SK vs SKHL: Leverage, Returns & Decay

Over the days both have traded, SK finished 3.6 points from its stated multiple and SKHL 3.5. Net assets: $18m on Oct 21, 2026 for Corgi SK hynix 2x Daily ETF, and $38m on Oct 19, 2026 for Direxion Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF.

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SK costs 0.47 points a year less.

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SK vs SKHL: Leverage, Returns & Decay
SKSKHL
Expense ratio0.50%0.97%
Net assets, SK as of Oct 21, 2026 and SKHL as of Oct 19, 2026$18m$38m
What it tracksSK hynix Inc. (from its own objective)SK hynix Inc. (from its own objective)
Holdings in commonnot published
What its daily multiple gave, 3 months−35.3%−35.3%
Against its daily multiple, 3 months2.6 points short2.8 points short
−37.9%
SK returned, 3 months
−38.2%
SKHL returned, 3 months
−11.3 pts
SK from its stated multiple: compounding −8.7 pts, gap to the daily multiple −2.6 pts
−11.6 pts
SKHL from its stated multiple: compounding −8.8 pts, gap to the daily multiple −2.8 pts

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SK · 3 months to Oct 21, 202611.3 pts short of its stated multiple
11.3 pts short of its stated multipleSK returned −37.9% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SK returned−37.9%11.3 pts short of its stated multipleSK returned −37.9% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SK returned−37.9%

SK returned −37.9% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.

SK returned −37.9% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.

SKHL · 3 months to Oct 21, 202611.6 pts short of its stated multiple
11.6 pts short of its stated multipleSKHL returned −38.2% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SKHL returned−38.2%11.6 pts short of its stated multipleSKHL returned −38.2% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SKHL returned−38.2%

SKHL returned −38.2% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.

Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.

ETFIQ 3-Month Tracking Score · SK scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day, over three months?
IQ Leverage Score54.6SK45.6SKHL

How closely it delivered its daily multiple over 3 months, ranked against 508 leveraged ETFs at 2x, over three months. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 508 leveraged ETFs at 2x, over three months. Three months only, against the fund's own daily multiple; a different quarter can rank it very differently. All leveraged ETFs ranked by it →

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: SK vs SKHL: Leverage, Returns & Decay
Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowSKSKHLSKSKHLSKSKHL
1 month−44.8%−44.9%−48.4%−48.4%+3.6 pts+3.5 pts
3 months−37.9%−38.2%−26.6%−26.6%−11.3 pts−11.6 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: SK Jul 2026 · SKHL Jul 2026
−57.3%−48.1%−52.2%−37.6%−5.1 pts−10.5 pts

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On the same fields

SK
Corgi SK hynix 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of SK hynix (SKHY)
SKHL
Direxion Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of SK hynix (SKHY)
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset SKHY SKHY
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months −37.9% −38.2%
Underlying returned, over that window −13.3% −13.3%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window −26.6% −26.6%
Difference from stated, over that window −11.3 pts −11.6 pts
Fund returned, 1 year −57.3% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −48.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Difference from stated, over that window −5.1 pts (since launch, Jul 14, 2026) −10.5 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Underlying volatility 78% 78%
Difference over the days both have traded +3.6 pts +3.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.97%
First traded Jul 14, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
Net assets, SK as of Oct 21, 2026 and SKHL as of Oct 19, 2026 $18m $38m

As of Oct 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SK

Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SKHY's −13.3% implies −26.6%, which makes SK look 11.3 points short. That is not the fund's objective, which is daily. Of that 11.3, daily compounding is −8.7 points, which any 2 times fund would show over the same path, and the fund itself is −2.6 points against 2 times each day's move, compounded. SK aims to return +2 times SKHY's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. Over longer periods the daily results compound, so the total is not +2 times the period's move: it is lower after a fall and recovery, and can be higher in a steady run. SKHY moved at 78% annualized over that window. The more it moves, the further the two figures separate.

Over the three months to Oct 21, 2026, SK lost 37.9%, against −35.3% for twice SKHY's daily moves.

About SKHL

Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SKHY's −13.3% implies −26.6%, which makes SKHL look 11.6 points short. Of that 11.6, daily compounding is −8.8 points, which any 2 times fund would show over the same path, and the fund itself is −2.8 points against 2 times each day's move, compounded. SKHL aims to return +2 times SKHY's move each day, then resets.

Over the three months to Oct 21, 2026, SKHL lost 38.2%, against −35.3% for twice SKHY's daily moves.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its daily multiple, SK or SKHL?
Over the window to Oct 21, 2026, SK finished 11.3 points from what its multiple implies and SKHL finished 11.6 points from its own, so SK came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SK and SKHL levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on SK hynix, SK at +2 times and SKHL at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SK or SKHL?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SK’s moved at 78% annualized and SKHL’s at 78%, so SK has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SK or SKHL for a year?
Both reset every day, so the multiple in the name applies to a single day, and daily results compound. Over a year the total is not the multiple times the year’s move; after a fall and recovery it is lower.
Which is cheaper, SK or SKHL?
SK charges 0.50% a year and SKHL charges 0.97%, so SK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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