{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltu","section":"compare","title":"PLTA vs PLTU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"PLTA sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.0 pts and \u22123.6 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, PLTA or PLTU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, PLTA finished 5.0 points from what its multiple implies and PLTU finished 3.6 points from its own, so PLTU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are PLTA and PLTU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Palantir Technologies, PLTA at +2 times and PLTU at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, PLTA or PLTU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window PLTA\u2019s moved at 75% annualized and PLTU\u2019s at 75%, so PLTA has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold PLTA or PLTU 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 PLTU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PLTA charges 0.95% a year and PLTU charges 0.97%, so PLTA is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.0 pts and \u22123.6 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltu","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over the days both have traded, PLTA finished 5.0 points from its stated multiple and PLTU 3.6.","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 PLTU","description":"PLTA sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTU +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22125.0 pts and \u22123.6 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/plta-vs-pltu","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":6548,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / PLTA vs PLTU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n PLTA vs PLTU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded, PLTA finished 5.0 points from its stated multiple and PLTU 3.6.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n ProShares Ultra PLTR and Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +92.5% PLTA returned, 3 months \n +93.9% PLTU returned, 3 months \n \u22125.0 pts PLTA from its stated multiple \n \u22123.6 pts PLTU from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: PLTU scores higher\n Did it keep up with its own da","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/plta-vs-pltu","a":{"ticker":"PLTA","name":"ProShares Ultra PLTR","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: PLTA returned +92.5% where its own daily promise gave +98.7%, 6.1 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/plta","key_facts":[{"label":"What PLTR did","value":"+48.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+98.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+92.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22126.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$7m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.95%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"PLTU","name":"Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: PLTU returned +93.9% where its own daily promise gave +98.7%, 4.7 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pltu","key_facts":[{"label":"What PLTR did","value":"+48.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+98.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+93.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22124.7 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$439m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.97%","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/plta-vs-pltu"}