Performance analysis of DFEN (DIREXION DAILY AEROSPACE & DEFENSE BULL 3X SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, DFEN has had an average annual return of +60.68%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, DFEN has had an average annual return of +31.39%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since May 3, 2017, DFEN has had an average annual return of +15.21%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.27% | +155.86% | +27.63% | +24.67% | +6.98% | +12.78% | -70.33% | +95.09% | -32.86% | +83.60% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +24.40% | +13.64% | -30.09% | -2.65% | +22.20% | +6.46% | -15.91% | +5.27% | |||||
| 2025 | +22.97% | -4.61% | -4.80% | -0.22% | +42.14% | +19.30% | +11.78% | +1.50% | +16.90% | +7.55% | -15.50% | +12.36% | +155.86% |
| 2024 | -10.41% | +11.67% | +9.09% | -5.67% | +13.60% | -9.20% | +25.09% | +7.43% | +2.85% | -11.72% | +21.98% | -19.26% | +27.63% |
| 2023 | +6.23% | -0.75% | -0.30% | -4.22% | -14.60% | +22.47% | +1.19% | -5.49% | -24.65% | +9.22% | +28.26% | +17.30% | +24.67% |
| 2022 | -6.26% | +33.87% | -3.79% | -20.54% | -4.40% | -10.14% | +12.58% | -7.21% | -28.48% | +57.62% | +11.32% | -0.98% | +6.98% |
| 2021 | -18.33% | +21.57% | +27.67% | +6.16% | +10.03% | -2.20% | -5.44% | -6.26% | -5.21% | +0.15% | -18.55% | +13.64% | +12.78% |
| 2020 | +6.69% | -33.04% | -75.52% | +18.66% | +11.66% | -6.66% | -15.82% | +19.27% | -15.99% | -14.52% | +76.14% | +7.99% | -70.33% |
| 2019 | +40.05% | +23.62% | -13.46% | +14.85% | -12.13% | +18.89% | +0.88% | +7.60% | +3.85% | -7.25% | +15.72% | -10.30% | +95.09% |
| 2018 | +24.85% | -2.86% | -7.80% | -9.26% | +9.42% | -9.72% | +20.83% | +1.82% | +14.45% | -32.52% | -1.28% | -28.59% | -32.86% |
| 2017 | +10.07% | -1.03% | +14.65% | +10.29% | +13.97% | +3.49% | +8.83% | +3.84% | +83.60% |
Drawdown analysis of DFEN (DIREXION DAILY AEROSPACE & DEFENSE BULL 3X SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the DFEN was -91.36%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 1345 trading sessions.
The current DFEN drawdown is -31.01%.
Since May 3, 2017 DFEN has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 6 times
- 10% or more: 10 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -91.36% | Feb 12, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 1345 | Jul 30, 2025 | 1372 |
| -61.07% | Oct 3, 2018 | 56 | Dec 24, 2018 | 182 | Sep 16, 2019 | 238 |
| -41.75% | Mar 2, 2026 | 20 | Mar 30, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -26.58% | Oct 27, 2025 | 19 | Nov 21, 2025 | 27 | Jan 2, 2026 | 46 |
| -25.73% | Jan 29, 2018 | 65 | May 2, 2018 | 88 | Sep 6, 2018 | 153 |
| -21.82% | Jan 16, 2026 | 13 | Feb 5, 2026 | 16 | Mar 2, 2026 | 29 |
| -19.97% | Sep 18, 2019 | 23 | Oct 21, 2019 | 19 | Nov 15, 2019 | 42 |
| -13.84% | Nov 15, 2019 | 22 | Dec 18, 2019 | 19 | Jan 16, 2020 | 41 |
| -12.77% | Oct 8, 2025 | 7 | Oct 17, 2025 | 5 | Oct 24, 2025 | 12 |
| -10.68% | Oct 20, 2017 | 18 | Nov 15, 2017 | 10 | Nov 30, 2017 | 28 |
| -8.98% | Jul 30, 2025 | 14 | Aug 19, 2025 | 5 | Aug 26, 2025 | 19 |
| -8.11% | Jan 16, 2020 | 11 | Feb 3, 2020 | 2 | Feb 5, 2020 | 13 |
| -8.00% | Jun 2, 2017 | 17 | Jun 27, 2017 | 5 | Jul 5, 2017 | 22 |
| -6.78% | Nov 30, 2017 | 3 | Dec 5, 2017 | 8 | Dec 15, 2017 | 11 |
| -6.65% | May 5, 2017 | 9 | May 18, 2017 | 2 | May 22, 2017 | 11 |
| -6.20% | Aug 28, 2025 | 7 | Sep 9, 2025 | 4 | Sep 15, 2025 | 11 |
| -6.19% | Aug 14, 2017 | 4 | Aug 18, 2017 | 8 | Aug 30, 2017 | 12 |
| -5.61% | Aug 31, 2017 | 3 | Sep 6, 2017 | 8 | Sep 18, 2017 | 11 |
| -5.56% | Sep 18, 2018 | 4 | Sep 24, 2018 | 5 | Oct 1, 2018 | 9 |
| -4.98% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 2 | Jan 9, 2026 | 3 |
| -4.77% | Sep 23, 2025 | 2 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 5 |
| -3.72% | Jan 12, 2018 | 1 | Jan 16, 2018 | 7 | Jan 25, 2018 | 8 |
| -3.30% | Aug 7, 2017 | 3 | Aug 10, 2017 | 2 | Aug 14, 2017 | 5 |
| -2.74% | Jul 5, 2017 | 1 | Jul 6, 2017 | 1 | Jul 7, 2017 | 2 |
| -2.35% | Oct 12, 2017 | 3 | Oct 17, 2017 | 3 | Oct 20, 2017 | 6 |