{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltd","section":"compare","title":"PLTA vs PLTD: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"PLTA sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTD -1 times. Over the three months to Oct 9, 2026 they finished +6.0 pts and +18.0 pts away.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, PLTA or PLTD?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 9, 2026, PLTA finished 6.0 points from what its multiple implies and PLTD finished 18.0 points from its own, so PLTA came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are PLTA and PLTD levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Palantir Technologies, PLTA at +2 times and PLTD at -1 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, PLTA or PLTD?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window PLTA\u2019s moved at 74% annualized and PLTD\u2019s at 74%, so PLTA has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold PLTA or PLTD 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, PLTA or PLTD?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PLTA charges 0.95% a year and PLTD charges 0.98%, so PLTA is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Oct 9, 2026 they finished +6.0 pts and +18.0 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltd","dateModified":"2026-10-09","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, PLTA finished 8.1 points short and PLTD 0.8 points over.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of PLTA and PLTD","description":"PLTA sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTD -1 times. Over the three months to Oct 9, 2026 they finished +6.0 pts and +18.0 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-10-09","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltd","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","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":8013,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / PLTA vs PLTD \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n\n PLTA vs PLTD: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, PLTA finished 8.1 points short and PLTD 0.8 points over.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n PLTA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; PLTD is 3.8 times larger.\n PLTA and PLTD at a glance. As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. PLTA PLTD \n Expense ratio 0.95% 0.98% \n Net assets, PLTA as of Oct 9, 2026 and PLTD as of Oct 8, 2026 $8m $29m \n Total return, 1 ","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/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, PLTA against PLTD, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltd","a":{"ticker":"PLTA","name":"ProShares Ultra PLTR","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"Three months to Oct 9, 2026: PLTA returned +135.7% where its own daily promise gave +143.8%, 8.1 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/plta","key_facts":[{"label":"What PLTR did","value":"+64.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+143.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+135.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22128.1 pts","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$8m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.95%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"PLTD","name":"Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"Three months to Oct 9, 2026: PLTD returned \u221246.9% where its own daily promise gave \u221247.8%, 0.8 points over.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pltd","key_facts":[{"label":"What PLTR did","value":"+64.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"What \u22121 times a day gives","value":"\u221247.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221246.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself added","value":"+0.8 pts","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$29m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.98%","as_of":"2026-10-09","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/plta-vs-pltd"}