RKLX ETF — Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKLB ETF

Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKLB ETF (RKLX)

RKLX is an ETF linked to Rocket Lab USA (RKLB). its trailing-12-month yield is 39.72%, its expense ratio is 1.63%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 27/100 (Unproven). Total return is 183.8% over the past 1.5 years, 83.7 points behind RKLB at 267.5%.

RKLX performance versus RKLB

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 183.8% over the past 1.5 years, 83.7 points behind RKLB at 267.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -38.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 88.1%.

RKLX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

27 · Unproven

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/12/2025

Expense ratio

1.63%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

39.72%

Last close

$14.97 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$14.70

Premium / discount

1.84% premium

AUM

$177,701,269

Average volume

3674500.0

Next dividend

$5.9464

Next ex-dividend date

12/30/2026

Next payment date

12/31/2026

Beta

6.6901

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (39.72%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company page; Index: Rocket Lab USA (RKLB); 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.

RKLX risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed RKLB over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 88.1%.

Who may consider RKLX — and who may not

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

Frequently asked questions

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