{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/pltu-vs-pltz","section":"compare","title":"PLTU vs PLTZ: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"PLTU sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTZ -2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22123.6 pts and +23.5 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, PLTU or PLTZ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, PLTU finished 3.6 points from what its multiple implies and PLTZ finished 23.5 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 PLTU and PLTZ levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Palantir Technologies, PLTU at +2 times and PLTZ at -2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, PLTU or PLTZ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window PLTU\u2019s moved at 75% annualized and PLTZ\u2019s at 75%, so PLTU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold PLTU or PLTZ 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, PLTU or PLTZ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PLTU charges 0.97% a year and PLTZ charges 1.31%, so PLTU is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22123.6 pts and +23.5 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/pltu-vs-pltz","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, PLTU finished 4.7 points short and PLTZ 0.1 points short.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of PLTU and PLTZ","description":"PLTU sets out to return +2 times PLTR each day and PLTZ -2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22123.6 pts and +23.5 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/pltu-vs-pltz","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":7190,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / PLTU vs PLTZ \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n PLTU vs PLTZ: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, PLTU finished 4.7 points short and PLTZ 0.1 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X ETF and Defiance Daily Target 2X Short PLTR ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +93.9% PLTU returned, 3 months \n \u221274.0% PLTZ returned, 3 months \n \u22123.6 pts PLTU from its stated multiple \n +23.5 pts PLTZ from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: PLTZ scores higher\n","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/pltu-vs-pltz","a":{"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"}]},"b":{"ticker":"PLTZ","name":"Defiance Daily Target 2X Short PLTR ETF","issuer":"Defiance","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: PLTZ returned \u221274.0% where its own daily promise gave \u221273.9%, 0.1 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pltz","key_facts":[{"label":"What PLTR did","value":"+48.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22122 times a day gives","value":"\u221273.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221274.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$39m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.31%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 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/pltu-vs-pltz"}