Direxion dominates ETF leaderboard with half of top 10 performers
Adam Batey, CEO of VistaShares, analyzed ETFs that mimic the trading strategies of Bill Ackman and Warren Buffett in “The Claman Countdown.”
A familiar face dominates the ETF leaderboard, with more than half of the top 10 funds ranked by annual gains coming from one company: Direxion.
“All of the Direxion ETFs referenced are bullish magnified products and the corresponding underlying indexes or individual individual stocks they track are all up +45%+ year-to-date, reflecting the strong performance of a bullish magnified view,” Ed Igielinski, managing director at Direxion, told FOX Business.
Best performing ETFs so far in 2025:
- Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2x +365%
- Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x +329%
- Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Stocks +278%
- Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Stocks +257%
- Direxion Stock MSCI Daily Korea South Korea Bull 3X +244%
- Direxion Daily Uranium Industry Bull 2X Stocks +164%
The tracked list is compiled by VettaFi.
He added that the uptrend began after stocks hit yearly lows in April, and was concentrated in “indices of gold mining stocks, uranium stocks, semiconductors, and individual AI stock names like Micron and Palantir, along with defense stocks, leading the market higher.”
| tape | protection | last | It changes | % changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNUG | Dirksen Sheers ETF Trust Dirksen Daily JR Leather Men IDX 2X | 182.28 | +17.63 |
+10.71% |
| Cluster | DIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS INDEX BULL 2X SHARE | 165.38 | +14.29 |
+9.46% |
| Kuro | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DIREXION DAILY SO KOREA BUL | 118.18 | +11.15 |
+10.42% |
| Belto | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DAILY PLTR BULL 2X SHS | 94.74 | +1.82 |
+1.96% |
| defense | Direxion ETF Trust Daily Aerospace & Defense Plc Shares | 68.08 | +3.07 |
+4.72% |
| URAA | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DAILY URANIUM INDUSTRY B | 53.48 | +6.15 |
+12.99% |
For example, gold prices have more than doubled this year, surpassing a record high of $4,000 an ounce, as investors flock to safer assets amid global uncertainty and what is seen as a prolonged government shutdown.
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Gold bullion is stacked as prices reach a record high in October 2025. (Mike Segar/Reuters/Reuters Images)
Although US stocks reached new highs last week, Friday’s carnage, which trimmed nearly 900 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, came from an unexpected trade spat between the US and China with president Donald Trump threatening to impose tariffs after China set export controls on rare earth elements. The rapid reversal is a cautionary tale about how quickly markets can turn.
However, US stocks rebounded on Monday.
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“However, despite strong year-to-date performance, most markets are not bullish indefinitely, and our products are designed as short-term trading tools for active traders and should be monitored daily,” he advised before last week’s selloff.
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The company’s inflows may also be a shift in trend.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“On the other hand, most of our large flows year-to-date are within bearish funds, where traders are either looking for a reversal in the market because they feel it is overextended or are using it as a short-term hedge,” Igilinsky added.
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Whether market sentiment is bullish or bearish, the ETF industry itself is on track for another record year exceeding $1 trillion in inflows this week, according to Matt Bartolini, global head of research strategists at State Street Investment Management.
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2025-10-13 14:00:00
