UBOT ETF — Direxion Daily Robotics Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares

Direxion Daily Robotics Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares (UBOT)

Updated October 23, 2026.

UBOT is an ETF that tracks the Robotics Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index. Its distribution rate is 1.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.34%, its expense ratio is 1.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 22/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is -52.1% over the past 8.5 years, 273.6 points behind SPY at 221.5%.

Direxion Daily Robotics Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares is an ETF that seeks to deliver twice daily the performance of an index of developed-market companies positioned to benefit from robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation adoption. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 1.32%; it employs 2X leverage and is non-diversified, making it a tactical tool rather than a core holding. This ETF appeals primarily to traders and experienced investors seeking short-term exposure to artificial intelligence and robotics trends, rather than long-term buy-and-hold income investors.

UBOT performance versus SPY

As of Oct 23, 2026

Total return is -52.1% over the past 8.5 years, 273.6 points behind SPY at 221.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -30.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 42.1%.

UBOT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

22 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.31%

Issuer

Direxion

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/19/2018

Expense ratio

1.32%

Distribution rate

1.40%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.34%

Last close

$18.90 (as of 2026-10-23)

AUM

$21,229,906

Average volume

6,400

Dividend

$0.066

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

3.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.40%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.34%) 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: Robotics Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index; 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.

UBOT risks and drawbacks

UBOT'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 42.1%.

Who may consider UBOT — and who may not

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