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ETF Leveraged short strategy
TER
0.60% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Synthetic
Fund size
EUR 22 m
Inception Date
18 August 2009
Overview
Description
The L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF seeks to track the ShortDAX® Leverage (2x) index. The ShortDAX® Leverage (2x) index tracks the two times leveraged inverse performance of the DAX® index on a daily basis. The DAX® index tracks the 40 largest and most traded German stocks listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Basics
Data
| Index | ShortDAX® Leverage (2x) |
| Investment focus | Equity, Germany |
| Fund size | EUR 22 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.60% p.a. |
| Replication | Synthetic (Unfunded swap) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Short, Leverage |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | EUR |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 36.62% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 18 August 2009 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | Legal & General (LGIM) |
| Fund Structure | Public Limited Company |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) Designated Activity Company |
| Investment Advisor | Legal & General Investment Management Limited |
| Custodian Bank | BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | Ernst & Young |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 June |
| Swiss representative | State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch |
| Swiss paying agent | NO |
| Germany | 30% tax rebate |
| Switzerland | No ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | Total return index |
| Swap counterparty | Merrill Lynch International |
| Collateral manager | BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty |
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ETF Savings plan offers
Here you can find information about the savings plan availability of the ETF. You can use the table to compare all savings plan offers for the selected savings rate.
Select your savings amount:
| Broker | Rating | Execution fee | Account fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 1.50€ 1.50% | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 1.25€ 1.25% | 0.00€ | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 1/2026; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Order fees
Here you can find information about different brokers that allow you to trade ETFs. Select your preferred order volume to compare the fees charged by the respective brokers.
Order volume:
| Broker | Rating | Order fee | ETF savings plans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.99€ | 2966 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1519 | View offer* | |
| | 1.00€ | 2636 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1877 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1613 | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 1/2026; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | -6.67% |
| 1 month | -8.20% |
| 3 months | -5.08% |
| 6 months | -5.08% |
| 1 year | -37.78% |
| 3 years | -63.40% |
| 5 years | -74.66% |
| Since inception (MAX) | -99.50% |
| 2025 | -35.48% |
| 2024 | -25.00% |
| 2023 | -28.32% |
| 2022 | +8.81% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 36.62% |
| Volatility 3 years | 29.38% |
| Volatility 5 years | 33.37% |
| Return per risk 1 year | -1.03 |
| Return per risk 3 years | -0.97 |
| Return per risk 5 years | -0.72 |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -39.78% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -64.78% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -76.76% |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -99.55% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gettex | EUR | DES2 | - - | - - | - |
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | DES2 | DES2 IM INDS2 | DES2.MI .INDS2 | Flow Traders B.V. |
| London Stock Exchange | GBX | DS2P | DS2P LN NA | DS2P.L NA | Flow Traders B.V. |
| London Stock Exchange | EUR | DES2 | DES2 LN NA | DES2.L NA | Flow Traders B.V. |
| London Stock Exchange | GBP | - | DS2P LN NA | DS2P.L NA | Flow Traders B.V. |
| XETRA | EUR | DES2 | DES2 GY INDS2 | XDES2.DE .INDS2 | Flow Traders B.V. |
Further information
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi LevDax Daily (2x) leveraged UCITS ETF Acc | 198 | 0.35% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
| Xtrackers ShortDAX Daily Swap UCITS ETF 1C | 158 | 0.40% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
| Xtrackers ShortDAX x2 Daily Swap UCITS ETF 1C | 70 | 0.60% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
| Xtrackers LevDAX Daily Swap UCITS ETF 1C | 59 | 0.35% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
| L&G DAX Daily 2x Long UCITS ETF | 33 | 0.40% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of DES2?
The name of DES2 is L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF.
What is the ticker of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF?
The primary ticker of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF is DES2.
What is the ISIN of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF?
The ISIN of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF is IE00B4QNHZ41.
What are the costs of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF?
The total expense ratio (TER) of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF amounts to 0.60% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF paying dividends?
L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF?
The fund size of L&G DAX Daily 2x Short UCITS ETF is 22m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable). There is no warranty for completeness, accuracy and correctness for the displayed information.