| Summary Prospectus |
June 5, 2024 |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust |
|
Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares
| Ticker: METD |
| Listed on: The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Before you invest, you may
want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, reports to shareholders,
and other information about the Fund online at http://www.direxion.com/regulatory-documents. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (866) 476-7523 or by sending an
email request to info@direxionshares.com. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated February 28, 2024, are incorporated by reference
into this Summary Prospectus.
Important Information Regarding the Fund
The Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares (“Fund”) seeks
daily inverse investment results and is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. The pursuit of daily inverse investment goals means that the return of the Fund for a period longer than a full trading day may have no resemblance to -100% of the return of the common shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) ("META"). This means that the return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day will be the result of each single day’s
compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from -100% of the return of META for
that period. Longer holding periods and higher volatility of META increase the impact of compounding on
an investor’s returns. During periods of higher volatility, the volatility of META may affect the
Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of META. Further, the return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be -100% of the performance of META for the
period.
The Fund is not
suitable for all investors. The Fund is designed to be utilized only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily inverse (-1X) investment
results, understand the risks associated with the use of shorting and are willing to monitor their portfolios frequently. The Fund is not intended to be used by, and is not
appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if META’s
performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if META’s performance decreases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full
principal value of his/her investment within a single day.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 100% of the inverse (or opposite) of the daily performance of META. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective for a period of
time different than a trading day.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may pay other fees,
such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
| Management Fees |
0.75% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.00% |
| Other Expenses of the Fund(1)
|
0.22% |
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(1)
|
0.12% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.09% |
| Expense Cap/Reimbursement(2)
|
-0.02% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Cap/Reimbursement |
1.07% |
(1)
Estimated for the Fund's current fiscal year.
(2)
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (“Rafferty” or the “Adviser”) has entered into an Operating
Expense Limitation Agreement with the Fund. Under the Operating Expense Limitation Agreement, Rafferty has
contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund for Other Expenses through September 1, 2025, to the extent that the
Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets
(excluding, as applicable, among other expenses, taxes, swap financing and related costs, acquired fund
fees and expenses, dividends or interest on short positions, other interest expenses, brokerage commissions
and extraordinary expenses).
Any expense waiver or reimbursement is subject to recoupment by the Adviser within the three years after the expense was waived/reimbursed only if Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses fall below the lesser of this percentage limitation and any percentage limitation in place at the
time the expense was waived/reimbursed. This agreement may be terminated or revised at any time with the
consent of the Board of Trustees.
Example - This example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your
shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| 1 Year |
3 Years |
| $109 |
$345 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which
are not reflected
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in Annual Fund Operating
Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (plus
borrowings for investment purposes) in financial instruments, including swap agreements and options,
that, in combination, provide 1X daily inverse (opposite) or short exposure to META, consistent with the
Fund’s investment objective.
The Fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with major global financial institutions whereby
the Fund and the global financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment
by the Fund in META that is equal, on a daily basis, to -100% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The
Adviser attempts to consistently apply leverage to obtain short META exposure for the Fund equal to -100%
of the value of its net assets and expects to rebalance the Fund’s holdings daily to maintain such
exposure. As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry to
which META is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide inverse exposure in the industry to which META is
assigned).
The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective without regard to overall market movement or
the increase or decrease of the value of META. At the close of the markets each trading day, the Adviser
rebalances the Fund’s portfolio so that its exposure to META is consistent with the Fund’s
investment objective. The impact of META’s price movements during the day will affect whether the
Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the price of META has fallen on a given
day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s exposure will need to be increased.
Conversely, if the price of META has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should fall, meaning
the Fund’s exposure will need to be reduced. This daily rebalancing typically results in high
portfolio turnover. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund is expected to hold money market funds, deposit
accounts with institutions with high quality (investment grade) credit ratings, and/or short-term debt
instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality (investment grade)
credit profiles, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.
The terms “daily,” “day,” and “trading day,” refer to the period
from the close of the markets on one trading day to the close of the markets on the next trading day. The
Fund is “non-diversified,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Additionally, the Fund’s investment objective is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by the
Fund’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.
Meta Platforms, Inc. develops products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family
through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables, and in-home devices
worldwide. META is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Meta
Platforms, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange
Commission file number
001-35551 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition,
information regarding Meta Platforms, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited
to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. As of December 31,
2023, META is assigned to the technology sector and the internet and information services
industry.
The Fund has derived all
disclosures contained in this document regarding Meta Platforms, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor
any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly
available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Meta Platforms, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all
events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that
would affect the trading price of META have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future
events concerning Meta Platforms, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to META and therefore the value of the Fund.
Because of daily rebalancing and the compounding
of each day’s return over time, the return of the Fund for periods
longer than a single day will be the result of each day’s returns
compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from -100% of the return of the underlying security over the same period. The Fund will lose money if the underlying security
performance is flat over time, and as a result of daily rebalancing, the underlying security’s volatility and the effects of compounding, it is even possible that the Fund will lose money
over time while the underlying security’s performance decreases over a period longer than a single day.
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the Fund entails risk. The Fund may not achieve its inverse investment objective and there is a risk that you could lose all of your money invested in the
Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program. In addition, the Fund presents risks not traditionally associated with other mutual funds and ETFs. It is important that investors
closely review all of the risks listed below and understand them before making an investment in the Fund.
The realization of certain of the risks described below may result in
adverse market movements that may actually benefit the Fund due to its
inverse investment objective.
Shorting or Inverse Risk – The Fund will lose money when the value of META rises because of the Fund’s inverse or
short exposure – this result is the opposite from a traditional index fund. The Fund’s assets will increase
in value when META’s value falls. The Fund’s assets will decrease in value when META’s
value increases. Because historically most assets have risen in value over the long term, short positions and therefore, the value of the Fund is expected to depreciate in value over time, notwithstanding any separate effects
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of compounding and the
Fund’s daily repositioning of inverse exposure. Additionally, if the level of META approaches a
100% increase at any point in the day, an investor could lose their entire investment. Accordingly, short
positions and exposure may be riskier and more speculative than traditional investments. The costs of
obtaining short exposure or maintaining short positions will lower the Fund’s returns.
To the extent that the Fund obtains short exposure from derivatives, the Fund may be exposed to heightened volatility or limited liquidity related to the reference asset of
the underlying short position, which will adversely impact the Fund’s ability to meet its
investment objective or adversely impact its performance. If the Fund were to experience this volatility
or decreased liquidity, the Fund may be required to obtain short exposure through alternative investment
strategies that may be less desirable or more costly to implement. If the reference asset underlying the
short position is thinly traded or has a limited market, there may be a lack of available securities or
counterparties for the Fund to enter into a short position or obtain short exposure from a
derivative.
Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk — The Fund’s performance for periods greater than a trading
day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which is likely to differ from
-100% of META’s performance, before fees and expenses. Compounding has a significant impact on
funds that are inverse and that rebalance daily. The impact of compounding becomes more pronounced as
volatility and holding periods increase and will impact each shareholder differently depending on the
period of time an investment in the Fund is held and the volatility of META during the
shareholder’s holding period of an investment in the Fund.
Fund performance for periods greater than one single day
can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: a) volatility; b) performance;
c) period of time; d) financing rates associated with inverse exposure; e) other Fund expenses; and f)
dividends or interest paid with respect to securities of META. The chart below provides examples of how
volatility and its return could affect the Fund’s performance. The chart shows estimated Fund returns
for a number of combinations of volatility and performance over a one-year period. Performance shown in
the chart assumes that: (i) no dividends were paid with respect to the securities; (ii) there were no
Fund expenses; and (iii) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain inverse exposure) of 0%. If Fund expenses
and/or actual borrowing/lending rates were reflected, the estimated returns would be different than those
shown. Particularly during periods of higher volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a trading day to vary from -100% of the performance of META.
As shown in the chart below, the Fund would be expected to lose 6.04% if META provided no return over a
one year period during which META experienced annualized volatility of 25%. At higher ranges of
volatility, there is a chance of a significant loss of value in the Fund, even if META’s return is
flat. For instance, if META’s annualized volatility is 100%, the
Fund would be expected to lose 63.23% of its value, even if the cumulative return for the year was 0%. Areas
shaded red (or dark gray) represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than
-100% of the performance of META and those shaded green (or light gray) represent those scenarios where
the Fund can be expected to return more than -100% of the performance of META. The table below is not a
representation of the Fund’s actual returns, which may be significantly better or worse than the
returns shown below as a result of any of the factors discussed above or in “Daily Inverse Correlation Risk” below.
| One Year |
-100%
One
Year |
Volatility Rate | ||||
| Return |
Return |
10% |
25% |
50% |
75% |
100% |
| -60% |
60% |
148.55% |
134.42% |
95.28% |
43.98% |
-5.83% |
| -50% |
50% |
99.13% |
87.77% |
56.26% |
15.23% |
-24.77% |
| -40% |
40% |
66.08% |
56.57% |
30.21% |
-4.08% |
-37.57% |
| -30% |
30% |
42.43% |
34.25% |
11.56% |
-17.98% |
-46.76% |
| -20% |
20% |
24.67% |
17.47% |
-2.47% |
-28.38% |
-53.72% |
| -10% |
10% |
10.83% |
4.44% |
-13.28% |
-36.52% |
-58.79% |
| 0% |
0% |
-0.25% |
-6.04% |
-22.08% |
-42.90% |
-63.23% |
| 10% |
-10% |
-9.32% |
-14.64% |
-29.23% |
-48.27% |
-66.67% |
| 20% |
-20% |
-16.89% |
-21.75% |
-35.24% |
-52.72% |
-69.67% |
| 30% |
-30% |
-23.29% |
-27.84% |
-40.25% |
-56.41% |
-71.94% |
| 40% |
-40% |
-28.78% |
-33.01% |
-44.63% |
-59.81% |
-74.32% |
| 50% |
-50% |
-33.55% |
-37.52% |
-48.57% |
-62.60% |
-76.19% |
| 60% |
-60% |
-37.72% |
-41.51% |
-51.96% |
-65.19% |
-78.12% |
META’s annualized historical volatility rate for the five year period ended December 31, 2023 was
44.26%. META’s highest volatility rate for any one calendar year during the five year period was
67.23% and volatility for a shorter period of time may have been substantially higher. META’s annualized performance for the five-year period ended December 31, 2023 was 21.59%. Historical volatility and performance are not indications of what META volatility and performance will be in the future.
For information regarding the effects of volatility and performance
on the long-term performance of the Fund, see “Additional Information Regarding Investment Techniques and Policies” in the Fund’s statutory prospectus, and
"Leverage - Special Note Regarding the Correlation Risks of the Funds" in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Derivatives Risk
— Derivatives are
financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks,
bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. Investing in derivatives may be considered
aggressive and may expose the Fund to greater risks, and may result in larger losses or smaller gains,
than investing directly in the reference assets underlying those derivatives, which may prevent the Fund
from achieving its investment objective.
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 correlations with underlying
investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility, lack of availability,
counterparty, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. The performance of a derivative may not track
the performance of its reference
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asset for various reasons,
including due to fees and other costs associated with it.
Because derivatives often require only a limited initial investment, the use of derivatives may expose the Fund to losses in excess of the amount initially invested. As a
result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning. If META has a
dramatic intraday increase or decrease that causes a material change in the Fund’s net assets, the
terms of a swap agreement between the Fund and its counterparty may permit the counterparty to
immediately close the swap agreement with the Fund. In that event, the Fund may not be able to enter into another swap agreement or invest in other derivatives to achieve its investment objective. This may occur even if META
reverses all or a portion of its intraday movement by the end of the day.
Upon entering into certain derivatives contracts, such as swap agreements, and to maintain open
positions in such agreements, the Fund may be required to post collateral, the amount of which may vary.
As such, the Fund may maintain cash balances, which may be significant, with service providers such as
the Fund’s custodian or its affiliates in segregated accounts. Maintaining larger cash and cash
equivalent positions may also subject the Fund to additional risks, such as increased credit risk with
respect to the custodian bank holding the assets and the risk that a counterparty may be unable or
unwilling to honor its obligations.
Counterparty Risk — If a counterparty is unwilling or unable
to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or fails to return holdings that are subject
to the agreement with the counterparty resulting in the Fund losing money or not being able to meet its
daily inverse investment objective.
In addition, because the Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties, this increases the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit
risk. Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties will be willing to enter into, or continue
to enter into, transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its
inverse investment objective or rebalance properly, which may result in significant losses to the Fund,
or the Fund may decide to change its inverse investment objective. The risk that no suitable
counterparties will enter into or continue to provide swap exposure to the Fund may be increased when
there is significant market volatility.
Rebalancing Risk — If for any reason the Fund is unable
to rebalance all or a part of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced
incorrectly, the Fund’s investment exposure may not be consistent with its investment objective
which may lead to greater losses or reduced gains. In these instances, the Fund may have investment exposure to META that is significantly greater or significantly less than its stated investment objective. Additionally, the
Fund may close to purchases and sales of Shares prior to the close of trading on the Nasdaq or other
national securities listing exchanges where Shares are listed and incur significant losses.
Cash Transaction Risk— Unlike most ETFs, the Fund currently
intends to effect creations and redemptions principally for
cash, rather than principally for in-kind securities, because of the nature of the financial instruments held by the Fund. As a result, the Fund is not expected to be tax efficient
and will incur brokerage and financing costs related to buying and selling securities and/or obtaining
short derivative exposure to achieve its investment objective thus incurring additional expenses than
other funds that primarily effect creations and redemptions in kind. To the extent that such costs are
not offset by transaction fees paid by an authorized participant, the Fund may bear such costs, which will decrease the Fund’s net asset value.
Intra-Day Investment Risk— The intra-day performance of Fund shares traded in the secondary market will be different from the performance of the Fund when measured from the close of the market on a given trading day until the close of the market on the subsequent trading day. An investor that purchases shares intra-day may experience
performance that is greater than, or less than, the Fund’s stated investment objective.
If there is a significant intra-day market event and/or the securities experience a significant change
in value, the Fund may not meet its investment objective, be unable to rebalance its portfolio
appropriately, or may experience significant premiums or discounts, or widened bid-ask spreads.
Daily Inverse Correlation Risk - There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of inverse correlation to META and therefore achieve its daily inverse investment
objective. The Fund’s exposure to META is impacted by META’s movement. Because of this, it is
unlikely that the Fund will be perfectly exposed to META at the end of each day. The possibility of the
Fund being materially over- or under-exposed to META increases on days when META is volatile near the
close of the trading day. Market disruptions, regulatory restrictions and high volatility will also
adversely affect the Fund’s ability to adjust exposure to the required levels.
The Fund may have difficulty achieving its
daily inverse investment objective for many reasons, including fees, expenses, transaction costs,
financing costs related to the use of derivatives, accounting standards and their application to income
items, disruptions, illiquid or high volatility in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests, early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of the Fund trade,
resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions, regulatory and tax
considerations, which may cause the Fund to hold (or not to hold) META. The Fund may take or refrain from
taking positions in order to improve tax efficiency, comply with regulatory restrictions, or for other
reasons, each of which may negatively affect the Fund’s desired inverse correlation with META. The 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 META. Additionally, the Fund’s underlying investments and/or reference assets
may trade on markets that may not be open on the same day as the Fund, which may cause a difference
between the changes in the daily performance of the Fund and changes in the performance of META. Any of
these factors could decrease the inverse correlation between the performance of the
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Fund and META and may
hinder the Fund’s ability to meet its daily inverse investment objective on or around that day.
Market Risk — The Fund’s investments are subject
to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in
investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change
substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes
in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, general market
liquidity, exchange trading suspensions and closures, geopolitical events, natural disasters, and public
health risks. Interest rates and inflation rates may change frequently and drastically due to various
factors and the Fund’s investments may be adversely impacted.
Indirect Investment Risk — Meta Platforms, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Adviser or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way,
and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of
the Fund. The Trust, the Fund and any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of META and make
no representation as to the performance of META. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in
META. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions
or any other rights with respect to META.
Meta Platforms, Inc. Investing Risk — Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual
security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform
differently from the value of the market as a whole. As of the date of this prospectus, Meta Platforms,
Inc. offers social media-related products such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads and WhatsApp as
well as certain augmented and virtual reality products. Meta Platforms, Inc. is subject to a number of
risks, including, among others: risks related to its product offerings, such as its ability to add or retain users and to increase advertising spending, including the risks associated with not being successful in artificial intelligence
(“AI”) initiatives although the company is making significant investment in AI; business
operations and financial results, including the ability to compete effectively in the highly competitive
information technology sector; government regulation and enforcement, including any restrictions on
access to Meta Platform, Inc.’s products, especially in regard to AI; the ability to collect and
use consumer data, including the phasing out of third-party cookies which the company has historically
used to gauge success of various ads and will impact monetization; data, security and intellectual
property, including the occurrences of security breaches or improper access of consumer data; and the
dual class structure of the company’s common stock, which limits the ability of shareholders to
influence corporate matters.
Security Volatility Risk — The performance of the Fund is designed to correlate to the performance of Meta Platforms, Inc. Significant short-term price movements in Meta
Platforms, Inc., could adversely impact the performance of both META and the Fund, increase the
Fund’s bid-ask spread and adversely impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
In addition, the net asset
value of the Fund over short-term periods may be more volatile than other investment options due to the
volatility of underlying security.
Industry Concentration Risk — The Fund will be concentrated in the industry to which META is assigned (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide inverse exposure to the industry to which META is assigned). A portfolio concentrated in a particular industry may present
more risks than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data
Company Risk — Companies engaged in artificial intelligence
(“AI”) and big data typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product
obsolescence. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be
adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. There can be no assurance these companies will
be able to successfully protect their intellectual property to prevent the misappropriation of their
technology, or that competitors will not develop technology that is substantially similar or superior to
such companies’ technology. AI and big data companies typically engage in significant amounts of spending on research and development, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful. AI and big data companies are potential targets for
cyberattacks, which can have a materially adverse impact on the performance of these companies. In
addition, AI technology could face increasing regulatory scrutiny in the future, which may limit the
development of this technology and impede the growth of companies that develop and/or utilize this
technology. Similarly, the collection of data from consumers and other sources could face increased scrutiny as regulators consider how the data is collected, stored, safeguarded and used. AI and big data companies may face
regulatory fines and penalties, including potential forced break-ups, that could hinder the ability of
the companies to operate on an ongoing basis. The customers and/or suppliers of AI and big data companies
may be concentrated in a particular country, region or industry. Any adverse event affecting one of these
countries, regions or industries could have a negative impact on AI and big data companies. Country,
government, and/or region-specific regulations or restrictions could have an impact on AI and big data
companies.
Technology Sector Risk — The market prices of
technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price
fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors
rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may
be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and
government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel.
Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and
competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact
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a company’s
profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industry. In
addition, a rising interest rate environment tends to negatively affect technology companies, because
those technology companies seeking to finance expansion would have increased borrowing costs, which may
negatively impact earnings. Technology companies having high market valuations may appear less attractive
to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices. Companies in the application
software industry, in particular, may also be negatively affected by the risk that subscription renewal
rates for their products and services decline or fluctuate, leading to declining revenues. Companies in
the systems software industry may be adversely affected by, among other things, actual or perceived
security vulnerabilities in their products and services, which may result in individual or class action lawsuits, state or federal enforcement actions and other remediation costs. Companies in the computer software industry may also be
affected by the availability and price of computer software technology components.
Internet Company Industry
Risk— The market prices of internet securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than the market
prices of other types of securities. Internet company securities may fall in and out of favor with
investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. These companies
are subject to rapid changes in technology, worldwide competition, rapid obsolescence of products and
services, loss of patent protections, evolving industry standards and frequent new product productions.
Internet securities also may be affected adversely by changes in consumer and business purchasing
patterns and government regulations. These companies may have high market valuations and may appear less
attractive to investors, which may cause sharp decreases in their market prices.
Large-Capitalization Company Risk — Large-capitalization companies typically have significant financial resources, extensive product lines and broad markets for their goods
and/or services. However, they may be less able to adapt to changing market conditions or to respond
quickly to competitive challenges or to changes in business, product, financial, or market conditions and
may not be able to maintain growth at rates that may be achieved by well-managed smaller and mid-size
companies, which may affect the companies’ returns.
Money Market Instrument Risk
— The Fund may use a
variety of money market instruments for cash management purposes, including money market funds,
depositary accounts and repurchase agreements. Money market funds may be subject to credit risk with
respect to the debt instruments in which they invest. Depository accounts may be subject to credit risk
with respect to the financial institution in which the depository account is held. Money market instruments
may lose money.
Liquidity Risk
—Holdings of the Fund may
be difficult to buy or sell or may be illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. There is no
assurance that a security or derivative instrument that is deemed liquid when purchased will continue to
be liquid. Illiquid securities may be difficult
to value, especially in changing or volatile markets. If the Fund is forced to buy or sell an illiquid
security or derivative instrument at an unfavorable time or price, the Fund may be adversely impacted.
Certain market conditions or restrictions may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains or
achieving its investment objective. In certain market conditions the Fund may be one of many market
participants that are attempting to transact in the underlying security. Under such circumstances, the
market for the underlying security may lack sufficient liquidity for all market participants' trades.
Therefore, the Fund may have more difficulty transacting in the securities or financial instruments and
the Fund's transactions could exacerbate illiquidity and price volatility.
To the extent that the instruments utilized by the Fund are thinly
traded or have a limited market, the Fund may be unable to meet its investment objective due to a lack of
available investments or counterparties. During such periods, the Fund’s ability to issue
additional Creation Units may be adversely affected. As a result, the Fund’s shares could trade at
a premium or discount to their net asset value and/or the bid-ask spread of the Fund’s shares could widen. Under such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to rebalance its exposure properly which may result in significantly more
or less exposure and losses to the Fund. In such an instance, the Fund may increase its transaction fee,
change its investment objective, reduce its exposure or close.
Early Close/Trading Halt Risk — An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or financial instruments. Under such circumstances, the Fund
may be unable to buy or sell certain portfolio securities or financial instruments, may be unable to
rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments, and may disrupt the
Fund’s creation/redemption process which means the Fund may be unable to achieve its investment objective and it may incur substantial losses.
Equity Securities Risk — Publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations
in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests, and/or has exposure to, will cause the net
asset value of the Fund to fluctuate.
High Portfolio Turnover Risk— Daily rebalancing of the Fund’s holdings pursuant to its daily investment objective causes a much greater number of portfolio
transactions when compared to most ETFs. Additionally, active secondary market trading of the Shares
could cause more frequent creation and redemption activities, which would increase the number of
portfolio transactions. High levels of portfolio transactions may cause higher transaction costs because of increased broker commissions resulting from such transactions and increased taxable capital gains. The Fund calculates portfolio
turnover without including the short-term cash instruments or derivative transactions that comprise most
of the Fund’s trading. As such, if the Fund’s extensive use of derivative instruments were
reflected, the calculated portfolio turnover rate would be significantly higher.
Tax Risk — In order to qualify for the special
tax treatment accorded a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and its
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shareholders, the Fund must
derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income,” meet
certain asset diversification tests at the end of each taxable quarter, and meet annual distribution requirements. The Fund’s pursuit of its investment strategy will potentially be limited by the Fund’s intention to
qualify for such treatment and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to so qualify. The Fund
may make certain investments, the treatment of which for these purposes is unclear. If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or
were not able to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation
subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could
substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In
addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. Please see the section entitled “Dividends,
Other Distributions and Taxes” in the Statement of Additional Information for more
information.
Non-Diversification Risk — The Fund has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments
with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and
increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single
issuer, the credit of a single counterparty, and/or a single economic, political or regulatory event.
Special Risks of Exchange-Traded
Funds
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk. The Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants. To the extent that those Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders, Shares may trade at larger bid-ask spreads and/or premiums or
discounts to net asset value. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for a fund that
invests in non-U.S. securities or other securities or instruments that have lower trading
volumes.
Absence of Active Market Risk.
Although Shares are listed for trading on a stock exchange, there is no assurance that an active trading
market for them will develop or be maintained. In the absence of an active trading market for Shares,
they will likely trade with a wider bid/ask spread and at a greater premium or discount to net asset value.
Market Price Variance
Risk. Fund Shares can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices, which may be higher or lower than the net asset value of the Fund. When Shares trade at a price greater than net asset value,
they are said to trade at a “premium.” When they trade at a price less than net asset value,
they are said to trade at a “discount.” The market price of Shares fluctuates based on
changes in the value of the Fund’s holdings, the supply and demand for Shares and other market factors. The market price of Shares may vary significantly from the Fund’s net asset value especially during times of market
volatility or stress. Further, to the extent that exchange specialists, market
makers, Authorized
Participants, or other market participants are unavailable or unable to trade the Fund’s Shares and/or create or redeem Creation Units premiums or discounts may increase.
Trading Cost Risk. When buying or selling Shares in the secondary market, a buyer may incur brokerage commission or other charges. In addition, a buyer may incur the cost
of the “spread” also known as the bid-ask spread, which is the difference between what
investors are willing to pay for Fund shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which they
are willing to sell Fund shares (the “ask” price). The bid-ask spread varies over time based on, among other things, trading volume, market liquidity and market volatility. Because of the costs inherent in buying or selling Fund
shares, frequent trading may detract significantly from investment results.
Exchange Trading Risk. Shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. They also may be listed or traded on other U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges and may trade on electronic communication networks. Trading in Shares on their listing
exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the exchange, make
trading in Shares inadvisable, including if they fail to meet the listing requirements of the exchange.
Under certain circumstances, Shares may even be delisted. Trading halts of Shares should be expected to
disrupt the Fund’s creation/redemption process and may temporarily prevent investors from buying and
selling Shares. Like other listed securities, Shares of the Fund may be sold short, and short positions
in Shares may place downward pressure on their market price.
Fund Performance
No prior investment performance is provided for the Fund because it had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. Upon commencement of operations, updated performance will be available on the Fund’s website at
www.direxion.com/etfs?producttab=performance or by calling the Fund toll-free at (866)
476-7523.
Management
Investment Adviser. Rafferty Asset Management, LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following members of Rafferty’s investment team are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund:
| Portfolio Managers |
Years of Service
with the Fund |
Primary Title |
| Paul Brigandi |
Since Inception |
Portfolio Manager |
| Tony Ng |
Since Inception |
Portfolio Manager |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The Fund’s individual shares may only be purchased or sold in the secondary market through a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediaries at market price rather than at net asset value. The
market price of Shares will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the Fund’s holdings
and supply and demand for the Shares, which may result in shareholders purchasing or selling the Shares
on the secondary market at a market price that is greater than net asset value (a premium) or less than
net asset value (a
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discount). Additionally, a
shareholder may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing
to pay for the Fund’s Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for the Fund’s Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares on the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”) in addition to
brokerage commissions. The bid-ask spread may vary over time for Shares based on trading volume and
market liquidity. Recent information regarding the Fund Shares such as net asset value, market price,
premiums and discounts, bid-ask spreads, and related other information is available on the Fund’s website, www.direxion.com/etfs?producttab=performance.
The Fund’s shares are not individually redeemable by submitting Shares to the Fund. The Fund will
issue and redeem Shares for cash only to Authorized Participants in large blocks, known as creation
units, each of which is comprised of 25,000 Shares.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or long-term capital gains.
Those distributions will be subject to federal income tax and may also be subject to state and local
taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an
individual retirement account. Distributions or investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may be
taxed later upon withdrawal. Distributions by the Fund may be significantly higher than those of most other ETFs.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial adviser), the Fund and/or its Adviser may pay the
intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of
interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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SEC File Number: 811-22201