AMAA vs AMZD: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, AMAA finished 2.4 points short and AMZD 1.3 points over. Corgi AMZN 2x Daily ETF and Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF.

+0.1%
AMAA returned, 3 months
−5.6%
AMZD returned, 3 months
−6.1 pts
AMAA from its stated multiple
−2.5 pts
AMZD from its stated multiple
AMAA · 3 months to Sep 30, 20266.1 pts short of its stated multiple
6.1 pts short of its stated multipleAMAA returned +0.1% while 2 times AMZN's move would have been +6.2%AMZN +3.1% ×2 implies+6.2%AMAA returned+0.1%6.1 pts short of its stated multipleAMAA returned +0.1% while 2 times AMZN's move would have been +6.2%AMZN +3.1% ×2 implies+6.2%AMAA returned+0.1%

AMAA returned +0.1% while 2 times AMZN's move would have been +6.2%

AMZD · 3 months to Sep 30, 20262.5 pts short of its stated multiple
2.5 pts short of its stated multipleAMZD returned −5.6% while −1 times AMZN's move would have been −3.1%AMZN +3.1% ×−1 implies−3.1%AMZD returned−5.6%2.5 pts short of its stated multipleAMZD returned −5.6% while −1 times AMZN's move would have been −3.1%AMZN +3.1% ×−1 implies−3.1%AMZD returned−5.6%

AMZD returned −5.6% while −1 times AMZN's move would have been −3.1%

ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score · AMAA scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?

AMAA among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months

AMAA 55.9
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

AMZD among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

AMZD 36.4
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. AMZD is a percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All leveraged ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Performance, window by window

Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowAMAAAMZDAMAAAMZDAMAAAMZD
1 month−9.3%+4.2%−8.2%+4.1%−1.2 pts+0.1 pts
3 months+0.1%−5.6%+6.2%−3.1%−6.1 pts−2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published−18.6%not published−18.3%not published−0.3 pts
1 yearnot published−16.8%not published−13.5%not published−3.4 pts
3 yearsnot published−53.9%not published−96.0%not published+42.1 pts
Since launch
AMAA Jun 2026 · AMZD Sep 2022
+2.9%−57.1%+9.1%−92.4%−6.2 pts+35.3 pts

AMAA and AMZD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

AMAA
Corgi AMZN 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Amazon.com (AMZN)
AMZD
Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF · Aims to return 1 times the opposite of the daily move of Amazon.com (AMZN)
Issuer Corgi Direxion
Sets out to return +2x -1x
Underlying asset AMZN AMZN
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +0.1% −5.6%
Underlying returned, over that window +3.1% +3.1%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +6.2% −3.1%
Difference from stated, over that window −6.1 pts −2.5 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +2.9% −16.8%
Difference from stated, over that window −6.2 pts −3.4 pts
Underlying volatility 41% 41%
Difference over the days both have traded −1.2 pts no shared window
Expense ratio 0.45% 1.02%
Launched Jun 30, 2026 Sep 7, 2022
Net assets $564,555 $14m

AMAA and AMZD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AMAA in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: AMAA returned +0.1% where its own daily promise gave +2.5%, 2.4 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times AMZN's 3.1% implies +6.2%, which makes AMAA look 6.1 points short. 3.6 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. AMAA aims to return +2 times AMZN'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. AMZN moved at 41% 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.

AMZD in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: AMZD returned −5.6% where its own daily promise gave −7.0%, 1.3 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −1 times AMZN's 3.1% implies −3.1%, which makes AMZD look 2.5 points short. 3.9 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −1 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. AMZD aims to return -1 times AMZN's move each day, then resets. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not -1 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, AMAA or AMZD?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, AMAA finished 6.1 points from what its multiple implies and AMZD finished 2.5 points from its own, so AMZD came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are AMAA and AMZD levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Amazon.com, AMAA at +2 times and AMZD at -1 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, AMAA or AMZD?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window AMAA’s moved at 41% annualized and AMZD’s at 41%, so AMAA has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold AMAA or AMZD 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, AMAA or AMZD?
AMAA charges 0.45% a year and AMZD charges 1.02%, so AMAA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, AMAA against AMZD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amaa-vs-amzd

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.