Data as of .
LOFF vs SPCQ: which held to its multiple?
Over a month against its own daily promise, LOFF finished 1.7 points short and SPCQ 0.3 points over.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Multiple would give | Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOFF | SPCQ | LOFF | SPCQ | LOFF | SPCQ | |
| 1 month | +3.8% | −10.5% | +6.9% | −6.9% | −3.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| Since launch | −50.6% | −8.8% | −42.9% | +42.9% | −7.7 pts | −51.7 pts |
| LOFF Direxion Daily SpaceX Bull 2X ETF Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) | SPCQ Defiance Daily Target 2X Short [SpaceX] ETF Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Direxion | Defiance |
| Sets out to return | +2x | -2x |
| On | SPCX | SPCX |
| Segment | company | company |
| Fund returned, 3 months | +3.8% | −10.5% |
| Underlying returned, 3 months | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| What the stated multiple implies, 3 months | +6.9% | −6.9% |
| Difference from stated, 3 months | −3.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| Fund returned, 1 year or since launch | −50.6% | −8.8% |
| Difference from stated, over that window | −7.7 pts | −51.7 pts |
| Underlying volatility | 43% | 43% |
| Difference over the days both have traded | −3.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 1.31% |
| Launched | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 |
LOFF in plain words
One month to Sep 11, 2026: LOFF returned +3.8% where its own daily promise gave +5.5%, 1.7 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and +2 times SPCX's 3.5% implies +6.9%, which makes LOFF look 3.1 points short. 1.5 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any +2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. LOFF aims to return +2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not +2 times the period's move: in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less, and in a steady run it can be more. SPCX moved at 43% annualized over that window. That is what decides how far the two figures separate: the same fund on a calm underlying and a violent one is a different product.
SPCQ in plain words
One month to Sep 11, 2026: SPCQ returned −10.5% where its own daily promise gave −10.8%, 0.3 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times SPCX's 3.5% implies −6.9%, which makes SPCQ look 3.6 points short. 3.9 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPCQ aims to return -2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not -2 times the period's move: in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less, and in a steady run it can be more.
Questions people ask
- Which came closer to its stated multiple, LOFF or SPCQ?
- Over the window to Sep 11, 2026, LOFF finished 3.1 points from what its multiple implies and SPCQ finished 3.6 points from its own, so LOFF came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
- Are LOFF and SPCQ levered on the same thing?
- Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, LOFF at +2 times and SPCQ at -2 times the daily move.
- Which one decays faster, LOFF or SPCQ?
- Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window LOFF’s moved at 43% annualized and SPCQ’s at 43%, so LOFF has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
- Can I hold LOFF or SPCQ for a year?
- Both reset every day, so the multiple in the name applies to a single day and the daily results compound. Over a year the total is not the multiple times the year’s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way.
- Which is cheaper, LOFF or SPCQ?
- LOFF charges 0.97% a year and SPCQ charges 1.31%, so LOFF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, LOFF against SPCQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/LOFF-SPCQ Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.