ELIL ETF — Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares (ELIL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ELIL is an ETF linked to Eli Lilly and (LLY). its distribution rate is 1.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.81%, its expense ratio is 1.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 56.9% over the past 1.6 years, 3.2 points ahead of LLY at 53.7%.

Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares is an ETF that seeks to deliver twice the daily performance of Eli Lilly (LLY) stock through leveraged exposure using derivatives and financial instruments; it is non-diversified and designed for short-term tactical trading rather than buy-and-hold investing. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 1.07%. This security appeals to active traders and sophisticated investors seeking amplified equity exposure to Eli Lilly, though leverage magnifies both gains and losses and resets daily.

ELIL performance versus LLY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 56.9% over the past 1.6 years, 3.2 points ahead of LLY at 53.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 92.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 46.3%.

ELIL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/25/2025

Expense ratio

1.07%

Distribution rate

1.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

9.81%

Last close

$32.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$20,000,416

Average volume

41224.0

Dividend

$0.088

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.81%) 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: Eli Lilly and (LLY); 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.

ELIL risks and drawbacks

ELIL'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 46.3%.

Who may consider ELIL — and who may not

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

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