH
ADX (14): 24.19
WEAK TREND
+DI: 16.82
−DI: 40.38

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 30.17
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 2.58
Stoch %D: 4.64
Williams %R: -98.43

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $96.38
BB Lower: $59.76
NEUTRAL
OBV: 6,279,712
Vol SMA 20: 181,910
Vol ROC: 151.72%
ATR: $4.08
True Range: $4.15
HV 20: 59.2%
HV 30: 75.5%
HV 60: 73.5%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-09-04T00:00:00 – 2026-09-01T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
53.2
IV Rank (7D)
53.2
Avg IV
85.9%
Straddle (30D)
$7.20
Straddle (7D)
$7.20
P/C Volume
0.51
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
3.10
Correlation (SPY)
56.4%
0.32
Ann. Volatility
70.3%
SPY Volatility
12.8%

High volatility - stock moves more than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month