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DUSL ETF — Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3

Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3 (DUSL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

Verdict as of October 16, 2026

DUSL's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (47/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 0.04%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.008 with an ex-date of September 22, 2026, was 91.0% lower than the previous $0.089. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.

Sources: Direxion, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

DUSL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.04%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.10%, its expense ratio is 0.97%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Caution). Total return is 278.7% over the past 9.5 years, 7.7 points ahead of SPY at 271.0%.

Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares is an ETF that seeks to deliver three times the daily performance of the industrial sector through leveraged financial instruments including swaps, index securities, and tracking ETFs. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.97%. This leveraged product appeals to traders and tactical investors seeking amplified short-term exposure to industrials rather than buy-and-hold income investors, as the 3X daily reset mechanism can produce results that diverge significantly from three times the long-term index return.

DUSL dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-10-16.

The distribution rate (0.04%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (10.10%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.008. The ex-dividend date is 09/22/2026. The payment date is 09/29/2026.

Recorded distribution timeline (38)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-09-22$0.008-91.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-06-23$0.089-14.4%
Unclassified cash
2026-03-24$0.104N/A
2025-12-23$0.039N/A
2025-12-10$7.273N/A
2025-09-23$0.106-49.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-06-24$0.208225.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-03-25$0.064N/A
2024-12-23$0.082N/A
2024-12-12$3.225N/A
2024-09-24$0.079-29.5%
Unclassified cash
2024-06-25$0.112-19.4%
Unclassified cash
2024-03-19$0.139-12.6%
Unclassified cash
2023-12-21$0.15912.8%
Unclassified cash
2023-09-19$0.141-6.6%
Unclassified cash
2023-06-21$0.15148.0%
Unclassified cash
2023-03-21$0.102-8.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-12-20$0.11140.5%
Unclassified cash
2022-09-20$0.079338.9%
Unclassified cash
2022-06-22$0.018500.0%
Unclassified cash
2022-03-22$0.003-84.2%
Unclassified cash
2021-12-21$0.019171.4%
Unclassified cash
2021-06-22$0.00716.7%
Unclassified cash
2021-03-23$0.006N/A
2020-12-22$0.019N/A
2020-12-10$0.044N/A
2020-09-22$0.011175.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-06-23$0.004-93.5%
Unclassified cash
2020-03-24$0.062-17.3%
Unclassified cash
2019-12-23$0.075-33.6%
Unclassified cash
2019-09-24$0.11316.5%
Unclassified cash
2019-06-25$0.09712.8%
Unclassified cash
2019-03-19$0.086-37.2%
Unclassified cash
2018-12-27$0.13787.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-09-25$0.073-1.4%
Unclassified cash
2018-06-19$0.074N/A
2017-12-19$0.12137.5%
Unclassified cash
2017-12-13$0.088—
2017 total (partial launch year)$0.209—
2018 total (cadence changed)$0.284—
2019 total$0.37130.6%
2020 total$0.14-62.3%
2021 total$0.032-77.1%
2022 total$0.211559.4%
2023 total$0.553162.1%
2024 total$3.637557.7%
2025 total$7.69111.4%
2026 YTD total$0.201-46.8% vs prior-year YTD

DUSL dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +103.9%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -49.60%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y+103.9%
3Y1387.7%
5Y9785.5%

DUSL holdings and sector exposure

Holdings are not available for this snapshot.

DUSL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 278.7% over the past 9.5 years, 7.7 points ahead of SPY at 271.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.7%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M-2.4%—
3M-22.3%—
6M-12.2%—
YTD10.5%—
1Y16.5%—
2Y CAGR—12.10%
3Y CAGR—39.70%
5Y CAGR—15.80%
Since inception (9.5 years)278.7%15.10%

DUSL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
47 · Caution
Safety-Adjusted Yield
0.02%
Issuer
Direxion
Asset type
ETF
Asset class
Equity
Inception date
05/03/2017
Expense ratio
0.97%
Distribution rate
0.04%
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Trailing yield
10.10%
Last close
$74.42 (as of 2026-10-16)
AUM
$42,195,002
Average volume
28800.0
Dividend
$0.008
Ex-dividend date
09/22/2026
Payment date
09/29/2026
Beta
2.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.04%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (10.10%) 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; 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.

DUSL risks and drawbacks

DUSL'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.7%.

Who may consider DUSL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DUSL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

More on DUSL

Tagged: Leverage.

Frequently asked questions

Does DUSL pay monthly?

No. DUSL currently pays quarterly, not monthly.

What is DUSL's expense ratio?

DUSL's expense ratio is 0.97%.

What is DUSL's dividend yield?

DUSL's distribution rate is 0.04%, paid quarterly, with a 0.97% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.

How has DUSL's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +103.9%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does DUSL pay a dividend?

DUSL pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.008. The ex-dividend date is 09/22/2026. The payment date is 09/29/2026.

How has DUSL performed?

Total return is 278.7% over the past 9.5 years, 7.7 points ahead of SPY at 271.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.7%.

Is DUSL a good investment?

DUSL's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 47 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.04% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

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