Which came closer to its stated multiple, LOFD or SPAL?

Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, LOFD finished 2.7 points from what its multiple implies and SPAL finished 12.6 points from its own, so LOFD came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.

Are LOFD and SPAL levered on the same thing?

Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, LOFD at -2 times and SPAL at +2 times the daily move.

Which one decays faster, LOFD or SPAL?

Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window LOFD’s moved at 44% annualized and SPAL’s at 70%, so SPAL has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.

Can I hold LOFD or SPAL 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, LOFD or SPAL?

LOFD charges 0.97% a year and SPAL charges 1.50%, so LOFD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LOFD vs SPAL: which held to its multiple?

Over a month against its own daily promise, LOFD finished 1.0 points over and SPAL 0.7 points short. Direxion Daily SpaceX Bear 2X ETF and GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF.

−51.5%

LOFD returned, since launch

−21.1%

SPAL returned, 3 months

+11.0 pts

LOFD from its stated multiple

−12.6 pts

SPAL from its stated multiple

LOFD · 1 month to Sep 30, 20262.7 pts short of its stated multiple

LOFD returned −12.7% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been −10.0%

SPAL · 3 months to Sep 30, 202612.6 pts short of its stated multiple

SPAL returned −21.1% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Multiple would give		Difference
Window	LOFD	SPAL	LOFD	SPAL	LOFD	SPAL
1 month	−12.7%	+7.8%	−10.0%	+10.0%	−2.7 pts	−2.2 pts
3 months	not published	−21.1%	not published	−8.5%	not published	−12.6 pts
Since launch LOFD Aug 2026 · SPAL Jun 2026	−51.5%	−50.8%	−62.5%	−43.3%	+11.0 pts	−7.6 pts

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

On the same fields

LOFD

Direxion Daily SpaceX Bear 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

SPAL

GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Issuer Direxion GraniteShares

Sets out to return -2x +2x

Underlying asset SPCX SPCX

Segment company company

Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −12.7% −21.1%

Underlying returned, over that window +5.0% −4.2%

What the stated multiple implies, over that window −10.0% −8.5%

Difference from stated, over that window −2.7 pts −12.6 pts

Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −51.5% −50.8%

Difference from stated, over that window +11.0 pts −7.6 pts

Underlying volatility 44% 70%

Difference over the days both have traded −2.7 pts −12.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.97% 1.50%

Launched Aug 6, 2026 Jun 15, 2026

Net assets $2m $38m

LOFD and SPAL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

LOFD in plain words

One month to Sep 30, 2026: LOFD returned −12.7% where its own daily promise gave −13.6%, 1.0 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times SPCX's 5.0% implies −10.0%, which makes LOFD look 2.7 points short. 3.6 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. LOFD aims to return -2 times SPCX'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. SPCX moved at 44% 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.

SPAL in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPAL returned −21.1% where its own daily promise gave −18.6%, 2.4 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies −8.5%, which makes SPAL look 12.6 points short. 10.2 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPAL aims to return +2 times SPCX'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. SPCX moved at 70% annualized over that window.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, LOFD or SPAL?: Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, LOFD finished 2.7 points from what its multiple implies and SPAL finished 12.6 points from its own, so LOFD came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are LOFD and SPAL levered on the same thing?: Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, LOFD at -2 times and SPAL at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, LOFD or SPAL?: Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window LOFD’s moved at 44% annualized and SPAL’s at 70%, so SPAL has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold LOFD or SPAL 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, LOFD or SPAL?: LOFD charges 0.97% a year and SPAL charges 1.50%, so LOFD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

LOFD vs LOFF LOFD vs SNK LOFD vs SPCF LOFD vs SPCG SPAL vs SPAX SPAL vs SPCF SPAL vs SPCG SPAL vs SPCH

LOFD on its own →SPAL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

LOFD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LOFD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Direxion website ↗SPAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗GraniteShares page for SPAL ↗

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