BRKU ETF — Direxion Daily BRKB Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily BRKB Bull 2X Shares (BRKU)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BRKU is an ETF linked to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (BRK.B). its distribution rate is 1.82%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.19%, its expense ratio is 1.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 4.5% over the past 1.8 years, 10.8 points behind BRK-B at 15.3%.

Direxion Daily BRKB Bull 2X Shares is an ETF that seeks to deliver twice the daily leveraged exposure to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B shares through a concentrated portfolio of BRK/B securities and related financial instruments such as swaps and options. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 1.02%. This leveraged product appeals to traders and tactical investors seeking amplified short-term exposure to Berkshire Hathaway, though the daily rebalancing mechanism means it is not designed for buy-and-hold strategies.

BRKU performance versus BRK-B

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4.5% over the past 1.8 years, 10.8 points behind BRK-B at 15.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.1%.

BRKU key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/10/2024

Expense ratio

1.02%

Distribution rate

1.82%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.19%

Last close

$25.04 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$41,593,507

Average volume

69364.0

Dividend

$0.114

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.82%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.19%) 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: Direxion; Index: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (BRK.B); 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.

BRKU risks and drawbacks

BRKU'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 BRK-B over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.1%.

Who may consider BRKU — and who may not

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

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