{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/nvdl-vs-nvdu","section":"compare","title":"NVDL vs NVDU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"NVDL sets out to return +2 times NVDA each day and NVDU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.5 pts and \u22125.2 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, NVDL or NVDU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, NVDL finished 5.5 points from what its multiple implies and NVDU finished 5.2 points from its own, so NVDU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are NVDL and NVDU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on NVIDIA, NVDL at +2 times and NVDU at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, NVDL or NVDU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window NVDL\u2019s moved at 38% annualized and NVDU\u2019s at 38%, so NVDL has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold NVDL or NVDU 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, NVDL or NVDU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NVDL charges 1.05% a year and NVDU charges 0.92%, so NVDU is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.5 pts and \u22125.2 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/nvdl-vs-nvdu","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over the days both have traded, NVDL finished 5.5 points from its stated multiple and NVDU 5.2.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of NVDL and NVDU","description":"NVDL sets out to return +2 times NVDA each day and NVDU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.5 pts and \u22125.2 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/nvdl-vs-nvdu","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Stated multiple","Underlying return","What the stated multiple implies","Fund total return","Difference against the label","Volatility of the underlying","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Leveraged ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":6654,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / NVDL vs NVDU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n NVDL vs NVDU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded, NVDL finished 5.5 points from its stated multiple and NVDU 5.2.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF and Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +26.0% NVDL returned, 3 months \n +26.3% NVDU returned, 3 months \n \u22125.5 pts NVDL from its stated multiple \n \u22125.2 pts NVDU from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: NVDU scores higher\n Did it keep up","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. 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/nvdl-vs-nvdu","a":{"ticker":"NVDL","name":"GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: NVDL returned +26.0% where its own daily promise gave +29.2%, 3.2 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nvdl","key_facts":[{"label":"What NVDA did","value":"+15.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+29.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+26.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22123.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.8bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.05%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"NVDU","name":"Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: NVDU returned +26.3% where its own daily promise gave +29.2%, 2.9 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nvdu","key_facts":[{"label":"What NVDA did","value":"+15.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+29.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+26.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.9 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$532m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.92%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 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/nvdl-vs-nvdu"}