KORU ETF — Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares

Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares (KORU)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KORU is an ETF linked to South Korea. its distribution rate is 0.11%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.75%, its expense ratio is 1.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 2/100 (High risk). Total return is -41.4% over the past 13.5 years, 545.9 points behind SPY at 504.5%.

Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares is an ETF that seeks to deliver three times the daily return of the South Korean large- and mid-cap equity market through leveraged exposure via swap agreements, index securities, and related financial instruments. The fund has a very modest distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 1.32% reflecting the costs of its leveraged strategy. This fund appeals to tactical traders and experienced investors seeking amplified short-term exposure to South Korean equities, rather than to buy-and-hold income investors, given its daily reset mechanism and leverage structure.

KORU performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -41.4% over the past 13.5 years, 545.9 points behind SPY at 504.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 57.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 83.2%.

KORU key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

2 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.00%

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/10/2013

Expense ratio

1.32%

Distribution rate

0.11%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.75%

Last close

$10.64 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,074,101,786

Average volume

44349491.0

Dividend

$0.0057

Ex-dividend date

03/24/2026

Payment date

03/31/2026

Beta

6.37

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.11%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.75%) 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: South Korea; 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.

KORU risks and drawbacks

KORU'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 SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 83.2%.

Who may consider KORU — and who may not

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

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