Skip to content
Informed Portfolio logoInformed Portfolio

ETF · real data, updated daily

SOXL · Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in SOXL with dividends reinvested grew to $2,635,956, 44.71% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -86.91%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
44.71%
Volatility (annualized)
88.60%
Worst drawdown
-86.91%
Sharpe ratio
0.80

How SOXL held up in past market crashes

SOXL has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 89.8% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 3.5 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of SOXL in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashSOXL deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-58.8%-20.2%Sep 2018 to Dec 20183 months
2020 COVID crash-80.4%-34.1%Feb 2020 to Mar 20208 months
2022 bear market-89.8%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Oct 20223.5 years

Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.

About SOXL

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares is a leveraged exchange-traded fund designed to provide daily exposure to the semiconductor industry. It seeks to deliver three times the daily performance of the NYSE Semiconductor Index, using financial instruments such as swap agreements and index-linked securities to replicate its objective. The fund focuses on a concentrated group of large U.S.-listed semiconductor companies, including chipmakers, equipment suppliers, and related technology firms that play a central role in the broader electronics supply chain. As a thematic trading vehicle, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares is used to gain amplified short-term exposure to semiconductor sector movements within a single fund structure. The product is managed by Direxion and is part of the firm’s leveraged ETF lineup targeting highly specialized market segments.

Put SOXL to the test

Every tool below opens prefilled with SOXL: free, no account needed.

Educational use only, not investment advice. Results are hypothetical.Read full disclaimer

This tool is for educational and informational purposes only and does not provide financial, investment, tax, legal, or accounting advice. Results are hypothetical and based on historical data and assumptions that may be inaccurate. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult a licensed professional before making investment decisions.

SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares): returns, risk & backtest · Informed Portfolio