(LABD) Direxion Daily S&P Biotech - Overview

ETF Category: Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange: NYSE ARCA (USA) | Market Cap: 77m USD | Total Return: -79.8% in 12m

Inverse Swaps, Short Positions, Futures Contracts
Total Rating 27
Safety 78
Buy Signal 0.31
Trading--Inverse Equity
Category Rotation: +26.0
TER: 1.10%
AUM: 77.3M
Avg Turnover: 77.7M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility105%
VaR 5th Pctl18.9%
VaR vs Median0.43%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-1.74
Rel. Str. IBD1.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group9.1
Character TTM
Beta-2.623
Beta Downside-2.460
Hurst Exponent0.336
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD95.31%
CAGR/Max DD-0.52
CAGR/Mean DD-0.73

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Tailwind

Description: LABD Direxion Daily S&P Biotech

The Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X Shares (LABD) is an inverse leveraged exchange-traded fund designed to provide 300% of the daily opposite performance of the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index. To achieve this objective, the fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets to financial derivatives, including swap agreements, futures contracts, and short positions.

The underlying index tracks a sub-industry characterized by high capital expenditures and long regulatory approval cycles through the FDA. Because this ETF resets daily, it is intended for short-term tactical trading rather than long-term investment, as the effects of compounding can cause performance to deviate significantly from the benchmark over time. Investors can use ValueRay to further analyze how market volatility impacts leveraged fund decay.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Rising interest rates reduce valuations for speculative pre-revenue biotechnology companies
  • Clinical trial failures and FDA rejections trigger broad sector sell-offs
  • Increased capital costs constrain venture funding and M&A activity in biotech
  • Daily compounding and leverage decay impact returns during periods of high volatility
  • Reduced healthcare spending and legislative drug pricing reforms pressure industry margins
What is the price of LABD shares?

As of June 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 14.94 with a total of 5,809,172 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +16.99%, over one month by +7.17%, over three months by -21.24% and over the past year by -79.75%.

Is LABD a buy, sell or hold?

Direxion Daily S&P Biotech has no consensus analysts rating.