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

Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPCG finished 32.5 points from what its multiple implies and SPCU finished 14.8 points from its own, so SPCU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.

Are SPCG and SPCU levered on the same thing?

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

Which one decays faster, SPCG or SPCU?

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

Can I hold SPCG 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, SPCG or SPCU?

SPCG charges 1.49% a year and SPCU charges 1.31%, so SPCU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPCG vs SPCU: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, SPCG finished 1.1 points over and SPCU 4.7 points short. Tradr 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF and Defiance Daily Target 2X Long [SpaceX] ETF.

−24.0%

SPCG returned, 3 months

−23.3%

SPCU returned, 3 months

−32.5 pts

SPCG from its stated multiple

−14.8 pts

SPCU from its stated multiple

SPCG · 3 months to Sep 30, 202632.5 pts short of its stated multiple

SPCG returned −24.0% 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 · SPCG scores higherDid it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?

SPCG among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

SPCG 29.2

0.4, the lowest in this set99.6, the highest

SPCU among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months

SPCU 16

0.1, the lowest in this set99.9, the highest

A percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months. SPCU is a percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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	SPCG	SPCU	SPCG	SPCU	SPCG	SPCU
1 month	−13.2%	+6.8%	−10.0%	+10.0%	−3.3 pts	−3.2 pts
3 months	−24.0%	−23.3%	+8.5%	−8.5%	−32.5 pts	−14.8 pts
Since launch SPCG Jun 2026 · SPCU Jun 2026	−1.4%	−52.0%	+43.3%	−43.3%	−44.7 pts	−8.8 pts

SPCG 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

SPCG

Tradr 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the opposite of 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 Tradr Defiance

Sets out to return -2x +2x

Underlying asset SPCX SPCX

Segment company company

Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −24.0% −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 −32.5 pts −14.8 pts

Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −1.4% −52.0%

Difference from stated, over that window −44.7 pts −8.8 pts

Underlying volatility 70% 70%

Difference over the days both have traded −3.3 pts −14.8 pts

Expense ratio 1.49% 1.31%

Launched Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026

Net assets $13m $64m

SPCG and SPCU 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.

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. 10.2 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPCU aims to return +2 times SPCX's move each day, then resets. 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.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPCG or SPCU?: Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPCG finished 32.5 points from what its multiple implies and SPCU finished 14.8 points from its own, so SPCU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SPCG and SPCU levered on the same thing?: Yes. Both are levered on Space Exploration Technologies, SPCG at -2 times and SPCU at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SPCG or SPCU?: Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPCG’s moved at 70% annualized and SPCU’s at 70%, so SPCG has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SPCG 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, SPCG or SPCU?: SPCG charges 1.49% a year and SPCU charges 1.31%, so SPCU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Where these figures came from

SPCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Tradr website ↗SPCU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPCU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Defiance page for SPCU ↗

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