ETHD vs EVMU: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, ETHD finished 0.3 points over and EVMU 8.9 points short. ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF and Direxion Daily Ether Bull 2X ETF.

−69.5%
ETHD returned, 3 months
+148.6%
EVMU returned, 3 months
+60.5 pts
ETHD from its stated multiple
+18.5 pts
EVMU from its stated multiple
ETHD · 3 months to Sep 30, 202660.5 pts ahead of its stated multiple
60.5 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHD returned −69.5% while −2 times ETHA's move would have been −130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×−2 implies−130.1%ETHD returned−69.5%60.5 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHD returned −69.5% while −2 times ETHA's move would have been −130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×−2 implies−130.1%ETHD returned−69.5%

ETHD returned −69.5% while −2 times ETHA's move would have been −130.1%

EVMU · 3 months to Sep 30, 202618.5 pts ahead of its stated multiple
18.5 pts ahead of its stated multipleEVMU returned +148.6% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%EVMU returned+148.6%18.5 pts ahead of its stated multipleEVMU returned +148.6% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%EVMU returned+148.6%

EVMU returned +148.6% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%

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

ETHD among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

ETHD 21.2
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

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

EVMU 2.9
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months. EVMU is a percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, 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
WindowETHDEVMUETHDEVMUETHDEVMU
1 month−17.6%+12.4%−15.0%+15.0%−2.6 pts−2.6 pts
3 months−69.5%+148.6%−130.1%+130.1%+60.5 pts+18.5 pts
6 months−55.3%not published−49.0%not published−6.3 ptsnot published
1 year−24.9%not published+72.3%not published−97.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
ETHD Jul 2024 · EVMU May 2026
−91.5%+44.4%+46.6%+59.9%−138.1 pts−15.4 pts

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

On the same fields

ETHD
ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of ether (ETHA)
EVMU
Direxion Daily Ether Bull 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of ether (ETHA)
Issuer ProShares Direxion
Sets out to return -2x +2x
Underlying asset ETHA ETHA
Segment crypto crypto
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −69.5% +148.6%
Underlying returned, over that window +65.0% +65.0%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window −130.1% +130.1%
Difference from stated, over that window +60.5 pts +18.5 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −24.9% +44.4%
Difference from stated, over that window −97.2 pts −15.4 pts
Underlying volatility 48% 48%
Difference over the days both have traded no shared window +18.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.03%
Launched Jun 7, 2024 May 27, 2026
Net assets $59m $3m

ETHD and EVMU on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ETHD in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: ETHD returned −69.5% where its own daily promise gave −69.8%, 0.3 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times ETHA's 65.0% implies −130.1%, which makes ETHD look 60.5 points over. 60.3 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. ETHD aims to return -2 times ETHA'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. ETHA moved at 48% 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.

EVMU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: EVMU returned +148.6% where its own daily promise gave +157.5%, 8.9 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times ETHA's 65.0% implies +130.1%, which makes EVMU look 18.5 points over. 27.4 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. EVMU aims to return +2 times ETHA'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, ETHD or EVMU?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, ETHD finished 60.5 points from what its multiple implies and EVMU finished 18.5 points from its own, so EVMU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are ETHD and EVMU levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on ether, ETHD at -2 times and EVMU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, ETHD or EVMU?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window ETHD’s moved at 48% annualized and EVMU’s at 48%, so ETHD has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold ETHD or EVMU 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, ETHD or EVMU?
ETHD charges 0.95% a year and EVMU charges 1.03%, so ETHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ETHD against EVMU, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/ethd-vs-evmu

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