NUG Leverage Shares 2X Long NU Daily ETF
Three months to Oct 2, 2026: NUG returned −10.2% where its own daily promise gave −7.5%, 2.7 points short.
Over the 1 month to Oct 2, 2026, NUG returned −26.1%, where 2 times that move implies −25.6%. The difference is −0.5 pts.
Over the 3 months to Oct 2, 2026, NUG returned −10.2%, where 2 times that move implies −2.6%. The difference is −7.6 pts.
Over the 6 months to Oct 2, 2026, NUG returned −22.7%, where 2 times that move implies −10.2%. The difference is −12.5 pts.
Over the since launch to Oct 2, 2026, NUG returned −43.2%, where 2 times that move implies −27.8%. The difference is −15.4 pts.
NUG finished 2.7 points short of what +2 times NU’s daily move would have given, compounded through the same days.
Did it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day?
That is the share of the 470 leveraged ETFs, long, over three months sitting at or below NUG.
A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.
| Window | Fund | NU | +2x the move | Difference | NU moved about |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M Sep 2 – Oct 2, 2026 | −26.1% | −12.8% | −25.6% | −0.5 pts | 47% |
| 3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2026 | −10.2% | −1.3% | −2.6% | −7.6 pts | 45% |
| 6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 2026 | −22.7% | −5.1% | −10.2% | −12.5 pts | 42% |
| Since launch Nov 17, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026 | −43.2% | −13.9% | −27.8% | −15.4 pts | 41% |
NUG over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
In plain words
Questions people ask about NUG
- Did NUG return +2 times NU?
- Over the window to Oct 2, 2026, NU moved −1.3% and NUG returned −10.2%. 2 times that move is −2.6%, so the fund came out 7.6 points short of it.
- Why does NUG not return +2 times over a year?
- Because it resets daily. NUG aims at +2 times each day's move, and daily results compound. Over a run where the underlying falls and comes back, compounding a levered daily return leaves a holder behind what +2 times the period move would suggest; over a steady run in one direction it can leave them ahead. The longer the holding, and the more the underlying moves about, the further apart the two figures get.
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ETFIQ, NUG, leveraged ETFs, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/nug
ETFIQ. (Oct 2, 2026). NUG, leveraged ETFs. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/nug
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