ASTN ETF — Defiance Daily Target 2X Short ASTS ETF

Defiance Daily Target 2X Short ASTS ETF (ASTN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ASTN is an ETF linked to AST SpaceMobile (ASTS). its expense ratio is 1.31%. Total return is -49.2% over the past 0.7 years, 10.9 points ahead of ASTS at -60.1%.

Defiance Daily Target 2X Short ASTS ETF is an actively managed fund that uses derivatives to deliver twice the inverse daily performance of AST SpaceMobile stock, meaning it aims to gain when ASTS declines and lose when ASTS rises, on a single-day basis only. The fund carries an expense ratio of 1.31%, does not distribute income, and has a small asset base. It appeals to tactical traders seeking short-term bearish exposure to ASTS with leverage, rather than buy-and-hold investors.

ASTN performance versus ASTS

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -49.2% over the past 0.7 years, 10.9 points ahead of ASTS at -60.1%.

ASTN key facts

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/05/2026

Expense ratio

1.31%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$33.47 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,851,800

Average volume

198945.0

Beta

-7.0079

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company page; Index: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS); 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.

Who may consider ASTN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ASTN does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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