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Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares

KORU
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 10 2013
Expense Ratio
0.95%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Direxion Shares
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,533,094
AUM
$29,033,555
Associated Index
MSCI Korea 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Leveraged (3x)
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

EWY
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
14.74%
n/a
GOLDMAN FINL SQ TRSRY INST 506
12.21%
n/a
DREYFUS GOVT CASH MAN INS
2.98%
n/a
GOLDMAN SACHS FIN GOV 465 INSTITUT
0.54%
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What is KORU?

The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the MSCI Korea 25-50 Index. The Fund seeks daily leveraged investment results and does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day. The Fund is different and much riskier than most exchange traded funds.

ETFs related toKORU

ETFs correlated to KORU include EWY, EMXC, XCEM

KORU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares
EWY
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EMXC
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - IShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
XCEM
Columbia ETF Trust II - Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
FRDM
EA Series Trust - Alpha Architect Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF
AVEM
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
DFAE
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
DFEM
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
GEM
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
IEMG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
JEMA
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

KORU is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the MSCI Korea 25-50 Index. The Fund seeks daily leveraged investment results and does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day. The Fund is different and much riskier than most exchange traded funds.

KORU tracks the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index.

No, KORU is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, KORU is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on KORU is -0.059%. This is the percent change in the value of KORU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on KORU is -0.1954%. This is the percent change in the value of KORU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of KORU for the past year is 0.7286%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to KORU include SSO, TNA, and SPXL.

ETFs correlated to KORU include EWY, EMXC, and XCEM.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to KORU include EDZ, EFZ, and EPV.

Yes, KORU is a Leveraged (3x) ETF: This means that KORU will try to match the performance of MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, but with 3x the returns.

Yes, KORU is a Leveraged (3x) leveraged ETF: This means that {characteristics.Identifier} will try to match the performance of MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, but move 3x in the opposite direction.

Disclaimers

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