{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sij-vs-xlix","section":"compare","title":"SIJ vs XLIX: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"SIJ sets out to return -2 times XLI each day and XLIX +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +3.5 pts and \u22121.8 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, SIJ or XLIX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SIJ finished 3.5 points from what its multiple implies and XLIX finished 1.8 points from its own, so XLIX came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are SIJ and XLIX levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, SIJ at -2 times and XLIX at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, SIJ or XLIX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SIJ\u2019s moved at 14% annualized and XLIX\u2019s at 14%, so SIJ has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold SIJ or XLIX 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, SIJ or XLIX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SIJ charges 0.95% a year and XLIX charges 0.45%, so XLIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Leveraged ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/leverage/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"SIJ vs XLIX","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sij-vs-xlix"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"SIJ vs XLIX: which held to its multiple?","description":"SIJ sets out to return -2 times XLI each day and XLIX +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +3.5 pts and \u22121.8 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sij-vs-xlix","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, SIJ finished 2.8 points over and XLIX 2.1 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 SIJ and XLIX","description":"SIJ sets out to return -2 times XLI each day and XLIX +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished +3.5 pts and \u22121.8 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/sij-vs-xlix","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":7242,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / SIJ vs XLIX \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n SIJ vs XLIX: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, SIJ finished 2.8 points over and XLIX 2.1 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n ProShares UltraShort Industrials and Corgi U.S. Industrials 2x Daily ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +20.9% SIJ returned, 3 months \n \u221219.2% XLIX returned, 3 months \n +3.5 pts SIJ from its stated multiple \n \u22121.8 pts XLIX from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: SIJ scores higher\n Did it kee","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/sij-vs-xlix","a":{"ticker":"SIJ","name":"ProShares UltraShort Industrials","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SIJ returned +20.9% where its own daily promise gave +18.0%, 2.8 points over.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sij","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLI did","value":"\u22128.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22122 times a day gives","value":"+18.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+20.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself added","value":"+2.8 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":"XLIX","name":"Corgi U.S. Industrials 2x Daily ETF","issuer":"Corgi","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: XLIX returned \u221219.2% where its own daily promise gave \u221217.1%, 2.1 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xlix","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLI did","value":"\u22128.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221217.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221219.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$442,906","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.45%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, May 28, 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/sij-vs-xlix"}