MUG vs MUU: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, MUG finished 0.8 points from its stated multiple and MUU 1.3. Leverage Shares 2X Long MU Daily ETF and Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF.

+28.5%
MUG returned, since launch
−12.9%
MUU returned, 3 months
+1.2 pts
MUG from its stated multiple
−19.3 pts
MUU from its stated multiple
MUG · 1 month to Sep 30, 20260.8 pts short of its stated multiple
0.8 pts short of its stated multipleMUG returned +21.4% while 2 times MU's move would have been +22.2%MU +11.1% ×2 implies+22.2%MUG returned+21.4%0.8 pts short of its stated multipleMUG returned +21.4% while 2 times MU's move would have been +22.2%MU +11.1% ×2 implies+22.2%MUG returned+21.4%

MUG returned +21.4% while 2 times MU's move would have been +22.2%

MUU · 3 months to Sep 30, 202619.3 pts short of its stated multiple
19.3 pts short of its stated multipleMUU returned −12.9% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%MU +3.2% ×2 implies+6.4%MUU returned−12.9%19.3 pts short of its stated multipleMUU returned −12.9% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%MU +3.2% ×2 implies+6.4%MUU returned−12.9%

MUU returned −12.9% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%

Performance, window by window

Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowMUGMUUMUGMUUMUGMUU
1 month+21.4%+20.9%+22.2%+22.2%−0.8 pts−1.3 pts
3 monthsnot published−12.9%not published+6.4%not published−19.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+423.3%not publishednot meaningfulnot publishednot meaningful
1 yearnot published+1777.1%not publishednot meaningfulnot publishednot meaningful
Since launch
MUG Aug 2026 · MUU Oct 2024
+28.5%+2831.1%+27.3%not meaningful+1.2 ptsnot meaningful

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

On the same fields

MUG
Leverage Shares 2X Long MU Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Micron Technology (MU)
MUU
Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Micron Technology (MU)
Issuer Leverage Shares Direxion
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset MU MU
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +21.4% −12.9%
Underlying returned, over that window +11.1% +3.2%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +22.2% +6.4%
Difference from stated, over that window −0.8 pts −19.3 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +28.5% +1777.1%
Difference from stated, over that window +1.2 pts not available
Underlying volatility 49% 76%
Difference over the days both have traded −0.8 pts −1.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.01%
Launched Aug 19, 2026 Oct 10, 2024
Net assets $1m $4.4bn

MUG and MUU on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

MUG in plain words

One month to Sep 30, 2026: MUG returned +21.4% where its own daily promise gave +21.0%, 0.4 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times MU's 11.1% implies +22.2%, which makes MUG look 0.8 points short. 1.2 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. MUG aims to return +2 times MU'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. MU moved at 49% 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.

MUU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: MUU returned −12.9% where its own daily promise gave −7.2%, 5.8 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times MU's 3.2% implies +6.4%, which makes MUU look 19.3 points short. 13.6 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. MUU aims to return +2 times MU's move each day, then resets. MU moved at 76% annualized over that window.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, MUG or MUU?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, MUG finished 0.8 points from what its multiple implies and MUU finished 19.3 points from its own, so MUG came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are MUG and MUU levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Micron Technology, MUG at +2 times and MUU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, MUG or MUU?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window MUG’s moved at 49% annualized and MUU’s at 76%, so MUU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold MUG or MUU 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, MUG or MUU?
MUG charges 0.99% a year and MUU charges 1.01%, so MUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, MUG against MUU, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/mug-vs-muu

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