Which came closer to its stated multiple, SZK or XLPX?

Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SZK finished 0.4 points from what its multiple implies and XLPX finished 2.1 points from its own, so SZK came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.

Are SZK and XLPX levered on the same thing?

Yes. Both are levered on State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, SZK at -2 times and XLPX at +2 times the daily move.

Which one decays faster, SZK or XLPX?

Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SZK’s moved at 16% annualized and XLPX’s at 16%, so SZK has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.

Can I hold SZK or XLPX 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, SZK or XLPX?

SZK charges 0.95% a year and XLPX charges 0.45%, so XLPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SZK vs XLPX: which held to its multiple?

Over three months against its own daily promise, SZK finished 2.2 points over and XLPX 1.5 points short. ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples and Corgi U.S. Consumer Staples 2x Daily ETF.

+5.6%

SZK returned, 3 months

−7.3%

XLPX returned, 3 months

+0.4 pts

SZK from its stated multiple

−2.1 pts

XLPX from its stated multiple

SZK · 3 months to Sep 30, 2026On its stated multiple

SZK returned +5.6% while −2 times XLP's move would have been +5.2%

XLPX · 3 months to Sep 30, 20262.1 pts short of its stated multiple

XLPX returned −7.3% while 2 times XLP's move would have been −5.2%

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

SZK among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months

SZK 68.4

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

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

XLPX 85

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

A percentile among the 125 inverse ETFs over three months. XLPX 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	SZK	XLPX	SZK	XLPX	SZK	XLPX
1 month	+10.1%	−9.4%	+9.1%	−9.1%	+1.0 pts	−0.4 pts
3 months	+5.6%	−7.3%	+5.2%	−5.2%	+0.4 pts	−2.1 pts
6 months	+1.1%	not published	−0.6%	not published	+1.7 pts	not published
1 year	−6.8%	not published	−11.4%	not published	+4.5 pts	not published
3 years	−23.2%	not published	−54.1%	not published	+30.8 pts	not published
Since launch SZK Jan 2010 · XLPX Jun 2026	−98.0%	−4.5%	not meaningful	−1.1%	not meaningful	−3.4 pts

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

On the same fields

SZK

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples · Aims to return twice the opposite of the daily move of State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)

XLPX

Corgi U.S. Consumer Staples 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)

Issuer ProShares Corgi

Sets out to return -2x +2x

Underlying asset XLP XLP

Segment sector sector

Fund returned, 3 months or since launch +5.6% −7.3%

Underlying returned, over that window −2.6% −2.6%

What the stated multiple implies, over that window +5.2% −5.2%

Difference from stated, over that window +0.4 pts −2.1 pts

Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −6.8% −4.5%

Difference from stated, over that window +4.5 pts −3.4 pts

Underlying volatility 16% 16%

Difference over the days both have traded no shared window −2.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.45%

Launched Jan 4, 2010 Jun 3, 2026

Net assets $790,823 $359,646

SZK and XLPX on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SZK in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: SZK returned +5.6% where its own daily promise gave +3.5%, 2.2 points over. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and −2 times XLP's −2.6% implies +5.2%, which makes SZK look 0.4 points over. 1.8 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any −2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. SZK aims to return -2 times XLP'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. XLP moved at 16% 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.

XLPX in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: XLPX returned −7.3% where its own daily promise gave −5.7%, 1.5 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times XLP's −2.6% implies −5.2%, which makes XLPX look 2.1 points short. 0.5 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. XLPX aims to return +2 times XLP'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, SZK or XLPX?: Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, SZK finished 0.4 points from what its multiple implies and XLPX finished 2.1 points from its own, so SZK came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are SZK and XLPX levered on the same thing?: Yes. Both are levered on State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, SZK at -2 times and XLPX at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, SZK or XLPX?: Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window SZK’s moved at 16% annualized and XLPX’s at 16%, so SZK has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold SZK or XLPX 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, SZK or XLPX?: SZK charges 0.95% a year and XLPX charges 0.45%, so XLPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

SZK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SZK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for SZK ↗XLPX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XLPX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Corgi website ↗

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