{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/asty-vs-asup","section":"compare","title":"ASTY vs ASUP: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"ASTY sets out to return +2 times ASTS each day and ASUP +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22120.7 pts and \u22120.4 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, ASTY or ASUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, ASTY finished 0.7 points from what its multiple implies and ASUP finished 0.4 points from its own, so ASUP came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are ASTY and ASUP levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on AST SpaceMobile, ASTY at +2 times and ASUP at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, ASTY or ASUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window ASTY\u2019s moved at 83% annualized and ASUP\u2019s at 83%, so ASTY has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold ASTY or ASUP 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, ASTY or ASUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ASTY charges 1.31% a year and ASUP charges 0.65%, so ASUP is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22120.7 pts and \u22120.4 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/asty-vs-asup","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over the days both have traded, ASTY finished 0.7 points from its stated multiple and ASUP 0.4.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of ASTY and ASUP","description":"ASTY sets out to return +2 times ASTS each day and ASUP +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22120.7 pts and \u22120.4 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/asty-vs-asup","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":6365,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / ASTY vs ASUP \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n ASTY vs ASUP: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded, ASTY finished 0.7 points from its stated multiple and ASUP 0.4.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ASTS ETF and T-REX 2X Long ASTS Daily Target ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u221264.0% ASTY returned, 3 months \n \u221263.7% ASUP returned, 3 months \n \u22120.7 pts ASTY from its stated multiple \n \u22120.4 pts ASUP from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: ASUP scores higher\n Did it k","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/asty-vs-asup","a":{"ticker":"ASTY","name":"Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ASTS ETF","issuer":"Defiance","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: ASTY returned \u221264.0% where its own daily promise gave \u221261.2%, 2.8 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/asty","key_facts":[{"label":"What ASTS did","value":"\u221231.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221261.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221264.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$9m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.31%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 22, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"ASUP","name":"T-REX 2X Long ASTS Daily Target ETF","issuer":"T-REX","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: ASUP returned \u221263.7% where its own daily promise gave \u221261.2%, 2.5 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/asup","key_facts":[{"label":"What ASTS did","value":"\u221231.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221261.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221263.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.5 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$667,000","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 29, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS, Sep 28, 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/asty-vs-asup"}