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DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST
Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (DPST)
Direxion Daily Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Bull 2X Shares (EVAV)
(the “Funds”)
Supplement dated May 12, 2023 to the
Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses, and Statements of Additional Information (“SAI”)
dated February 28, 2023
After the close of the markets on June 2, 2023 (the “Record Date”), each Fund will effect reverse splits of its issued and outstanding shares as follows:
Fund Name
Reverse Split Ratio
Approximate decrease
in total number of
outstanding shares
Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares
1 for 10
90%
Direxion Daily Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Bull 2X Shares
1 for 10
90%
As a result of these reverse splits, every ten shares of a Fund will be exchanged for one share as indicated in the table above. Accordingly, the total number of the issued and outstanding shares for a Fund will decrease by the approximate percentage indicated above. In addition, the per share net asset value (“NAV”) and next day’s opening market price will be approximately ten-times higher for the Funds. Shares of the Funds will begin trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”) on a split-adjusted basis on June 5, 2023.
The next day’s opening market value of the Funds’ issued and outstanding shares, and thus a shareholder’s investment value, will not be affected by the reverse splits. The table below illustrates the effect of a hypothetical one-for-ten reverse split anticipated for the Funds:
1-for-10 Reverse Split
Period
# of Shares Owned
Hypothetical NAV
Total Market Value
Pre-Split
100
$10
$1,000
Post-Split
10
$100
$1,000
The Direxion Shares ETF Trust’s transfer agent will notify the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) of the reverse split and instruct DTC to adjust each shareholder’s investment(s) accordingly. DTC is the registered owner of the Funds’ shares and maintains a record of each Fund’s record owners.
Redemption of Fractional Shares and Tax Consequences of the Reverse Split
As a result of the reverse splits, a shareholder of a Fund’s shares potentially could hold a fractional share. However, fractional shares cannot trade on the NYSE Arca. Thus, a Fund will redeem for cash a shareholder’s fractional shares at the Fund’s split-adjusted NAV as of the Record Date. Such redemption may have tax implications for those shareholders and a shareholder could recognize a gain or loss in connection with the redemption of the shareholder’s fractional shares. Otherwise, the reverse splits will not result in a taxable transaction for holders of Fund shares. No transaction fee will be imposed on shareholders for such redemption.
“Odd Lot” Unit
Also as a result of the reverse splits, a Fund may have outstanding one aggregation of less than 50,000 shares to make a creation unit, or an “odd lot unit.” Thus, a Fund will provide one authorized participant with a one-time opportunity to redeem the odd lot unit at the split-adjusted NAV or the NAV on such date the authorized participant seeks to redeem the odd lot unit.
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Please retain a copy of this Supplement with your Summary Prospectus, Prospectus, and SAI.