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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
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.
| Crash | SOXL deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -58.8% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -80.4% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 8 months |
| 2022 bear market | -89.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 3.5 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.
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