{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amzd-vs-amzu","section":"compare","title":"AMZD vs AMZU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"AMZD sets out to return -1 times AMZN each day and AMZU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22122.5 pts and \u22126.3 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, AMZD or AMZU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, AMZD finished 2.5 points from what its multiple implies and AMZU finished 6.3 points from its own, so AMZD came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are AMZD and AMZU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Amazon.com, AMZD at -1 times and AMZU at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, AMZD or AMZU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window AMZD\u2019s moved at 41% annualized and AMZU\u2019s at 41%, so AMZD has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold AMZD or AMZU for a year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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\u2019s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, AMZD or AMZU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"AMZD charges 1.02% a year and AMZU charges 0.99%, so AMZU is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22122.5 pts and \u22126.3 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amzd-vs-amzu","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, AMZD finished 1.3 points over and AMZU 2.7 points short.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of AMZD and AMZU","description":"AMZD sets out to return -1 times AMZN each day and AMZU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22122.5 pts and \u22126.3 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amzd-vs-amzu","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Stated multiple","Underlying return","What the stated multiple implies","Fund total return","Difference against the label","Volatility of the underlying","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Leveraged ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7076,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / AMZD vs AMZU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n AMZD vs AMZU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, AMZD finished 1.3 points over and AMZU 2.7 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF and Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u22125.6% AMZD returned, 3 months \n \u22120.2% AMZU returned, 3 months \n \u22122.5 pts AMZD from its stated multiple \n \u22126.3 pts AMZU from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: AMZU scores higher\n Did it keep","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amzd-vs-amzu","a":{"ticker":"AMZD","name":"Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: AMZD returned \u22125.6% where its own daily promise gave \u22127.0%, 1.3 points over.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/amzd","key_facts":[{"label":"What AMZN did","value":"+3.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22121 times a day gives","value":"\u22127.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22125.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself added","value":"+1.3 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$14m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.02%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"AMZU","name":"Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: AMZU returned \u22120.2% where its own daily promise gave +2.5%, 2.7 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/amzu","key_facts":[{"label":"What AMZN did","value":"+3.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+2.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22120.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.7 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$341m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.99%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/amzd-vs-amzu"}