AXTC vs AXTU: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, AXTC finished 9.2 points from its stated multiple and AXTU 10.5. Corgi AXTI 2x Daily ETF and T-REX 2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF.

−0.2%
AXTC returned, since launch
−27.0%
AXTU returned, 3 months
−66.5 pts
AXTC from its stated multiple
−65.0 pts
AXTU from its stated multiple
AXTC · 1 month to Sep 30, 20269.2 pts short of its stated multiple
9.2 pts short of its stated multipleAXTC returned +46.2% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +55.4%AXTI +27.7% ×2 implies+55.4%AXTC returned+46.2%9.2 pts short of its stated multipleAXTC returned +46.2% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +55.4%AXTI +27.7% ×2 implies+55.4%AXTC returned+46.2%

AXTC returned +46.2% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +55.4%

AXTU · 3 months to Sep 30, 202665 pts short of its stated multiple
65 pts short of its stated multipleAXTU returned −27.0% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +38.1%AXTI +19.0% ×2 implies+38.1%AXTU returned−27.0%65 pts short of its stated multipleAXTU returned −27.0% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +38.1%AXTI +19.0% ×2 implies+38.1%AXTU returned−27.0%

AXTU returned −27.0% while 2 times AXTI's move would have been +38.1%

Performance, window by window

Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowAXTCAXTUAXTCAXTUAXTCAXTU
1 month+46.2%+45.0%+55.4%+55.4%−9.2 pts−10.5 pts
3 monthsnot published−27.0%not published+38.1%not published−65.0 pts
Since launch
AXTC Jul 2026 · AXTU May 2026
−0.2%−82.0%+66.2%−56.0%−66.5 pts−25.9 pts

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

On the same fields

AXTC
Corgi AXTI 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of AXT (AXTI)
AXTU
T-REX 2X LONG AXTI DAILY TARGET ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of AXT (AXTI)
Issuer Corgi T-REX
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset AXTI AXTI
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +46.2% −27.0%
Underlying returned, over that window +27.7% +19.0%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +55.4% +38.1%
Difference from stated, over that window −9.2 pts −65.0 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −0.2% −82.0%
Difference from stated, over that window −66.5 pts −25.9 pts
Underlying volatility 109% 158%
Difference over the days both have traded −9.2 pts −10.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.45% 1.50%
Launched Jul 7, 2026 May 5, 2026
Net assets $718,751 $20m

AXTC and AXTU on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AXTC in plain words

One month to Sep 30, 2026: AXTC returned +46.2% where its own daily promise gave +48.0%, 1.8 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times AXTI's 27.7% implies +55.4%, which makes AXTC look 9.2 points short. 7.4 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. AXTC aims to return +2 times AXTI'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. AXTI moved at 109% 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.

AXTU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: AXTU returned −27.0% where its own daily promise gave −21.7%, 5.2 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times AXTI's 19.0% implies +38.1%, which makes AXTU look 65.0 points short. 59.8 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. AXTU aims to return +2 times AXTI's move each day, then resets. AXTI moved at 158% annualized over that window.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, AXTC or AXTU?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, AXTC finished 9.2 points from what its multiple implies and AXTU finished 65.0 points from its own, so AXTC came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are AXTC and AXTU levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on AXT, AXTC at +2 times and AXTU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, AXTC or AXTU?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window AXTC’s moved at 109% annualized and AXTU’s at 158%, so AXTU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold AXTC or AXTU 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, AXTC or AXTU?
AXTC charges 0.45% a year and AXTU charges 1.50%, so AXTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, AXTC against AXTU, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/axtc-vs-axtu

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