ETHT vs ETHU: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, ETHT finished 15.6 points from its stated multiple and ETHU 20.8. ProShares Ultra Ether ETF and 2x Ether ETF.

+145.7%
ETHT returned, 3 months
+150.9%
ETHU returned, 3 months
+15.6 pts
ETHT from its stated multiple
+20.8 pts
ETHU from its stated multiple
ETHT · 3 months to Sep 30, 202615.6 pts ahead of its stated multiple
15.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHT returned +145.7% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%ETHT returned+145.7%15.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHT returned +145.7% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%ETHT returned+145.7%

ETHT returned +145.7% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%

ETHU · 3 months to Sep 30, 202620.8 pts ahead of its stated multiple
20.8 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHU returned +150.9% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%ETHU returned+150.9%20.8 pts ahead of its stated multipleETHU returned +150.9% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%ETHA +65.0% ×2 implies+130.1%ETHU returned+150.9%

ETHU returned +150.9% while 2 times ETHA's move would have been +130.1%

ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score · ETHU scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. 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
WindowETHTETHUETHTETHUETHTETHU
1 month+11.7%+12.2%+15.0%+15.0%−3.2 pts−2.8 pts
3 months+145.7%+150.9%+130.1%+130.1%+15.6 pts+20.8 pts
6 months+23.6%+29.1%+49.0%+49.0%−25.4 pts−19.9 pts
1 year−78.4%−76.7%−72.3%−72.3%−6.1 pts−4.4 pts
Since launch
ETHT Jul 2024 · ETHU Jul 2024
−87.3%−87.2%−46.6%−46.6%−40.6 pts−40.5 pts

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

On the same fields

ETHT
ProShares Ultra Ether ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of ether (ETHA)
ETHU
2x Ether ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of ether (ETHA)
Issuer ProShares Volatility Shares
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset ETHA ETHA
Segment crypto crypto
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +145.7% +150.9%
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 +15.6 pts +20.8 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −78.4% −76.7%
Difference from stated, over that window −6.1 pts −4.4 pts
Underlying volatility 48% 48%
Difference over the days both have traded +15.6 pts +20.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.96% 2.97%
Launched Jun 7, 2024 Jun 4, 2024
Net assets $294m $1.2bn

ETHT and ETHU on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ETHT in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: ETHT returned +145.7% where its own daily promise gave +157.5%, 11.8 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times ETHA's 65.0% implies +130.1%, which makes ETHT look 15.6 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. ETHT 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.

ETHU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: ETHU returned +150.9% where its own daily promise gave +157.5%, 6.6 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times ETHA's 65.0% implies +130.1%, which makes ETHU look 20.8 points over. ETHU aims to return +2 times ETHA's move each day, then resets.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, ETHT or ETHU?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, ETHT finished 15.6 points from what its multiple implies and ETHU finished 20.8 points from its own, so ETHT came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are ETHT and ETHU levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on ether, ETHT at +2 times and ETHU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, ETHT or ETHU?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window ETHT’s moved at 48% annualized and ETHU’s at 48%, so ETHT has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold ETHT or ETHU 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, ETHT or ETHU?
ETHT charges 0.96% a year and ETHU charges 2.97%, so ETHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ETHT against ETHU, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/etht-vs-ethu

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