SPCG vs SPCQ: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, SPCG finished 3.2 points from its stated multiple and SPCQ 4.7. Tradr 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF and Defiance Daily Target 2X Short [SpaceX] ETF.

−24.0%
SPCG returned, 3 months
−31.1%
SPCQ returned, 3 months
−32.5 pts
SPCG from its stated multiple
−39.6 pts
SPCQ from its stated multiple
SPCG · 3 months to Sep 30, 202632.5 pts short of its stated multiple
32.5 pts short of its stated multipleSPCG returned −24.0% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×−2 implies+8.5%SPCG returned−24.0%32.5 pts short of its stated multipleSPCG returned −24.0% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×−2 implies+8.5%SPCG returned−24.0%

SPCG returned −24.0% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%

SPCQ · 3 months to Sep 30, 202639.6 pts short of its stated multiple
39.6 pts short of its stated multipleSPCQ returned −31.1% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×−2 implies+8.5%SPCQ returned−31.1%39.6 pts short of its stated multipleSPCQ returned −31.1% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%SPCX −4.2% ×−2 implies+8.5%SPCQ returned−31.1%

SPCQ returned −31.1% while −2 times SPCX's move would have been +8.5%

ETFIQ Decay Resistance Score · SPCG scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?
0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs 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
WindowSPCGSPCQSPCGSPCQSPCGSPCQ
1 month−13.2%−14.6%−10.0%−10.0%−3.3 pts−4.7 pts
3 months−24.0%−31.1%+8.5%+8.5%−32.5 pts−39.6 pts
Since launch
SPCG Jun 2026 · SPCQ Jun 2026
−1.4%−12.4%+43.3%+43.3%−44.7 pts−55.7 pts

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

On the same fields

SPCG
Tradr 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
SPCQ
Defiance Daily Target 2X Short [SpaceX] ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Issuer Tradr Defiance
Sets out to return -2x -2x
Underlying asset SPCX SPCX
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −24.0% −31.1%
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 −32.5 pts −39.6 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −1.4% −12.4%
Difference from stated, over that window −44.7 pts −55.7 pts
Underlying volatility 70% 70%
Difference over the days both have traded −3.3 pts −4.7 pts
Expense ratio 1.49% 1.31%
Launched Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026
Net assets $13m $11m

SPCG and SPCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPCG in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPCG returned −24.0% where its own daily promise gave −25.1%, 1.1 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies +8.5%, which makes SPCG look 32.5 points short. 33.6 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPCG 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.

SPCQ in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPCQ returned −31.1% where its own daily promise gave −25.1%, 6.0 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times SPCX's −4.2% implies +8.5%, which makes SPCQ look 39.6 points short. SPCQ aims to return -2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPCG or SPCQ?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPCG finished 32.5 points from what its multiple implies and SPCQ finished 39.6 points from its own, so SPCG came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SPCG and SPCQ levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPCG at -2 times and SPCQ at -2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SPCG or SPCQ?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPCG’s moved at 70% annualized and SPCQ’s at 70%, so SPCG has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SPCG or SPCQ 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, SPCG or SPCQ?
SPCG charges 1.49% a year and SPCQ charges 1.31%, so SPCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, SPCG against SPCQ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/spcg-vs-spcq

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