FundNYSEARCAUS Equity

Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares

TZA NYSE Arca

The Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear (TZA) 3X Shares seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the Russell 2000® Index. This leveraged ETF seeks a return that is -300% the return of its benchmark index for a single day

46.75USD
−28.55 (−37.91%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Fund size
376M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
1.10%
per year
Dividend yield
2.04%
Yearly
Volatility · 1Y
54.4%
High Risk
Beta
-3.24
vs the market
52-week range
35.9791.81
01 Performance

How TZA has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+1.3 pts
-40%-20%0%20% TZA −36.6% Price −37.9%

Over 1 year, TZA returned −36.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.3 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
54.4%High Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±54% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−60.8%
0%-35%−60.8%

Deepest fall −60.8% on Aug 14, 2026 — 267 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 94% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
TZA tends to move−32.4%

A beta of -3.24 means TZA has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.95 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
46.75
  • 12-day average47.21 −1.0%
  • 26-day average46.81 −0.1%
  • 50-day average45.40 +3.0%
  • 200-day average53.29 −12.3%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought50.0

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

US Equity · SmallCap Inverse x-3 — tracking the Russell 2000® Index.

  • Assets under management376MUSD
  • Expense ratio1.10%per year
  • Holdings27
  • Risk score8.3High

Launched November 2008. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield2.04%

About 20 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.96
Frequency
Yearly
Last paid
Sep 22, 2026

Last 12 months

0.96 USD / share
0.03Dec 230.07Mar 240.38Jun 230.47Sep 22
06 Themes

Where TZA shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold TZA. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares

The Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear (TZA) 3X Shares seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the Russell 2000® Index. This leveraged ETF seeks a return that is -300% the return of its benchmark index for a single day

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 27 holdings
Ticker
TZA
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US25460E2321
CUSIP
25460E232
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
US Equity
Industry
SmallCap Inverse x-3
Benchmark
Russell 2000® Index
All key statistics

Details

NameDirexion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares
TickerTZA
ISINUS25460E2321
CUSIP25460E232
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryUS Equity
Sub CategorySmallCap Inverse x-3
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 19, 2008
BenchmarkRussell 2000® Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD46.75
52W Low / High 35.97 / 91.81
1Y Total Return-35.91%
Subpar
1Y Volatility54.03%
High Risk
Beta-3.24
12M Dividends0.95502
Last Dividend DateSep 22, 2026
Dist. FrequencyYearly
Dividend Yield2.04%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM376 M
Discount/Premium0.038%
NAV47.07
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg4.1 M
Nbr of Holdings27
Risk RankHigh
Net Expense1.100%
Options availableYes
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.