BRZX vs BZQ: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, BRZX finished 3.1 points short and BZQ 1.3 points over. Corgi Brazil 2x Daily ETF and ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped.

+14.2%
BRZX returned, 3 months
−17.7%
BZQ returned, 3 months
−3.7 pts
BRZX from its stated multiple
+0.2 pts
BZQ from its stated multiple
BRZX · 3 months to Sep 30, 20263.7 pts short of its stated multiple
3.7 pts short of its stated multipleBRZX returned +14.2% while 2 times EWZ's move would have been +18.0%EWZ +9.0% ×2 implies+18.0%BRZX returned+14.2%3.7 pts short of its stated multipleBRZX returned +14.2% while 2 times EWZ's move would have been +18.0%EWZ +9.0% ×2 implies+18.0%BRZX returned+14.2%

BRZX returned +14.2% while 2 times EWZ's move would have been +18.0%

BZQ · 3 months to Sep 30, 2026On its stated multiple
On its stated multipleBZQ returned −17.7% while −2 times EWZ's move would have been −18.0%EWZ +9.0% ×−2 implies−18.0%BZQ returned−17.7%On its stated multipleBZQ returned −17.7% while −2 times EWZ's move would have been −18.0%EWZ +9.0% ×−2 implies−18.0%BZQ returned−17.7%

BZQ returned −17.7% while −2 times EWZ's move would have been −18.0%

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

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

BRZX 39.3
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

BZQ among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

BZQ 34.8
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. BZQ 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
WindowBRZXBZQBRZXBZQBRZXBZQ
1 month+5.5%−7.4%+6.8%−6.8%−1.3 pts−0.6 pts
3 months+14.2%−17.7%+18.0%−18.0%−3.7 pts+0.2 pts
6 monthsnot published−0.1%not published+4.0%not published−4.1 pts
1 yearnot published−43.6%not published−51.3%not published+7.8 pts
3 yearsnot published−61.7%not published−89.4%not published+27.7 pts
Since launch
BRZX Jun 2026 · BZQ Jan 2010
+11.9%−99.3%+17.1%+3.9%−5.2 pts−103.3 pts

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

On the same fields

BRZX
Corgi Brazil 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Brazil (EWZ)
BZQ
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Brazil (EWZ)
Issuer Corgi ProShares
Sets out to return +2x -2x
Underlying asset EWZ EWZ
Segment country country
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +14.2% −17.7%
Underlying returned, over that window +9.0% +9.0%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +18.0% −18.0%
Difference from stated, over that window −3.7 pts +0.2 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +11.9% −43.6%
Difference from stated, over that window −5.2 pts +7.8 pts
Underlying volatility 22% 22%
Difference over the days both have traded −3.7 pts no shared window
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.95%
Launched Jun 3, 2026 Jan 4, 2010
Net assets $392,136 $3m

BRZX and BZQ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BRZX in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: BRZX returned +14.2% where its own daily promise gave +17.3%, 3.1 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times EWZ's 9.0% implies +18.0%, which makes BRZX look 3.7 points short. 0.7 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. BRZX aims to return +2 times EWZ'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. EWZ moved at 22% 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.

BZQ in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: BZQ returned −17.7% where its own daily promise gave −19.0%, 1.3 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times EWZ's 9.0% implies −18.0%, which makes BZQ look 0.2 points over. 1.0 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. BZQ aims to return -2 times EWZ'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, BRZX or BZQ?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, BRZX finished 3.7 points from what its multiple implies and BZQ finished 0.2 points from its own, so BZQ came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are BRZX and BZQ levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Brazil, BRZX at +2 times and BZQ at -2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, BRZX or BZQ?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window BRZX’s moved at 22% annualized and BZQ’s at 22%, so BRZX has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold BRZX or BZQ 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, BRZX or BZQ?
BRZX charges 0.45% a year and BZQ charges 0.95%, so BRZX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BRZX against BZQ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/brzx-vs-bzq

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