MULL vs MUZ: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, MULL finished 5.1 points short and MUZ 3.1 points short. GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF and Defiance Daily Target 2X Short MU ETF.

−12.3%
MULL returned, 3 months
−43.2%
MUZ returned, 3 months
−18.7 pts
MULL from its stated multiple
−36.8 pts
MUZ from its stated multiple
MULL · 3 months to Sep 30, 202618.7 pts short of its stated multiple
18.7 pts short of its stated multipleMULL returned −12.3% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%MU +3.2% ×2 implies+6.4%MULL returned−12.3%18.7 pts short of its stated multipleMULL returned −12.3% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%MU +3.2% ×2 implies+6.4%MULL returned−12.3%

MULL returned −12.3% while 2 times MU's move would have been +6.4%

MUZ · 3 months to Sep 30, 202636.8 pts short of its stated multiple
36.8 pts short of its stated multipleMUZ returned −43.2% while −2 times MU's move would have been −6.4%MU +3.2% ×−2 implies−6.4%MUZ returned−43.2%36.8 pts short of its stated multipleMUZ returned −43.2% while −2 times MU's move would have been −6.4%MU +3.2% ×−2 implies−6.4%MUZ returned−43.2%

MUZ returned −43.2% while −2 times MU's move would have been −6.4%

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

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

MULL 13.5
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

MUZ among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

MUZ 6
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. MUZ 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
WindowMULLMUZMULLMUZMULLMUZ
1 month+19.8%−25.8%+22.2%−22.2%−2.4 pts−3.6 pts
3 months−12.3%−43.2%+6.4%−6.4%−18.7 pts−36.8 pts
6 months+409.9%not publishednot meaningfulnot publishednot meaningfulnot published
1 year+1674.5%not publishednot meaningfulnot publishednot meaningfulnot published
Since launch
MULL Nov 2024 · MUZ Jun 2026
+2717.1%−67.1%not meaningful−27.6%not meaningful−39.5 pts

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

On the same fields

MULL
GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Micron Technology (MU)
MUZ
Defiance Daily Target 2X Short MU ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Micron Technology (MU)
Issuer GraniteShares Defiance
Sets out to return +2x -2x
Underlying asset MU MU
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −12.3% −43.2%
Underlying returned, over that window +3.2% +3.2%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +6.4% −6.4%
Difference from stated, over that window −18.7 pts −36.8 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +1674.5% −67.1%
Difference from stated, over that window not available −39.5 pts
Underlying volatility 76% 76%
Difference over the days both have traded −2.4 pts no shared window
Expense ratio 1.50% 1.31%
Launched Nov 12, 2024 Jun 9, 2026
Net assets $779m $43m

MULL and MUZ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

MULL in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: MULL returned −12.3% where its own daily promise gave −7.2%, 5.1 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times MU's 3.2% implies +6.4%, which makes MULL look 18.7 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. MULL 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 76% 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.

MUZ in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: MUZ returned −43.2% where its own daily promise gave −40.1%, 3.1 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times MU's 3.2% implies −6.4%, which makes MUZ look 36.8 points short. 33.7 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. MUZ aims to return -2 times MU'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.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, MULL or MUZ?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, MULL finished 18.7 points from what its multiple implies and MUZ finished 36.8 points from its own, so MULL came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are MULL and MUZ levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Micron Technology, MULL at +2 times and MUZ at -2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, MULL or MUZ?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window MULL’s moved at 76% annualized and MUZ’s at 76%, so MULL has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold MULL or MUZ 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, MULL or MUZ?
MULL charges 1.50% a year and MUZ charges 1.31%, so MUZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, MULL against MUZ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/mull-vs-muz

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