HODU ETF — Direxion Daily HOOD Bull 2X ETF

Direxion Daily HOOD Bull 2X ETF (HODU)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HODU is an ETF linked to Robinhood Markets (HOOD). its distribution rate is 1.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.33%, its expense ratio is 0.97%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 41/100 (Unproven). Total return is -61.7% over the past 0.9 years, 45.4 points behind HOOD at -16.3%.

Direxion Daily HOOD Bull 2X ETF is a leveraged ETF that seeks to deliver twice the daily performance of Robinhood Markets (HOOD) through concentrated exposure to HOOD securities and derivatives such as swaps and options. The fund distributes quarterly income at a modest current distribution rate, with an expense ratio of 0.97%. It appeals to active traders and experienced investors seeking leveraged short-term exposure to a single stock, though the daily rebalancing mechanism and 2X leverage create compounding effects that may not track the underlying security's longer-term performance.

HODU performance versus HOOD

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -61.7% over the past 0.9 years, 45.4 points behind HOOD at -16.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 81.6%.

HODU key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

41 · Unproven

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/18/2025

Expense ratio

0.97%

Distribution rate

1.43%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.33%

Last close

$10.04 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$12,416,542

Average volume

89233.0

Dividend

$0.036

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

6.466

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.43%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.33%) 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: Robinhood Markets (HOOD); 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.

HODU risks and drawbacks

HODU'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 HOOD over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 81.6%.

Who may consider HODU — and who may not

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

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