Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About FAZ

What does FAZ invest in?

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the inverse of the Financials Select Sector Index. The Fund invests in swap agreements, futures contracts, short positions or other financial instruments that, in combination, provide inverse (opposite) or short leveraged exposure to the Index.

What is the expense ratio of FAZ?

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) charges an expense ratio of 1.03%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

Is FAZ a good long-term hold?

FAZ is a leveraged fund designed to deliver a daily multiple of its underlying index. Daily reset compounding means returns over multi-day periods can diverge significantly from the headline multiple — typically negative drift in choppy markets. These funds are designed for short-term tactical use, not buy-and-hold. Review the fund's prospectus before holding more than a few days.

How does FAZ's daily reset work?

FAZ rebalances exposure each trading day to maintain its target leverage ratio against the next day's move. The daily reset means returns compound at the daily level — so a +1%, −1% sequence on the underlying doesn't return the underlying to flat after the leverage multiplier. Over time this path-dependence erodes returns in volatile markets and amplifies them in trending markets.

How big is FAZ?

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF (FAZ) manages $92.4M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is FAZ actively managed or an index fund?

FAZ's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.