Direxion Shares ETF Trust

10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 14:43

Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497

497
DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (DUST)
Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares (YANG)
Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares (TECS)
Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares (WEBS)
(the "FUNDS")
Supplement dated October 11, 2024 to the
Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses, and Statements of Additional Information ("SAI")
dated February 28, 2024, as last supplemented
After the close of the markets on November 1, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), each Fund will effect a reverse split of its issued and outstanding shares as follows:
Fund Name
Reverse Split Ratio
Approximate decrease
in total number of
outstanding shares
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
1 for 10
90%
Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares
1 for 10
90%
Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares
1 for 10
90%
Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares
1 for 20
95%
Effective after the close of markets on the Effective Date, each Fund's CUSIP will change as noted in the table below:
Fund Name
Current CUSIP
New CUSIP
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
25460G880
25461A478
Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares
25460G393
25461A494
Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares
25460G666
25461A486
Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares
25460E521
25461A460
As a result of these reverse splits, every ten or twenty shares, as applicable, 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- or twenty-times higher, as applicable, for the Funds. Shares of the Funds will begin trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "NYSE Arca") on a split-adjusted basis on November 4, 2024.
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 split. The tables below illustrate the effect of a hypothetical one-for-ten or one-for-twenty reverse split anticipated for the Funds, as applicable:
1-for-10 Reverse Split
Period
# of Shares Owned
Hypothetical NAV
Total Market Value
Pre-Split
1,000
$1
$1,000
Post-Split
100
$10
$1,000
1-for-20 Reverse Split
Period
# of Shares Owned
Hypothetical NAV
Total Market Value
Pre-Split
1,000
$1
$1,000
Post-Split
50
$20
$1,000
The 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 Effective 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.