Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPCF or SPCU?

Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPCF finished 14.1 points from what its multiple implies and SPCU finished 14.8 points from its own, so SPCF came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.

Are SPCF and SPCU levered on the same thing?

Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPCF at +2 times and SPCU at +2 times the daily move.

Which one decays faster, SPCF or SPCU?

Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPCF’s moved at 70% annualized and SPCU’s at 70%, so SPCF has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.

Can I hold SPCF or SPCU 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, SPCF or SPCU?

SPCF charges 0.95% a year and SPCU charges 1.31%, so SPCF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPCF vs SPCU: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, SPCF finished 14.1 points from its stated multiple and SPCU 14.8. ProShares Ultra SpaceX and Defiance Daily Target 2X Long [SpaceX] ETF.

−22.6%

SPCF returned, 3 months

−23.3%

SPCU returned, 3 months

−14.1 pts

SPCF from its stated multiple

−14.8 pts

SPCU from its stated multiple

SPCF · 3 months to Sep 30, 202614.1 pts short of its stated multiple

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

SPCU · 3 months to Sep 30, 202614.8 pts short of its stated multiple

SPCU returned −23.3% while 2 times SPCX's move would have been −8.5%

ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score · SPCF scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?

SPCF 24.7

SPCU 16

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 return		Multiple would give		Difference
Window	SPCF	SPCU	SPCF	SPCU	SPCF	SPCU
1 month	+7.1%	+6.8%	+10.0%	+10.0%	−2.9 pts	−3.2 pts
3 months	−22.6%	−23.3%	−8.5%	−8.5%	−14.1 pts	−14.8 pts
Since launch SPCF Jun 2026 · SPCU Jun 2026	−51.7%	−52.0%	−43.3%	−43.3%	−8.5 pts	−8.8 pts

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

On the same fields

SPCF

ProShares Ultra SpaceX · Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

SPCU

Defiance Daily Target 2X Long [SpaceX] ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Issuer ProShares Defiance

Sets out to return +2x +2x

Underlying asset SPCX SPCX

Segment company company

Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −22.6% −23.3%

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 −14.1 pts −14.8 pts

Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −51.7% −52.0%

Difference from stated, over that window −8.5 pts −8.8 pts

Underlying volatility 70% 70%

Difference over the days both have traded −14.1 pts −14.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.95% 1.31%

Launched Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026

Net assets $94m $64m

SPCF and SPCU on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPCF in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPCF returned −22.6% where its own daily promise gave −18.6%, 4.0 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies −8.5%, which makes SPCF look 14.1 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. SPCF 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.

SPCU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPCU returned −23.3% where its own daily promise gave −18.6%, 4.7 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies −8.5%, which makes SPCU look 14.8 points short. SPCU aims to return +2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPCF or SPCU?: Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPCF finished 14.1 points from what its multiple implies and SPCU finished 14.8 points from its own, so SPCF came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SPCF and SPCU levered on the same thing?: Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPCF at +2 times and SPCU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SPCF or SPCU?: Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPCF’s moved at 70% annualized and SPCU’s at 70%, so SPCF has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SPCF or SPCU 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, SPCF or SPCU?: SPCF charges 0.95% a year and SPCU charges 1.31%, so SPCF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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SPCF on its own →SPCU on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

SPCF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPCF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for SPCF ↗SPCU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPCU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Defiance page for SPCU ↗

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