{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/smu-vs-smup","section":"compare","title":"SMU vs SMUP: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"SMU sets out to return +2 times SMR each day and SMUP +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22129.4 pts and \u22128.5 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, SMU or SMUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SMU finished 9.4 points from what its multiple implies and SMUP finished 8.5 points from its own, so SMUP came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are SMU and SMUP levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on NuScale Power, SMU at +2 times and SMUP at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, SMU or SMUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SMU\u2019s moved at 89% annualized and SMUP\u2019s at 89%, so SMU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold SMU or SMUP 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, SMU or SMUP?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SMU charges 1.30% a year and SMUP charges 1.50%, so SMU is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22129.4 pts and \u22128.5 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/smu-vs-smup","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over the days both have traded, SMU finished 5.1 points from its stated multiple and SMUP 5.1.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of SMU and SMUP","description":"SMU sets out to return +2 times SMR each day and SMUP +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22129.4 pts and \u22128.5 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/smu-vs-smup","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":6424,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / SMU vs SMUP \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n SMU vs SMUP: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded, SMU finished 5.1 points from its stated multiple and SMUP 5.1.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Tradr 2X Long SMR Daily ETF and T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u221253.7% SMU returned, 3 months \n \u221252.9% SMUP returned, 3 months \n \u22129.4 pts SMU from its stated multiple \n \u22128.5 pts SMUP from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: SMUP scores higher\n Did it keep up with its o","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/smu-vs-smup","a":{"ticker":"SMU","name":"Tradr 2X Long SMR Daily ETF","issuer":"Tradr","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SMU returned \u221253.7% where its own daily promise gave \u221250.5%, 3.2 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smu","key_facts":[{"label":"What SMR did","value":"\u221222.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221250.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221253.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22123.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$46m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.30%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 23, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SMUP","name":"T-REX 2X Long SMR Daily Target ETF","issuer":"T-REX","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SMUP returned \u221252.9% where its own daily promise gave \u221250.5%, 2.4 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smup","key_facts":[{"label":"What SMR did","value":"\u221222.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221250.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221252.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.4 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$6m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 29, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.50%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 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/smu-vs-smup"}