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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09761
Direxion Insurance Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Daniel D. O’Neill
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(Name and address of agent for service)
646-572-3390
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2009
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2009
 
 

 


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Item 1. Report to Shareholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.CERT
EX-99.906CERT


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Item 1. Report to Shareholders
 
(DIREXION FUNDS LOGO)
 
Direxion Insurance Trust
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
 
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor            New York, New York 10004            (800) 851-0511
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
 


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Letter to Shareholders
    2  
         
Expense Example
    3  
         
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
    4  
         
Schedule of Investments
    5  
         
Financial Statements
    6  
         
Financial Highlights
    9  
         
Notes to the Financial Statements
    10  


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Dear Shareholder,
 
This Semi-Annual Report for the Direxion Funds covers the period of January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 (the “Semi-Annual Period”). The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return (income plus capital appreciation) by investing primarily in debt instruments, including convertible securities, and derivatives of such instruments, with an emphasis on lower quality debt instruments. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Fund returned −3.21% on a total return basis compared with a return of 24.14% for the Lipper High Yield Bond Fund Index. During the Semi-Annual Period, the Fund was generally exposed to the credit markets using a credit derivative index. Volatility in the financial markets and sharply negative relative performance in the credit derivative index affected the performance of the Fund both outright and on a relative basis versus its peers. Much of the relative underperformance was generally attributable to a lack of interest rate exposure and poor relative performance of the credit derivative index. Positive performance of the Fund was driven by rallies in the credit derivative index. Income in the Fund was generally achieved by investing cash in a combination of high quality overnight repurchase agreements and coupon payments from the credit derivative index.
 
As always, we thank you for using the Direxion Funds and we look forward to our mutual success.
 
Sincerely,
 
     
-s- Daniel O   -s- Guy Talarico
Daniel O’Neill
Chief Executive Officer
  Guy Talarico
Principal Financial Officer
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call, toll-free, 1-800-851-0511 or visit www.direxionfunds.com.
 
The total annual fund operating expense ratio of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund is 2.03%, net of any fee, waivers or expense reimbursements.*
 
An investment in any of the Direxion Funds is subject to a number of risks that could affect the value of its shares. It is important that investors closely review and understand these risks before making an investment. Investors considering an investment may obtain a prospectus by calling 1-800-851-0511. Investors should read the prospectus carefully for more complete information, including charges, expenses, objectives, and additional risks, before investing.
 
* The total annual fund operating expense ratio includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, indirect fees and expenses that the Funds incur that are required to be disclosed. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, total annual fund operating expense ratio would be 1.85%.
 
Distributed by: Rafferty Capital Markets
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009


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Expense Example
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
 
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (January 1, 2009 — June 30, 2009).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales load or transactions fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses or other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
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Expense Example Tables
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                                 
          Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
 
    Expense
    Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
 
    Ratio1     January 1, 2009     June 30, 2009     Period2  
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
                               
Based on actual fund return
    1.74 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 967.90     $ 8.49  
Based on hypothetical 5% return
    1.74 %     1,000.00       1,016.17       8.70  
 
1 Annualized
2 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year/period, then divided by 365.
 
 
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                                         
          Corporate
                   
    Cash*     Bonds     Futures     Swaps     Total  
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
    95 %     1 %     0 %**     4 %     100 %
 
* Cash, cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities.
** Percentage is less than 0.5%.
 
 
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Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount         Value  
 
CORPORATE BONDS - 0.9%
Metals & Mining - 0.9%
$ 300,000    
Novelis, Inc.
       
       
7.25%, 2/15/2015(a)
  $ 229,500  
                 
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $175,362)
  $ 229,500  
                 
Shares            
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 75.7%
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 75.7%
  3,506,676    
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
    3,506,676  
  3,506,676    
Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    3,506,676  
  3,479,426    
Federated Prime Obligations Fund
    3,479,426  
  5,246,699    
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund
    5,246,699  
  3,506,675    
SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund
    3,506,675  
                 
       
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $19,246,152)
  $ 19,246,152  
                 
       
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $19,421,514) - 76.6%
  $ 19,475,652  
       
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 23.4%
    5,933,790  
                 
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 25,409,442  
                 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
(a) Callable
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
Futures Contracts
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
          Unrealized
 
Contracts
        Appreciation  
 
  71     S&P 500 Index eMini Futures   $ 9,431  
                 
        Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $3,251,800)        
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
Credit Default Swap Contracts — Sell Protection1
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                                                     
                                Upfront
       
        Implied
                      Payments
    Unrealized
 
        Credit
    Receive
    Termination
    Notional
    Paid
    Appreciation/
 
Counterparty
  Reference Entity   Spread2     Fixed Rate     Date     Amount3     (Received)     (Depreciation)  
 
Barclays Capital
  Dow Jones CDX North American High Yield Index     9.30 %     5.00 %     6/20/2014     $ 12,726,720     $ (3,593,280 )   $ 1,068,576  
Merrill Lynch
  Dow Jones CDX North American High Yield Index     9.30 %     5.00 %     6/20/2014       162,240       (29,760 )     (182 )
                                                     
                                $ 12,888,960     $ (3,623,040 )   $ 1,068,394  
                                                     
 
 
1  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
2  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the reference obligation and represent the likelihood or risk of default. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.
3  The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
         
    Dynamic
 
    VP HY Bond Fund  
 
Assets:
       
Investments, at market value (Note 2)
  $ 19,475,652  
Cash
    25,431  
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    31,800  
Deposit at broker for futures
    319,500  
Deposit at broker for swaps
    8,449,924  
Due from broker for swaps
    29,760  
Unrealized appreciation on swaps
    1,068,394  
Dividends and interest receivable
    19,750  
Other assets
    1,345  
         
Total Assets
    29,421,556  
         
Liabilities:
       
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
    1,632  
Swap payments received
    3,623,040  
Due to broker for swaps
    261,639  
Variation margin payable
    18,460  
Accrued distribution expense
    12,865  
Accrued advisory expense
    31,866  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    62,612  
         
Total Liabilities
    4,012,114  
         
Net Assets
  $ 25,409,442  
         
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Capital stock
  $ 29,643,508  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    (467,578 )
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (4,898,451 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    54,138  
Futures
    9,431  
Swaps
    1,068,394  
         
Total Net Assets
  $ 25,409,442  
         
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share:
       
Net assets
  $ 25,409,442  
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)
    1,665,334  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share
  $ 15.26  
         
Cost of Investments
  $ 19,421,514  
         
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
         
    Dynamic
 
    VP HY Bond Fund  
 
Investment income:
       
Dividend income
  $  
Interest income
    144,940  
         
Total investment income
    144,940  
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees
    145,150  
Distribution expenses
    48,383  
Shareholder servicing fees
    38,707  
Administration fees
    8,709  
Fund accounting fees
    14,092  
Custody fees
    8,450  
Transfer agent fees
    11,431  
Professional fees
    24,918  
Reports to shareholders
    4,525  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    586  
Other
    4,627  
         
Total expenses before recoupment and interest on securities sold short
    309,578  
Interest on securities sold short
    1,787  
Plus: Recoupment of previously waived expenses
    26,098  
         
Total expenses
    337,463  
         
Net investment income (loss)
    (192,523 )
         
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    32,910  
Securities sold short
    8,184  
Futures
    (80,016 )
Swaps
    (1,855,287 )
         
      (1,894,209 )
         
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    54,138  
Futures
    9,431  
Swaps
    794,253  
         
      857,822  
         
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    (1,036,387 )
         
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (1,228,910 )
         
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                 
    Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
    Six Months Ended
       
    June 30, 2009
    Year Ended
 
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2008  
 
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ (192,523 )   $ 110,809  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    (1,894,209 )     (1,281,433 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    857,822       571,035  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (1,228,910 )     (599,589 )
                 
Distributions to shareholders:
               
Net investment income
    (978,073 )     (846,466 )
                 
Total distributions
    (978,073 )     (846,466 )
                 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    119,851,558       160,032,560  
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of
               
distributions
    978,073       846,466  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (153,400,533 )     (121,404,201 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (32,570,902 )     39,474,825  
                 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (34,777,885 )     38,028,770  
                 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year/period
    60,187,327       22,158,557  
                 
End of year/period
  $ 25,409,442     $ 60,187,327  
                 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income, end of year/period
  $ (467,578 )   $ 703,018  
                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
June 30, 2009
 
                                                                                                                         
                                                          RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS        
                                                                                  Net
       
                Net Realized
    Net Increase
                                                          Investment
       
    Net Asset
    Net
    and
    (Decrease)
    Dividends
          Net Asset
                Including Short
    Excluding Short
    Income (Loss)
       
    Value,
    Investment
    Unrealized
    in Net Asset
    from Net
          Value,
          Net Assets,
    Interest     Interest     After Expense
    Portfolio
 
    Beginning
    Income
    Gain (Loss)
    Value Resulting
    Investment
    Total
    End
    Total
    End of
    Total
    Net
    Total
    Net
    Reimbursement/
    Turnover
 
Year/Period   of Year/Period     (Loss)4     on Investments4     from Operations     Income     Distributions     of Year/Period     Return6     Year/Period (000)     Expenses     Expenses     Expenses     Expenses     Recoupment     Rate5  
   
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
                                                                                                                       
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
  $ 16.37     $ (0.07 )7   $ (0.47 )   $ (0.54 )   $ (0.57 )   $ (0.57 )   $ 15.26       (3.21 %)2   $ 25,409       1.61 %3     1.74 %3     1.60 %3     1.73 %3     (0.98 %)3,8     222 %2
Year ended December 31, 2008
    19.52       0.13       (2.05 )     (1.92 )     (1.23 )     (1.23 )     16.37       (9.98 %)     60,187                   1.93 %     1.75 %     0.76 %     50 %
Year ended December 31, 2007
    20.43       0.81       (1.16 )     (0.35 )     (0.56 )     (0.56 )     19.52       (1.77 %)     22,159                   1.63 %     1.63 %     3.95 %     145 %
Year ended December 31, 2006
    20.05       0.96       0.27       1.23       (0.85 )     (0.85 )     20.43       6.21 %     44,705                   1.68 %     1.67 %     4.75 %     538 %
February 1, 20051 to December 31, 2005
    20.00       0.90       (0.60 )     0.30       (0.25 )     (0.25 )     20.05       1.50 %2     35,144                   1.94 %3     1.74 %3     4.98 %3     654 %2
 
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Not annualized.
3 Annualized.
4 Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.
5 Portfolio turnover ratio is calculated without regard to short-term securities having a maturity of less than one year. Investments in options, swaps, futures contracts and repurchase agreements are deemed short-term securities. The Fund’s aggressive investment strategy may result in significant portfolio turnover to take advantage of anticipated changes in market conditions.
6 All returns reflect reinvested dividends, if any, but do not reflect the impact of taxes or any fees and expenses imposed under the Contracts and Plans, which would increase overall fees and expenses. Please refer to your Contract or Plan prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.
7 Net investment income (loss) before interest on short positions for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $(0.07).
8 The net investment income (loss) ratio included interest on short positions. The ratio excluding dividends on short positions for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was (0.99%).
 
 
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Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
Direxion Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 28, 1999 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company issuing its shares in series, each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objective and policies. The Trust currently has three series in operation of which the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is included in this report. The Fund is a “non-diversified” series of the Trust pursuant to the 1940 Act. The Trust offers shares to unaffiliated life insurance separate accounts (registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act) to fund the benefits under variable annuity and variable life contracts. The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2005.
 
The objective of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund is to maximize total return (income plus capital appreciation) by investing primarily in debt instruments, including convertible securities, and derivatives of such instruments, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt instruments.
 
2.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
a) Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each Fund is determined daily, Monday through Friday, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), each day the NYSE is open for business. The value of all portfolio securities and other assets held by a Fund will be determined as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“Valuation Time”). Equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at their last sales price, or if not available, at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Futures are valued at the settlement price established on the exchange on which they are traded, if that settlement price reflects trading prior to the Valuation Time. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted. Specifically, composite pricing looks at the last trades on the exchanges where the options are traded. If there are no trades for the option on a given business day, the composite pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation dates. Swaps are valued based upon prices from third party vendor models or quotations from market makers to the extent available. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less and money market securities are valued using the amortized cost method. Other debt securities are valued by using the mean prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or, if such services are unavailable, by a pricing matrix method. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities, the Fund’s pricing service provides valuation that in the judgment of Rafferty Asset Managements, LLC (the “Adviser”) does not represent fair value, or the Fund or Adviser believes the market price is stale will be fair valued as determined by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
 
b) Repurchase Agreements – The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. government securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Fund receives, as collateral, cash and/or securities (primarily U.S. government securities) whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 100% of the amount invested by the Fund in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults, and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund was not invested in repurchase agreements at June 30, 2009.
 
 
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c) Swap Contracts – The Fund may enter into equity swap contacts. Standard equity swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or industry sector). The Fund’s obligations are accrued daily (offset by any amounts owed to the Fund).
 
In a “long” swap agreement, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of swap contract would have increased in value if the Fund had been invested in the particular securities, plus dividends that would have been received on those securities. The Fund will agree to pay the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such securities plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amounts. Thus, the return on the swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the contract or periodically during its term. Swap contracts do not include the delivery of securities or other underlying securities. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlement with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. Until a swap contract is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized gains or losses on swaps and futures” and when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swaps and futures.” Swap contracts are collateralized by the securities and cash of each particular Fund.
 
The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. Credit default swaps involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event a credit event occurs, typically a default by a corporate issuer on its debt obligation. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
 
If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
 
Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. The stream of payments is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss and adjusted to include up-front payments paid or received by the Fund recorded as a component of unrealized gain or loss on swaps, and/or interest associated with the agreement until the swap is sold or expires, at which point the cumulative stream of payments is recognized as a component of realized gain or loss. A credit index consists of a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset based securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard
 
 
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maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds because entering into credit default swaps on indices is less expensive than buying many credit default swaps. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against defaults, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality of bonds.
 
The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap. Notional amount of all credit default swaps outstanding as of June 30, 2009 are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery value of respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
 
The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund has entered into swap agreements with two counterparties: Barclays and Merrill Lynch in which the fund sold protection on a credit default swap index, the Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index (the “CDX”). The CDX is a completely standardized credit security and is composed of 100 non-investment grade entities (“reference entities”), distributed among three sub-indices: B, BB, and HB. The composition of the CDX and each sub-index is determined by a consortium of 16 member banks. All entities are domiciled in North America. CDX indices roll every 6 months in March and September. The Fund, by entering into the credit default swap agreements on the CDX, is providing credit protection to the counterparties of the respective credit default swap agreements in exchange for a fixed interest rate payment received by the Fund from the counterparties. Therefore, there is credit risk to the Fund with respect to the referenced entities of these credit default swap agreements. If a credit event occurs to a referenced entity and the Fund will be required to make a payment to the counterparties under the respective credit default swap agreement, the Fund’s principal amount in the CDX will be reduced by its pro-rata interest in the respective credit default swap agreement. A credit event may include a failure to pay interest or principal or bankruptcy by any of the 100 reference entities in the CDX. Any recoverable amounts of the liquidation of the referenced entity will be allocated pro rata to the holders of the CDX.
 
The Fund has adopted FASB Staff Position No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45 (the “Position”). The Position amends FASB Statement No. 133 (“FAS 133”), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. The amendments to FAS 133 include required disclosure for (i) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (ii) the maximum potential amount of future payments the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (iii) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (iv) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment risk of a guarantee.
 
d) Short Positions – The Fund may engage in short sale transactions. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of short positions may require purchasing the securities at prices which may differ from the market value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund is liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily. There was no short position held by the Fund at June 30, 2009.
 
e) Risks of Options, Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts and Short Positions – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions include 1) adverse changes in the value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid
 
 
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secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible nonperformance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and short positions.
 
f) Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities – Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Fund’s returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws and accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards in foreign countries typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less public information available about foreign companies.
 
g) Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
 
h) Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
 
i) Income and Expenses – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount, is recognized on an accrual basis. The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as Advisory fees and registration costs. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust’s series in proportion to their respective net assets.
 
j) Distributions to Shareholders – The Fund generally pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
The tax character of distributions for the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were as follows:
                 
    Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
    Six Months
    Year Ended
 
    Ended
    December 31,
 
    June 30, 2009     2008  
 
Distributions paid from:
               
Ordinary Income
  $ 978,073     $ 846,466  
Long-Term Capital Gains
           
                 
Total Distributions paid
  $ 978,073     $ 846,466  
                 
 
As of June 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings of the Fund on a tax basis were as follows:
 
         
    Dynamic
 
    VP HY Bond Fund  
 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
  $  
         
Undistributed ordinary income
    977,159  
Undistributed long-term capital gain
     
         
Total distributable earnings
    977,159  
         
Other accumulated gain/(loss)
    (3,004,242 )
         
Total accumulated earnings/(loss)
  $ (2,027,083 )
         
 
 
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The cost basis of investments for federal tax purposes as of June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
         
    Dynamic
 
    VP HY Bond Fund  
 
Tax cost of investments
  $ 19,421,514  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    1,111,774  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,057,636 )
         
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ 54,138  
         
 
In order to meet certain excise tax distribution requirements, the Fund is required to measure and distribute annually, net capital gains realized during a twelve-month period ending October 31st. In connection with this, the Fund is permitted for tax purposes to defer into their next fiscal year any net capital losses incurred between November 1st and the end of their fiscal year, December 31, 2008.
 
At December 31, 2008 the Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of $100,448.
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund had capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis of:
 
                                         
    Expires  
    12/31/2013     12/31/2014     12/31/2015     12/31/2016     Total  
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
  $ 203,531     $ 304,289     $     $ 2,395,974     $ 2,903,794  
 
To the extent that the Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryover.
 
FIN 48 requires the Fund to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant taxing authority. As of June 30, 2009, open Federal and state income taxes include the tax years ended December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. The Fund has no examination in progress.
 
The Fund has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 resulted in no effect to the Fund’s financial position or results of operations. There is no tax liability resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year-ends December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. The Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
 
k) Credit Facility – U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to the Fund a credit facility pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement (“Line of Credit”) for meeting redemption requests. The Line of Credit amount is $244,000. Borrowings under the Line of Credit are charged at prime rate less 1/2%. The Fund did not utilize the credit facility for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
l) Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Fund agrees to indemnify third parties upon occurrence of specified events. The Fund’s maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believes the risk of loss is remote.
 
m) Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
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3.   CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
Capital share transactions for the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
                 
    Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
    Six Months
    Year Ended
 
    Ended
    December 31,
 
    June 30, 2009     2008  
 
Shares sold
    8,053,429       9,260,284  
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
    65,076       47,943  
Shares redeemed
    (10,130,800 )     (6,765,587 )
                 
Total net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    (2,012,295 )     2,542,640  
                 
 
4.   INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the aggregate purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:
 
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
  $ 1,114,000     $ 993,500  
 
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
5.   INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
Investment Advisory Fees: The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser contractually had contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses (excluding interest on short positions), in excess of the annual cap on expenses presented below as applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may recover from the Fund the expenses paid in excess of the annual cap on expenses for the three previous years, as long as the recovery does not cause the Fund to exceed such annual cap on expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser paid or recouped the following expenses:
 
         
    Dynamic
 
    VP HY Bond Fund  
 
Annual Advisory rate
    0.75%  
Annual cap on expenses
    1.75%  
Expenses paid in excess of annual cap on expenses - 2009
  $  
Adviser expense waiver recovery - 2009
  $ 26,098  
 
There are no expenses remaining for potential recovery.
 
On May 20, 2009, the Board of Trustees, based upon on management’s recommendation, approved a new Operating Services Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the Adviser will be responsible for all expenses of the Trust except the following: management fees, distribution and/or service fees, acquired fund fees, taxes, leverage interest, dividends or interest on short positions, other interest expenses, brokerage commission and other extraordinary expenses outside the typical day-to-day operations of the Funds. Effective July 1, 2009, the annual expense caps will no longer be applicable. The Adviser will relinquish all recovery of expenses waived by the Funds for the previous three years.
 
In consideration for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the Funds will pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser under the Agreement, a monthly fee. The monthly fee is calculated on an annualized basis on the average net assets of each Fund and the below amount:
 
         
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
    0.65 %
 
 
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Distribution Expenses: The shares of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is paid to the insurance company of the plan sponsor (i.e. various enrolled employers) for expenses incurred for distribution-related activities, on behalf of the Funds.
 
Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Board has also authorized the Fund to pay a shareholder servicing fee of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pays the fee to financial institutions and other persons who provide services for and maintain shareholder accounts.
 
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter of the Fund and acts as the Fund’s distributor in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
 
6.   VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
 
The Funds have adopted Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) and FASB Staff Position No. 157-4 (“FSP 157-4”). FSP 157-4 clarifies FAS 157 and requires an entity to evaluate certain factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for the asset or liability such that recent transactions and quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value and further analysis and adjustment may be necessary to estimate fair value. FSP 157-4 also requires enhanced disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value in those instances as well as expanded disclosures of valuation for major security types. FAS 157 requires each fund to classify its securities based on valuation method, using the three levels listed below:
 
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities,
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the credit risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The follow is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009:
 
                                 
    Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Fixed Income
                               
Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 229,500     $     $ 229,500  
                                 
Total Fixed Income
          229,500             229,500  
Short-Term Investments
  $ 19,246,152     $     $     $ 19,246,152  
Other Financial Instruments*
  $ 9,431     $ 1,068,394     $     $ 1,077,825  
 
* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and swap contracts. Futures and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
7.   ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
In March 2008, FASB issued its Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”) effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives instruments, how derivatives instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.
 
The Fund uses derivative instruments as part of its principal investment strategy to achieve its investment objective. As of June 30, 2009, the Fund was invested in futures contracts and credit default swap contracts.
 
 
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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2009
 
             
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging
  Asset Derivatives as of June 30, 2009  
Instruments Under Statement 133
  Balance Sheet Location   Fair Value  
 
Equity Contracts
  Receivables, Net Assets —
Unrealized appreciation
  $ 9,431 *
Credit Contracts
  Receivables   $ 1,068,394  
 
Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
                     
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund  
              Change in Unrealized
 
    Location of Gain(Loss)
  Realized Gain(Loss)
    Appreciation(Depreciation)
 
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging
  on Derivatives
  on Derivatives
    on Derivatives Recognized in
 
Instruments Under Statement 133
  Recognized in Income   Recognized in Income     Income  
 
Equity Contracts
  Net realized gain(loss) on
futures/Change in
unrealized
appreciation(depreciation)
on futures
  $ (80,016 )   $ 9,431  
Credit Contracts
  Net realized gain(loss) on
swaps/Change in
unrealized
appreciation(depreciation)
on swaps
    (1,855,287 )     794,253  
 
8.   NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In May 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, Subsequent Events (“FAS 165”). The Funds adopted FAS 165 which requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, an entity will be required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition, FAS 165 requires an entity to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of their financial statements on August 28, 2009.
 
In June 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). FAS 168 replaces FASB Statement No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and establishes the “FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm” (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. On the effective date of FAS 168, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoirtiative. FAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Funds evaluated this new statement, and have determined that it will not have a significant impact on the determination or reporting of the Funds’ financial statements.
 
 
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(DIREXION FUNDS LOGO)
 
Direxion Insurance Trust
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
 
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor            New York, New York 10004            (800) 851-0511
 
Investment Adviser
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC
33 Whitehall St. 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
 
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend
Paying Agent & Shareholding Servicing
Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1993
 
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 RiverCenter Dr., Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
857 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Distributor
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
59 Hilton Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
 
The Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies are available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.
 
 
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 (starting with the year ended June 30, 2005) is available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
The Fund files complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without change, upon request, by calling 1-800-851-0511, by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov., or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
 
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 


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 Item 1:  Report to Stockholders
(THE EVOLUTION MANAGED FUNDS LOGO)
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
 
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10004
 
(800) 851-0511
 


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Letter to Shareholders
    2  
         
Expense Example
    3  
         
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
    4  
         
Schedule of Investments
    5  
         
Financial Statements
    9  
         
Financial Highlights
    12  
         
Notes to the Financial Statements
    13  


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Dear Shareholders,
 
This Semi-Annual Report for the Evolution VP Funds covers the semi-annual period of January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 (the “Semi-Annual Period”). The Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund (the “Managed Bond Fund”) and the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund (the “All-Cap Equity Fund”) investment objectives are to seek high appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk. Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. (the “Sub-Advisor”), serves as the sub-advisor to the Evolution Funds.
 
During the Semi-Annual Period, the S&P 500 Index returned 3.16% on a total return basis and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Aggregate Bond Index) returned 1.90%. Increased volatility, mixed consumer confidence, continued problems in the financial systems and concerns in the Real Estate markets loomed throughout the fist half of the Semi-Annual Period. The second half of the Semi-Annual Period was marked by some relief in the overall U.S. markets, which in turn positively affected consumer confidence, U.S. equities and Real Estate Markets. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Managed Bond Fund returned -2.05%, on a total return basis, compared with a return of 1.90% for the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. For the Semi-Annual Period, the All-Cap Equity Fund returned -3.94%, on a total return basis, compared with the S&P 500 Index return of 3.16%.
 
As always, we thank you for using the Direxion Funds and we look forward to our mutual success.
 
Sincerely,
 
     
-s- Daniel O   -s- Bruce Greig
     
Daniel O’Neill   Jerry Wagner
Direxion Funds   Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd.
 
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
 
To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call, toll-free, 1-800-851-0511 or visit www.direxionfunds.com.
 
The total annual fund operating expense ratio of the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund is 2.43% and 2.20%, respectively, net of any fee, waivers or expense reimbursements.*
 
An investment in any of the Direxion Funds is subject to a number of risks that could affect the value of its shares. It is important that investors closely review and understand these risks before making an investment. Investors considering an investment may obtain a prospectus by calling 1-800-851-0511. Investors should read the prospectus carefully for more complete information, including charges, expenses, objectives, and additional risks, before investing.
 
* The total annual fund operating expense ratio includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, indirect fees and expenses that the Funds incur that are required to be disclosed. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, total annual fund operating expense ratios would be 2.15%.
 
Distributed by: Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009


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Expense Example
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
 
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (January 1, 2009 — June 30, 2009).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales load or transactions fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses or other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
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Expense Example Tables
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                                 
          Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
 
    Expense
    Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
 
    Ratio1     January 1, 2009     June 30, 2009     Period2  
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
                               
Based on actual fund return
    2.12 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 979.50     $ 10.41  
Based on hypothetical 5% return
    2.12 %     1,000.00       1,014.28       10.59  
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
                               
Based on actual fund return
    2.08 %     1,000.00       960.60       10.11  
Based on hypothetical 5% return
    2.08 %     1,000.00       1,014.48       10.39  
 
1 Annualized
2 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year/period, then divided by 365.
 
 
 
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                                         
                Investment
             
    Cash*     Common Stock     Companies     Futures     Total  
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
    3 %           97 %           100 %
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
    7 %     82 %     12 %     (1 )%     100 %
 
* Cash, cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities.
 
 
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Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Shares         Value  
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 97.1%
  3,104    
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. 
  $ 31,878  
  3,848    
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. 
    31,939  
  2,791    
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. 
    30,478  
  4,124    
BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc. 
    32,250  
  2,674    
Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund
    32,997  
  6,667    
iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond Fund
    687,168  
  3,650    
iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund
    404,347  
  5,247    
iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund
    475,745  
  6,734    
iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund
    563,703  
  12,810    
iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund
    1,308,542  
  4,616    
iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund
    485,972  
  4,624    
iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund
    469,937  
  6,548    
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund
    521,941  
  9,096    
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund
    912,147  
  1,654    
iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund
    164,788  
  5,115    
MFS Charter Income Trust
    41,738  
  5,875    
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
    41,771  
  4,922    
MFS Intermediate Income Trust
    32,485  
  6,611    
Putnam Premier Income Trust
    32,923  
  13,016    
SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF
    711,455  
  2,761    
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
    31,724  
  29,425    
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
    2,286,028  
  2,186    
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 
    31,981  
  4,358    
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. 
    31,334  
  2,766    
Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
    32,003  
                 
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Cost $8,953,756)
  $ 9,427,274  
                 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.2%
  77,079    
AIM STIT Liquid Assets Portfolio
    77,079  
  82,505    
AIM STIT STIC Prime Portfolio
    82,505  
  77,079    
Federated Prime Obligations Fund
    77,079  
  77,079    
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio
    77,079  
                 
       
TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $313,742)
  $ 313,742  
                 
       
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $9,267,498) - 100.3%
  $ 9,741,016  
       
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%
    (25,905 )
                 
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 9,715,111  
                 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Shares         Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS - 81.6%
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3%
  1,737    
Ceradyne, Inc.(a)
  $ 30,675  
  260    
Triumph Group, Inc. 
    10,400  
                 
              41,075  
                 
Airlines - 1.9%
  38,609    
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.(a)
    252,117  
                 
Beverages - 0.1%
  412    
PepsiAmericas, Inc. 
    11,046  
                 
Biotechnology - 0.6%
  598    
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
    10,961  
  2,642    
Dendreon Corp.(a)
    65,654  
                 
              76,615  
                 
Building Products - 0.2%
  2,018    
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 
    24,821  
                 
Chemicals - 2.3%
  1,411    
Agrium, Inc. (Canada)
    56,285  
  866    
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    64,205  
  1,320    
Mosaic Co. 
    58,476  
  388    
OM Group, Inc.(a)
    11,260  
  623    
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)
    57,970  
  2,232    
Terra Industries, Inc. 
    54,059  
                 
              302,255  
                 
Commercial Banks - 0.1%
  214    
BanColombia S.A. (Columbia)
    6,527  
  61    
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (India)
    6,291  
                 
              12,818  
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.1%
  3,331    
American Reprographics Co.(a)
    27,714  
  23,048    
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.(a)
    183,462  
  1,975    
Herman Miller, Inc. 
    30,297  
  665    
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a)
    30,743  
  1,021    
Korn/Ferry International(a)
    10,863  
                 
              283,079  
                 
Communications Equipment - 4.5%
  761    
Avocent Corp.(a)
    10,623  
  311    
Black Box Corp. 
    10,409  
  8,472    
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)
    157,918  
  6,560    
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. 
    209,133  
  13,482    
Corning, Inc. 
    216,521  
                 
              604,604  
                 
Computers & Peripherals - 1.5%
  14,598    
QLogic Corp.(a)
    185,103  
  413    
Western Digital Corp.(a)
    10,944  
                 
              196,047  
                 
Construction & Engineering - 0.4%
  1,541    
EMCOR Group, Inc.(a)
    31,005  
  1,104    
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(a)
    26,220  
                 
              57,225  
                 
Consumer Finance - 1.7%
  21,569    
EZCORP, Inc.(a)
    232,514  
                 
Distributors - 0.2%
  1,083    
WESCO International, Inc.(a)
    27,118  
                 
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%
  691    
ITT Educational Services, Inc.(a)
    69,556  
  101    
New Oriental Education & Tech Group, Inc. - ADR(a)
    6,803  
                 
              76,359  
                 
Diversified Investments - 0.4%
  4,058    
Hugoton Royalty Trust(a)
    58,598  
                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0%
  2,180    
Neutral Tandem, Inc.(a)
    64,354  
  7,976    
Telecommunication Systems, Inc.(a)
    56,709  
  95    
Telefonica S.A. - ADR (Spain)
    6,449  
                 
              127,512  
                 
Electric Utilities - 0.2%
  291    
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 
    10,889  
  359    
Enersis S.A. - ADR (Chile)
    6,631  
  594    
Xcel Energy, Inc. 
    10,935  
                 
              28,455  
                 
Electrical Equipment - 3.4%
  7,165    
American Superconductor Corp.(a)
    188,081  
  24,644    
Fushi Copperweld, Inc.(a)
    203,806  
  5,104    
GrafTech International Ltd.(a)
    57,726  
  281    
Powell Industries, Inc.(a)
    10,417  
                 
              460,030  
                 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.5%
  13,175    
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(a)
    182,210  
  13,221    
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(a)
    159,049  
                 
              341,259  
                 
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9%
  676    
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    56,142  
  146    
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(a)
    10,985  
  2,357    
T-3 Energy Services, Inc.(a)
    28,072  
  411    
Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)(a)
    30,533  
                 
              125,732  
                 
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%
  1,515    
Safeway, Inc. 
    30,861  
                 
Food Products - 3.7%
  4,199    
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(a)
    248,245  
  1,526    
Lancaster Colony Corp. 
    67,251  
  7,143    
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.(a)
    180,003  
                 
              495,499  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9%
  2,489    
Align Technology, Inc.(a)
    26,384  
  11,618    
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.(a)
    183,564  
  644    
Cantel Medical Corp.(a)
    10,452  
  6,003    
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.(a)
    213,587  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Shares         Value  
 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued )            
  1,809    
Somanetics Corp.(a)
  $ 29,867  
  7,185    
Thoratec Corp.(a)
    192,414  
                 
              656,268  
                 
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.8%
  6,071    
Amedisys, Inc.(a)
    200,465  
  5,207    
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(a)
    85,707  
  1,667    
HMS Holdings Corp.(a)
    67,880  
  839    
Humana, Inc.(a)
    27,066  
  1,244    
Lincare Holdings, Inc.(a)
    29,259  
  8,757    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(a)
    199,134  
  1,337    
RehabCare Group, Inc.(a)
    31,994  
                 
              641,505  
                 
Household Durables - 0.0%
  246    
Sony Corp. - ADR (Japan)
    6,362  
                 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5%
  4,016    
Mirant Corp.(a)
    63,212  
                 
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.2%
  2,265    
General Electric Co. 
    26,546  
                 
Insurance - 1.1%
  1,711    
Amerisafe, Inc.(a)
    26,623  
  1,844    
Covanta Holding Corp.(a)
    31,274  
  4,008    
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. 
    56,834  
  893    
MetLife, Inc. 
    26,799  
                 
              141,530  
                 
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.6%
  2,151    
Liberty Media Corp(a)
    57,539  
  5,891    
NetFlix, Inc.(a)
    243,534  
  2,911    
Nutri/System, Inc. 
    42,210  
                 
              343,283  
                 
Internet Software & Services - 3.6%
  21    
Baidu.com, Inc. - ADR(a)
    6,323  
  11,799    
Earthlink, Inc.(a)
    87,431  
  34,544    
Gigamedia Ltd. (Singapore)(a)
    203,119  
  169    
NetEase.com, Inc. - ADR(a)
    5,945  
  2,957    
Sohu.com, Inc.(a)
    185,788  
                 
              488,606  
                 
IT Services - 3.1%
  2,320    
CSG Systems International, Inc.(a)
    30,717  
  6,283    
Hewitt Associates, Inc.(a)
    187,108  
  171    
Infosys Technologies Ltd. - ADR (India)
    6,289  
  255    
Mantech International Corp. - Class A(a)
    10,975  
  9,693    
TNS, Inc.(a)
    181,744  
                 
              416,833  
                 
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.4%
  1,602    
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.(a)
    57,015  
                 
Machinery - 1.0%
  625    
Cascade Corp. 
    9,831  
  812    
Dover Corp. 
    26,869  
  858    
Joy Global, Inc. 
    30,648  
  797    
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 
    30,597  
  562    
SPX Corp. 
    27,521  
  315    
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.(a)
    10,134  
                 
              135,600  
                 
Marine - 2.4%
  9,128    
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 
    198,260  
  2,233    
International Shipholding Corp. 
    60,202  
  7,791    
TBS International Limited(a)
    60,848  
                 
              319,310  
                 
Media - 0.5%
  381    
Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico)
    6,477  
  5,327    
Tivo, Inc.(a)
    55,827  
                 
              62,304  
                 
Metals & Mining - 1.6%
  7,229    
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada)(a)
    64,700  
  2,732    
Peabody Energy Corp. 
    82,397  
  800    
Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP
    10,856  
  3,546    
Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)(a)
    29,219  
  842    
United States Steel Corp. 
    30,093  
                 
              217,265  
                 
Multi-Utilities - 0.1%
  336    
SCANA Corp. 
    10,910  
                 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8%
  404    
Chevron Corp. 
    26,765  
  382    
Cimarex Energy Co. 
    10,826  
  3,022    
EV Energy Partners, L.P. 
    57,025  
  2,946    
Linn Energy LLC
    57,653  
  318    
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. 
    10,825  
  159    
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - ADR (Brazil)
    6,516  
  13,118    
Targa Resources Partners LP
    181,946  
  2,958    
Teekay Tankers Ltd. 
    27,480  
                 
              379,036  
                 
Personal Products - 1.6%
  862    
Herbalife Ltd. 
    27,187  
  12,123    
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A
    185,482  
                 
              212,669  
                 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9%
  145    
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR (United Kingdom)
    6,400  
  182    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (United Kingdom)
    6,432  
  1,908    
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.(a)
    10,666  
  157    
Novartis AG - ADR
    6,404  
  764    
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
    10,925  
  127    
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR (Denmark)
    6,917  
  4,822    
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
    72,185  
                 
              119,929  
                 
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.8%
  6,491    
Lam Research Corp.(a)
    168,766  
  4,177    
Micrel, Inc. 
    30,576  
  2,277    
Microsemi Corp.(a)
    31,422  
  2,290    
MKS Instruments, Inc.(a)
    30,205  
  7,036    
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)
    157,677  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Shares         Value  
 
  Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment (continued )            
  2,386    
National Semiconductor Corp. 
  $ 29,945  
  9,807    
Sigma Designs, Inc.(a)
    157,304  
  671    
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR (Taiwan)
    6,314  
  1,324    
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(a)
    31,763  
                 
              643,972  
                 
Software - 7.7%
  5,765    
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)
    163,149  
  3,949    
Arcsight, Inc.(a)
    70,174  
  8,156    
Autodesk, Inc.(a)
    154,801  
  18,223    
Double-Take Software, Inc.(a)
    157,629  
  5,734    
Intuit, Inc.(a)
    161,469  
  622    
MicroStrategy, Inc.(a)
    31,237  
  1,203    
Quality Systems, Inc. 
    68,523  
  162    
SAP AG - ADR (Germany)
    6,511  
  106    
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. - ADR(a)
    5,543  
  8,071    
Teradata Corp.(a)
    189,103  
  4,310    
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(a)
    31,506  
                 
              1,039,645  
                 
Specialty Retail - 3.1%
  2,199    
Aaron’s, Inc. 
    65,574  
  1,975    
Aeropostale, Inc.(a)
    67,683  
  448    
Autozone, Inc.(a)
    67,698  
  4,402    
Genesco, Inc.(a)
    82,626  
  2,734    
Monro Muffler, Inc. 
    70,291  
  1,778    
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)
    67,706  
                 
              421,578  
                 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.5%
  2,748    
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)
    193,102  
  1,072    
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. 
    30,756  
  17,168    
True Religion Apparel, Inc.(a)
    382,846  
                 
              606,704  
                 
Tobacco - 0.4%
  844    
Lorillard, Inc. 
    57,198  
                 
Water Utilities - 0.1%
  321    
American States Water Co. 
    11,119  
                 
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1%
  170    
America Movil S.A. de C.V. - ADR (Mexico)
    6,583  
  127    
China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong)
    6,360  
  548    
Vimpel-Communications - ADR (Russia)
    6,450  
                 
              19,393  
                 
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,312,273)
  $ 10,963,431  
                 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 12.0%
  7,587    
iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund
    269,566  
  8,876    
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF
    533,714  
  24,524    
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend Fund
    803,651  
                 
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Cost $1,583,415)
  $ 1,606,931  
                 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0%
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.0%
  34,566    
AIM STIT Liquid Assets Portfolio
    34,566  
  34,566    
AIM STIT STIC Prime Portfolio
    34,566  
  34,566    
Federated Prime Obligations Fund
    34,566  
  34,566    
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio
    34,566  
                 
       
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $138,264)
  $ 138,264  
                 
       
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $12,033,952) - 94.6%
  $ 12,708,626  
                 
       
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 5.4%
    726,472  
                 
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 13,435,098  
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
ADR American Depository Receipt
 
(a)  Non Income Producing
 
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Short Futures Contracts
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
          Unrealized
 
Contracts
        Depreciation  
 
  114     NASDAQ-100 Index eMini Futures
Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $3,369,270)
  $ (61,875 )
  39     Russell 2000 Index eMini Futures
Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $1,973,400)
    (16,657 )
  89     S&P 500 Index eMini Futures
Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $4,076,200)
    (71,103 )
                 
            $ (149,635 )
                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed Bond Fund     All-Cap Equity Fund  
 
Assets:
               
Investments, at market value (Note 2)
  $ 9,741,016     $ 12,708,626  
Cash
          25  
Receivable for investments sold
    300,404       511,872  
Variation margin receivable
          47,176  
Deposit at broker for futures
          1,007,200  
Dividends and interest receivable
    1,411       14,898  
Other Assets
    2,469       2,669  
                 
Total Assets
    10,045,300       14,292,466  
                 
Liabilities:
               
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
    385       534  
Payable for investments purchased
    293,043       800,428  
Accrued distribution expense
    1,976       2,856  
Accrued advisory expense
    8,470       11,321  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    26,315       42,229  
                 
Total Liabilities
    330,189       857,368  
                 
Net Assets
  $ 9,715,111     $ 13,435,098  
                 
Net Assets Consist Of:
               
Capital stock
  $ 10,235,147     $ 22,224,533  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)
    298,140       (51,310 )
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (1,291,694 )     (9,263,164 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
Investments
    473,518       674,674  
Futures
          (149,635 )
                 
Total Net Assets
  $ 9,715,111     $ 13,435,098  
                 
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share:
               
Net assets
  $ 9,715,111     $ 13,435,098  
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)
    514,719       917,572  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share
  $ 18.87     $ 14.64  
                 
Cost of Investments
  $ 9,267,498     $ 12,033,952  
                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed Bond Fund     All-Cap Equity Fund  
 
Investment income:
               
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $— and $410, respectively)
  $ 171,302     $ 73,227  
Interest income
    1,098       19,580  
                 
Total investment income
    172,400       92,807  
                 
Expenses:
               
Investment advisory fees
    50,219       69,234  
Distribution expenses
    12,555       17,308  
Shareholder servicing fees
    10,044       13,847  
Administration fees
    2,260       3,116  
Fund accounting fees
    3,839       5,283  
Custody fees
    1,626       2,054  
Transfer agent fees
    3,178       4,372  
Professional fees
    16,349       19,380  
Reports to shareholders
    4,430       6,704  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    171       235  
Other
    1,568       2,584  
                 
Total expenses before reimbursement
    106,239       144,117  
Less: Reimbursement of expenses from Adviser
           
                 
Total expenses
    106,239       144,117  
                 
Net investment income (loss)
    66,161       (51,310 )
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
               
Net realized gain (loss) on:
               
Investments
    13,458       981,856  
Futures
          (1,304,231 )
                 
      13,458       (322,375 )
                 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Investments
    (314,601 )     (213,129 )
Futures
          (44,978 )
                 
      (314,601 )     (258,107 )
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (301,143 )     (580,482 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (234,982 )   $ (631,792 )
                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                                 
    Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund     Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
    Six Months Ended
          Year Ended
       
    June 30, 2009
    Year Ended
    June 30, 2009
    Year Ended
 
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2008     (Unaudited)     December 31, 2007  
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 66,161     $ 305,928     $ (51,310 )   $ (114,856 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    13,458       (549,154 )     (322,375 )     (6,467,600 )
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
          2,331              
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (314,601 )     601,256       (258,107 )     (84,299 )
                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (234,982 )     360,361       (631,792 )     (6,666,755 )
                                 
Distributions to shareholders:
                               
Net investment income
    (73,948 )     (469,818 )            
Net realized gains
                      (2,691,024 )
                                 
Total distributions
    (73,948 )     (469,818 )           (2,691,024 )
                                 
Capital share transactions:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    1,032,504       6,623,432       78,907       1,452,721  
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
    73,948       469,818             2,691,024  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (1,900,592 )     (7,932,663 )     (1,426,936 )     (7,235,661 )
                                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (794,140 )     (839,413 )     (1,348,029 )     (3,091,916 )
                                 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (1,103,070 )     (948,870 )     (1,979,821 )     (12,449,695 )
                                 
Net assets:
                               
Beginning of year/period
    10,818,181       11,767,051       15,414,919       27,864,614  
                                 
End of year/period
  $ 9,715,111     $ 10,818,181     $ 13,435,098     $ 15,414,919  
                                 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss), end of year/period
  $ 298,140     $ 305,927     $ (51,310 )   $  
                                 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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June 30, 2009
 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS        
                                                                                        Net
       
                Net Realized
    Net Increase
                                                                Investment
       
    Net Asset
    Net
    and
    (Decrease)
    Dividends
    Dividends
          Net Asset
                Including Short
    Excluding Short
    Income (Loss)
       
    Value,
    Investment
    Unrealized
    in Net Asset
    from Net
    from
          Value,
          Net Assets,
    Interest     Interest     After Expense
    Portfolio
 
    Beginning
    Income
    Gain (Loss)
    Value Resulting
    Investment
    Realized
    Total
    End
    Total
    End of
    Total
    Net
    Total
    Net
    Reimbursement/
    Turnover
 
Year/Period   of Year/Period     (Loss)4     on Investments4     from Operations     Income     Capital Gains     Distributions     of Year/Period     Return9     Year/Period (,000)     Expenses     Expenses     Expenses     Expenses     Recoupment     Rate5  
   
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
                                                                                                                               
Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
  $ 19.41     $ 0.12     $ (0.52 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (0.14 )   $     $ (0.14 )   $ 18.87       (2.05 %)2   $ 9,715                   2.12 %3     2.12 %3     1.32 %3     234 %2
Year ended December 31, 2008
    19.64       0.52       0.08       0.60       (0.83 )           (0.83 )     19.41       3.15 %     10,818                   2.18 %     2.00 %     2.70 %     323 %
Year ended December 31, 2007
    20.00       0.73       (0.51 )     0.22       (0.58 )           (0.58 )     19.64       1.14 %     11,767                   2.06 %     2.00 %     3.62 %     958 %
Year ended December 31, 2006
    19.61       0.63       (0.19 )     0.44       (0.05 )           (0.05 )     20.00       2.23 %     13,240                   2.55 %     2.00 %     3.19 %     954 %
Year ended December 31, 2005
    20.76       0.67 6     (1.54 )     (0.87 )     (0.25 )     (0.03 )     (0.28 )     19.61       (4.19 %)     4,197       4.93 %     2.24 %     4.69 %     2.00 %     3.37 %7     978 %
July 1, 20041 to December 31, 2004
    20.00       0.32       0.44       0.76                         20.76       3.80 %2     754                   23.17 %3     2.00 %3     3.19 %3     7 %2
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
    15.24       (0.05 )8     (0.55 )     (0.60 )                       14.64       (3.94 %)2     13,435                   2.08 %3     2.08 %3     (0.74 %)3     957 %2
Year ended December 31, 2008
    25.19       (0.12 )     (6.60 )     (6.72 )           (3.23 )     (3.23 )     15.24       (26.37 %)     15,415                   2.20 %     2.00 %     (0.52 %)     1,796 %
Year ended December 31, 2007
    25.71       (0.07 )     0.88       0.81       (0.08 )     (1.25 )     (1.33 )     25.19       3.11 %     27,865                   1.94 %     2.00 %     (0.27 %)     1,018 %
Year ended December 31, 2006
    23.12       0.11       2.83       2.94       (0.00 )8     (0.35 )     (0.35 )     25.71       12.70 %     27,204                   2.09 %     2.00 %     0.44 %     909 %
Year ended December 31, 2005
    21.06       0.03       2.03       2.06                         23.12       9.78 %     7,980                   3.84 %     2.00 %     0.12 %     1,001 %
July 1, 20041 to December 31, 2004
    20.00       (0.15 )     1.21       1.06                         21.06       5.30 %2     1,044                   20.13 %3     2.00 %3     (1.53 %)3     2 %2
 
1 Commencement of operations.
 
2 Not annualized.
3 Annualized.
4 Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.
5 Portfolio turnover ratio is calculated without regard to short-term securities having a maturity of less than one year. Investments in options, swaps, futures contracts and repurchase agreements are deemed short-term securities. The Fund’s aggressive investment strategy may result in significant portfolio turnover to take advantage of anticipated changes in market conditions.
6 Net investment income (loss) before dividends on short positions for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $0.72 for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund.
7 The net investment income (loss) ratio included dividends on short positions. The ratio excluding dividends on short positions for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 3.60% for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund.
8 Amount less than $0.005 per share.
9 All returns reflect reinvested dividends, if any, but do not reflect the impact of taxes or any fees and expenses imposed under the Contracts and Plans, which would increase overall fees and expenses. Please refer to your Contract or Plan prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.
 
 
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Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
Direxion Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 28, 1999 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company issuing its shares in series, each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objective and policies. The Trust currently has three series in operation of which two are included in this report, the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a “non-diversified” series of the Trust pursuant to the 1940 Act. The Trust offers shares to unaffiliated life insurance separate accounts (registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act) to fund the benefits under variable annuity and variable life contracts. The Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2004.
 
The objective of the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund is to seek the highest appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk by investing at least 80% of its assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities indirectly through securities that invest in or are a derivative of fixed-income securities, including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies (collectively, fixed-income securities). The objective of the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund is to seek the highest appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk by investing at least 80% of its assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities either directly through individual stocks and American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) or indirectly through securities that invest in or are a derivative of equity securities.
 
2.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
 
a) Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each Fund is determined daily, Monday through Friday, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), each day the NYSE is open for business. The value of all portfolio securities and other assets held by a Fund will be determined as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“Valuation Time”). Equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at their last sales price, or if not available, at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Futures are valued at the settlement price established on the exchange on which they are traded, if that settlement price reflects trading prior to the Valuation Time. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted. Specifically, composite pricing looks at the last trades on the exchanges where the options are traded. If there are no trades for the option on a given business day, the composite pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation dates. Swaps are valued based upon prices from third party vendor models or quotations from market makers to the extent available. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less and money market securities are valued using the amortized cost method. Other debt securities are valued by using the mean prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or, if such services are unavailable, by a pricing matrix method. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities, the Fund’s pricing service provides valuation that in the judgment of Rafferty Asset Managements, LLC (the “Adviser”) does not represent fair value, or the Fund or Adviser believes the market price is stale will be fair valued as determined by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
 
 
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b) Repurchase Agreements – Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. government securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Fund receives, as collateral, cash and/or securities (primarily U.S. government securities) whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 100% of the amount invested by the Fund in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults, and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
 
c) Swap Contracts – Each Fund may enter into equity swap contacts. Standard swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or industry sector). The Fund’s obligations are accrued daily (offset by any amounts owed to the funds.)
 
In a “long” swap agreement, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Funds the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of swap contract would have increased in value if the Funds had been invested in the particular securities, plus dividends that would have been received on those securities. The Funds will agree to pay the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such securities plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amounts. Thus, the return on the swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the contract or periodically during its term. Swap contracts do not include the delivery of securities or other underlying securities. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlement with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. Until a swap contract is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Funds on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized gains or losses on swaps and futures” and when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swaps and futures.” Swap contracts are collateralized by cash, cash equivalents and securities of the Fund held as deposits at broker.
 
Each Fund may enter into swap contracts that provide the opposite return of the particular benchmark or security (“short” the index or security). The operations are similar to that of the swaps disclosed above except that the counterparty pays interest to the Fund on the notional amount outstanding and the dividends on the underlying securities reduce the value of the swap, plus, in certain instances, the Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty commissions or trading spreads on the notional amount. These amounts are netted with any unrealized appreciation or depreciation to determine the value of the swap.
 
Swap contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss in excess of the amount reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure that each Fund has under the swap contract. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying securities and the inability of counterparties to perform. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap contract in the event of default or bankruptcy of a swap contract counterparty. In order to minimize credit risk, the Funds will attempt to enter into swap contracts with multiple counterparties. The Funds will not enter into swap agreements unless the Adviser believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy, the Funds do bear the risk of loss of the amount in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the agreement counterparty. The Funds have established counterparty credit guidelines and entered into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The Funds were not invested in swap contracts at June 30, 2009.
 
d) Short Positions – Each Fund may engage in short sale transactions. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of short positions may require purchasing the securities at prices which may differ from the market value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund is liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on
 
 
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securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily. The Funds were not invested in short positions at June, 2009.
 
e) Stock Index Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts – Each Fund may purchase and sell stock index futures contracts and options on such futures contracts. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As collateral for futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts.
 
f) Risks of Options, Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts and Short Positions – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions include 1) adverse changes in the value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible nonperformance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions.
 
g) Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities – Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Fund’s returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws and accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards in foreign countries typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less public information available about foreign companies.
 
h) Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
 
i) Federal Income Taxes – Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
 
j) Income and Expenses – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount, is recognized on an accrual basis. The Funds are charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as Advisory fees and registration costs. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust’s series in proportion to their respective net assets.
 
k) Distributions to Shareholders – Each Fund generally pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividend paid deduction.
 
 
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The tax character of distributions for the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:
 
                                 
    Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund     Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
    Six Months
    Year Ended
    Six Months
    Year Ended
 
    Ended
    December 31,
    Ended
    December 31,
 
    June 30, 2009     2008     June 30, 2009     2008  
 
Distributions paid from:
                               
Ordinary Income
  $ 73,948     $ 469,818     $     $ 2,691,024  
Long-Term Capital Gains
                       
                                 
Total Distributions paid
  $ 73,948     $ 469,818     $     $ 2,691,024  
                                 
 
As of June 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings of the Funds on a tax basis were as follows:
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed Bond Fund     All-Cap Equity Fund  
 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ 364,379     $ (1,118,140 )
                 
Undistributed ordinary income
    305,927        
Undistributed long-term capital gain
           
                 
Total distributable earnings
    305,927        
                 
Other accumulated gain/(loss)
    (881,412 )     (7,144,160 )
                 
Other temporary difference
          104,657  
                 
Total accumulated earnings/(loss)
  $ (211,106 )   $ (8,157,643 )
                 
 
The difference between book cost of investments and tax cost of investments is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
The cost basis of investments for federal tax purposes as of June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed Bond Fund     All-Cap Equity Fund  
 
Tax cost of investments
  $ 9,691,238     $ 14,039,895  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    473,805       753,205  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (424,027 )     (2,084,474 )
                 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ 49,778     $ (1,331,269 )
                 
 
In order to meet certain excise tax distribution requirements, the Funds are required to measure and distribute annually, net capital gains realized during a twelve-month period ending October 31st. In connection with this, the Funds are permitted for tax purposes to defer into their next fiscal year any net capital losses incurred between November 1st and the end of their fiscal year, December 31, 2008.
 
At December 31, 2008 the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of $1,877,201.
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis of:
 
                                         
    Expires  
    12/31/2013     12/31/2014     12/31/2015     12/31/2016     Total  
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
  $ 143,203     $ 38,577     $ 280,466     $ 419,166     $ 881,412  
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
                      5,162,302       5,162,302  
 
To the extent that the Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryover.
 
 
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FIN 48 requires the Funds to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of June 30, 2009, open Federal and state income tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2008. The Funds have no examinations in progress.
 
The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 resulted in no effect to the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax returns for the fiscal year-end December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2008. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
 
l) Credit Facility – U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to the Funds a credit facility pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement (“Line of Credit”) for meeting redemption requests. The Line of Credit amounts are $1,475,000 for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and $2,700,000 for the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund. Borrowings under the Line of Credit are charged at prime rate less 1/2%. The Funds did not utilize the credit facility for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
m) Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Fund agrees to indemnify third parties upon occurrence of specified events. The Fund’s maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believes the risk of loss is remote.
 
n) Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
3.   CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
Capital share transactions for the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 20089 and the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
                                 
    Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund     Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
    Six Months
    Year Ended
    Six Months
    Year Ended
 
    Ended
    December 31,
    Ended
    December 31,
 
    June 30, 2009     2008     June 30, 2009     2008  
 
Shares sold
    53,922       343,607       5,422       63,755  
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
    3,969       24,292             180,727  
Shares redeemed
    (100,524 )     (409,572 )     (99,531 )     (338,874 )
                                 
Total net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    (42,633 )     (41,673 )     (94,109 )     (94,392 )
                                 
 
4.   INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the aggregate purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) for each Fund were as follows:
 
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
  $ 23,378,348     $ 24,514,844  
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
  $ 100,000,945     $ 99,275,585  
 
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
5.   INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
Investment Advisory Fees: The Funds have entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. In addition, the Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement relating to the Funds whereby the
 
 
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sub-adviser, Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., will direct investment activities of the Funds. The Adviser pays, out of the management fees it receives from the Funds, a fee for these sub-advisory services. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser had contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses (excluding dividends on short positions), in excess of the annual cap on expenses presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may recover from the Funds the expenses paid in excess of the annual cap on expenses for the three previous years, as long as the recovery does not cause the Fund to exceed such annual cap on expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser paid or recouped the following expenses:
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed
    All-Cap
 
    Bond Fund     Equity Fund  
 
Annual Advisory rate
    1.00 %     1.00 %
Annual cap on expenses
    2.35 %     2.35 %
Expenses paid in excess of annual cap on expenses - 2009
  $     $  
Adviser expense waiver recovery - 2009
  $     $  
 
Expenses subject to potential recovery expiring in:
 
                 
    Evolution VP
    Evolution VP
 
    Managed
    All-Cap
 
    Bond Fund     Equity Fund  
 
2010
  $ 8,065     $  
2011
  $ 20,047     $ 43,401  
2012
  $     $  
                 
Total
  $ 28,112     $ 43,401  
                 
 
On May 20, 2009, the Board of Trustees, based upon on management’s recommendation, approved a new Operating Services Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the Adviser will be responsible for all expenses of the Trust except the following: management fees, distribution and/or service fees, acquired fund fees, taxes, leverage interest, dividends or interest on short positions, other interest expenses, brokerage commission and other extraordinary expenses outside the typical day-to-day operations of the Funds. Effective July 1, 2009, the annual expense caps will no longer be applicable. The Adviser will relinquish all recovery of expenses waived by the Funds for the previous three years.
 
In consideration for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the Funds will pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser under the Agreement, a monthly fee. The monthly fee is calculated on an annualized basis on the average net assets of each Fund and the below amount:
 
         
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
    0.70 %
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
    0.70 %
 
Distribution Expenses: Shares of the Funds are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is paid to the Distributor for expenses incurred for distribution-related activities. Because the fees are paid out of the Fund’s net assets on an ongoing basis, the cost of an investment in the Fund will increase over time.
 
Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Board has also authorized each Fund to pay a shareholder servicing fee of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pays the fee to financial institutions and other persons who provide services for and maintain shareholder accounts.
 
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter of the Funds and acts as the Funds’ distributor in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
 
 
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6.   VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
 
The Funds have adopted Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) and FASB Staff Position No. 157-4 (“FSP 157-4”). FSP 157-4 clarifies FAS 157 and requires an entity to evaluate certain factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for the asset or liability such that recent transactions and quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value and further analysis and adjustment may be necessary to estimate fair value. FSP 157-4 also requires enhanced disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value in those instances as well as expanded disclosures of valuation for major security types. FAS 157 requires each fund to classify its securities based on valuation method, using the three levels listed below:
 
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities,
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the credit risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The follow is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009:
 
                                 
    Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Investment Companies
  $ 9,427,274     $     $     $ 9,427,274  
Short-Term Investments
  $ 313,742     $     $     $ 313,742  
Other Financial Instruments*
  $     $     $     $  
 
                                 
    Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Equity
                               
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 1,600,723     $     $     $ 1,600,723  
Consumer Staples
    807,273                   807,273  
Energy
    563,366                   563,366  
Financials
    386,862                   386,862  
Health Care
    1,494,317                   1,494,317  
Industrials
    1,599,803                   1,599,803  
Information Technology
    3,730,966                   3,730,966  
Materials
    519,520                   519,520  
Telecommunication Services
    146,905                   146,905  
Utilities
    113,696                   113,696  
                                 
Total Equity
  $ 10,963,431     $     $     $ 10,963,431  
Investment Companies
  $ 1,606,931     $     $     $ 1,606,931  
Short-Term Investments
  $ 138,264     $     $     $ 138,264  
Other Financial Instruments*
  $ (149,635 )   $     $     $ (149,635 )
 
Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and swap contracts. Futures and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
7.   ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
In March 2008, FASB issued its Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”) effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives instruments, how derivatives instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.
 
 
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Each Fund uses derivative instruments as part of its principal investment strategy to achieve its investment objective. As of June 30, 2009, the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund was invested in futures contracts.
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2009
 
             
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging
  Liability Derivatives as of June 30, 2009  
Instruments Under Statement 133
  Balance Sheet Location   Fair Value  
 
Equity Contracts
  Payables, Net Assets —
Unrealized depreciation
  $ 149,635 *
 
Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
                     
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund  
              Change in Unrealized
 
    Location of Gain(Loss)
  Realized Gain(Loss)
    Appreciation(Depreciation)
 
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging
  on Derivatives
  on Derivatives
    on Derivatives Recognized in
 
Instruments Under Statement 133
  Recognized in Income   Recognized in Income     Income  
 
Equity Contracts
  Net realized gain(loss) on
futures/Change in
unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on futures
  $ (1,304,231 )   $ (44,978 )
 
8.   NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In May 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, Subsequent Events (“FAS 165”). The Funds adopted FAS 165 which requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, an entity will be required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition, FAS 165 requires an entity to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of their financial statements on August 28, 2009.
 
In June 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). FAS 168 replaces FASB Statement No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and establishes the “FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm” (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. On the effective date of FAS 168, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoirtiative. FAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Funds evaluated this new statement, and have determined that it will not have a significant impact on the determination or reporting of the Funds’ financial statements.
 
 
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(THE EVOLUTION MANAGED FUNDS LOGO)
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
 
Adviser
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC
33 Whitehall St. 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
 
Sub-Advisor
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd.
3883 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
 
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying
Agent & Shareholding Servicing Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1993
 
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 RiverCenter Dr., Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
875 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Distributor
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
59 Hilton Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
 
The Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies are available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.
 
 
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 (starting with the year ended June 30, 2005) is available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
The Fund files complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-851-0511, by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov., or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
 
 
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors/trustees.

 


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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)   The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
 
(b)   There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)   (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. 1) Not Applicable for semi-annual reports.
 
  (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
 
  (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
 
(b)   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
     (Registrant) Direxion Insurance Trust
             
 
  By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Daniel D. O’Neill
 
  Daniel D. O’Neill, President
   
     Date 8/26/2009
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
             
 
  By (Signature and Title)*       /s/ Daniel D. O’Neill
 
   Daniel D. O’Neill, President
   
     Date 8/26/2009
             
 
  By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Guy F. Talarico
 
     Guy F. Talarico, Principal Financial Officer
   
     Date 8/27/2009
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.