Data as of .
SPCG vs SPCU: which held to its multiple?
Over a month against its own daily promise, SPCG finished 0.5 points over and SPCU 2.0 points short.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Multiple would give | Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPCG | SPCU | SPCG | SPCU | SPCG | SPCU | |
| 1 month | −10.4% | +3.5% | −6.9% | +6.9% | −3.5 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Since launch | +0.5% | −51.0% | +42.9% | −42.9% | −42.4 pts | −8.1 pts |
| SPCG Tradr 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) | SPCU Defiance Daily Target 2X Long [SpaceX] ETF Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Tradr | Defiance |
| Sets out to return | -2x | +2x |
| On | SPCX | SPCX |
| Segment | company | company |
| Fund returned, 3 months | −10.4% | +3.5% |
| Underlying returned, 3 months | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| What the stated multiple implies, 3 months | −6.9% | +6.9% |
| Difference from stated, 3 months | −3.5 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Fund returned, 1 year or since launch | +0.5% | −51.0% |
| Difference from stated, over that window | −42.4 pts | −8.1 pts |
| Underlying volatility | 43% | 43% |
| Difference over the days both have traded | −3.5 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 1.49% | 1.31% |
| Launched | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 |
SPCG in plain words
One month to Sep 11, 2026: SPCG returned −10.4% where its own daily promise gave −10.8%, 0.5 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times SPCX's 3.5% implies −6.9%, which makes SPCG look 3.5 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. SPCG 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.
SPCU in plain words
One month to Sep 11, 2026: SPCU returned +3.5% where its own daily promise gave +5.5%, 2.0 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and +2 times SPCX's 3.5% implies +6.9%, which makes SPCU look 3.4 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. SPCU 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, SPCG or SPCU?
- Over the window to Sep 11, 2026, SPCG finished 3.5 points from what its multiple implies and SPCU finished 3.4 points from its own, so SPCU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
- Are SPCG and SPCU levered on the same thing?
- Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPCG at -2 times and SPCU at +2 times the daily move.
- Which one decays faster, SPCG or SPCU?
- Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPCG’s moved at 43% annualized and SPCU’s at 43%, so SPCG has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
- Can I hold SPCG or SPCU 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, SPCG or SPCU?
- SPCG charges 1.49% a year and SPCU charges 1.31%, so SPCU 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, SPCG against SPCU, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/SPCG-SPCU Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.