RETL ETF — Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (RETL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RETL is an ETF linked to Retail. its distribution rate is 1.15%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.89%, its expense ratio is 0.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 12/100 (High risk). Total return is 701.4% over the past 16.3 years, 125.4 points behind SPY at 826.8%.

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares is an ETF that provides triple daily leveraged exposure to a modified equal-weighted index of retail stocks from the S&P Total Market Index, using financial instruments including swap agreements and other ETFs to achieve its objective. The fund carries a modest expense ratio and distributes quarterly at a modest current rate. This security appeals to active traders and experienced investors seeking short-term amplified exposure to the retail sector, though the leverage mechanism means it is not designed for long-term holding.

RETL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 701.4% over the past 16.3 years, 125.4 points behind SPY at 826.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.0%.

RETL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

12 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.14%

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/14/2010

Expense ratio

0.96%

Distribution rate

1.15%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.89%

Last close

$8.33 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$30,469,140

Average volume

616117.0

Dividend

$0.024

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

3.47

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.15%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.89%) 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: Retail; 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.

RETL risks and drawbacks

RETL'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 38.0%.

Who may consider RETL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RETL 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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