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Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X (DFEN)

Leveraged ETF · US-listed · NYSE ARCA · 59 holdings
$44.86 ▼ -0.74 (1.62%)
At close · USD · Volume 341,307
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$42.80 – $97.75
Day's range
$43.00 – $46.18
1-year total return
−28.1%
Leveraged fund (3x, by its name). The stated multiple applies to one day. It resets daily, so returns over longer periods can differ a lot from the multiple, and the figures below describe the past only.

DFEN price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

DFEN fund facts

FundDaily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF
TickerDFEN · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)–
Category (by our rules)Leveraged
Expense ratioNot in our sources
Holdings59
Net assets (fund, SEC)$384M
Yield (last 12 months)12.53%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$42.80 – $97.75
Average volume (3 months)278,217
First price in our data3 May 2017
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−14.2%
3 months
−34.3%
6 months
−27.8%
Year to date
−29.7%
1 year
−28.1%
3 years a year
+55.1%
5 years a year
+20.4%
10 years a year
n/a
Volatility (1 year)
69.4%
Largest drop, last year
−54.3%
Largest drop in our data
−91.4%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

We could not match an expense ratio for DFEN in the SEC prospectus data we read. Funds structured as trusts or notes, and very new funds, are often missing. We show nothing rather than a guess; the issuer's fact sheet has the figure.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
5.62 USD
Yield on today's price
12.53%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
22 Sep 2026
Full DFEN dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

DFEN top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 DREYFUS 25.64%
2 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE 14.43%
3 RTX CORP RTX 11.13%
4 BOEING CO/THE BA 5.88%
5 GOLDMAN FINANCIAL 5.19%
6 N/A 5.01%
7 N/A 4.74%
8 N/A 3.29%
9 HOWMET AEROSPACE INC HWM 3.13%
10 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 3.11%
The top 10 make up 81.5% of the fund, out of 59 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 52% of DFEN by weight (12 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 50 out of 100.

Undervalued 17%Fair 77%Overvalued 6%
Industrials 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 Jul 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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DFEN: frequently asked questions

What is DFEN?

DFEN is the Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X ETF, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Leveraged". Its latest SEC filing lists 59 holdings.

Does DFEN pay dividends?

Yes. DFEN paid 5.62 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 12.53% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 22 Sep 2026.

What does DFEN hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are DREYFUS (25.6%), GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (14.4%), RTX CORP (11.1%). The top 10 together make up 81.5% of the fund.

How has DFEN performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year −28.1%, 3 years +55.1% a year, 5 years +20.4% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Is DFEN leveraged?

By its name DFEN aims for 3x the daily return of its target. The multiple resets every day, so returns over weeks or months can differ a lot from the stated multiple, and losses can compound. Funds like this are designed for short holding periods.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside DFEN?

We score 52% of the fund by weight (12 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 50 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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