{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlcd-vs-xlcu","section":"compare","title":"XLCD vs XLCU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"XLCD sets out to return -3 times XLC each day and XLCU +3 times. Over the window both have traded to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22123.8 pts and \u22120.1 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Are XLCD and XLCU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF, XLCD at -3 times and XLCU at +3 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold XLCD or XLCU for a year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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\u2019s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. 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Over the window both have traded to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22123.8 pts and \u22120.1 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlcd-vs-xlcu","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Stated multiple","Underlying return","What the stated multiple implies","Fund total return","Difference against the label","Volatility of the underlying","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Leveraged ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":5466,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / XLCD vs XLCU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n XLCD vs XLCU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded against its own daily promise, XLCD finished 1.8 points short and XLCU 0.8 points over.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n MicroSectors -3x Short Communication Services (XLC) ETNs and MicroSectors 3x Long Communication Services (XLC) ETNs.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u22123.3% XLCD returned, since launch \n \u22120.6% XLCU returned, since launch \n \u22123.8 pts XLCD from its stated multiple \n \u22120.1 pts XLCU from its stated mult","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlcd-vs-xlcu","a":{"ticker":"XLCD","name":"MicroSectors -3x Short Communication Services (XLC) ETNs","issuer":"MicroSectors","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since launch to Sep 30, 2026: XLCD returned \u22123.3% where its own daily promise gave \u22121.5%, 1.8 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xlcd","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLC did","value":"\u22120.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22123 times a day gives","value":"\u22121.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22123.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22121.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"an exchange traded note holds no assets; it is the issuing bank\u2019s unsecured debt","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"not read by ETFIQ","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"XLCU","name":"MicroSectors 3x Long Communication Services (XLC) ETNs","issuer":"MicroSectors","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since launch to Sep 30, 2026: XLCU returned \u22120.6% where its own daily promise gave \u22121.4%, 0.8 points over.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xlcu","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLC did","value":"\u22120.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 3 times a day gives","value":"\u22121.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22120.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself added","value":"+0.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"an exchange traded note holds no assets; it is the issuing bank\u2019s unsecured debt","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"not read by ETFIQ","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlcd-vs-xlcu"}