{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/snk-vs-spal","section":"compare","title":"SNK vs SPAL: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"SNK sets out to return -2 times SPCX each day and SPAL +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u221234.2 pts and \u221212.6 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, SNK or SPAL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SNK finished 34.2 points from what its multiple implies and SPAL finished 12.6 points from its own, so SPAL came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are SNK and SPAL levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SNK at -2 times and SPAL at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, SNK or SPAL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SNK\u2019s moved at 70% annualized and SPAL\u2019s at 70%, so SNK has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold SNK or SPAL 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, SNK or SPAL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SNK charges 2.20% a year and SPAL charges 1.50%, so SPAL is cheaper. 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Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u221234.2 pts and \u221212.6 pts away.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/snk-vs-spal","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over three months against its own daily promise, SNK finished 0.5 points short and SPAL 2.4 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 SNK and SPAL","description":"SNK sets out to return -2 times SPCX each day and SPAL +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u221234.2 pts and \u221212.6 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/snk-vs-spal","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":7021,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / SNK vs SPAL \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n SNK vs SPAL: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over three months against its own daily promise, SNK finished 0.5 points short and SPAL 2.4 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n GraniteShares 2x Short SpaceX Daily ETF and GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u221225.7% SNK returned, 3 months \n \u221221.1% SPAL returned, 3 months \n \u221234.2 pts SNK from its stated multiple \n \u221212.6 pts SPAL from its stated multiple \n\n ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score: SPAL scores high","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/snk-vs-spal","a":{"ticker":"SNK","name":"GraniteShares 2x Short SpaceX Daily ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SNK returned \u221225.7% where its own daily promise gave \u221225.1%, 0.5 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/snk","key_facts":[{"label":"What SPCX did","value":"\u22124.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22122 times a day gives","value":"\u221225.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221225.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.5 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$60m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"2.20%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jun 12, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SPAL","name":"GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPAL returned \u221221.1% where its own daily promise gave \u221218.6%, 2.4 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/spal","key_facts":[{"label":"What SPCX did","value":"\u22124.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221218.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221221.1%","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":"$38m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.50%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jun 12, 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/snk-vs-spal"}