{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sdp-vs-upw","section":"compare","title":"SDP vs UPW: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"SDP sets out to return -2 times XLU each day and UPW +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +5.1 pts and \u22120.1 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, SDP or UPW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SDP finished 5.1 points from what its multiple implies and UPW finished 0.1 points from its own, so UPW came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are SDP and UPW levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on utilities, SDP at -2 times and UPW at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, SDP or UPW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SDP\u2019s moved at 14% annualized and UPW\u2019s at 14%, so SDP has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold SDP or UPW 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, SDP or UPW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SDP charges 0.95% a year and UPW charges 0.95%, so SDP is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +5.1 pts and \u22120.1 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sdp-vs-upw","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, SDP finished 2.6 points over and UPW 0.9 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 SDP and UPW","description":"SDP sets out to return -2 times XLU each day and UPW +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +5.1 pts and \u22120.1 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sdp-vs-upw","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":6947,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / SDP vs UPW \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n SDP vs UPW: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, SDP finished 2.6 points over and UPW 0.9 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n ProShares UltraShort Utilities and ProShares Ultra Utilities.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +27.6% SDP returned, 3 months \n \u221222.6% UPW returned, 3 months \n +5.1 pts SDP from its stated multiple \n \u22120.1 pts UPW from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: UPW scores higher\n Did it keep up with its own","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/sdp-vs-upw","a":{"ticker":"SDP","name":"ProShares UltraShort Utilities","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SDP returned +27.6% where its own daily promise gave +24.9%, 2.6 points over.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sdp","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLU did","value":"\u221211.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22122 times a day gives","value":"+24.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+27.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself added","value":"+2.6 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1m","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":"UPW","name":"ProShares Ultra Utilities","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: UPW returned \u221222.6% where its own daily promise gave \u221221.7%, 0.9 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/upw","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLU did","value":"\u221211.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221221.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221222.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.9 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$11m","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"}]},"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/sdp-vs-upw"}