AMZU ETF — Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares (AMZU)

AMZU is an ETF that tracks the Amazon (AMZN). As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.09%, its expense ratio is 0.99%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Fund total return is 77.7% over the past 4 years, 28.1 points behind AMZN at 105.8%.

At the current 1.74% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $174 per year, or $14.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares is an ETF that seeks daily investment results of 200% of the daily performance of Amazon stock through swap agreements, offering leveraged exposure to a single company. The fund carries a modest distribution rate and distributes quarterly. With an expense ratio of 0.99%, this leveraged, non-diversified fund appeals to traders and investors seeking amplified short-term exposure to Amazon's price movements rather than long-term dividend income.

AMZU performance versus AMZN

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 77.7% over the past 4 years, 28.1 points behind AMZN at 105.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.0%.

AMZU key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.87%

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/06/2022

Expense ratio

0.99%

Distribution rate

1.74%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.09%

Last close

$39.58

AUM

$283,456,366

Average volume

3732937.0

Last dividend

$0.1720

Ex-dividend date

06/23/2026

Payment date

06/30/2026

Beta

2.92

P/E ratio

20.5788

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.74%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.09%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: Direxion fund page; Index: Amazon (AMZN); prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AMZU risks and drawbacks

AMZU's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed AMZN over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.0%.

Who may consider AMZU — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AMZU pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching AMZN total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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