EVMU vs SETH: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, EVMU finished 8.9 points short and SETH 1.0 points over. Direxion Daily Ether Bull 2X ETF and ProShares Short Ether ETF.

+148.6%
EVMU returned, 3 months
−42.0%
SETH returned, 3 months
+18.5 pts
EVMU from its stated multiple
+23.0 pts
SETH from its stated multiple
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%

SETH · 3 months to Sep 30, 202623 pts ahead of its stated multiple
23 pts ahead of its stated multipleSETH returned −42.0% while −1 times ETHA's move would have been −65.0%ETHA +65.0% ×−1 implies−65.0%SETH returned−42.0%23 pts ahead of its stated multipleSETH returned −42.0% while −1 times ETHA's move would have been −65.0%ETHA +65.0% ×−1 implies−65.0%SETH returned−42.0%

SETH returned −42.0% while −1 times ETHA's move would have been −65.0%

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

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

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

SETH among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

SETH 28.4
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. SETH 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
WindowEVMUSETHEVMUSETHEVMUSETH
1 month+12.4%−7.9%+15.0%−7.5%−2.6 pts−0.4 pts
3 months+148.6%−42.0%+130.1%−65.0%+18.5 pts+23.0 pts
6 monthsnot published−27.0%not published−24.5%not published−2.5 pts
1 yearnot published+10.2%not published+36.1%not published−25.9 pts
Since launch
EVMU May 2026 · SETH Jul 2024
+44.4%−46.1%+59.9%+23.3%−15.4 pts−69.4 pts

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

On the same fields

EVMU
Direxion Daily Ether Bull 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of ether (ETHA)
SETH
ProShares Short Ether ETF · Aims to return 1 times the opposite of the daily move of ether (ETHA)
Issuer Direxion ProShares
Sets out to return +2x -1x
Underlying asset ETHA ETHA
Segment crypto crypto
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +148.6% −42.0%
Underlying returned, over that window +65.0% +65.0%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +130.1% −65.0%
Difference from stated, over that window +18.5 pts +23.0 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +44.4% +10.2%
Difference from stated, over that window −15.4 pts −25.9 pts
Underlying volatility 48% 48%
Difference over the days both have traded +18.5 pts no shared window
Expense ratio 1.03% 0.95%
Launched May 27, 2026 Nov 2, 2023
Net assets $3m $9m

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

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 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.

SETH in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SETH returned −42.0% where its own daily promise gave −43.1%, 1.0 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −1 times ETHA's 65.0% implies −65.0%, which makes SETH look 23.0 points over. 22.0 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −1 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SETH aims to return -1 times ETHA's move each day, then resets. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not -1 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, EVMU or SETH?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, EVMU finished 18.5 points from what its multiple implies and SETH finished 23.0 points from its own, so EVMU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are EVMU and SETH levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on ether, EVMU at +2 times and SETH at -1 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, EVMU or SETH?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window EVMU’s moved at 48% annualized and SETH’s at 48%, so EVMU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold EVMU or SETH 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, EVMU or SETH?
EVMU charges 1.03% a year and SETH charges 0.95%, so SETH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, EVMU against SETH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/evmu-vs-seth

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