MYY vs UMDD: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, MYY finished 1.6 points over and UMDD 1.6 points short. ProShares Short MidCap400 and ProShares UltraPro MidCap400.

+7.1%
MYY returned, 3 months
−18.2%
UMDD returned, 3 months
+1.6 pts
MYY from its stated multiple
−1.5 pts
UMDD from its stated multiple
MYY · 3 months to Sep 30, 20261.6 pts ahead of its stated multiple
1.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleMYY returned +7.1% while −1 times MDY's move would have been +5.6%MDY −5.6% ×−1 implies+5.6%MYY returned+7.1%1.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleMYY returned +7.1% while −1 times MDY's move would have been +5.6%MDY −5.6% ×−1 implies+5.6%MYY returned+7.1%

MYY returned +7.1% while −1 times MDY's move would have been +5.6%

UMDD · 3 months to Sep 30, 20261.5 pts short of its stated multiple
1.5 pts short of its stated multipleUMDD returned −18.2% while 3 times MDY's move would have been −16.7%MDY −5.6% ×3 implies−16.7%UMDD returned−18.2%1.5 pts short of its stated multipleUMDD returned −18.2% while 3 times MDY's move would have been −16.7%MDY −5.6% ×3 implies−16.7%UMDD returned−18.2%

UMDD returned −18.2% while 3 times MDY's move would have been −16.7%

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

MYY among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

MYY 50
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

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

UMDD 84.4
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months. UMDD is a percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, 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
WindowMYYUMDDMYYUMDDMYYUMDD
1 month+4.7%−12.9%+4.2%−12.6%+0.5 pts−0.3 pts
3 months+7.1%−18.2%+5.6%−16.7%+1.6 pts−1.5 pts
6 months−4.0%+11.4%−6.1%+18.4%+2.1 pts−7.0 pts
1 year−6.9%+17.9%−11.4%+34.2%+4.5 pts−16.3 pts
3 years−24.4%+79.0%−49.0%+146.9%+24.6 pts−68.0 pts
Since launch
MYY Jan 2010 · UMDD Feb 2010
−89.0%+1401.8%not meaningfulnot meaningfulnot meaningfulnot meaningful

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

On the same fields

MYY
ProShares Short MidCap400 · Aims to return 1 times the opposite of the daily move of the S&P MidCap 400
UMDD
ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 · Aims to return three times the daily move of the S&P MidCap 400
Issuer ProShares ProShares
Sets out to return -1x +3x
Underlying asset MDY MDY
Segment us mid cap us mid cap
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +7.1% −18.2%
Underlying returned, over that window −5.6% −5.6%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window +5.6% −16.7%
Difference from stated, over that window +1.6 pts −1.5 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −6.9% +17.9%
Difference from stated, over that window +4.5 pts −16.3 pts
Underlying volatility 12% 12%
Difference over the days both have traded no shared window −1.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.95%
Launched Jan 4, 2010 Feb 11, 2010
Net assets $4m $26m

MYY and UMDD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

MYY in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: MYY returned +7.1% where its own daily promise gave +5.5%, 1.6 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −1 times MDY's −5.6% implies +5.6%, which makes MYY look 1.6 points over. 0.0 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −1 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. MYY aims to return -1 times MDY's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. 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. MDY moved at 12% 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.

UMDD in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: UMDD returned −18.2% where its own daily promise gave −16.6%, 1.6 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 3 times MDY's −5.6% implies −16.7%, which makes UMDD look 1.5 points short. 0.1 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 3 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. UMDD aims to return +3 times MDY's move each day, then resets. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not +3 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, MYY or UMDD?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, MYY finished 1.6 points from what its multiple implies and UMDD finished 1.5 points from its own, so UMDD came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are MYY and UMDD levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on the S&P MidCap 400, MYY at -1 times and UMDD at +3 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, MYY or UMDD?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window MYY’s moved at 12% annualized and UMDD’s at 12%, so MYY has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold MYY or UMDD 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, MYY or UMDD?
MYY charges 0.95% a year and UMDD charges 0.95%, so MYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, MYY against UMDD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/myy-vs-umdd

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