Direxion Daily Total Market Bear 1X Shares (NYSEArca: TOTS) is more comprehensive, giving unleveraged short exposure to the MSCI U.S. Broad Market Index.
Other “short” ETFs in the space includeProShares Short S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SH), ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SDS), ProShares UIltraPro Short S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPXU) and Rydex Inverse 2x S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: RSW).
It is important for the portfolio manager to understand the effects of daily leveraging and the effects of compounding on returns, and adeptly rebalance positions in such ETFs for hedges and/or directional trades as opposed to using these vehicles in a “buy and hold” strategy.
Direxion Large Cap Bear 3x Shares
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