(FAZ) Direxion Daily Financial - Overview

ETF Category: Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 114m USD | Total Return: -10.4% in 12m

Inverse ETFs, Financial Derivatives, Leveraged Securities
Total Rating 65
Safety 80
Buy Signal 0.35
Trading--Inverse Equity
Category Rotation: +26.0
TER: 1.08%
AUM: 114M
Avg Turnover: 19.9M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility41.8%
VaR 5th Pctl6.85%
VaR vs Median-8.97%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.13
Rel. Str. IBD22.7
Rel. Str. Peer Group93.2
Character TTM
Beta-2.073
Beta Downside-2.236
Hurst Exponent0.469
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD83.60%
CAGR/Max DD-0.46
CAGR/Mean DD-0.64

Warnings

Choppy

Tailwinds

Idiosyncratic Leader

Description: FAZ Direxion Daily Financial

The Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) is an inverse leveraged exchange-traded fund designed to provide 300% of the daily opposite performance of the Russell 1000 Financials 40 Index. The fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets to financial instruments, such as swap agreements and futures contracts, to achieve short exposure to large-cap U.S. financial institutions.

The underlying index includes companies operating in banking, capital markets, insurance, and mortgage REITs. These sectors are highly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and credit cycles, which directly impact the profitability of lending and asset management activities. Because this ETF resets daily, it is intended for short-term tactical trading rather than long-term investment, as compounding can cause significant deviations from the expected 3X return over extended periods.

Investors may find ValueRay useful for analyzing how specific market triggers affect leveraged fund performance.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Federal Reserve interest rate cuts compress commercial bank net interest margins
  • Financial sector earnings decline amid rising loan loss provisions
  • Systemic banking stress increases demand for inverse financial exposure
  • Regulatory tightening on capital requirements pressures large-cap bank valuations
What is the price of FAZ shares?

As of June 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 42.92 with a total of 492,665 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.49%, over one month by -3.90%, over three months by -6.98% and over the past year by -10.38%.

Is FAZ a buy, sell or hold?

Direxion Daily Financial has no consensus analysts rating.