DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 30, 2022
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Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated)
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF
Direxion Hydrogen ETF
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF
Direxion mRNA ETF
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares
Direxion Work From Home ETF
Direxion World Without Waste ETF
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF
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Table of Contents
Letter to Shareholders |
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Expense Example |
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Allocation of Portfolio Holdings |
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Schedules of Investments |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
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Statements of Operations |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
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Financial Highlights |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
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Supplemental Information |
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Board Review of
Investment Advisory Agreement |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)
Dear Shareholders,
This Semi-Annual Report for the Direxion Shares exchange traded funds (the "ETFs") covers the period from November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022 (the "Semi-Annual Period").
Market Review:
Although global equities ended 2021 on a high note, the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was beginning to spread, and the CPI index started to creep upward. The equity rally did not last into 2022, as the S&P 500 recorded its worst January since 2008, with value names outperforming growth names. Equity markets continued to decline through February 2022, further magnified by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The S&P 500 posted its first monthly gain of the year in March 2022, but not all global markets followed suit. At the same time, Chinese markets were crashing, primarily due to renewed countrywide Covid-19 shut-downs. April 2022 was extremely volatile, with equity markets struggling both domestically and internationally.
In November 2021, the treasury yield curve flattened and appetite for bonds was weak. There was a slight shift in December 2021, as investors looked towards the debt markets as a safe haven against mounting inflationary pressures, but risk-off sentiment returned in 2022 as the Federal Reserve took a hawkish stance against the economic environment. The Russian invasion of Ukraine weakened the fixed income segment of the market further, especially in emerging market debt. The end of this period saw the treasury yield curve shift higher, hurting fixed income returns. The general economic sentiment was weak as CPI and inflation rose, geopolitical tensions continued, and the Federal Reserve raised rates.
Factors Affecting the ETFs Performance:
Benchmark Performance – The performance of each ETF's benchmark index, and the factors and market conditions implicitly affecting that index, are the primary factors driving ETF performance. The market conditions that affected the benchmark indexes during the past year are described in the Market Review section above.
Fees, Expenses, and Transaction Costs – Fees and expenses are listed in each ETF's prospectus and may be higher than many traditional index funds' fees, which cause a greater negative impact on ETF performance. Transaction costs are not included in the expense ratio of the ETFs.
The ETFs Performance Review:
The following discussion relates to the performance of the ETFs for the Semi-Annual Period. The performance of the ETFs for the Semi-Annual Period is important primarily for understanding whether the ETFs meet their investment goals. All ETF returns are NAV (net asset value) returns.
Non-Leveraged ETFs
The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF seeks to provide total returns that exceed that of the Auspice Broad Commodity Index over a complete market cycle. The Auspice Broad Commodity Index attempts to capture upward trends in the commodity markets while minimizing risk during down trends. The Auspice Broad Commodity Index will use a quantitative methodology to track either long or flat positions in a diversified portfolio of 12 different commodity futures contracts, or "components", which cover the energy, metal, and agricultural sectors. It attempts to incorporate dynamic risk management and contract rolling methods. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Auspice Broad Commodity Index returned 16.01%, while the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF returned 15.64%.
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Commodities have rallied in an otherwise bear market, primarily due to inflation. In particular, the energy and agriculture holdings the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF performed extremely well. Heating oil futures were up 128.12% and natural gas futures were up 116.31% over the Semi-Annual Period. The performance for metals was more muted, with silver down 4.26%, gold up 6.36%, and copper essentially flat. The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF had strong performance despite overall market volatility.
The Direxion Fallen Knives ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Indxx US Fallen Knives Index. The Indxx US Fallen Knives Index is designed by Indxx, LLC to consist of U.S equity securities that have experienced considerable share price declines over the prior year and have financial health, suggesting that the security has potential for share price recovery in the future. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Indxx US Fallen Knives Index returned -29.59%, while the Direxion Fallen Knives ETF returned -29.70%.
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO), a grocery store owner and operator, was one of the top performers during the Semi-Annual, with a total return of 44.69%. Coupa Software Inc. (COUP) was one of the bottom performers that has a significant portfolio weight, losing -63.72% this period. Almost 50% of the Direxion Fallen Knives ETF's portfolio is held in health care, which experienced losses as a sector.
The Direxion Hydrogen ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Indxx Hydrogen Economy Index. The Indxx Hydrogen Economy Index tracks the performance of companies that provide goods and/or services related to the Hydrogen Industry, including hydrogen generation and storage, fuel cells, hydrogen stations, and hydrogen-based vehicles. The Index includes domestic securities as well as securities listed on various foreign markets, including among others, Japan and South Korea. The Index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Indxx Hydrogen Economy Index returned -28.98%, while the Direxion Hydrogen ETF returned -28.93%.
Idemitsu Kosan (5019 JP Equity) was one of the top performers, while Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) brought up the rear for the Direxion Hydrogen ETF. Two of the biggest names in the hydrogen industry, Plug Power (PLUG) and Bloom Energy (BE), also experienced significant losses during the Semi-Annual Period. However, hydrogen is gaining momentum as an important source for the global energy transition.
The Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Solactive Two Bucks Index. The Solactive Two Bucks Index is an equal-weighted index provided by Solactive AG that is designed to measure the performance of U.S.-listed securities with relatively low trading prices. The Index Provider begins with the Solactive GBS United States All Cap Index and applies certain requirements that vary depending on the quarter at which the Index is rebalanced in order to select a total of 50 securities. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August, and November. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Solactive Two Bucks Index returned -28.51%, while the Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF returned -28.33%.
Nextier Oilfield Solutions (NEX) and RPC Inc. (RES) both experienced significant gains of 138.73% and 89.38%, respectively, during the Semi-Annual Period. However, the majority of the Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF's portfolio posted negative returns, which outweighed these substantial gains. Despite losses, roughly 40% of the portfolio is held in the energy sector, which has potential for strong returns moving forward.
The Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the S&P Kensho Moonshots Index. The S&P Kensho Moonshots Index is comprised of 50 U.S. companies that pursue innovative technologies that have the potential to disrupt existing technologies and/or industries (i.e., moonshot innovators) and are considered to have the highest "early-stage composite innovation scores" which is determined based off a natural language processing review of the constituent company's latest annual regulatory filing for the use of words and phrases that are related to innovation. The Index is modified equal-weighted, reconstituted annually, and rebalanced semi-annually. For the Semi-Annual Period, the S&P Kensho Moonshots Index returned -52.54%, while the Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF returned -52.37%.
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Some more well-known names, such as Dropbox and Yelp, experienced losses during the Semi-Annual Period, in line with the overall holdings of the Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF. Tech names have had difficulties recently, and IT companies make up roughly 50% of the portfolio.
The Direxion mRNA ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the BITA Messenger RNA Technology Index. The BITA Messenger RNA Technology Index provides exposure to the performance of companies, publicly listed in the United States, Canada and Europe, that are leading the development and application of messenger RNA ("mRNA") technology. mRNA is a single-stranded ribonucleic acid ("RNA") molecule that is complementary to one of the DNA strands of a gene. mRNA plays a vital role in protein synthesis in the human body, and mRNA technologies leverage this vital role to enable targeted cells to produce proteins that enable the body to fight or prevent a given disease. As an example, mRNA technology is the basis for certain COVID-19 vaccines. Eligible companies must meet certain conditions as specified by the Index Provider as well as market capitalization and liquidity requirements. Index constituents are weighted based on a modified free float market capitalization and reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. Since the Fund's inception on December 9, 2021, the BITA Messenger RNA Technology Index returned -42.33%, while the Direxion mRNA ETF returned -42.40%.
The top performer during the Semi-Annual Period was Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), which returned 32.24% and has a portfolio weight of 9.25%, the highest weighted stock in the Direxion mRNA ETF. Well-known bio tech companies Moderna (MRNA) and Bio N Tech (BNTX) experienced almost identical losses of roughly -52%. Gritstone Bio (GRTS) was the worst performer, losing -79.03% since the Fund's inception, with a weight of 3.55%. For the most part, the healthcare sector has struggled during the Period, which has translated to poor fund performance, but many companies have interesting projects upcoming. For example, Bio N Tech is in a trial for pancreatic cancer treatment.
The Direxion Nanotechnology ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the S&P Kensho Extended Nanotechnology Index. The S&P Kensho Extended Nanotechnology Index, a subsector index within the S&P Kensho New Economy Index Series, is designed to measure the performance of U.S. listed securities, including depositary receipts, of companies involved in the nanotechnology industry. The Index Provider defines nanotechnology as the creation and/or manipulation of matter at the molecular (or smaller) level. The Index includes companies that produce nanomaterials or provide systems, products and services that allow for construction, measurement, simulation or manipulation of nanomaterials. Since the Fund's inception on November 23, 2021, the S&P Kensho Extended Nanotechnology Index returned -39.24%, while the Direxion Nanotechnology ETF returned -39.36%.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) was the top performer, returning 17.94%. However, many other names in the healthcare sector, which makes up nearly 70% of the Direxion Nanotechnology ETF, did not fare as well during the Semi-Annual Period. Well-known Moderna (MRNA) returned -60.14% and Bio N Tech (BNTX) returned -49.41% during the six month period, each with a portfolio weight of roughly 2.5%. Bruker Corp. (BRKR) is the top holding, making up 10.47% of the portfolio, and lost -29.13% this period.
The Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index. The NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index is the equal weighted version of the NASDAQ-100 Index® which includes approximately 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ® Stock Market based on market capitalization selected by NASDAQ, Inc., the index provider. Equal weighting is a method of weighting index stocks whereby the same exposure is provided to both the smallest and largest companies included in the Index. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually. For the Semi-Annual Period, the NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index returned -17.67%, while the Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares returned -17.86%.
The Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares slightly outperformed the NASDAQ-100® , with the later returning -18.90%. Some of the top performers during the Semi-Annual Period were well-known consumer names, such as Kraft Heinz and Dollar Tree, returning 18.63% and 46.67%, respectively. Exelon also performed well, returning 23.59%. The IT sector had a rough six months, with names like Netflix, PayPal, and Docusign losing -60% to -70%.
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The Direxion Work From Home ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Solactive Remote Work Index. The Solactive Remote Work Index is comprised of U.S. listed securities and ADRs of companies that provide products and services in at least one of the following business segments that facilitate the ability of people to work from home: remote communications, cyber security, online project and document management, and cloud computing technologies ("WFH Industries"). The Index consists of 40 companies, namely, the top 10 ranked companies in each of the four WFH Industries. The Index is equal weighted at each semi-annual reconstitution and rebalance date. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Solactive Remote Work Index returned -26.43%, while the Direxion Work From Home ETF returned -26.40%.
Plantronics (POLY), a headset company, was the top performer during the Semi-Annual Period, returning 38.07%. Names such as Ring Central (RNG) and Docusign (DOCU) were among bottom performers, falling -66.38% and -70.86%, respectively. Names in the IT sector make up 86.48% of the Direxion Work From Home ETF, and tech generally had a tough six months.
The Direxion World Without Waste ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Indxx US Circular Economy Index. The Indxx US Circular Economy Index tracks the performance of 50 US-listed companies that are representative of the transformative shift from the linear model of economy to a circular one. The index includes five sub-themes central to the circular economy, providing investors access to the shifting paradigm in growing segments such as biofuels, solar power, and waste management, along with collaboration and content sharing platforms. Companies that cumulatively derive revenue greater than, or equal to, 50% from categories comprising a sub-theme, are 'pure-play' companies. All of the 'pure-play' companies from the sub-themes will form the selection list. The top 10 companies from each sub-theme, by largest total market capitalization, will form the final index. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Indxx US Circular Economy Index returned -31.40%, while the Direxion World Without Waste ETF returned -31.55%.
US Ecology (ECOL), a waste collection and management company, was the top performer during the Semi-Annual Period, gaining 44.24%. Well-known names in tech such as Shopify, Netflix, Etsy, and Zoom were all down between roughly 60%-70%, contributing more greatly to the Direxion World Without Waste ETF's performance.
Relative Weight ETFs
The Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index. Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index measures the performance of a portfolio that has 150% long exposure to the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the "Long Component") and 50% short exposure to the Russell 1000® Value Index (the "Short Component"). On a monthly basis, the index will rebalance such that the weight of the Long Component is equal to 150% and the weight of the Short Component is equal to 50% of the index value. In tracking the index, the Fund seeks to provide a vehicle for investors looking to efficiently express a growth over value investment view by overweighting exposure to the Long Component and shorting exposure to the Short Component. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index returned -24.42%, while the Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF returned -24.76%.
The Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index. The Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index measures the performance of a portfolio that has 150% long exposure to the Russell 1000® Value Index (the "Long Component") and 50% short exposure to the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the "Short Component"). On a monthly basis, the index will rebalance such that the weight of the Long Component is equal to 150% and the weight of the Short Component is equal to 50% of the index value. In tracking the index, the Fund seeks to provide a vehicle for investors looking to efficiently express a value over growth investment view by overweighting exposure to the Long Component and shorting exposure to the Short Component. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index returned 3.35%, while the Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF returned 2.86%.
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As always, we thank you for using the Direxion Shares ETFs and we look forward to our mutual success.
Best Regards,
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Patrick Rudnick |
Corey Noltner |
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Principal Executive Officer |
Principal Financial Officer |
An investor should carefully consider a Fund's investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. To obtain a Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus call 866-476-7523 or visit our website at direxion.com. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns for performance under one year are cumulative, not annualized. For the most recent month-end performance please visit the Fund's website at direxion.com.
Short-term performance, in particular, is not a good indication of the Fund's future performance, and an investment should not be made based solely on returns. Because of ongoing market volatility, Fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. For additional information, see the Fund's prospectus.
Shares of the Direxion Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from a Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 pm EST (when NAV is normally calculated) and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Fund returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV. Some performance results reflect expense reimbursements or recoupments and fee waivers in effect during certain periods shown. Absent these reimbursements or recoupments and fee waivers, results would have been less favorable.
Futures Contract: an agreement traded on an organized exchange to buy or sell assets, especially commodities or shares, at a fixed price but to be delivered and paid for later.
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF – Commodities and futures generally are volatile and are not suitable for all investors. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity and may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the Index, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. Commodity linked derivatives also may be subject to credit and interest rate risks that in general affect the values of debt securities. The Fund's investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund's other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. Futures contracts are typically exchange traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund. There may be an imperfect correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts. There may not be a liquid secondary market for the futures contracts.
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Under amended regulations promulgated by the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), the Fund and the Subsidiary are considered commodity pools, and therefore each is subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC rules. The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") and will manage both the Fund and Subsidiary in accordance with CFTC rules, as well as the rules that apply to registered investment companies, which includes registering both the Fund and the Subsidiary as commodity pools. Registration as a commodity pool subjects the registrant to additional laws, regulations and enforcement policies, all of which may potentially increase compliance costs and may affect the operations and financial performance of the Fund or the Subsidiary. Additionally, the Subsidiary's positions in futures contracts may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices to prevent the Fund from exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC. Such actions may subject the Fund to substantial losses.
Direxion Relative Weight ETFs Risks – Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. The ETFs' investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in or shorting securities or other investments. There is no guarantee that the returns on an ETF's long or short positions will produce high, or even positive returns and the ETF could lose money if either or both of the ETF's long and short positions produce negative returns. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of the ETFs.
Direxion Shares Risks – An investment in the ETFs involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The ETFs are non-diversified and include risks associated with concentration that results from an ETF's investments in a particular industry or sector which can increase volatility. The use of derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps are subject to market risks that may cause their price to fluctuate over time. The ETFs do not attempt to, and should not be expected to, provide returns which are a multiple of the return of their respective index for periods other than a single day. For other risks including leverage, correlation, daily compounding, market volatility and risks specific to an industry or sector, please read the prospectus.
The views of this letter were those of the Adviser as of April 30, 2022 and may not necessarily reflect his views on the date this letter is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the ETFs' present investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
Distributed by: Foreside Fund Services, LLC
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Expense Example (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, for purchasing and selling shares and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The example is based on initial investments of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022).
Actual expenses
The first line under each Fund in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Expense Example (Unaudited)
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 |
Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 |
Expenses
Paid During Period November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022* |
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Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.88 |
% |
$ |
1,000.00 |
$ |
1,156.40 |
$ |
4.71 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.88 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,020.43 |
4.41 |
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Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
703.00 |
2.11 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.32 |
2.51 |
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Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
710.70 |
1.91 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.56 |
2.26 |
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Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
716.70 |
2.13 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.32 |
2.51 |
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Expense Example (Unaudited)
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 |
Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 |
Expenses
Paid During Period November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022* |
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Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.65 |
% |
$ |
1,000.00 |
$ |
476.30 |
$ |
2.38 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.65 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,021.57 |
3.26 |
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Direxion mRNA ETF2 |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.65 |
% |
1,000.00 |
576.00 |
2.01 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.65 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,017.04 |
2.57 |
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Direxion Nanotechnology ETF1 |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.65 |
% |
1,000.00 |
606.40 |
2.27 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.65 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,018.95 |
2.86 |
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Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.35 |
% |
1,000.00 |
821.40 |
1.58 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.35 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,023.06 |
1.76 |
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Direxion Work From Home ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
736.00 |
1.94 |
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Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.56 |
2.26 |
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Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
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Based on actual fund return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
684.50 |
2.09 |
||||||||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.50 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.32 |
2.51 |
||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||
Based on actual fund return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
752.40 |
1.96 |
||||||||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.56 |
2.26 |
||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||
Based on actual fund return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,028.60 |
2.26 |
||||||||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return |
0.45 |
% |
1,000.00 |
1,022.56 |
2.26 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days (the number of days in the period of November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022), then divided by 365.
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period from November 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022, multiplied by 159 days (the number of days since commencement of operations to April 30, 2022), then divided by 365.
2 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period from December 9, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022, multiplied by 143 days (the number of days since commencement of operations to April 30, 2022), then divided by 365.
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Allocation of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Cash* |
Common Stocks |
Investment Companies |
Futures |
Swaps |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
97 |
% |
— |
— |
3 |
% |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
2 |
% |
98 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
1 |
% |
99 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
0 |
%** |
100 |
% |
— |
— |
— |
100 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
13 |
% |
— |
97 |
% |
— |
(10 |
)% |
100 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
12 |
% |
— |
90 |
% |
— |
(2 |
)% |
100 |
% |
* Cash, cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities.
** Percentage is less than 0.5%.
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Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated)
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 94.3% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 94.3% |
|||||||||||
405,335,661 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (a) |
$ |
405,335,661 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $405,335,661) |
$ |
405,335,661 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $405,335,661) - 94.3% |
$ |
405,335,661 |
|||||||||
Other Assets in
Excess of Liabilities - 5.7% |
24,621,775 |
||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
429,957,436 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(b) $20,448,813 of cash is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
Long Futures Contracts (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Reference Entity |
Expiration |
Number
of |
Notional |
Variation
|
Unrealized |
||||||||||||||||||
Copper |
7/27/22 |
244 |
$ |
26,891,850 |
$ |
(150,625 |
) |
$ |
(1,889,051 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Corn |
12/14/22 |
800 |
30,050,000 |
(19,875 |
) |
6,493,920 |
|||||||||||||||||
Cotton No. 2 |
12/7/22 |
478 |
29,174,730 |
(691,510 |
) |
3,879,213 |
|||||||||||||||||
Gasoline RBOB |
10/31/22 |
143 |
16,921,905 |
(111,359 |
) |
(409,692 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
Gold |
6/28/22 |
246 |
47,027,820 |
495,690 |
(586,983 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||
Natural Gas |
3/29/23 |
382 |
17,335,160 |
648,390 |
1,461,128 |
||||||||||||||||||
NY Harbor ULSD |
5/31/22 |
97 |
16,366,073 |
35,478 |
4,723,842 |
||||||||||||||||||
Silver |
7/27/22 |
248 |
28,625,400 |
(117,600 |
) |
(1,957,848 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
Soybean |
11/14/22 |
442 |
33,475,975 |
(136,563 |
) |
3,433,575 |
|||||||||||||||||
Sugar #11 |
4/28/23 |
2185 |
45,958,416 |
48,104 |
(2,222,145 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||
Wheat |
12/14/22 |
341 |
18,043,162 |
(421,250 |
) |
(1,029,966 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
WTI Crude Oil |
2/21/23 |
152 |
13,541,680 |
(123,830 |
) |
(833,168 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
$ |
323,412,171 |
$ |
(544,950 |
) |
$ |
11,062,825 |
All futures contracts held by Direxion BCS Fund Ltd. See Note 1.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Fallen Knives ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 100.0% |
|||||||||||
Accommodation - 4.1% |
|||||||||||
3,986 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a) |
$ |
141,223 |
||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 2.2% |
|||||||||||
12,333 |
MultiPlan Corporation (a) |
54,635 |
|||||||||
7,111 |
Workhorse Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
21,404 |
|||||||||
76,039 |
|||||||||||
Ambulatory Health Care Services - 1.8% |
|||||||||||
10,735 |
Invitae Corp. (a) |
57,003 |
|||||||||
1,177 |
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (a) |
3,966 |
|||||||||
60,969 |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 28.0% |
|||||||||||
1,828 |
ADC Therapeutics SA (a)(b) |
21,516 |
|||||||||
13,009 |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
92,104 |
|||||||||
3,462 |
Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (a) |
31,296 |
|||||||||
2,078 |
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) |
15,710 |
|||||||||
2,251 |
Generation Bio Co. (a) |
14,249 |
|||||||||
2,559 |
Gossamer Bio, Inc. (a) |
17,683 |
|||||||||
5,729 |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
210,598 |
|||||||||
1,150 |
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
30,693 |
|||||||||
1,491 |
ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a) |
4,950 |
|||||||||
3,307 |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
116,836 |
|||||||||
2,439 |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
76,877 |
|||||||||
2,447 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
176,967 |
|||||||||
2,752 |
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
69,158 |
|||||||||
2,082 |
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
61,294 |
|||||||||
2,002 |
uniQure N.V. ADR (Netherlands) (a) |
29,910 |
|||||||||
969,841 |
|||||||||||
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 1.3% |
|||||||||||
552 |
LendingTree, Inc. (a) |
43,840 |
|||||||||
Food and Beverage Stores - 4.1% |
|||||||||||
4,225 |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b) |
142,256 |
|||||||||
Food Manufacturing - 5.5% |
|||||||||||
1,913 |
McCormick & Co, Inc. |
192,390 |
|||||||||
Hospitals - 0.0% † |
|||||||||||
558 |
Ontrak, Inc. (a) |
664 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 1.6% |
|||||||||||
1,631 |
Silk Road Medical, Inc. (a) |
57,167 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods - 5.1% |
|||||||||||
3,030 |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
93,021 |
|||||||||
3,530 |
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
84,120 |
|||||||||
177,141 |
|||||||||||
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
10,975 |
NovaGold Resources
Inc. ADR (Canada) (a) |
68,265 |
|||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 5.4% |
|||||||||||
8,079 |
Cerus Corp. (a) |
37,325 |
|||||||||
2,444 |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) |
123,837 |
|||||||||
9,989 |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) |
27,270 |
|||||||||
188,432 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
18,246 |
iQIYI, Inc. ADR (China) (a) |
$ |
64,956 |
||||||||
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 2.3% |
|||||||||||
18,981 |
YPF Sociedad Anónima
ADR (Argentina) (a) |
80,479 |
|||||||||
Printing and Related Support Activities - 0.9% |
|||||||||||
3,399 |
Arko Corp. |
31,509 |
|||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 9.5% |
|||||||||||
3,517 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
29,367 |
|||||||||
2,798 |
Alteryx, Inc. (a) |
179,632 |
|||||||||
3,014 |
Kura Oncology, Inc. (a) |
43,251 |
|||||||||
1,566 |
Model N, Inc. (a) |
40,465 |
|||||||||
763 |
Simulations Plus, Inc. |
35,602 |
|||||||||
328,317 |
|||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 18.3% |
|||||||||||
6,134 |
21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR (China) (a) |
36,620 |
|||||||||
1,845 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. |
184,684 |
|||||||||
1,569 |
Coupa Software, Inc. (a) |
135,405 |
|||||||||
5,135 |
Fastly, Inc. (a) |
81,647 |
|||||||||
1,596 |
Splunk, Inc. (a) |
194,744 |
|||||||||
633,100 |
|||||||||||
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 5.1% |
|||||||||||
4,772 |
Canoo Inc. (a)(b) |
22,905 |
|||||||||
4,364 |
GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR (China) (a)(b) |
137,117 |
|||||||||
5,208 |
Hyliion Holdings Corp. (a) |
16,718 |
|||||||||
176,740 |
|||||||||||
Telecommunications - 0.7% |
|||||||||||
1,090 |
Bandwidth Inc. (a) |
24,111 |
|||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 0.2% |
|||||||||||
4,528 |
XL Fleet Corp. (a) |
6,339 |
|||||||||
TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS (Cost $5,253,991) |
$ |
3,463,778 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Fallen Knives ETF
Schedule of Investments, continued (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.6% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 10.6% |
|||||||||||
367,947 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
367,947 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $367,947) |
$ |
367,947 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $5,621,938) - 110.6% (e) |
$ |
3,831,725 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (10.6)% |
(368,343 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
3,463,382 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
† Less than 0.005%.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Hydrogen ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 98.1% |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 44.8% |
|||||||||||
16,027 |
Air Liquide S.A. (France) (a) |
$ |
2,795,523 |
||||||||
6,332 |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
1,482,131 |
|||||||||
55,812 |
Air Water, Inc. (Japan) (a) |
741,374 |
|||||||||
158,032 |
Cell Impact AB (Sweden) (a) |
294,010 |
|||||||||
52,322 |
Doosan Fuel Cell
Co., Ltd (South Korea) (a) |
1,451,769 |
|||||||||
358,194 |
ITM Power (United Kingdom) (a)(b) |
1,490,339 |
|||||||||
7,626 |
Linde PLC (Ireland) ADR |
2,379,007 |
|||||||||
60,603 |
McPhy Energy SAS (France) (a)(b) |
1,119,472 |
|||||||||
51,098 |
Nippon Sanso
Holdings Corp. (Japan) (a) |
921,705 |
|||||||||
837,439 |
PTT Global Chemical
PCL (Thailand) (a) |
1,222,539 |
|||||||||
55,488 |
Showa Denko K.K. (Japan) (a) |
1,082,264 |
|||||||||
14,980,133 |
|||||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 7.9% |
|||||||||||
142,784 |
Bloom Energy Corp. |
2,650,071 |
|||||||||
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing - 15.1% |
|||||||||||
153,838 |
Chung-Hsin Electric
& Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (Taiwan) (a) |
283,923 |
|||||||||
3,691 |
Hyosung Heavy
Industries (South Korea) (a) |
163,979 |
|||||||||
123,726 |
Plug Power, Inc. (b) |
2,600,721 |
|||||||||
79,453 |
PowerCell Sweden AB (Sweden) (a) |
1,185,708 |
|||||||||
6,466 |
SFC Energy AG (Germany) (a)(b) |
175,308 |
|||||||||
6,680 |
VARTA AG (Germany) (a) |
632,687 |
|||||||||
5,042,326 |
|||||||||||
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
7,483 |
SK D&D Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a) |
170,393 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
5,555 |
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. |
170,650 |
|||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
42,219 |
Hexagon Purus
Holding AS (Norway) (a) |
165,494 |
|||||||||
Oil and Gas Extraction - 9.2% |
|||||||||||
167,035 |
CIMC Enric Holdings
Limited (Hong Kong) (a)(b) |
177,123 |
|||||||||
399,181 |
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Japan) (a) |
1,405,575 |
|||||||||
57,324 |
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd (Japan) (a) |
1,506,547 |
|||||||||
3,089,245 |
|||||||||||
Primary Metal Manufacturing - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
93,001 |
Kaori Heat Treatment
Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) (a) |
168,803 |
|||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 7.6% |
|||||||||||
307,296 |
Ballard Power
Systems, Inc. (Canada) ADR (b) |
2,550,557 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Utilities - 11.5% |
|||||||||||
168,373 |
Ceres Power Holdings
PLC (United Kingdom) (a) |
$ |
1,574,864 |
||||||||
350,277 |
FuelCell Energy, Inc. |
1,429,130 |
|||||||||
14,574 |
Korea Gas Corp. (South Korea) (a) |
475,744 |
|||||||||
18,510 |
S-Fuelcell Co., Ltd (South Korea) (a) |
352,221 |
|||||||||
3,831,959 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $42,933,407) |
$ |
32,819,631 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.2% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 15.2% |
|||||||||||
5,072,575 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
5,072,575 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,072,575) |
$ |
5,072,575 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $48,005,982) - 113.3% |
$ |
37,892,206 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (13.3)% |
(4,449,989 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
33,442,217 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4% |
|||||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 6.3% |
|||||||||||
23,652 |
Arrival Group ADR
(United Kingdom) (a) |
$ |
45,648 |
||||||||
63,878 |
CarLotz, Inc. (a) |
56,717 |
|||||||||
48,350 |
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) |
48,834 |
|||||||||
18,541 |
MultiPlan Corporation (a) |
82,137 |
|||||||||
233,336 |
|||||||||||
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
17,896 |
Qurate Retail, Inc. (a) |
75,342 |
|||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 15.9% |
|||||||||||
67,318 |
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (a) |
72,030 |
|||||||||
19,276 |
Amyris, Inc. (a) |
66,117 |
|||||||||
21,715 |
Antares Pharma, Inc. (a) |
120,844 |
|||||||||
26,763 |
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
60,752 |
|||||||||
66,804 |
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
43,389 |
|||||||||
22,555 |
MannKind Corp. (a) |
70,597 |
|||||||||
24,933 |
OPKO Health, Inc. (a) |
67,319 |
|||||||||
33,920 |
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (a) |
82,765 |
|||||||||
583,813 |
|||||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 3.3% |
|||||||||||
49,443 |
Orbital Energy Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
58,837 |
|||||||||
45,110 |
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
63,154 |
|||||||||
121,991 |
|||||||||||
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 4.5% |
|||||||||||
22,969 |
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (a) |
85,215 |
|||||||||
42,689 |
Hippo Holdings, Inc. (a) |
80,255 |
|||||||||
165,470 |
|||||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods - 4.2% |
|||||||||||
20,352 |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
78,559 |
|||||||||
37,885 |
Endo International
PLC ADR (Ireland) (a) |
75,770 |
|||||||||
154,329 |
|||||||||||
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 2.2% |
|||||||||||
18,699 |
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)(b) |
79,471 |
|||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
25,892 |
Accuray, Inc. (a) |
68,873 |
|||||||||
Oil and Gas Extraction - 9.0% |
|||||||||||
11,064 |
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a) |
74,793 |
|||||||||
11,907 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
89,303 |
|||||||||
13,803 |
Tellurian, Inc. (a) |
68,739 |
|||||||||
20,738 |
W&T Offshore, Inc. (a) |
98,713 |
|||||||||
331,548 |
|||||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 15.0% |
|||||||||||
37,885 |
22nd Century Group, Inc. (a) |
72,360 |
|||||||||
25,148 |
Clear Channel
Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (a) |
61,864 |
|||||||||
38,383 |
ContextLogic, Inc. (a) |
65,251 |
|||||||||
18,739 |
ironSource Ltd. ADR (Israel) (a) |
71,770 |
|||||||||
12,610 |
NextDecade Corp. (a)(b) |
70,490 |
|||||||||
28,506 |
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
79,817 |
|||||||||
37,721 |
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. (a)(b) |
56,959 |
|||||||||
28,978 |
Vinco Ventures, Inc. (a)(b) |
71,865 |
|||||||||
550,376 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Real Estate - 7.2% |
|||||||||||
27,178 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust |
$ |
61,151 |
||||||||
37,885 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital (b) |
65,920 |
|||||||||
23,976 |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. |
77,203 |
|||||||||
50,008 |
VBI Vaccines Inc. ADR (Canada) (a) |
62,510 |
|||||||||
266,784 |
|||||||||||
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 18.7% |
|||||||||||
20,026 |
BGC Partners, Inc. |
72,694 |
|||||||||
18,463 |
Desktop Metal, Inc. (a) |
64,805 |
|||||||||
19,844 |
EQRx, Inc. (a) |
102,990 |
|||||||||
20,837 |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (a) |
60,427 |
|||||||||
25,220 |
Grab Holdings Ltd.
ADR (Cayman Islands) (a) |
74,399 |
|||||||||
19,447 |
Payoneer Global, Inc. (a) |
81,288 |
|||||||||
24,652 |
Paysafe Ltd. ADR (United Kingdom) (a) |
68,533 |
|||||||||
18,081 |
Roivant Sciences
Ltd. ADR (Switzerland) (a) |
66,719 |
|||||||||
34,454 |
Sharecare, Inc. (a) |
94,404 |
|||||||||
686,259 |
|||||||||||
Support Activities for Mining - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
18,861 |
Transocean Ltd. ADR (Switzerland) (a) |
70,917 |
|||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 4.5% |
|||||||||||
45,580 |
REE Automotive Ltd. ADR (Israel) (a) |
84,323 |
|||||||||
27,094 |
XOS, Inc. (a) |
81,553 |
|||||||||
165,876 |
|||||||||||
Water Transportation - 2.8% |
|||||||||||
40,144 |
Nordic American
Tankers Ltd. (Bermuda) ADR |
102,769 |
|||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,517,634) |
$ |
3,657,154 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.5% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 12.5% |
|||||||||||
459,703 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
459,703 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $459,703) |
$ |
459,703 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,977,337) - 111.9% |
$ |
4,116,857 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (11.9)% |
(437,248 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
3,679,609 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% |
|||||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
369,926 |
Workhorse Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
$ |
1,113,477 |
||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 4.0% |
|||||||||||
51,831 |
Arcturus
Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,004,485 |
|||||||||
323,020 |
ImmunityBio, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,172,562 |
|||||||||
2,177,047 |
|||||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 15.4% |
|||||||||||
75,657 |
908 Devices, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,342,912 |
|||||||||
239,721 |
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (a)(b) |
230,132 |
|||||||||
9,406 |
Ambarella Inc. ADR (a) |
772,044 |
|||||||||
322,004 |
Canaan, Inc. ADR (a)(b) |
1,223,615 |
|||||||||
284,670 |
MicroVision, Inc. (a)(b) |
919,484 |
|||||||||
439,284 |
Nano Dimension Ltd.
ADR (Israel) (a)(b) |
1,247,567 |
|||||||||
196,181 |
Vuzix Corp. (a)(b) |
1,014,256 |
|||||||||
101,913 |
Xperi Holdings, Corp. |
1,589,843 |
|||||||||
8,339,853 |
|||||||||||
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 1.8% |
|||||||||||
64,254 |
LendingClub Corp. (a) |
979,874 |
|||||||||
Food Services and Drinking Places - 3.3% |
|||||||||||
54,695 |
Yelp, Inc. (a) |
1,779,228 |
|||||||||
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 2.4% |
|||||||||||
1,425,375 |
Ebang International
Holdings, Inc. ADR (a)(b) |
1,325,599 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 4.9% |
|||||||||||
42,649 |
Agilysys, Inc. (a) |
1,569,910 |
|||||||||
808,846 |
OneConnect Financial
Technology Co. Ltd. ADR (a) |
1,108,119 |
|||||||||
2,678,029 |
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.8% |
|||||||||||
1,445,589 |
Asensus Surgical, Inc. (a) |
655,285 |
|||||||||
306,968 |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) |
838,023 |
|||||||||
1,493,308 |
|||||||||||
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing - 1.2% |
|||||||||||
430,928 |
View, Inc. (a)(b) |
663,629 |
|||||||||
Primary Metal Manufacturing - 2.5% |
|||||||||||
9,961 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a) |
1,343,839 |
|||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 19.5% |
|||||||||||
134,894 |
A10 Networks, Inc. |
1,926,286 |
|||||||||
532,188 |
Adaptimmune
Therapeutics PLC ADR (United Kingdom) ADR (a) |
915,363 |
|||||||||
25,476 |
Asana, Inc. (a) |
682,757 |
|||||||||
25,673 |
Crispr Therapeutics
AG ADR (Switzerland) (a) |
1,273,894 |
|||||||||
165,051 |
Gritstone bio, Inc. (a) |
427,482 |
|||||||||
62,846 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. |
1,980,906 |
|||||||||
64,837 |
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,996,980 |
|||||||||
283,490 |
ProQR Therapeutics
N.V. ADR (Netherlands) (a) |
196,459 |
|||||||||
102,890 |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) |
637,918 |
|||||||||
51,181 |
Tusimple Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
530,747 |
|||||||||
10,568,792 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 9.9% |
|||||||||||
47,574 |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (a) |
$ |
850,148 |
||||||||
59,968 |
C3.ai, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,018,856 |
|||||||||
82,647 |
Dropbox, Inc. (a) |
1,797,572 |
|||||||||
38,714 |
Varonis Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,672,445 |
|||||||||
5,339,021 |
|||||||||||
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 15.5% |
|||||||||||
209,922 |
Aeva Technologies, Inc. (a) |
688,544 |
|||||||||
297,998 |
Bit Mining Ltd. ADR (a) |
497,657 |
|||||||||
264,030 |
Butterfly Network, Inc. (a)(b) |
879,220 |
|||||||||
97,146 |
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,257,069 |
|||||||||
327,702 |
Desktop Metal, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,150,234 |
|||||||||
235,367 |
EOS Enegy Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b) |
498,978 |
|||||||||
312,614 |
Ouster, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,034,752 |
|||||||||
103,518 |
Stem, Inc. (a) |
742,224 |
|||||||||
370,598 |
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (a) |
696,724 |
|||||||||
125,503 |
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) |
940,018 |
|||||||||
8,385,420 |
|||||||||||
Support Activities for Mining - 3.3% |
|||||||||||
95,341 |
Energy Recovery, Inc. (a) |
1,765,715 |
|||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 11.0% |
|||||||||||
141,058 |
Ballard Power
Systems, Inc. ADR (Canada) (a) |
1,170,781 |
|||||||||
710,200 |
ElectraMeccanica
Vehicles Corp. ADR (Canada) (a)(b) |
1,242,850 |
|||||||||
126,136 |
Luminar Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) |
1,560,302 |
|||||||||
196,931 |
Nikola Corp. (a)(b) |
1,413,965 |
|||||||||
491,155 |
Romeo Power, Inc. (a)(b) |
540,270 |
|||||||||
5,928,168 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $137,130,987) |
$ |
53,880,999 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 32.9% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 32.9% |
|||||||||||
17,781,788 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
17,781,788 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $17,781,788) |
$ |
17,781,788 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $154,912,775) - 132.5% |
$ |
71,662,787 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (32.5)% |
(17,592,980 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
54,069,807 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF
Schedule of Investments, continued (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion mRNA ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.9% |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 63.2% |
|||||||||||
1,788 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
$ |
238,573 |
||||||||
63,186 |
Arbutus Biopharma
Corp. ADR (Canada) (a) |
147,223 |
|||||||||
6,732 |
Arcturus
Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) |
130,466 |
|||||||||
1,536 |
BeiGene Ltd. (a) |
245,760 |
|||||||||
2,556 |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
125,321 |
|||||||||
4,180 |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
153,657 |
|||||||||
4,694 |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (a) |
144,247 |
|||||||||
29,577 |
Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
100,857 |
|||||||||
32,194 |
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
133,605 |
|||||||||
2,619 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
189,406 |
|||||||||
8,923 |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
128,848 |
|||||||||
1,137 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
310,651 |
|||||||||
2,048,614 |
|||||||||||
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 4.7% |
|||||||||||
8,922 |
CureVac N.V. ADR (Netherlands) (a) |
152,477 |
|||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 32.0% |
|||||||||||
3,544 |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
145,694 |
|||||||||
1,693 |
BioNTech SE ADR (Germany) (a) |
234,955 |
|||||||||
82,347 |
Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. (a) |
86,464 |
|||||||||
16,689 |
Codex DNA, Inc. (a) |
61,749 |
|||||||||
20,391 |
Enochian Biosciences, Inc. (a) |
156,807 |
|||||||||
46,117 |
Gritstone bio, Inc. (a) |
119,443 |
|||||||||
1,714 |
Moderna, Inc. (a) |
230,379 |
|||||||||
1,035,491 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,820,865) |
$ |
3,236,582 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.2% |
|||||||||||
5,257 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (b) |
$ |
5,257 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,257) |
$ |
5,257 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,826,122) - 100.1% |
$ |
3,241,839 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)% |
(1,227 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
3,240,612 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Nanotechnology ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.9% |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 32.8% |
|||||||||||
1,720 |
Alkermes PLC ADR (Ireland) (a) |
$ |
49,622 |
||||||||
300 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
40,029 |
|||||||||
6,416 |
Arcturus
Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) |
124,342 |
|||||||||
2,586 |
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
97,053 |
|||||||||
619 |
Cabot Corp. |
40,761 |
|||||||||
8,889 |
Generation Bio Co. (a) |
56,267 |
|||||||||
481 |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
23,583 |
|||||||||
318 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
PLC ADR (Ireland) (a) |
50,950 |
|||||||||
12,839 |
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (a) |
9,052 |
|||||||||
1,114 |
Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
3,799 |
|||||||||
495,458 |
|||||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 41.6% |
|||||||||||
349 |
AMETEK, Inc. |
44,065 |
|||||||||
20,756 |
Bionano Genomics, Inc. (a) |
33,832 |
|||||||||
2,761 |
Bruker Corp. |
158,730 |
|||||||||
172 |
Danaher Corp. |
43,194 |
|||||||||
48,788 |
Nano Dimension Ltd. ADR (Israel) (a) |
138,558 |
|||||||||
2,977 |
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a) |
45,072 |
|||||||||
272 |
NVE Corp. |
12,615 |
|||||||||
3,879 |
Pacific Biosciences
of California, Inc. (a) |
24,593 |
|||||||||
6,359 |
Seer, Inc. (a) |
46,294 |
|||||||||
84 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
46,445 |
|||||||||
7,110 |
Vuzix Corp. (a) |
36,759 |
|||||||||
630,157 |
|||||||||||
Machinery Manufacturing - 7.9% |
|||||||||||
242 |
IDEX Corp. |
45,936 |
|||||||||
78 |
Lam Research Corp. |
36,329 |
|||||||||
388 |
Nova Ltd. ADR (Israel) (a) |
38,261 |
|||||||||
120,526 |
|||||||||||
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
2,759 |
Clene, Inc. (a) |
7,146 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 2.5% |
|||||||||||
120 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
38,311 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
4,085 |
PDS Biotechnology Corp. (a) |
22,590 |
|||||||||
2,254 |
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
6,965 |
|||||||||
29,555 |
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 5.2% |
|||||||||||
2,048 |
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) |
43,111 |
|||||||||
3,074 |
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a) |
29,049 |
|||||||||
37,841 |
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. (a) |
7,205 |
|||||||||
79,365 |
|||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.5% |
|||||||||||
4,114 |
Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (a) |
22,380 |
|||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 6.0% |
|||||||||||
278 |
BioNTech SE ADR (Germany) (a) |
38,581 |
|||||||||
303 |
Moderna, Inc. (a) |
40,726 |
|||||||||
15,350 |
Selecta Biosciences, Inc. (a) |
11,763 |
|||||||||
91,070 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,450,324) |
$ |
1,513,968 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.2% |
|||||||||||
2,338 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (b) |
$ |
2,338 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,338) |
$ |
2,338 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,452,662) - 100.1% |
$ |
1,516,306 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)% |
(724 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
1,515,582 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.9% |
|||||||||||
Accommodation - 1.1% |
|||||||||||
35,757 |
Marriott
International, Inc. Class A (a) |
$ |
6,347,583 |
||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 3.0% |
|||||||||||
20,766 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC
ADR (United Kingdom) (a) |
4,668,820 |
|||||||||
28,516 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
6,221,621 |
|||||||||
2,802 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) |
6,193,288 |
|||||||||
17,083,729 |
|||||||||||
Apparel Manufacturing - 1.2% |
|||||||||||
19,312 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) |
6,848,615 |
|||||||||
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - 3.4% |
|||||||||||
161,907 |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. |
6,055,322 |
|||||||||
75,955 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) |
6,507,824 |
|||||||||
37,606 |
PepsiCo, Inc. |
6,457,326 |
|||||||||
19,020,472 |
|||||||||||
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 2.8% |
|||||||||||
10,605 |
Charter Communications, Inc. (a) |
4,544,137 |
|||||||||
130,499 |
Comcast Corp. Class A |
5,188,640 |
|||||||||
967,126 |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b) |
5,802,756 |
|||||||||
15,535,533 |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 7.6% |
|||||||||||
25,915 |
Amgen, Inc. |
6,043,119 |
|||||||||
96,816 |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (England) |
6,428,582 |
|||||||||
29,356 |
Biogen, Inc. (a) |
6,089,609 |
|||||||||
103,026 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
6,113,563 |
|||||||||
8,923 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
5,881,238 |
|||||||||
42,872 |
Seagen Inc. (a) |
5,616,661 |
|||||||||
24,577 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
6,714,928 |
|||||||||
42,887,700 |
|||||||||||
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - 1.2% |
|||||||||||
65,594 |
Ross Stores, Inc. |
6,544,313 |
|||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 17.1% |
|||||||||||
53,963 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) |
4,614,916 |
|||||||||
37,455 |
Analog Devices, Inc. |
5,782,303 |
|||||||||
37,338 |
Apple, Inc. |
5,886,336 |
|||||||||
10,025 |
Broadcom, Inc. |
5,557,760 |
|||||||||
109,377 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
5,357,286 |
|||||||||
19,133 |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) |
5,529,628 |
|||||||||
31,441 |
Honeywell International, Inc. |
6,084,148 |
|||||||||
11,288 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) |
4,859,258 |
|||||||||
17,684 |
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
5,245,959 |
|||||||||
129,017 |
Intel Corp. |
5,623,851 |
|||||||||
85,828 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. |
4,984,890 |
|||||||||
79,201 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
5,163,905 |
|||||||||
77,086 |
Micron Technology, Inc. |
5,256,494 |
|||||||||
23,144 |
NVIDIA Corp. |
4,292,518 |
|||||||||
31,821 |
NXP Semiconductors
N.V. ADR (Netherlands) |
5,438,209 |
|||||||||
39,757 |
Qualcomm, Inc. |
5,553,655 |
|||||||||
45,290 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
5,131,357 |
|||||||||
33,989 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
5,786,627 |
|||||||||
96,149,100 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services - 2.9% |
|||||||||||
36,660 |
Airbnb, Inc. (a) |
$ |
5,616,679 |
||||||||
60,845 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
5,957,942 |
|||||||||
59,618 |
Match Group, Inc. (a) |
4,718,765 |
|||||||||
16,293,386 |
|||||||||||
Food Manufacturing - 2.4% |
|||||||||||
99,532 |
Mondelez International, Inc. |
6,417,823 |
|||||||||
162,725 |
The Kraft Heinz Co. |
6,936,967 |
|||||||||
13,354,790 |
|||||||||||
Food Services and Drinking Places - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
15,289 |
Cintas Corp. |
6,073,708 |
|||||||||
68,321 |
Starbucks Corp. |
5,099,480 |
|||||||||
11,173,188 |
|||||||||||
General Merchandise Stores - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
10,906 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
5,798,938 |
|||||||||
38,955 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) |
6,328,240 |
|||||||||
12,127,178 |
|||||||||||
Health and Personal Care Stores - 1.0% |
|||||||||||
129,264 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. |
5,480,794 |
|||||||||
Machinery Manufacturing - 2.7% |
|||||||||||
45,304 |
Applied Materials, Inc. |
4,999,297 |
|||||||||
9,008 |
ASML Holding NV ADR
(Netherlands) |
5,078,440 |
|||||||||
11,241 |
Lam Research Corp. |
5,235,608 |
|||||||||
15,313,345 |
|||||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 2.9% |
|||||||||||
47,368 |
Copart, Inc. (a) |
5,383,373 |
|||||||||
105,786 |
Fastenal Co. |
5,851,024 |
|||||||||
16,770 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
5,353,990 |
|||||||||
16,588,387 |
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.6% |
|||||||||||
13,822 |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) |
4,007,136 |
|||||||||
13,083 |
DexCom, Inc. (a) |
5,345,452 |
|||||||||
21,098 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) |
5,048,751 |
|||||||||
14,401,339 |
|||||||||||
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries - 0.5% |
|||||||||||
16,082 |
Netflix, Inc. (a) |
3,061,369 |
|||||||||
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - 0.9% |
|||||||||||
8,869 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) |
5,379,492 |
|||||||||
Nonstore Retailers - 4.9% |
|||||||||||
1,895 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
4,710,269 |
|||||||||
109,284 |
eBay, Inc. |
5,674,025 |
|||||||||
94,000 |
JD.com, Inc. ADR (China) (a) |
5,796,040 |
|||||||||
5,160 |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a) |
5,023,931 |
|||||||||
143,704 |
Pinduoduo Inc. ADR (China) (a) |
6,192,205 |
|||||||||
27,396,470 |
|||||||||||
Other Information Services - 1.8% |
|||||||||||
1,124 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) |
2,565,181 |
|||||||||
1,118 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) |
2,570,651 |
|||||||||
41,080 |
Baidu, Inc. ADR (China) (a) |
5,100,904 |
|||||||||
10,236,736 |
|||||||||||
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
77,734 |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. |
5,876,690 |
|||||||||
48,477 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
5,722,710 |
|||||||||
11,599,400 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
DIREXION
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares
Schedule of Investments, continued (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 8.6% |
|||||||||||
66,745 |
Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp. Class A |
$ |
5,399,670 |
||||||||
28,275 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. (a) |
5,668,289 |
|||||||||
34,216 |
Moderna, Inc. (a) |
4,598,973 |
|||||||||
35,080 |
Okta, Inc. (a) |
4,185,395 |
|||||||||
10,611 |
Palto Alto Networks, Inc. (a) |
5,955,742 |
|||||||||
47,777 |
Paychex, Inc. |
6,054,779 |
|||||||||
27,737 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
4,956,325 |
|||||||||
29,393 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A |
5,997,642 |
|||||||||
27,487 |
Zscaler, Inc. (a) |
5,572,714 |
|||||||||
48,389,529 |
|||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 11.6% |
|||||||||||
13,504 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
5,346,909 |
|||||||||
19,215 |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) |
5,297,383 |
|||||||||
28,705 |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) |
5,433,282 |
|||||||||
38,530 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) |
5,812,251 |
|||||||||
29,421 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (a) |
5,847,718 |
|||||||||
42,000 |
Datadog, Inc. (a) |
5,072,760 |
|||||||||
64,094 |
DocuSign, Inc. (a) |
5,191,614 |
|||||||||
12,762 |
Intuit, Inc. |
5,344,088 |
|||||||||
20,379 |
Microsoft Corp. |
5,655,580 |
|||||||||
47,820 |
Splunk, Inc. (a) |
5,834,996 |
|||||||||
19,240 |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) |
5,517,840 |
|||||||||
25,136 |
Workday, Inc. (a) |
5,195,611 |
|||||||||
65,550,032 |
|||||||||||
Rail Transportation - 1.0% |
|||||||||||
168,597 |
CSX Corp. |
5,789,621 |
|||||||||
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 0.8% |
|||||||||||
238,485 |
Lucid Group, Inc. (a)(b) |
4,311,809 |
|||||||||
Specialty Trade Contractors - 1.1% |
|||||||||||
67,885 |
NetEase.com, Inc. ADR (China) |
6,471,477 |
|||||||||
Telecommunications - 2.8% |
|||||||||||
51,540 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) |
4,531,912 |
|||||||||
48,132 |
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a) |
5,926,975 |
|||||||||
52,653 |
Zoom Video
Communications, Inc. (a) |
5,242,659 |
|||||||||
15,701,546 |
|||||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
69,043 |
Paccar, Inc. |
5,734,021 |
|||||||||
6,756 |
Tesla Motors, Inc. (a) |
5,882,855 |
|||||||||
11,616,876 |
|||||||||||
Truck Transportation - 0.9% |
|||||||||||
18,642 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
5,221,997 |
|||||||||
Utilities - 4.8% |
|||||||||||
65,075 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
6,449,583 |
|||||||||
124,915 |
Constellation Energy Corp. |
7,396,217 |
|||||||||
141,554 |
Exelon Corp. |
6,621,896 |
|||||||||
88,991 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
6,519,480 |
|||||||||
26,987,176 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $614,779,122) |
$ |
562,862,982 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
11,584,609 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
11,584,609 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $11,584,609) |
$ |
11,584,609 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $626,363,731) - 101.9% |
$ |
574,447,591 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (1.9)% |
(10,851,954 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
563,595,637 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
DIREXION
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% |
|||||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 7.0% |
|||||||||||
17,539 |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a) |
$ |
1,702,861 |
||||||||
5,978 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC
ADR (United Kingdom) (a) |
1,344,034 |
|||||||||
43,229 |
SentinelOne, Inc. (a) |
1,438,229 |
|||||||||
4,485,124 |
|||||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 21.9% |
|||||||||||
135,547 |
Avaya Holdings Corp. (a) |
1,253,810 |
|||||||||
3,157 |
Broadcom, Inc. |
1,750,209 |
|||||||||
32,927 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
1,612,764 |
|||||||||
5,363 |
Fortinet, Inc. (a) |
1,549,961 |
|||||||||
14,927 |
International
Business Machines Corp. |
1,973,499 |
|||||||||
27,322 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. |
1,586,862 |
|||||||||
22,797 |
NetApp, Inc. |
1,669,880 |
|||||||||
65,515 |
Plantronics, Inc (a) |
2,611,428 |
|||||||||
14,008,413 |
|||||||||||
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
14,701 |
RingCentral, Inc. (a) |
1,247,381 |
|||||||||
Electronics and Appliance Stores - 2.7% |
|||||||||||
35,070 |
Smartsheet, Inc. (a) |
1,694,933 |
|||||||||
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 3.0% |
|||||||||||
99,402 |
America Movil SAB de
CV Series L ADR (Mexico) |
1,931,381 |
|||||||||
Nonstore Retailers - 2.4% |
|||||||||||
607 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
1,508,777 |
|||||||||
Other Information Services - 2.5% |
|||||||||||
688 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) |
1,570,147 |
|||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 14.2% |
|||||||||||
384,381 |
Inseego Corp. (a)(b) |
1,095,486 |
|||||||||
8,883 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. (a) |
1,780,775 |
|||||||||
67,824 |
Nutanix, Inc. (a) |
1,697,635 |
|||||||||
10,120 |
Okta, Inc. (a) |
1,207,417 |
|||||||||
3,175 |
Palto Alto Networks, Inc. (a) |
1,782,064 |
|||||||||
7,267 |
Zscaler, Inc. (a) |
1,473,311 |
|||||||||
9,036,688 |
|||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 36.9% |
|||||||||||
3,925 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,554,104 |
|||||||||
165,372 |
Agora, Inc. ADR (a) |
1,218,791 |
|||||||||
71,110 |
Box, Inc. (a) |
2,177,388 |
|||||||||
9,164 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (a) |
1,821,437 |
|||||||||
10,941 |
CyberArk Software
Ltd. ADR Israel (a) |
1,719,269 |
|||||||||
16,160 |
DocuSign, Inc. (a) |
1,308,960 |
|||||||||
2,780,251 |
Exela Technologies, Inc. (a) |
915,815 |
|||||||||
6,159 |
Microsoft Corp. |
1,709,246 |
|||||||||
23,618 |
Oracle Corp. |
1,733,561 |
|||||||||
86,234 |
Ping Identity Holding Corp. (a) |
2,253,294 |
|||||||||
40,913 |
Progress Software Corp. |
1,963,006 |
|||||||||
359,702 |
Tuya, Inc. ADR (a) |
892,061 |
|||||||||
11,132 |
Twilio, Inc. (a) |
1,244,780 |
|||||||||
99,830 |
Upland Software, Inc. (a) |
1,489,463 |
|||||||||
7,443 |
Workday, Inc. (a) |
1,538,468 |
|||||||||
23,539,643 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Telecommunications - 7.3% |
|||||||||||
144,442 |
8x8 Inc. (a) |
$ |
1,324,533 |
||||||||
92,212 |
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) |
1,840,552 |
|||||||||
15,204 |
Zoom Video
Communications, Inc. (a) |
1,513,862 |
|||||||||
4,678,947 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $76,255,604) |
$ |
63,701,434 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.2% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 1.2% |
|||||||||||
794,494 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
794,494 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $794,494) |
$ |
794,494 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $77,050,098) - 101.0% |
$ |
64,495,928 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (1.0)% |
(682,922 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
63,813,006 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
DIREXION
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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Direxion World Without Waste ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% |
|||||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 8.0% |
|||||||||||
368 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC
ADR (United Kingdom) (a) |
$ |
82,737 |
||||||||
948 |
Cloudflare, Inc. (a) |
81,661 |
|||||||||
1,947 |
US Ecology, Inc (a) |
93,436 |
|||||||||
579 |
Waste Management, Inc. |
95,211 |
|||||||||
353,045 |
|||||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
519 |
Ecolab, Inc. |
87,887 |
|||||||||
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 6.1% |
|||||||||||
4,716 |
Bloom Energy Corp. (a) |
87,529 |
|||||||||
596 |
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) |
96,194 |
|||||||||
5,056 |
SunPower Corp. (a) |
83,475 |
|||||||||
267,198 |
|||||||||||
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
591 |
Airbnb, Inc. (a) |
90,547 |
|||||||||
Machinery Manufacturing - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
2,122 |
Evoqua Water Technologies (a) |
88,466 |
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 7.6% |
|||||||||||
7,762 |
Cars.com, Inc. (a) |
86,314 |
|||||||||
786 |
Copart, Inc. (a) |
89,329 |
|||||||||
5,509 |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (a) |
80,762 |
|||||||||
1,721 |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. |
78,529 |
|||||||||
334,934 |
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous Store Retailers - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
917 |
Etsy, Inc. (a) |
85,455 |
|||||||||
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries - 1.8% |
|||||||||||
428 |
Netflix, Inc. (a) |
81,474 |
|||||||||
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
57,644 |
Vroom, Inc. (a)(b) |
89,925 |
|||||||||
Nonstore Retailers - 9.7% |
|||||||||||
2,643 |
CarGurus, Inc. (a) |
86,373 |
|||||||||
1,705 |
eBay, Inc. |
88,524 |
|||||||||
12,434 |
Jumia Technologies
AG ADR (Germany) (a) |
87,909 |
|||||||||
92 |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a) |
89,574 |
|||||||||
11,543 |
ThredUp, Inc. (a)(b) |
76,068 |
|||||||||
428,448 |
|||||||||||
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 8.4% |
|||||||||||
496 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. (a) |
99,433 |
|||||||||
190 |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) |
90,839 |
|||||||||
3,174 |
Snap, Inc. (a) |
90,332 |
|||||||||
433 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A |
88,354 |
|||||||||
368,958 |
|||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 20.2% |
|||||||||||
224 |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
88,693 |
|||||||||
479 |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) |
90,665 |
|||||||||
445 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (a) |
88,448 |
|||||||||
767 |
Datadog, Inc. (a) |
92,638 |
|||||||||
201 |
Intuit, Inc. |
84,169 |
|||||||||
527 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
92,721 |
|||||||||
194 |
Shopify, Inc. ADR (Canada) (a) |
82,803 |
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
Publishing Industries (except Internet) (continued) |
|||||||||||
892 |
Thomson Reuters
Corp. ADR (Canada) |
$ |
89,164 |
||||||||
502 |
Veeva Systems, Inc. (a) |
91,339 |
|||||||||
440 |
Workday, Inc. (a) |
90,948 |
|||||||||
891,588 |
|||||||||||
Repair and Maintenance - 1.9% |
|||||||||||
2,812 |
GFL Environmental
Inc. ADR (Canada) |
84,726 |
|||||||||
Specialty Trade Contractors - 2.0% |
|||||||||||
4,440 |
Sunrun, Inc. (a) |
88,711 |
|||||||||
Telecommunications - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
925 |
Zoom Video
Communications, Inc. (a) |
92,102 |
|||||||||
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation - 2.1% |
|||||||||||
2,948 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) |
92,803 |
|||||||||
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 1.8% |
|||||||||||
93 |
Tesla Motors, Inc. (a) |
80,981 |
|||||||||
Utilities - 11.9% |
|||||||||||
2,852 |
Atlantica
Sustainable Infrastructure PLC ADR (United Kingdom) |
88,127 |
|||||||||
1,897 |
Essential Utilities, Inc. |
84,910 |
|||||||||
1,255 |
First Solar, Inc. (a) |
91,652 |
|||||||||
826 |
IDACORP, Inc. |
86,879 |
|||||||||
1,287 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP |
85,791 |
|||||||||
1,137 |
Ormat Technologies Inc. (b) |
88,345 |
|||||||||
525,704 |
|||||||||||
Waste Management and Remediation Services - 6.1% |
|||||||||||
1,068 |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc (a) |
87,832 |
|||||||||
859 |
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) |
90,135 |
|||||||||
693 |
Republic Services, Inc. |
93,049 |
|||||||||
271,016 |
|||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,316,576) |
$ |
4,403,968 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.7% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 4.7% |
|||||||||||
207,931 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
207,931 |
||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $207,931) |
$ |
207,931 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $5,524,507) - 104.4% |
$ |
4,611,899 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (4.4)% |
(195,476 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
4,416,423 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Non-income producing security.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion World Without Waste ETF
Schedule of Investments, continued (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
ADR - American Depository Receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 97.4% |
|||||||||||
29,273 |
iShares Russell 1000
Growth ETF (a)(b) |
$ |
7,135,294 |
||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT
COMPANIES (Cost $8,663,217) |
$ |
7,135,294 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 55.6% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 55.6% |
|||||||||||
3,214,185 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (c)(d) |
$ |
3,214,185 |
||||||||
855,979 |
Goldman Sachs
Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund Institutional Shares, 0.34% (c) |
855,979 |
|||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,070,164) |
$ |
4,070,164 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $12,733,381) - 153.0% (e) |
$ |
11,205,458 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (53.0)% |
(3,880,686 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
7,324,772 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Shareholders may obtain the financial statements of these investment companies at www.sec.gov.
(b) A portion of this security represents a security on loan.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(d) All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
(e) All or a portion of these securities have been segregated as collateral for swap contracts. Total value of securities segregated amounted to $5,250,304.
Long Total Return Swap Contracts (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Terms of Payments to
be Received at Termination |
Terms of Payments to
be Paid at Termination |
Counterparty |
Termination Date |
Contracts |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Depreciation |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total return of
Russell 1000® Growth Index |
0.7800% representing
1 month SOFR rate + spread |
Credit Suisse
International |
12/7/2022 |
1,570 |
$ |
4,655,637 |
$ |
(803,299 |
) |
Short Total Return Swap Contracts (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Terms of Payments to
be Received at Termination |
Terms of Payments to
be Paid at Termination |
Counterparty |
Termination Date |
Contracts |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Appreciation |
|||||||||||||||||||||
0.5800%
representing 1 month SOFR rate + spread |
Total return of
Russell 1000® Value Index |
Credit Suisse
International |
12/7/2022 |
2,377 |
$ |
3,794,704 |
$ |
100,056 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Shares |
Fair Value |
||||||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 90.1% |
|||||||||||
163,210 |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (a) |
$ |
25,530,941 |
||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT
COMPANIES (Cost $26,293,188) |
$ |
25,530,941 |
|||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.3% |
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 10.3% |
|||||||||||
2,795,982 |
Dreyfus Government
Cash Management Institutional Shares, 0.24% (b) |
$ |
2,795,982 |
||||||||
115,417 |
Goldman Sachs
Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund Institutional Shares, 0.34% (b) |
115,417 |
|||||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,911,399) |
$ |
2,911,399 |
|||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $29,204,587) - 100.4% (c) |
$ |
28,442,340 |
|||||||||
Liabilities in
Excess of Other Assets - (0.4)% |
(114,602 |
) |
|||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ |
28,327,738 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The geographic location of all investments is United States unless otherwise indicated.
(a) Shareholders may obtain the financial statements of these investment companies at www.sec.gov.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield at April 30, 2022.
(c) All or a portion of these securities have been segregated as collateral for swap contracts. Total value of securities segregated amounted to $6,385,288.
Long Total Return Swap Contracts (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Terms of Payments to
be Received at Termination |
Terms of Payments to
be Paid at Termination |
Counterparty |
Termination Date |
Contracts |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Depreciation |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total return of
Russell 1000® Value Index |
0.9000% representing
1 month SOFR rate + spread |
Credit Suisse
International |
12/7/2022 |
11,007 |
$ |
17,680,344 |
$ |
(654,364 |
) |
Short Total Return Swap Contracts (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Terms of Payments to
be Received at Termination |
Terms of Payments to
be Paid at Termination |
Counterparty |
Termination Date |
Contracts |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Depreciation |
|||||||||||||||||||||
0.4700% representing
1 month SOFR rate + spread |
Total return of
Russell 1000® Growth Index |
Credit Suisse
International |
12/7/2022 |
5,774 |
$ |
14,164,973 |
$ |
(119 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Direxion Fallen
Knives ETF |
Direxion
Hydrogen ETF |
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at fair
value (including securities loaned*) (Note 2) |
$ |
405,335,661 |
$ |
3,831,725 |
$ |
37,892,206 |
$ |
4,116,857 |
|||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
5,058,832 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold |
— |
— |
1,683,156 |
1,161,014 |
|||||||||||||||
Deposit at broker for futures contracts |
20,448,813 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable |
74,199 |
376 |
86,344 |
4,129 |
|||||||||||||||
Tax reclaim receivable |
— |
— |
13,600 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
295,667 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
431,213,172 |
3,832,101 |
39,675,306 |
5,282,000 |
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Collateral for securities loaned (Note 2) |
— |
367,128 |
5,072,575 |
448,181 |
|||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased |
— |
— |
1,095,416 |
1,152,536 |
|||||||||||||||
Due to Adviser, net (Note 6) |
170,824 |
1,432 |
12,176 |
1,507 |
|||||||||||||||
Due to custodian |
— |
— |
51,400 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Due to broker for futures contracts |
471,632 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Variation margin payable |
544,950 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Accrued operating services fees (Note 6) |
68,330 |
159 |
1,522 |
167 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
1,255,736 |
368,719 |
6,233,089 |
1,602,391 |
|||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
429,957,436 |
$ |
3,463,382 |
$ |
33,442,217 |
$ |
3,679,609 |
|||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital stock |
$ |
359,550,817 |
$ |
5,294,954 |
$ |
46,011,467 |
$ |
5,484,255 |
|||||||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) |
70,406,619 |
(1,831,572 |
) |
(12,569,250 |
) |
(1,804,646 |
) |
||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
429,957,436 |
$ |
3,463,382 |
$ |
33,442,217 |
$ |
3,679,609 |
|||||||||||
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
$ |
429,957,436 |
$ |
3,463,382 |
$ |
33,442,217 |
$ |
3,679,609 |
|||||||||||
Shares outstanding
(unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, par value) |
12,750,001 |
75,001 |
1,950,002 |
550,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Net assets value,
redemption price and offering price per share |
$ |
33.72 |
$ |
46.18 |
$ |
17.15 |
$ |
6.69 |
|||||||||||
Cost of Investments |
$ |
405,335,661 |
$ |
5,621,938 |
$ |
48,005,982 |
$ |
4,977,337 |
* Securities loaned with values of $–, $364,968, $7,430,906 and $409,282, respectively. See Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Direxion
Moonshot Innovators ETF |
Direxion mRNA ETF |
Direxion
Nanotechnology ETF |
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at fair
value (including securities loaned*) (Note 2) |
$ |
71,662,787 |
$ |
3,241,839 |
$ |
1,516,306 |
$ |
574,447,591 |
|||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
— |
— |
— |
15,637 |
|||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold |
— |
87,471 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable |
17,606 |
— |
210 |
105,763 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
71,680,393 |
3,329,310 |
1,516,516 |
574,568,991 |
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Collateral for securities loaned (Note 2) |
17,577,290 |
— |
— |
10,787,296 |
|||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased |
— |
86,650 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Due to Adviser, net (Note 6) |
30,735 |
1,890 |
862 |
159,478 |
|||||||||||||||
Accrued operating services fees (Note 6) |
2,561 |
158 |
72 |
26,580 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
17,610,586 |
88,698 |
934 |
10,973,354 |
|||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
54,069,807 |
$ |
3,240,612 |
$ |
1,515,582 |
$ |
563,595,637 |
|||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital stock |
$ |
191,313,447 |
$ |
5,089,053 |
$ |
2,500,025 |
$ |
542,479,209 |
|||||||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) |
(137,243,640 |
) |
(1,848,441 |
) |
(984,443 |
) |
21,116,428 |
||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
54,069,807 |
$ |
3,240,612 |
$ |
1,515,582 |
$ |
563,595,637 |
|||||||||||
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
$ |
54,069,807 |
$ |
3,240,612 |
$ |
1,515,582 |
$ |
563,595,637 |
|||||||||||
Shares outstanding
(unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, par value) |
3,400,001 |
225,001 |
100,001 |
8,150,002 |
|||||||||||||||
Net assets value,
redemption price and offering price per share |
$ |
15.90 |
$ |
14.40 |
$ |
15.16 |
$ |
69.15 |
|||||||||||
Cost of Investments |
$ |
154,912,775 |
$ |
4,826,122 |
$ |
2,452,662 |
$ |
626,363,731 |
* Securities loaned with values of $16,822,313, $–, $– and $10,460,277, respectively. See Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at fair
value (including securities loaned*) (Note 2) |
$ |
64,495,928 |
$ |
4,611,899 |
$ |
11,205,458 |
$ |
28,442,340 |
|||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold |
— |
382,425 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable |
393 |
508 |
711 |
119 |
|||||||||||||||
Due from broker for swap contracts |
— |
— |
14,668 |
2,434,000 |
|||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts |
— |
— |
100,056 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
64,496,321 |
4,994,832 |
11,320,893 |
30,876,459 |
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Collateral for securities loaned (Note 2) |
657,015 |
204,534 |
2,867,955 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased |
— |
371,840 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts |
— |
— |
803,299 |
654,483 |
|||||||||||||||
Due to Adviser, net (Note 6) |
23,378 |
1,832 |
3,251 |
9,221 |
|||||||||||||||
Due to broker for swap contracts |
— |
— |
321,210 |
1,883,864 |
|||||||||||||||
Accrued operating services fees (Note 6) |
2,922 |
203 |
406 |
1,153 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
683,315 |
578,409 |
3,996,121 |
2,548,721 |
|||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
63,813,006 |
$ |
4,416,423 |
$ |
7,324,772 |
$ |
28,327,738 |
|||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital stock |
$ |
73,869,453 |
$ |
5,780,395 |
$ |
11,910,632 |
$ |
29,646,174 |
|||||||||||
Total distributable loss |
(10,056,447 |
) |
(1,363,972 |
) |
(4,585,860 |
) |
(1,318,436 |
) |
|||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ |
63,813,006 |
$ |
4,416,423 |
$ |
7,324,772 |
$ |
28,327,738 |
|||||||||||
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
$ |
63,813,006 |
$ |
4,416,423 |
$ |
7,324,772 |
$ |
28,327,738 |
|||||||||||
Shares outstanding
(unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, par value) |
1,125,001 |
225,001 |
75,001 |
475,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Net assets value,
redemption price and offering price per share |
$ |
56.72 |
$ |
19.63 |
$ |
97.66 |
$ |
59.64 |
|||||||||||
Cost of Investments |
$ |
77,050,098 |
$ |
5,524,507 |
$ |
12,733,381 |
$ |
29,204,587 |
* Securities loaned with values of $624,164, $188,711, $2,686,125 and $–, respectively. See Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Direxion Fallen
Knives ETF |
Direxion
Hydrogen ETF |
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Investment Income: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividend income (net
of foreign withholding tax of $—, $—, $36,603 and $—, respectively) |
$ |
— |
$ |
2,891 |
$ |
190,031 |
$ |
16,688 |
|||||||||||
Interest income |
131,867 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|||||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
— |
1,395 |
74,547 |
10,529 |
|||||||||||||||
Total investment income |
131,867 |
4,288 |
264,583 |
27,220 |
|||||||||||||||
Expenses: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 6) |
775,868 |
9,267 |
74,896 |
9,366 |
|||||||||||||||
Operating services fees (Note 6) |
310,347 |
1,030 |
9,362 |
1,041 |
|||||||||||||||
Excise tax |
281,127 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Total Expenses |
1,367,342 |
10,297 |
84,258 |
10,407 |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
(1,235,475 |
) |
(6,009 |
) |
180,325 |
16,813 |
|||||||||||||
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
— |
(34,554 |
) |
(1,962,305 |
) |
(685,064 |
) |
||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation |
— |
— |
(30,368 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||
In-kind redemptions |
— |
— |
(46,225 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
51,061,633 |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
51,061,633 |
(34,554 |
) |
(2,038,898 |
) |
(685,064 |
) |
||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized depreciation on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
— |
(1,456,274 |
) |
(11,480,111 |
) |
(789,561 |
) |
||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation |
— |
— |
(4,277 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
(4,259,431 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized depreciation |
(4,259,431 |
) |
(1,456,274 |
) |
(11,484,388 |
) |
(789,561 |
) |
|||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
46,802,202 |
(1,490,828 |
) |
(13,532,286 |
) |
(1,474,625 |
) |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ |
45,566,727 |
$ |
(1,496,837 |
) |
$ |
(13,342,961 |
) |
$ |
(1,457,812 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
DIREXION
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32
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022
Direxion
Moonshot Innovators ETF |
Direxion mRNA ETF2 |
Direxion
Nanotechnology ETF1 |
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Investment Income: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividend income (net
of foreign withholding tax of $—, $—, $— and $7,302, respectively) |
$ |
54,485 |
$ |
— |
$ |
2,060 |
$ |
2,383,160 |
|||||||||||
Interest income |
96 |
3 |
3 |
308 |
|||||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
504,951 |
— |
495 |
111,798 |
|||||||||||||||
Total investment income |
559,532 |
3 |
2,558 |
2,495,266 |
|||||||||||||||
Expenses: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 6) |
269,750 |
8,252 |
5,284 |
743,302 |
|||||||||||||||
Operating services fees (Note 6) |
22,479 |
688 |
440 |
123,884 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Expenses |
292,229 |
8,940 |
5,724 |
867,186 |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
267,303 |
(8,937 |
) |
(3,166 |
) |
1,628,080 |
|||||||||||||
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
(11,961,893 |
) |
(255,221 |
) |
(44,921 |
) |
(3,984,767 |
) |
|||||||||||
In-kind redemptions |
(7,755,256 |
) |
— |
— |
79,488,774 |
||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(19,717,149 |
) |
(255,221 |
) |
(44,921 |
) |
75,504,007 |
||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized depreciation on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
(46,882,667 |
) |
(1,584,283 |
) |
(936,356 |
) |
(171,464,574 |
) |
|||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized depreciation |
(46,882,667 |
) |
(1,584,283 |
) |
(936,356 |
) |
(171,464,574 |
) |
|||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss |
(66,599,816 |
) |
(1,839,504 |
) |
(981,277 |
) |
(95,960,567 |
) |
|||||||||||
Net decrease in net
assets resulting from operations |
$ |
(66,332,513 |
) |
$ |
(1,848,441 |
) |
$ |
(984,443 |
) |
$ |
(94,332,487 |
) |
1 Represents the period from November 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022.
2 Represents the period from December 9, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Investment Income: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividend income (net
of foreign withholding tax of $—, $116, $— and $—, respectively) |
$ |
794,869 |
$ |
12,258 |
$ |
48,224 |
$ |
225,947 |
|||||||||||
Interest income |
55 |
4 |
503 |
777 |
|||||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
13,444 |
167 |
4,640 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Total investment income |
808,368 |
12,429 |
53,367 |
226,724 |
|||||||||||||||
Expenses: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 6) |
179,640 |
12,088 |
33,845 |
59,148 |
|||||||||||||||
Operating services fees (Note 6) |
22,455 |
1,343 |
4,231 |
7,394 |
|||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
— |
— |
55 |
707 |
|||||||||||||||
Total Expenses |
202,095 |
13,431 |
38,131 |
67,249 |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
606,273 |
(1,002 |
) |
15,236 |
159,475 |
||||||||||||||
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
(31,856 |
) |
(439,007 |
) |
(593,884 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||
In-kind redemptions |
3,105,688 |
— |
199,093 |
2,181,474 |
|||||||||||||||
Swap contracts |
— |
— |
(472,270 |
) |
1,590,172 |
||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
3,073,832 |
(439,007 |
) |
(867,061 |
) |
3,771,646 |
|||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
(29,866,988 |
) |
(1,643,556 |
) |
(2,469,750 |
) |
(3,518,617 |
) |
|||||||||||
Swap contracts |
— |
— |
(1,011,753 |
) |
538,961 |
||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized depreciation |
(29,866,988 |
) |
(1,643,556 |
) |
(3,481,503 |
) |
(2,979,656 |
) |
|||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(26,793,156 |
) |
(2,082,563 |
) |
(4,348,564 |
) |
791,990 |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ |
(26,186,883 |
) |
$ |
(2,083,565 |
) |
$ |
(4,333,328 |
) |
$ |
951,465 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
(1,235,475 |
) |
$ |
(985,938 |
) |
$ |
(6,009 |
) |
$ |
65,774 |
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
51,061,633 |
26,159,862 |
(34,554 |
) |
2,769,745 |
||||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(4,259,431 |
) |
14,721,431 |
(1,456,274 |
) |
(462,436 |
) |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
45,566,727 |
39,895,355 |
(1,496,837 |
) |
2,373,083 |
||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
(30,825,354 |
) |
— |
(217,418 |
) |
(535,643 |
) |
||||||||||||
Total distributions |
(30,825,354 |
) |
— |
(217,418 |
) |
(535,643 |
) |
||||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
166,779,623 |
184,462,965 |
— |
3,793,568 |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(5,012,179 |
) |
(14,894,665 |
) |
— |
(7,299,839 |
) |
||||||||||||
Transaction fees (Note 4) |
17,681 |
21,425 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
161,785,125 |
169,589,725 |
— |
(3,506,271 |
) |
||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
176,526,498 |
209,485,080 |
(1,714,255 |
) |
(1,668,831 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
253,430,938 |
43,945,858 |
5,177,637 |
6,846,468 |
|||||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
429,957,436 |
$ |
253,430,938 |
$ |
3,463,382 |
$ |
5,177,637 |
|||||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
7,750,001 |
1,900,001 |
75,001 |
125,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
5,150,000 |
6,350,000 |
— |
50,000 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(150,000 |
) |
(500,000 |
) |
— |
(100,000 |
) |
||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
12,750,001 |
7,750,001 |
75,001 |
75,001 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
March 25, 20211 through October 31, 2021 |
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
July 22, 20211 through October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ |
180,325 |
$ |
237,351 |
$ |
16,813 |
$ |
13,858 |
|||||||||||
Net realized loss |
(2,038,898 |
) |
(509,003 |
) |
(685,064 |
) |
(272,685 |
) |
|||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(11,484,388 |
) |
1,365,039 |
(789,561 |
) |
(70,919 |
) |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(13,342,961 |
) |
1,093,387 |
(1,457,812 |
) |
(329,746 |
) |
||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
(192,241 |
) |
(127,435 |
) |
(15,741 |
) |
(1,347 |
) |
|||||||||||
Total distributions |
(192,241 |
) |
(127,435 |
) |
(15,741 |
) |
(1,347 |
) |
|||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
13,995,842 |
40,248,269 |
— |
5,483,755 |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(8,232,644 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Transaction fees (Note 4) |
— |
— |
— |
500 |
|||||||||||||||
Net increase in net
assets resulting from capital transactions |
5,763,198 |
40,248,269 |
— |
5,484,255 |
|||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(7,772,004 |
) |
41,214,221 |
(1,473,553 |
) |
5,153,162 |
|||||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
41,214,221 |
— |
5,153,162 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
33,442,217 |
$ |
41,214,221 |
$ |
3,679,609 |
$ |
5,153,162 |
|||||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
1,700,002 |
— |
550,001 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
650,000 |
1,700,002 |
— |
550,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(400,000 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
1,950,002 |
1,700,002 |
550,001 |
550,001 |
1 Commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
Direxion mRNA ETF |
||||||||||||||
Six Months
Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
November 12, 20201 through October 31, 2021 |
For the Period
December 9, 20211 through April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
267,303 |
$ |
1,076,890 |
$ |
(8,937 |
) |
||||||||
Net realized loss |
(19,717,149 |
) |
(22,705,046 |
) |
(255,221 |
) |
|||||||||
Change in net unrealized depreciation |
(46,882,667 |
) |
(36,367,321 |
) |
(1,584,283 |
) |
|||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations |
(66,332,513 |
) |
(57,995,477 |
) |
(1,848,441 |
) |
|||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
(1,146,145 |
) |
(680,526 |
) |
— |
||||||||||
Total distributions |
(1,146,145 |
) |
(680,526 |
) |
— |
||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
9,462,316 |
383,639,876 |
5,088,553 |
||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(39,729,162 |
) |
(173,148,562 |
) |
— |
||||||||||
Transaction fees (Note 4) |
— |
— |
500 |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
(30,266,846 |
) |
210,491,314 |
5,089,053 |
|||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(97,745,504 |
) |
151,815,311 |
3,240,612 |
|||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
151,815,311 |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
54,069,807 |
$ |
151,815,311 |
$ |
3,240,612 |
|||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
4,500,001 |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Shares sold |
350,000 |
9,325,001 |
225,001 |
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(1,450,000 |
) |
(4,825,000 |
) |
— |
||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
3,400,001 |
4,500,001 |
225,001 |
1 Commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion
Nanotechnology ETF |
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
||||||||||||||
For the Period
November 23, 20211 through April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
|||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
(3,166 |
) |
$ |
1,628,080 |
$ |
1,862,366 |
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(44,921 |
) |
75,504,007 |
41,329,702 |
|||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(936,356 |
) |
(171,464,574 |
) |
71,501,564 |
||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(984,443 |
) |
(94,332,487 |
) |
114,693,632 |
||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
— |
(16,017,487 |
) |
(2,011,608 |
) |
||||||||||
Total distributions |
— |
(16,017,487 |
) |
(2,011,608 |
) |
||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
2,500,025 |
526,154,582 |
96,387,917 |
||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
— |
(284,473,145 |
) |
(51,005,012 |
) |
||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
2,500,025 |
241,681,437 |
45,382,905 |
||||||||||||
Total increase in net assets |
1,515,582 |
131,331,463 |
158,064,929 |
||||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
— |
432,264,174 |
274,199,245 |
||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
1,515,582 |
$ |
563,595,637 |
$ |
432,264,174 |
|||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
— |
4,950,002 |
4,350,002 |
||||||||||||
Shares sold |
100,001 |
7,050,000 |
1,250,000 |
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
— |
(3,850,000 |
) |
(650,000 |
) |
||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
100,001 |
8,150,002 |
4,950,002 |
1 Commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
Six Months
Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Period
December 17, 20201 through October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
606,273 |
$ |
410,492 |
$ |
(1,002 |
) |
$ |
(3,562 |
) |
|||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
3,073,832 |
35,124,597 |
(439,007 |
) |
491,440 |
||||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(29,866,988 |
) |
16,725,812 |
(1,643,556 |
) |
730,948 |
|||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(26,186,883 |
) |
52,260,901 |
(2,083,565 |
) |
1,218,826 |
|||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
(651,615 |
) |
(1,572,820 |
) |
(499,149 |
) |
(84 |
) |
|||||||||||
Total distributions |
(651,615 |
) |
(1,572,820 |
) |
(499,149 |
) |
(84 |
) |
|||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
1,987,577 |
31,133,230 |
780,370 |
5,000,025 |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(21,825,849 |
) |
(104,409,325 |
) |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
(19,838,272 |
) |
(73,276,095 |
) |
780,370 |
5,000,025 |
|||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(46,676,770 |
) |
(22,588,014 |
) |
(1,802,344 |
) |
6,218,767 |
||||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
110,489,776 |
133,077,790 |
6,218,767 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
63,813,006 |
$ |
110,489,776 |
$ |
4,416,423 |
$ |
6,218,767 |
|||||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
1,425,001 |
2,475,001 |
200,001 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
25,000 |
475,000 |
25,000 |
200,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(325,000 |
) |
(1,525,000 |
) |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
1,125,001 |
1,425,001 |
225,001 |
200,001 |
1 Commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ |
15,236 |
$ |
19,746 |
$ |
159,475 |
$ |
430,537 |
|||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(867,061 |
) |
8,800,351 |
3,771,646 |
6,093,740 |
||||||||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(3,481,503 |
) |
(1,991,760 |
) |
(2,979,656 |
) |
3,465,318 |
||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(4,333,328 |
) |
6,828,337 |
951,465 |
9,989,595 |
||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders |
(17,726 |
) |
(39,505 |
) |
(195,629 |
) |
(405,394 |
) |
|||||||||||
Total distributions |
(17,726 |
) |
(39,505 |
) |
(195,629 |
) |
(405,394 |
) |
|||||||||||
Capital share transactions: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
9,988,197 |
28,505,479 |
10,423,962 |
37,940,228 |
|||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(14,553,318 |
) |
(49,034,243 |
) |
(16,451,264 |
) |
(33,707,431 |
) |
|||||||||||
Transaction fees (Note 4) |
5,681 |
15,751 |
5,375 |
14,591 |
|||||||||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
(4,559,440 |
) |
(20,513,013 |
) |
(6,021,927 |
) |
4,247,388 |
||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(8,910,494 |
) |
(13,724,181 |
) |
(5,266,091 |
) |
13,831,589 |
||||||||||||
Net assets: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period |
16,235,266 |
29,959,447 |
33,593,829 |
19,762,240 |
|||||||||||||||
End of year/period |
$ |
7,324,772 |
$ |
16,235,266 |
$ |
28,327,738 |
$ |
33,593,829 |
|||||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding |
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year/period |
125,001 |
325,001 |
575,001 |
475,001 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
75,000 |
250,000 |
175,000 |
700,000 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(125,000 |
) |
(450,000 |
) |
(275,000 |
) |
(600,000 |
) |
|||||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year/period |
75,001 |
125,001 |
475,001 |
575,001 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
DIREXION
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
40
Financial Highlights
April 30, 2022
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS5 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/ Period |
Net Investment Income (Loss)1 |
Net Investment Income (Loss)1,2 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments3 |
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net Asset Value Resulting from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions
from Realized Capital Gains |
Distributions
from Return of Capital |
Total
Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year/ Period |
Total
Return4 |
Net Assets, End of Year/ Period (000's omitted) |
Net
Expenses6 |
Total
Expenses |
Net Investment
Income (Loss) After Expense Reimbursement |
Net
Expenses2,6 |
Total
Expenses2 |
Net Investment
Income (Loss) After Expense Reimbursement2 |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate7 |
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Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
32.70 |
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
$ |
4.66 |
$ |
4.53 |
$ |
(3.51 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
(3.51 |
) |
$ |
33.72 |
15.64 |
% |
$ |
429,957 |
0.88 |
% |
0.88 |
% |
(0.80 |
)% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
(0.62 |
)% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
23.13 |
(0.20 |
) |
(0.20 |
) |
9.77 |
9.57 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
$ |
32.70 |
41.37 |
% |
$ |
253,431 |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
(0.67 |
)% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
(0.67 |
)% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 |
$ |
23.53 |
(0.02 |
) |
(0.02 |
) |
(0.29 |
) |
(0.31 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
— |
(0.03 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
$ |
23.13 |
-1.31 |
% |
$ |
43,946 |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
(0.10 |
)% |
0.70 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
(0.10 |
)% |
0 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 |
$ |
24.58 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
(0.77 |
) |
(0.42 |
) |
(0.63 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
23.53 |
-1.72 |
% |
$ |
42,360 |
0.70 |
% |
0.79 |
% |
1.47 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.79 |
% |
1.47 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 |
$ |
23.82 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.72 |
0.92 |
(0.16 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.16 |
) |
$ |
24.58 |
3.84 |
% |
$ |
52,847 |
0.70 |
% |
0.84 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
0.84 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period March 30, 20178 through October 31, 2017 |
$ |
25.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
(1.19 |
) |
(1.18 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
$ |
23.82 |
-4.72 |
% |
$ |
11,911 |
0.70 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
0.07 |
% |
0.70 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
0.07 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
69.03 |
(0.08 |
) |
(0.08 |
) |
(19.87 |
) |
(19.95 |
) |
— |
(2.90 |
) |
— |
(2.90 |
) |
$ |
46.18 |
-29.70 |
% |
$ |
3,463 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.29 |
)% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.29 |
)% |
11 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
54.77 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
17.99 |
18.49 |
(0.51 |
) |
(3.72 |
) |
— |
(4.23 |
) |
$ |
69.03 |
34.30 |
% |
$ |
5,178 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.69 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.69 |
% |
113 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period June 11, 20208 through October 31, 2020 |
$ |
50.00 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
4.74 |
4.81 |
(0.04 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.04 |
) |
$ |
54.77 |
9.63 |
% |
$ |
6,846 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.32 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.32 |
% |
115 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
24.24 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
(7.10 |
) |
(7.00 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.09 |
) |
$ |
17.15 |
-28.93 |
% |
$ |
33,442 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.96 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.96 |
% |
16 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period March 25, 20218 through October 31, 2021 |
$ |
25.00 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.32 |
(0.08 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
24.24 |
1.37 |
% |
$ |
41,224 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.21 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.21 |
% |
55 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
9.37 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
(2.68 |
) |
(2.65 |
) |
(0.03 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.03 |
) |
$ |
6.69 |
-28.33 |
% |
$ |
3,680 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.81 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.81 |
% |
47 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period July 22, 20218 through October 31, 2021 |
$ |
10.00 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
(0.66 |
) |
(0.63 |
) |
(0.00 |
)9 |
— |
— |
(0.00 |
)9 |
$ |
9.37 |
-6.27 |
% |
$ |
5,153 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.97 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.97 |
% |
83 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
33.74 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
(17.61 |
) |
(17.54 |
) |
(0.30 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.30 |
) |
$ |
15.90 |
-52.37 |
% |
$ |
54,070 |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.59 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.59 |
% |
42 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period November 12, 20208 through October 31, 2021 |
$ |
25.00 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
8.61 |
8.88 |
(0.14 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.14 |
) |
$ |
33.74 |
35.54 |
% |
$ |
151,815 |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.76 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
0.76 |
% |
87 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period December 9, 20218 through April 30, 2022 |
$ |
25.00 |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(10.55 |
) |
(10.60 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
$ |
14.40 |
-42.40 |
% |
$ |
3,241 |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
(0.65 |
)% |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
(0.65 |
)% |
30 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period November 23, 20218 through April 30, 2022 |
$ |
25.00 |
(0.03 |
) |
(0.03 |
) |
(9.81 |
) |
(9.84 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
$ |
15.16 |
-39.36 |
% |
$ |
1,516 |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
(0.36 |
)% |
0.65 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
(0.36 |
)% |
46 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
87.33 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
(15.55 |
) |
(15.30 |
) |
(0.23 |
) |
(2.65 |
) |
— |
(2.88 |
) |
$ |
69.15 |
-17.86 |
% |
$ |
563,596 |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.66 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.66 |
% |
22 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
63.03 |
0.39 |
0.39 |
24.33 |
24.72 |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.03 |
) |
— |
(0.42 |
) |
$ |
87.33 |
39.30 |
% |
$ |
432,264 |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.49 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.49 |
% |
30 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 |
$ |
51.32 |
0.38 |
0.38 |
11.72 |
12.10 |
(0.39 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.39 |
) |
$ |
63.03 |
23.69 |
% |
$ |
274,199 |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.67 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.67 |
% |
35 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 |
$ |
43.27 |
0.39 |
0.39 |
8.04 |
8.43 |
(0.38 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.38 |
) |
$ |
51.32 |
19.59 |
% |
$ |
215,563 |
0.35 |
% |
0.44 |
% |
0.82 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.44 |
% |
0.82 |
% |
28 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 |
$ |
41.90 |
0.31 |
0.31 |
1.37 |
1.68 |
(0.31 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.31 |
) |
$ |
43.27 |
3.98 |
% |
$ |
179,574 |
0.35 |
% |
0.49 |
% |
0.68 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.49 |
% |
0.68 |
% |
27 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 |
$ |
33.44 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
8.44 |
8.72 |
(0.26 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
41.90 |
26.16 |
% |
$ |
144,561 |
0.35 |
% |
0.52 |
% |
0.73 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.52 |
% |
0.73 |
% |
31 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
77.54 |
0.46 |
0.46 |
(20.82 |
) |
(20.36 |
) |
(0.46 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.46 |
) |
$ |
56.72 |
-26.40 |
% |
$ |
63,813 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.35 |
% |
20 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
53.77 |
0.22 |
0.22 |
24.24 |
24.46 |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.42 |
) |
— |
(0.69 |
) |
$ |
77.54 |
45.69 |
% |
$ |
110,490 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.31 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.31 |
% |
35 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period June 25, 20208 through October 31, 2020 |
$ |
50.00 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
3.65 |
3.80 |
(0.03 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.03 |
) |
$ |
53.77 |
7.60 |
% |
$ |
133,078 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.81 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.81 |
% |
32 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
31.09 |
(0.00 |
)9 |
(0.00 |
)9 |
(9.25 |
) |
(9.25 |
) |
— |
(2.21 |
) |
— |
(2.21 |
) |
$ |
19.63 |
-31.55 |
% |
$ |
4,416 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.04 |
)% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.04 |
)% |
29 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period December 17, 20208 through October 31, 2021 |
$ |
25.00 |
(0.02 |
) |
(0.02 |
) |
6.11 |
6.09 |
(0.00 |
)9 |
— |
— |
(0.00 |
)9 |
$ |
31.09 |
24.36 |
% |
$ |
6,219 |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.07 |
)% |
0.50 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
(0.07 |
)% |
63 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
129.88 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
(32.24 |
) |
(32.13 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.09 |
) |
$ |
97.66 |
-24.76 |
% |
$ |
7,325 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.18 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.18 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
92.18 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
37.76 |
37.86 |
(0.16 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.16 |
) |
$ |
129.88 |
41.11 |
% |
$ |
16,235 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.10 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.10 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 |
$ |
61.55 |
0.35 |
0.36 |
30.60 |
30.95 |
(0.32 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.32 |
) |
$ |
92.18 |
50.43 |
% |
$ |
29,959 |
0.47 |
% |
0.47 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.47 |
% |
12 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period January 16, 20198 through October 31, 2019 |
$ |
50.00 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
11.48 |
11.74 |
(0.19 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.19 |
) |
$ |
61.55 |
23.50 |
% |
$ |
29,236 |
0.49 |
% |
0.61 |
% |
0.56 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.57 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
13 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
$ |
58.42 |
0.32 |
0.32 |
1.33 |
1.65 |
(0.43 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.43 |
) |
$ |
59.64 |
2.86 |
% |
$ |
28,328 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.08 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.08 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
$ |
41.60 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
16.73 |
17.39 |
(0.57 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.57 |
) |
$ |
58.42 |
41.96 |
% |
$ |
33,594 |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
3 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 |
$ |
55.11 |
1.05 |
1.06 |
(13.54 |
) |
(12.49 |
) |
(1.02 |
) |
— |
— |
(1.02 |
) |
$ |
41.60 |
-23.00 |
% |
$ |
19,762 |
0.46 |
% |
0.46 |
% |
2.24 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
2.25 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Period January 16, 20198 through October 31, 2019 |
$ |
50.00 |
0.71 |
0.71 |
4.81 |
5.52 |
(0.41 |
) |
— |
— |
(0.41 |
) |
$ |
55.11 |
11.06 |
% |
$ |
31,687 |
0.46 |
% |
0.59 |
% |
1.69 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.58 |
% |
1.70 |
% |
0 |
% |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
April 30, 2022
1 Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.
2 Excludes interest expense and extraordinary expenses which comprise of tax and litigation expenses.
3 Due to the timing of sales and redemptions of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share will not equal the Fund's changes in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, in-kind redemptions, futures and swaps for the period.
4 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. For the years ended October 31, 2016 through October 31, 2019, the total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the investment advisor.
5 For periods less than a year, these ratios are annualized.
6 For the years ended October 31, 2016 through October 31, 2019, net expenses include affects of any reimbursement/waiver or recoupment.
7 Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's capital shares. Portfolio turnover rate does not include effects of turnover of the swap and future contracts portfolio. Short-term securities with maturities less than or equal to 366 days are also excluded from portfolio turnover calculation.
8 Commencement of operations.
9 Between $(0.005) and $0.005.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022
1. ORGANIZATION
The Direxion Shares ETF Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust formed on April 23, 2008 and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Trust is a registered investment company that has 82 separate series (each, a "Fund" and together the "Funds"). 12 of these Funds are included in this report:
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
|||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
|||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
|||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
|||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
|||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
|||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
The Trust has evaluated the structure, objective and activities of the Funds and determined that they meet the characteristics of an investment company. As such, these financial statements have applied the guidance as set forth in the Accounting Standards Codifications ("ASC") 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC ("Rafferty") serves as investment adviser to the Funds. Rafferty has registered as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") and the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated), Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF and Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF are considered commodity pools under the Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA"). Accordingly, Rafferty is subject to registration and regulation as a CPO under the CEA and must comply with various regulatory requirements under the CEA and the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association, including investor protection requirements, antifraud provisions, disclosure requirements and reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) is managed to track the performance of the Auspice Broad Commodity Index. The Auspice Broad Commodity Index is a long/flat commodities index. A long/flat approach allows the Fund to attempt to take advantage of higher commodity prices, and at the same time shift into a cash position of an individual commodity that shows a downward trend in price. The Fund primarily invests in commodity and financial futures contracts directly and/or indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Direxion BCS Fund Ltd. ("BCS Fund"), in order to track the returns of the Auspice Broad Commodity Index within the limitation of the U.S. federal tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies.
Each Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the underlying index as listed below:
Funds |
Index or Benchmark |
||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Auspice Broad Commodity Index |
||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
Indxx US Fallen Knives Index |
||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
Indxx Hydrogen Economy Index |
||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
Solactive Two Bucks Index |
||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
S&P Kensho Moonshots Index |
||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
BITA Messenger RNA Technology Index |
||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
S&P Kensho Extended Nanotechnology Index |
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Funds |
Index or Benchmark |
||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index |
||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
Solactive Remote Work Index |
||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
Indxx US Circular Economy Index |
||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index(a) |
||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index(a) |
(a) Effective on February 28, 2022, the names of benchmark index for the Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF and Direxion Russell 1000® Value over Growth ETF, changed from Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index and Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index, to the Russell 1000® Growth/Value 150/50 Index and Russell 1000® Value/Growth 150/50 Index, respectively.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
a) Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value ("NAV") per share of each Fund is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") (normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time ("Valuation Time")), each day the NYSE is open for business. A security listed or traded on an exchange, domestic or foreign, is valued at its last sales price on the principal exchange on which it is traded prior to the time when assets are valued. If no sale is reported at that time, the mean of the last bid and asked prices is used. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ® Global Market ("NASDAQ") for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the NASDAQ® Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. Over-the-counter ("OTC") securities held by a Fund are valued at the last sales price or, if no sales price is reported, the mean of the last bid and asked price is used. The portfolio securities of a Fund that are listed on national exchanges are valued at the last sales price of such securities or; if no sales price is reported, the mean of the last bid and asked price is used. Swap contracts are valued using the closing price of the underlying reference entity or the closing value of the underlying reference index. The Funds valued their investments in money market funds based on their daily net asset values. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Securities and swap contracts are fair valued as determined by the Rafferty under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") in the following scenarios: a) reliable market quotations are not readily available; b) the Funds' pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities; c) the Funds' pricing service provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Rafferty does not represent fair value; or d) the Fund or Rafferty believes the market price is stale.
b) Swap Contracts – Each Fund may enter into equity swap contacts. Standard equity swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a "notional amount" (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index or industry sector). Each Fund enters into master netting agreements with counterparties to mitigate counterparty credit risk in derivative contracts. A Fund does not offset fair value amounts for derivative contracts and related cash collateral on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities arising from derivative contracts executed with the same counterparties under such master netting agreements. Each Fund's obligations are accrued daily and offset by any amounts owed to the Fund.
In a "long" equity swap agreement, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap contract would have increased in value if the Fund had been invested in the particular securities, plus dividends that would have been received on those securities. The Fund will agree to pay the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such securities plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amounts. Thus, the return on the swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest and commission paid by the Fund on the notional amount. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the contract or periodically during its term. In certain instances, market factors such as the interest rate environment and the demand to borrow the securities underlying the swap agreement can cause a scenario in which the counterparty will pay the Fund interest. These swap contracts do not include the delivery of securities by the Funds to the counterparty. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund's obligations owed over its entitlement with respect to
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each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Funds' custodian. Until a swap contract is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount are recorded as "unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swaps" and when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss is recorded as "realized gains or losses on swaps".
Each Fund may enter into swap contracts that provide the opposite return of the underlying benchmark or security ("short" the index or security). The operations are similar to that of the swaps disclosed above except that the counterparty pays interest to the Fund on the notional amount outstanding and the dividends on the underlying securities reduce the return of the swap. However, in certain instances, market factors such as the interest rate environment and the demand to borrow the securities underlying the swap agreement can cause a scenario in which the Fund will pay the counterparty interest. These amounts are netted with any unrealized appreciation or depreciation to determine the value of the swap. The Funds will typically enter into equity swap agreements to obtain leverage in order to meet their investment objectives.
Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities" ("ASU 2013-01"), requires entities to disclose (i) gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements, and (ii) instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2013-01 is limited in scope recognize derivative instruments accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, to the extent they are offset in the financial statements or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement of similar agreement.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives, including swap contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms, netting and rights of set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments' payables and receivables to create a single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.
Collateral requirements generally differ by type of derivative. Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives (e.g. swaps). Generally, for transactions traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to the counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its derivative counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Interest earned on collateral pledged to a counterparty is presented as part of Interest income on the Statements of Operations. Interest incurred on collateral received from a counterparty is presented as Interest expense on the Statements of Operations.
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds elect to not offset assets and liabilities subject to an ISDA Master Agreement, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Therefore, all qualifying transactions are presented on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2022, the impact of netting of assets and liabilities and the offsetting of collateral pledged or received based on contractual netting/set-off provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement are detailed in the following tables.
In the event of the counterparty's default, bankruptcy or any other event for which the counterparty cannot meet its obligations, a Fund bears the risk of loss equal to the amount of the daily appreciation owed to the Fund. This obligation represents the daily gain accrued to the Fund from the close of business day prior to this event to the day on which this event occurs and the counterparty can no longer meet its obligations. A Fund will enter into swap agreements only with large, well-capitalized and established financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the Adviser. Shareholders may obtain swap counterparty financial statements at www.sec.gov. Swap contracts are subject to credit risk. Credit risk occurs when the financial condition of an issuer of a security or instrument may cause it to default or become unable to pay interest or principal due on the security. The counterparty to a swap contract might default on its obligations. In addition, the Funds have agreements with certain counterparties with which it trades swap contracts that contain credit risk-related contingent features that could be triggered
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subject to certain circumstances. Such circumstances include agreed upon net asset value and performance-based thresholds. The maximum exposure to the Funds in regard to potential counterparty default and credit-risk related contingent features at April 30, 2022 is detailed in the following tables. If such credit risk-related contingencies were triggered, the counterparties would have the option to terminate any positions open under the master netting agreement.
Description: Swap Contract
Counterparty: Credit Suisse International
Assets: |
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts not
offset in the Statement of Asset and Liabilities |
Gross Amounts not
offset in the Statement of Asset and Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund Name |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |
Financial
Instruments |
Collateral
Received |
Net
Amount2 |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |
Financial
Instruments |
Collateral
Pledged |
Net Amount |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
$ |
100,056 |
$ |
— |
$ |
100,056 |
$ |
— |
$ |
803,299 |
$ |
100,056 |
$ |
703,2431 |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
— |
— |
— |
— |
654,483 |
— |
654,4831 |
— |
1 The amount of collateral shown has been limited such that the net amount cannot be less than zero.
2 The amount shown is the maximum credit exposure of the Fund for the corresponding counterparty.
c) Futures Contracts – Each Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. A Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the values of commodities, equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as "variation margin" and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As collateral for futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts. The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) was invested in futures contracts as of the period ended April 30, 2022.
d) Risks of Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts and Short Positions – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions include 1) adverse changes in the fair value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible non-performance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions. The Funds were not invested in any type of options during the period ended April 30, 2022.
e) Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities – Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Funds' returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws, accounting and financial reporting standards in foreign countries may require less disclosure than required in the U.S., and therefore there may be less public information available about foreign companies. Investments in foreign emerging markets present a greater risk than investing in foreign issuers in general. The risk of political or social upheaval is greater in emerging markets. In addition, there may be risks of an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities, currency transfer restrictions, a limited number of potential buyers for such securities and delays and disruption in securities settlement procedures.
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f) Foreign Currency Translation – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Funds after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
g) Basis for Consolidation – The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Direxion BCS Fund Ltd. ("BCS Fund"). The BCS Fund, which is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is wholly-owned and controlled by the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF. The BCS Fund acts as an investment vehicle to facilitate entering into certain investments for the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies specified in its prospectus and statement of additional information and within the limitation of the U.S. federal tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. As of April 30, 2022, the net assets of the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF were $429,957,436 of which $86,216,316, or approximately 20.1%, represented the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF's ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the BCS Fund. All intercompany balances, revenues and expenses have been eliminated in consolidation.
h) Risks of Investing Commodity-Linked Derivatives – The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF, through its investment in the subsidiary, may hold commodity-linked derivatives. Commodity-linked derivatives provide exposure, which may include long and/or short exposure, to the investment returns of physical commodities that trade in the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity (such as heating oil, precious metals, livestock, or agricultural products), a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other readily measurable economic variable. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that one will develop. The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF held commodity-linked derivatives during the period ended April 30, 2022.
i) Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
j) Securities Lending – Each Fund may lend up to 331/3% of the value of the securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, cash equivalents, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Each Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. Government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to borrower and net of fees paid to the lending agent. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the security type and the length of the loan. In addition, a Fund will receive a fee from the borrower for non-cash collateral equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. No more than 99% of the value of any security may be on loan at any time.
As of April 30, 2022, all securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. The cash received as collateral for securities on loan was invested in money market funds, whose maturities are overnight and continuous, and is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. The securities on loan in each Fund are also disclosed in the Schedule of
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Investments. The total value of securities loaned and the value of the invested cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasury securities and is not disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as its held by the lending agent on behalf of the Funds, and the Funds do not have the ability to sell, reinvest or pledge those securities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds are contractually indemnified with the securities lending agent. Furthermore, the Funds require the value of the securities loaned to be computed daily at the close of the market and additional collateral be furnished, if required.
As of April 30, 2022, the market value of the securities loaned and the related cash and non-cash collateral received for securities lending were as follows:
Funds |
Market Value of
Securities Loaned |
Cash Collateral
Received |
Non-Cash Collateral Received |
Total Collateral Received |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
$ |
364,968 |
$ |
367,128 |
$ |
— |
$ |
367,128 |
|||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
7,430,906 |
5,072,575 |
2,489,748 |
7,562,323 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
409,282 |
448,181 |
— |
448,181 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
16,822,313 |
17,577,290 |
533,755 |
18,111,045 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
10,460,277 |
10,787,296 |
560,657 |
11,347,953 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
624,164 |
657,015 |
— |
657,015 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
188,711 |
204,534 |
— |
204,534 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
2,686,125 |
2,867,955 |
— |
2,867,955 |
k) Federal Income Taxes – Each Fund intends to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company. Therefore, no provision for U.S. Federal income tax has been made by the Funds.
The Funds may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. excise tax calculated as a percentage of certain undistributed amounts of net investment income and net capital gains. The Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) paid this excise tax during the period ended April 30, 2022.
l) Income and Expenses – Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is recognized on an accrual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Funds are charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as advisory fees. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust's series in proportion to their respective average daily net assets. Expenses are charged to the Funds daily. Expenses are computed based on each Fund's respective average daily net assets. For additional discussion on expenses, refer to Note 6.
m) Distributions to Shareholders – Each Fund pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Certain Funds also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
n) Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Funds agree to indemnify third parties upon the occurrence of specified events. The Funds' maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believe the risk of loss is remote.
o) Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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3. INCOME TAX AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 are presented in the following table. The tax character of distributions to shareholders made during the periods may differ from their ultimate characterization for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
Period
Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Year/Period
Ended October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions Paid From: |
Distributions Paid From: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funds |
Ordinary Income |
Long Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Ordinary Income |
Long Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
30,825,354 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
217,418 |
— |
— |
535,643 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF1 |
192,241 |
— |
— |
127,435 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF2 |
15,741 |
— |
— |
1,347 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot
Innovators ETF |
1,146,145 |
— |
— |
680,526 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
14,916,940 |
1,100,547 |
— |
2,011,608 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
651,615 |
— |
— |
1,572,820 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion World
Without Waste ETF |
499,149 |
— |
— |
84 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
17,726 |
— |
— |
39,505 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
195,629 |
— |
— |
405,394 |
— |
— |
1 Commenced operations on March 25, 2021.
2 Commenced operations on July 22, 2021.
3 Commenced operations on November 23, 2021.
4 Commenced operations on December 9, 2021.
At October 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:
Funds |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Capital Gain |
Other Accumulated Earnings (Losses)1 |
Total Accumulated Earnings (Losses) |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
15,322,256 |
$ |
40,346,848 |
$ |
— |
$ |
(3,858 |
) |
$ |
55,665,246 |
||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
(334,735 |
) |
217,418 |
— |
— |
(117,317 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
1,097,829 |
94,742 |
— |
(226,619 |
) |
965,952 |
|||||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
(76,580 |
) |
6,361 |
— |
(260,874 |
) |
(331,093 |
) |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
(36,861,292 |
) |
700,633 |
— |
(33,604,323 |
) |
(69,764,982 |
) |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
116,912,089 |
13,453,796 |
1,100,517 |
— |
131,466,402 |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
16,725,094 |
56,957 |
— |
— |
16,782,051 |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
720,519 |
498,223 |
— |
— |
1,218,742 |
||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
(234,806 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
(234,806 |
) |
||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
(2,178,738 |
) |
104,466 |
— |
— |
(2,074,272 |
) |
1 Other Accumulated Earnings (Losses) consist of capital loss carryover, qualified late year losses and organizational costs.
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At April 30, 2022, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for U.S. Federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Funds |
Tax Cost
of Investments |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
405,335,661 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
5,621,938 |
75,534 |
(1,865,747 |
) |
(1,790,213 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
48,005,982 |
427,160 |
(10,540,936 |
) |
(10,113,776 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
4,977,337 |
239,835 |
(1,100,315 |
) |
(860,480 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
154,912,775 |
357,103 |
(83,607,091 |
) |
(83,249,988 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
4,826,122 |
97,634 |
(1,681,917 |
) |
(1,584,283 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
2,452,662 |
30,364 |
(966,720 |
) |
(936,356 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
626,363,731 |
15,010,913 |
(66,927,053 |
) |
(51,916,140 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
77,050,098 |
9,362,975 |
(21,917,145 |
) |
(12,554,170 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
5,524,507 |
287,479 |
(1,200,087 |
) |
(912,608 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
12,733,381 |
— |
(1,527,923 |
) |
(1,527,923 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
29,204,587 |
— |
(762,247 |
) |
(762,247 |
) |
In order to meet certain U.S. excise tax distribution requirements, each Fund is required to measure and distribute annually net capital gains realized during a twelve month period ending October 31 and net investment income earned during a twelve month period ending December 31. In connection with this, these Funds are permitted for tax purposes to defer into their next fiscal year qualified late year losses. Qualified late year ordinary losses are generally losses incurred between January 1 and the end of their fiscal year, October 31, 2021.
At October 31, 2021, these Funds deferred, on a tax basis, no qualified late year losses.
Under current law, each Fund may carry forward net capital losses indefinitely to use to offset capital gains realized in future years and their character is retained as either short-term and/or long-term.
At October 31, 2021, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains:
Funds |
Utilized
in Current Year |
Unlimited ST |
Unlimited LT |
||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
— |
226,619 |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
— |
260,874 |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
— |
33,604,323 |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
— |
— |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
1,400,695 |
— |
— |
The Funds follow authoritative financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there is no effect to the Funds' financial positions or results of operations and no tax liability was required to be recorded resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During this period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of April 30, 2022, open U.S. Federal and state income tax years include the tax years ended October 31, 2019 through October 31, 2021. The Funds have no examinations in progress. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
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4. CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTION FEES
Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares called "Creation Units." The number of shares in a Creation Unit for each respective Fund is as follows:
Fund |
Number of shares
per Creation Unit |
||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
50,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
50,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
50,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
25,000 |
shares |
Creation Units of the Funds are issued and redeemed in cash and/or in-kind for securities included in the relevant underlying index. Investors such as market makers, large investors and institutions who wish to deal in Creation Units directly with a Fund must have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the principal underwriter and the transfer agent, or purchase through a dealer that has entered into such an agreement. Transactions in shares for each Fund include both cash and in-kind transactions and are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Transaction fees are imposed to cover the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. There is a fixed and a variable component to the total transaction fee. A fixed transaction fee is paid to the transfer agent and is applicable to each creation or redemption transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed. In addition, a variable transaction fee equal to a percentage of the value of each Creation Unit purchased or redeemed is applicable to each creation or redemption transaction and is paid to the Fund. Not all Funds will have a transaction fee associated with capital share activity for the year. Transaction fees received by each Fund are presented in the Capital Share Transaction section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The table below presents each Fund's investment transactions during the period ended April 30, 2022. Purchases represent the aggregate purchases of investments excluding the cost of in-kind purchases, short-term investment purchases, swaps and futures contracts. Sales represent the aggregate sales of investments excluding proceeds from in-kind sales, short-term investments, swaps and futures contracts. Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all proceeds from in-kind sales. The transactions for each of these categories are as follows:
Funds |
Purchases |
Sales |
Purchases In-Kind |
Sales In-Kind |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
476,010 |
627,998 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
5,758,663 |
5,833,544 |
12,814,889 |
7,468,370 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
2,050,569 |
1,941,159 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
38,569,017 |
38,998,655 |
9,477,088 |
39,733,915 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF2 |
3,613,921 |
861,223 |
2,588,652 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF1 |
3,283,759 |
788,514 |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
110,598,498 |
125,203,636 |
526,037,454 |
284,455,579 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
18,483,994 |
18,503,946 |
1,986,927 |
21,817,243 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
1,604,458 |
2,110,819 |
780,680 |
— |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
— |
3,050,756 |
9,538,023 |
11,345,414 |
|||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
— |
— |
9,930,551 |
15,606,504 |
1 Represents the period from November 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022.
2 Represents the period from December 9, 2021 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022.
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There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities in the Funds during the period ended April 30, 2022.
6. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Under an Investment Advisory Agreement between each Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for each Fund's assets in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and limitations, and oversees the day-to-day operations of each Fund, subject to the supervision of the Trustees. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays their respective Adviser an investment advisory fees at an annual rate based on its average daily net assets. These rates are as follows:
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
0.50 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
0.45 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
0.40 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
0.45 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
0.60 |
% |
|||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
0.60 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
0.60 |
% |
|||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
0.30 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
0.40 |
% |
|||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
0.45 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
0.40 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
0.40 |
% |
Additionally, the Trust has entered into a Management Services Agreement with Rafferty. Under the Management Services Agreement, the Trust pays Rafferty management service fees of 0.026% on the first $10,000,000,000 of the Trust's daily net assets and 0.024% on assets in excess of $10,000,000,000. This fee compensates Rafferty for performing certain management, administration and compliance functions related to the Trust.
The Funds have entered into an Operating Services Agreement. Under the Operating Services Agreement, Rafferty will pay all the expenses (with certain exceptions such as management fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and swap financing and related costs) of the Funds in exchange for a fee calculated based on the following rates multiplied by the respective average daily net assets of each Fund.
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
0.20 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Fallen Knives ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Nanotechnology ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
0.05 |
% |
|||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
0.05 |
% |
The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In accordance with the Plan, each Fund is authorized to charge an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services. No 12b-1 fees were charged by any Fund.
7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Funds follow authoritative fair valuation accounting standards, which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs
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and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – Evaluated price based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar securities in inactive markets, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds' investments at April 30, 2022:
Asset Class |
Liability Class |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funds |
Investment Companies |
Common Stocks |
Short Term
Investments |
Cash Equivalents |
Futures Contracts* |
Total Return Swap Contracts* |
Futures Contracts* |
Total Return Swap Contracts* |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
405,335,661 |
$ |
— |
$ |
11,062,825 |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Fallen
Knives ETF |
— |
3,463,778 |
367,947 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
— |
32,819,631 |
5,072,575 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Low Priced
Stock ETF |
— |
3,657,154 |
459,703 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Moonshot
Innovators ETF |
— |
53,880,999 |
17,781,788 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion mRNA ETF |
— |
3,236,582 |
5,257 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion
Nanotechnology ETF |
— |
1,513,968 |
2,338 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion
NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
— |
562,862,982 |
11,584,609 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Work From
Home ETF |
— |
63,701,434 |
794,494 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion World
Without Waste ETF |
— |
4,403,968 |
207,931 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
7,135,294 |
— |
4,070,164 |
— |
— |
100,056 |
— |
(803,299 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
25,530,941 |
— |
2,911,399 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(654,483 |
) |
For further detail on each asset class, see each Fund's Schedule of Investments.
* Futures contracts and total return swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation).
The Funds also follow authoritative accounting standards, which require additional disclosure regarding fair value measurements. Specifically, these standards require reporting entities to disclose a) the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements, for Level 2 or Level 3 positions, b) transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) on a gross basis (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfers and c) purchases and sales on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward rather than as one net number. Additionally, reporting entities are required to disclose quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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8. VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Funds follow authoritative standards of accounting for derivative instruments, which establish disclosure requirements for derivative instruments. These standards improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enable investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund's financial position and results of operations.
Certain Funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objective. For additional discussion on the risks associated with derivative instruments refer to Note 2. As of April 30, 2022, certain Funds were invested in swap contracts. At April 30, 2022, the fair values of derivative instruments, by primary risk, were as follows:
Asset Derivatives1 |
|||||||||||
Swap
Contracts Fund |
Equity Risk |
Total |
|||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
$ |
100,056 |
$ |
100,056 |
|||||||
Futures
Contracts* Fund |
Commodity Risk |
Total |
|||||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
11,062,825 |
$ |
11,062,825 |
|||||||
Liability Derivatives2 |
|||||||||||
Swap
Contracts Fund |
Equity Risk |
Total |
|||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
$ |
803,299 |
$ |
803,299 |
|||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
654,483 |
654,483 |
1 Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts.
2 Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts.
* Cumulative appreciation(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Only current day's variation margin, if any, is reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Transactions in derivative instruments during the period ended April 30, 2022, by primary risk, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss)1 |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)2 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Equity Risk |
Commodity Risk |
Equity Risk |
Commodity Risk |
|||||||||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice
Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Futures Contracts |
$ |
— |
$ |
51,061,633 |
$ |
— |
$ |
(4,259,431 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
Swap Contracts |
(472,270 |
) |
— |
(1,011,753 |
) |
— |
||||||||||||||||
Direxion Russell
1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
Swap Contracts |
1,590,172 |
— |
538,961 |
— |
1 Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap and futures contracts.
2 Statements of Operations location: Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap and futures contracts.
For the period ended April 30, 2022, the volume of the derivatives held by the Funds was as follows:
Quarterly Average Gross Notional Amounts |
|||||||||||||||
Long Total
Return Swap Contracts |
Short Total
Return Swap Contracts |
Long
Futures Contracts |
|||||||||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
238,238,275 |
|||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
7,883,079 |
6,794,295 |
— |
||||||||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
17,854,532 |
15,644,609 |
— |
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The Funds utilize this volume of derivatives in order to meet the investment objectives of each respective Fund.
9. PRINCIPAL RISKS
Below are some of the principal risks of investing in the Funds. Please refer to the Funds' prospectus for a full discussion.
Counterparty Risk – A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to financial instruments entered into by the Fund. The Funds' counterparties are generally required to post collateral to the Funds to the extent of the Funds' daily exposure to such counterparties. However, to the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described in this paragraph. In addition, there may be a delay associated with realization by the Funds of the collateral posted by such counterparties in the event of counterparty default or bankruptcy. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding, and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.
Sector Concentration Risk – The risk of concentrating investments in a limited number of issuers in a particular industry is that a Fund will be more susceptible to the risks associated with that industry than a Fund that does not concentrate its investments.
Daily Index Correlation/Tracking Risk – A number of factors may affect a Fund's ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. A failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective. A number of factors may adversely affect a Fund's correlation with its benchmark, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, costs associated with the use of leveraged investment techniques, income items, accounting standards, and disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests. A Fund may not have investment exposure to all securities in its underlying benchmark index, or its weighting of investment exposure to such stocks or industries may be different from that of the index. In addition, a Fund may invest in securities or financial instruments not included in the index underlying its benchmark. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to its benchmark. Activities surrounding annual index reconstitutions and other index rebalancing or reconstitution events may hinder the Funds' ability to meet their daily investment objective on that day. Each Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily investment objective.
Derivatives Risk – The Fund's investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including risk related to the market, leverage, imperfect daily correlations with underlying investments or the Fund's other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions.
In addition, the Fund's investments in derivatives are subject to the following risks:
• Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period which may range from one day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined reference assets or underlying securities or instruments. The gross return to be exchanged or swapped between the parties is calculated based on a notional amount or the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a basket of securities representing a particular index or an ETF that seeks to track an index. Swaps are subject to counterparty, valuation and leveraging risks.
• Futures Contracts. Futures contracts are typically exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. There may be an imperfect correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts. Futures contracts are subject to liquidity risks; there may not be a liquid secondary market for the futures contracts and the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction. Exchanges may also limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled
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by the Fund or the Adviser, thus limiting the ability of the Fund to implement its leveraged investment strategy. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the Fund's volatility. Futures contracts are also subject to leverage risk.
Foreign Securities Risk – Investments in foreign securities directly or indirectly through investments in exchange traded funds which track foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Funds' returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws, accounting and financial reporting standards in foreign countries may require less disclosure than required in the U.S., and therefore there may be less public information available about foreign companies. Investments in foreign emerging markets present a greater risk than investing in foreign issuers in general. The risk of political or social upheaval is greater in emerging markets. In addition, there may be risks of an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities, currency transfer restrictions, a limited number of potential buyers for such securities and delays and disruption in securities settlement procedures.
Currency Exchange Rate Risk – Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund's investments in securities denominated in a country's currency. Generally, when the U.S. Dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country's government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. If the Fund is exposed to a limited number of currencies, any change in the value of these currencies could have a material impact on the Fund's net asset value.
Leverage Risk – Leverage offers a means of magnifying market movements into larger changes in an investment's value and provides greater investment exposure than an unleveraged investment. Swap and futures contracts may be used to create leverage. Certain Funds employ leveraged investment techniques to achieve its investment objective.
Liquidity Risk – In certain circumstances, such as the disruption of the orderly markets for the securities or financial instruments in which a Fund invests, a Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent fair market value in the judgment of the Adviser. Additionally, certain counterparties may have the ability to demand repayment at any time, thereby exposing the Fund to the risk that it may be required to liquidate investments at an inopportune time. This may prevent a Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains or from achieving a high correlation or inverse correlation with its underlying index.
Market Disruption Risk – Geopolitical and other events, including public health crises and natural disasters, have recently led to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Significant market volatility and market downturns may limit a Fund's ability to sell securities and the Fund's sales may exacerbate the market volatility and downturn. Under such circumstances, a Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objective for one or more trading days, which may adversely impact the Fund's returns on those days and periods inclusive of those days. Alternatively, the Fund may incur higher costs in order to achieve its investment objective and may be forced to purchase and sell securities (including other ETFs' shares) at market prices that do not represent their fair value (including in the case of an ETF, its net asset value) or at times that result in differences between the price the Fund receives for the security and the market closing price of the security. Under those circumstances, the Fund's ability to track its index is likely to be adversely affected, the market price of Fund shares may reflect a greater premium or discount to net asset value, and bid-ask spreads in the Fund's shares may widen, resulting in increased transaction costs for secondary market purchasers and sellers. The Fund may also incur additional tracking error due to the use of other securities that are not perfectly correlated to the Fund's index.
The recent pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has proven to be a market disrupting event. The impact of this virus, like other pandemics that may arise in the future, has negatively affected and may continue to negatively affect the economies of many nations, companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including by reducing liquidity in the markets. Adverse effects may be more pronounced for developing or emerging market countries that have less established health care systems. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted.
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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date of the financial statements were issued and has determined that no items require recognition or disclosure besides those noted below.
On June 21, 2022, certain Funds declared income distributions with an ex-date of June 22, 2022 and payable date of June 29, 2022. The specific Funds and per share amounts of the distributions are listed below.
Funds |
Per
Share Income Distribution |
||||||
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
$ |
1.16408 |
|||||
Direxion Hydrogen ETF |
0.09393 |
||||||
Direxion Low Priced Stock ETF |
0.01381 |
||||||
Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares |
0.13982 |
||||||
Direxion Work From Home ETF |
0.01244 |
||||||
Direxion World Without Waste ETF |
0.00144 |
||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Growth Over Value ETF |
0.07436 |
||||||
Direxion Russell 1000® Value Over Growth ETF |
0.36785 |
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, proxy statements and other similar documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders we reasonably believe are from the same family or household. Householding begins once you have signed your account application. After such time, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at (800) 851-0511 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Funds receive notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Board Review of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
New Fund Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
At meetings held on August 18, 2021 and November 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust (the "ETF Trust") considered the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") between Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser") and the ETF Trust, on behalf of the Direxion mRNA ETF and Direxion Nanotechnology ETF, respectively, each a series of the ETF Trust. Each such series is referred to herein as a "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds."
Following such consideration, the Board, including the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the "Independent Trustees"), unanimously approved the Agreement on behalf of the relevant Funds. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the terms of the Agreement for the Funds were fair and reasonable and in the best interests of shareholders.
The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to approve the Agreement and each Trustee may have afforded different weight or importance to different factors. For each Fund, the Board considered, among others, the following factors to the extent applicable: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided; (2) the projected profitability to the Adviser based upon its services to be provided to the Fund (3) the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows; (4) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of the Fund's shareholders; (5) comparisons of services and fees with contracts entered into by the Adviser with other clients (such as institutional investors), if any; and (6) other benefits anticipated to be derived and identified by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided under the Agreement by the Adviser. Based on written materials received, a presentation from senior representatives of the Adviser and a discussion with the Adviser about its personnel, operations and financial condition, the Board considered the quality of the services provided by the Adviser under the Agreement. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the experience, qualifications and professional background of the portfolio managers and other personnel at the Adviser with principal responsibility for the Funds, as well as the capacity and integrity of the Adviser's senior management and staff. The Board noted that the Adviser has provided services to the ETF Trust since its inception date and has developed an expertise in managing funds with investment strategies similar to the Funds. The Board considered the Adviser's representation that it has the financial resources and appropriate staffing to manage the relevant Funds and to meet its fee waiver and expense obligations thereto. The Board considered that the Adviser will oversee all aspects of the operation of the Funds, including oversight of the Funds' service providers, and provide compliance services to the Funds. The Board observed that because the Funds had not commenced operations, they did not have any prior performance history. Under the totality of the circumstances, the Board determined that, in the exercise of its business judgment, the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Agreement were fair and reasonable.
Costs of Services Provided to the Funds and Profits Realized. The Board considered the fairness and reasonableness of the investment advisory fee rates to be paid to the Adviser by the Funds in light of the investment advisory services to be provided by the Adviser. The Board considered the fees to be paid to the Adviser on an annual basis, including pursuant to contractual fee waivers and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered that the proposed advisory fee rate and net expense ratio for each Fund was similar to those of comparable exchange-traded funds and the same as those of similar series of the Trust.
The Board further considered the overall profitability of the Adviser's investment business and, because the Funds had not commenced operations and the Adviser had no prior profit data related to the Funds, the Board considered the break-even analysis provided by the Adviser for the Funds. The Board considered the significant drivers of cost for the Adviser including, but not limited to, intellectual capital, portfolio rebalancing, regulatory compliance, and entrepreneurial risk. Based on these considerations, the Board determined that, in the exercise of its business judgment, the costs of the services to be provided and any profits that may be realized under the Agreement was not excessive.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Board Review of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale may be realized by each Fund as it grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are reflected in contractual fee rates. Noting that the Funds had not yet commenced operations and did not yet have any assets, the Board concluded that economies of scale were not a material factor for the Board to consider in approving the agreement.
Other Benefits. The Board considered the Adviser's representations that its relationship with the Funds may enable it to attract assets to other funds. The Board also considered that the Adviser's overall business with brokerage firms may allow it to negotiate lower commission rates and get better execution for all of its portfolio trades. Based on these and other considerations, the Board determined that such benefits to the Adviser would likely not be material and, overall, would be reasonable.
Conclusion. The Board did not identify any single factor as being of paramount importance, and different Trustees may have given different weight to different factors. The Board reviewed a memorandum from counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to its consideration of the Agreement. Based on its review, including consideration of each of the factors referenced above, and its consideration of information received throughout the year from the Adviser, the Board determined, in the exercise of its business judgment, that the advisory arrangements, as outlined in the Agreement, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, or to be performed, expenses incurred, or to be incurred and such other matters as the Board considered relevant.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Trustees and Officers
The business affairs of the Funds are managed by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Funds is set below. The report includes additional information about the Funds' Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-851-0511.
Interested Trustee
Name, Address and
Age |
Position(s) Held with Fund |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
# of
Portfolios in Direxion Family of Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee(3) |
Other
Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years |
||||||||||||||||||
Daniel D.
O'Neill(1) Age: 54 |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2008 |
Chief Executive Officer of Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, since 2021 – present; Managing Director of Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, January 1999 – January 2019 and Direxion Advisors, LLC, November 2017 – January 2019. |
139 |
None. |
||||||||||||||||||
Angela
Brickl(2) Age: 46 |
Trustee Chief Compliance Officer Secretary |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2022 One Year; Since 2018 One Year; Since 2011 |
Chief Operating Officer, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC since May 2021; General Counsel, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, since October 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, since September 2012. |
139 |
None. |
Independent Trustees
Name, Address
and Age |
Position(s) Held with Fund |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
# of
Portfolios in Direxion Family of Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee(2) |
Other
Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years |
||||||||||||||||||
David L.
Driscoll Age: 52 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2014 |
Partner, King Associates, LLP, since 2004; Board Advisor, University Common Real Estate, since 2012; Principal, Grey Oaks LLP since 2003; Member, Kendrick LLC, since 2006. |
139 |
None. |
(1) Mr. O'Neill is affiliated with Rafferty and Direxion. Mr. O'Neill owns a beneficial interest in Rafferty.
(2) Ms. Brickl is affiliated with Rafferty because she serves as an officer of Rafferty.
(3) The Direxion Family of Investment Companies consists of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust which, as of the date of this report, offers for sale to the public 82 of the 128 funds registered with the SEC, the Direxion Funds which, as of the date of this report, offers for sale to the public 11 funds registered with the SEC and the Direxion Insurance Trust which, as of the date of this report, does not have any funds registered with the SEC.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Trustees and Officers
Name, Address
and Age |
Position(s) Held with Fund |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
# of
Portfolios in Direxion Family of Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee(2) |
Other
Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years |
||||||||||||||||||
Jacob C.
Gaffey Age: 74 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2014 |
Managing Director of Loomis & Co. since 2012; Partner, Bay Capital Advisors, LLC 2008 – 2012. |
139 |
None. |
||||||||||||||||||
Henry W.
Mulholland Age: 59 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2017 |
Grove Hill Partners LLC, since 2016 as Managing Partner; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 1990 – 2015, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Equities for Americas. |
139 |
None. |
||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen M.
Berkery Age: 54 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2019 |
Chief Financial Officer, Student Sponsor Partners, since November 2021; Senior Manager – Trusts & Estates, Rynkar, Vail & Barrett, LLC, since 2018; Financial Advisor, Lee, Nolan & Koroghlian Life Planning Group, 2010 – 2017. |
139 |
None. |
||||||||||||||||||
Carlyle
Peake Age: 50 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2022 |
Head of US & LATAM Debt Syndicate, BBVA Securities, Inc., since 2011. |
139 |
None. |
||||||||||||||||||
Mary Jo
Collins Age: 65 |
Trustee |
Lifetime of Trust until removal or resignation; Since 2022 |
Managing Director, Imperial Capital LLC, since 2020; Director, Royal Bank of Canada, 2014 – 2020. |
139 |
None. |
(2) The Direxion Family of Investment Companies consists of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust which, as of the date of this SAI, offers for sale to the public 82 of the 128 funds registered with the SEC, the Direxion Funds which, as of the date of this SAI, offers for sale to the public 11 funds registered with the SEC and the Direxion Insurance Trust which, as of the date of this SAI, does not have any funds registered with the SEC.
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Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Trustees and Officers
The officers of the Trust conduct and supervise its daily business. Unless otherwise noted, an individual's business address is 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10019. As of the date of this report, the officers of the Trust, their ages, their business address and their principal occupations during the past five years are as follows:
Principal Officers of the Trust
Name, Address
and Age |
Position(s) Held with Fund |
Term of
Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
# of
Portfolios in Direxion Family of Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee(2) |
Other
Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years |
||||||||||||||||||
Daniel D.
O'Neill(1) Age: 54 |
Chief Executive Officer |
One Year; Since 2021 |
Chief Executive Officer, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, since 2021; Managing Director of Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, January 1999 – January 2019 and Direxion Advisors, LLC, November 2017 – January 2019. |
93 |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||
Patrick J.
Rudnick Age: 48 |
Principal Executive Officer Principal Financial Officer |
One Year; Since 2018 One Year; Since 2010 |
Senior Vice President, since March 2013, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC; Senior Vice President, since November 2017, Direxion Advisors, LLC. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||
Angela
Brickl Age: 46 |
Chief Compliance Officer Secretary |
One Year; Since 2018 One Year; Since 2011 |
General Counsel, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, since October 2010 and Direxion Advisors, LLC, since November 2017; Chief Compliance Officer, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, since September 2012 and Direxion Advisors, LLC, since November 2017. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||
Corey
Noltner Age: 33 |
Principal Financial Officer |
One Year; Since 2021 |
Senior Business Analyst, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, since October 2015. |
N/A |
N/A |
(1) Mr. O'Neill serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Direxion Funds, Direxion Insurance Trust, and the Direxion Shares ETF Trust.
(2) The Direxion Family of Investment Companies consists of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust which, as of the date of this SAI, offers for sale to the public 82 of the 128 funds registered with the SEC, the Direxion Funds which, as of the date of this SAI, offers for sale to the public 11 funds registered with the SEC and the Direxion Insurance Trust which, as of the date of this SAI, does not have any funds registered with the SEC.
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SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 30, 2022
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Investment Advisers
Rafferty Asset
Management, LLC
Direxion Advisors, LLC
1301 Avenue of the Americas (6th
Ave.), 28th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
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Transfer Agent, Custodian & Index Receipt Agent
The Bank of New York
Mellon
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LLC
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Portland, Maine 01401
www.foreside.com
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• Account applications or other forms on which you provide information,
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We safeguard the personal information that you have entrusted to us in the following ways:
• As a general policy, only those employees who maintain your account and respond to your requests for additional services have access to your account information.
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We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you or our former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted or required by law. In the course of conducting business and maintaining your account we may share shareholder information, as allowed by law, with our affiliated companies and with other service providers, including financial intermediaries, custodians, transfer agents and marketing consultants. Those companies are contractually bound to use that information only for the services for which we hired them. They are not permitted to use or share our shareholders' nonpublic personal information for any other purpose. There also may be times when we provide information to federal, state or local authorities as required by law.
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