{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/mstu-vs-smst","section":"compare","title":"MSTU vs SMST: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"MSTU sets out to return +2 times MSTR each day and SMST -2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u221210.9 pts and +47.9 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, MSTU or SMST?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, MSTU finished 10.9 points from what its multiple implies and SMST finished 47.9 points from its own, so MSTU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are MSTU and SMST levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Strategy, MSTU at +2 times and SMST at -2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, MSTU or SMST?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window MSTU\u2019s moved at 83% annualized and SMST\u2019s at 83%, so MSTU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold MSTU or SMST for a year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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\u2019s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, MSTU or SMST?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MSTU charges 1.05% a year and SMST charges 1.38%, so MSTU is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/mstu-vs-smst","a":{"ticker":"MSTU","name":"T-REX 2X LONG MSTR DAILY TARGET ETF","issuer":"T-REX","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: MSTU returned +117.0% where its own daily promise gave +130.0%, 13.1 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/mstu","key_facts":[{"label":"What MSTR did","value":"+63.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+130.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+117.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u221213.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$815m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 29, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.05%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SMST","name":"Defiance Daily Target 2X Short MSTR ETF","issuer":"Defiance","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SMST returned \u221280.0% where its own daily promise gave \u221279.2%, 0.8 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smst","key_facts":[{"label":"What MSTR did","value":"+63.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22122 times a day gives","value":"\u221279.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221280.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$32m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.38%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 26, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/mstu-vs-smst"}