Which came closer to its stated multiple, SPUU or SPXS?

Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPUU finished 1.7 points from what its multiple implies and SPXS finished 2.1 points from its own, so SPUU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.

Are SPUU and SPXS levered on the same thing?

Yes. Both are levered on the S&P 500, SPUU at +2 times and SPXS at -3 times the daily move.

Which one decays faster, SPUU or SPXS?

Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPUU’s moved at 11% annualized and SPXS’s at 11%, so SPUU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.

Can I hold SPUU or SPXS 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, SPUU or SPXS?

SPUU charges 0.60% a year and SPXS charges 1.04%, so SPUU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPUU vs SPXS: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, SPUU finished 1.4 points short and SPXS 3.4 points over. Direxion Daily S&P 500(R) Bull 2X ETF and Direxion Daily S&P 500(R) Bear 3X ETF.

+3.4%

SPUU returned, 3 months

−5.5%

SPXS returned, 3 months

−1.7 pts

SPUU from its stated multiple

+2.1 pts

SPXS from its stated multiple

SPUU · 3 months to Sep 30, 20261.7 pts short of its stated multiple

SPUU returned +3.4% while 2 times SPY's move would have been +5.0%

SPXS · 3 months to Sep 30, 20262.1 pts ahead of its stated multiple

SPXS returned −5.5% while −3 times SPY's move would have been −7.6%

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

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

SPUU 89.1

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

SPXS among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

SPXS 89.2

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

A percentile among the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months. SPXS is a percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs 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	SPUU	SPXS	SPUU	SPXS	SPUU	SPXS
1 month	−1.4%	+1.6%	−0.7%	+1.0%	−0.7 pts	+0.7 pts
3 months	+3.4%	−5.5%	+5.0%	−7.6%	−1.7 pts	+2.1 pts
6 months	+32.5%	−35.9%	+34.0%	−50.9%	−1.5 pts	+15.0 pts
1 year	+25.1%	−32.3%	+31.4%	−47.1%	−6.3 pts	+14.8 pts
3 years	+169.7%	−82.2%	+170.0%	−254.9%	−0.2 pts	+172.8 pts
Since launch SPUU Jun 2014 · SPXS Jan 2010	+985.1%	−100.0%	not meaningful	not meaningful	not meaningful	not meaningful

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

On the same fields

SPUU

Direxion Daily S&P 500(R) Bull 2X ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of the S&P 500

SPXS

Direxion Daily S&P 500(R) Bear 3X ETF · Aims to return three times the opposite of the daily move of the S&P 500

Issuer Direxion Direxion

Sets out to return +2x -3x

Underlying asset SPY SPY

Segment us large cap us large cap

Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +3.4% −5.5%

Underlying returned, over that window +2.5% +2.5%

What the stated multiple implies, over that window +5.0% −7.6%

Difference from stated, over that window −1.7 pts +2.1 pts

Fund returned, 1 year or since launch +25.1% −32.3%

Difference from stated, over that window −6.3 pts +14.8 pts

Underlying volatility 11% 11%

Difference over the days both have traded −1.7 pts +2.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.60% 1.04%

Launched Jun 6, 2014 Jan 4, 2010

Net assets $284m $334m

SPUU and SPXS on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPUU in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPUU returned +3.4% where its own daily promise gave +4.8%, 1.4 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SPY's 2.5% implies +5.0%, which makes SPUU look 1.7 points short. 0.3 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPUU aims to return +2 times SPY'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. SPY moved at 11% 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.

SPXS in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SPXS returned −5.5% where its own daily promise gave −8.9%, 3.4 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −3 times SPY's 2.5% implies −7.6%, which makes SPXS look 2.1 points over. 1.3 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −3 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SPXS aims to return -3 times SPY's move each day, then resets. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not -3 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, SPUU or SPXS?: Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SPUU finished 1.7 points from what its multiple implies and SPXS finished 2.1 points from its own, so SPUU came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SPUU and SPXS levered on the same thing?: Yes. Both are levered on the S&P 500, SPUU at +2 times and SPXS at -3 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SPUU or SPXS?: Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SPUU’s moved at 11% annualized and SPXS’s at 11%, so SPUU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SPUU or SPXS 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, SPUU or SPXS?: SPUU charges 0.60% a year and SPXS charges 1.04%, so SPUU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

SPUU and SPXS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPUU and SPXS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Direxion website ↗

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