{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlpd-vs-xlpu","section":"compare","title":"XLPD vs XLPU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"XLPD sets out to return -3 times XLP each day and XLPU +3 times. Over the window both have traded to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22120.5 pts and \u22120.5 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Are XLPD and XLPU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, XLPD at -3 times and XLPU at +3 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold XLPD or XLPU 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 \u22120.5 pts and \u22120.5 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/xlpd-vs-xlpu","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":5434,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / XLPD vs XLPU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n XLPD vs XLPU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded against its own daily promise, XLPD finished 0.3 points short and XLPU 0.4 points short.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n MicroSectors -3x Short Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs and MicroSectors 3x Long Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +6.6% XLPD returned, since launch \n \u22127.5% XLPU returned, since launch \n \u22120.5 pts XLPD from its stated multiple \n \u22120.5 pts XLPU from its stated multiple \n\n XLP","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/xlpd-vs-xlpu","a":{"ticker":"XLPD","name":"MicroSectors -3x Short Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs","issuer":"MicroSectors","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since launch to Sep 30, 2026: XLPD returned +6.6% where its own daily promise gave +6.9%, 0.3 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xlpd","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLP did","value":"\u22122.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What \u22123 times a day gives","value":"+6.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+6.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.3 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":"XLPU","name":"MicroSectors 3x Long Consumer Staples (XLP) ETNs","issuer":"MicroSectors","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since launch to Sep 30, 2026: XLPU returned \u22127.5% where its own daily promise gave \u22127.1%, 0.4 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xlpu","key_facts":[{"label":"What XLP did","value":"\u22122.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 3 times a day gives","value":"\u22127.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22127.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.4 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/xlpd-vs-xlpu"}