SPAL vs SPCH: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, SPAL finished 12.6 points from its stated multiple and SPCH 14.1. GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF and Leverage Shares 2X Long SPCX Daily ETF.

−21.1%
SPAL returned, 3 months
−22.6%
SPCH returned, 3 months
−12.6 pts
SPAL from its stated multiple
−14.1 pts
SPCH from its stated multiple
SPAL · 3 months to Sep 30, 202612.6 pts short of its stated multiple
12.6 pts short of its stated multipleSPAL returned −21.1% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×2 implies−8.5%SPAL returned−21.1%12.6 pts short of its stated multipleSPAL returned −21.1% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×2 implies−8.5%SPAL returned−21.1%

SPAL returned −21.1% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%

SPCH · 3 months to Sep 30, 202614.1 pts short of its stated multiple
14.1 pts short of its stated multipleSPCH returned −22.6% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×2 implies−8.5%SPCH returned−22.6%14.1 pts short of its stated multipleSPCH returned −22.6% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×2 implies−8.5%SPCH returned−22.6%

SPCH returned −22.6% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%

ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score · SPAL scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?
0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All leveraged ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Performance, window by window

Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowSPALSPCHSPALSPCHSPALSPCH
1 month+7.8%+6.8%+10.0%+10.0%−2.2 pts−3.2 pts
3 months−21.1%−22.6%−8.5%−8.5%−12.6 pts−14.1 pts
Since launch
SPAL Jun 2026 · SPCH Jun 2026
−50.8%−51.9%−43.3%−43.3%−7.6 pts−8.6 pts

SPAL and SPCH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

SPAL
GraniteShares 2x Long SpaceX Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
SPCH
Leverage Shares 2X Long SPCX Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Issuer GraniteShares Leverage Shares
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset SPCX SPCX
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −21.1% −22.6%
Underlying returned, over that window −4.2% −4.2%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window −8.5% −8.5%
Difference from stated, over that window −12.6 pts −14.1 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −50.8% −51.9%
Difference from stated, over that window −7.6 pts −8.6 pts
Underlying volatility 70% 70%
Difference over the days both have traded −12.6 pts −14.1 pts
Expense ratio 1.50% 0.75%
Launched Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026
Net assets $38m $370m

SPAL and SPCH on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPAL in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPAL returned −21.1% where its own daily promise gave −18.6%, 2.4 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies −8.5%, which makes SPAL look 12.6 points short. 10.2 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPAL aims to return +2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not +2 times the period's move: in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less, and in a steady run it can be more. SPCX moved at 70% annualized over that window. That is what decides how far the two figures separate: the same fund on a calm underlying and a violent one is a different product.

SPCH in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPCH returned −22.6% where its own daily promise gave −18.6%, 3.9 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies −8.5%, which makes SPCH look 14.1 points short. SPCH aims to return +2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPAL or SPCH?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPAL finished 12.6 points from what its multiple implies and SPCH finished 14.1 points from its own, so SPAL came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SPAL and SPCH levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPAL at +2 times and SPCH at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SPAL or SPCH?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPAL’s moved at 70% annualized and SPCH’s at 70%, so SPAL has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SPAL or SPCH for a year?
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’s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way.
Which is cheaper, SPAL or SPCH?
SPAL charges 1.50% a year and SPCH charges 0.75%, so SPCH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, SPAL against SPCH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/spal-vs-spch

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