SKUU GraniteShares 2x Long SK Hynix Daily ETF

Aims to return twice the daily move of SK hynix (SKHY)GraniteShares1.50% fee$152m on Oct 20, 2026First traded Jul 14, 2026Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every GraniteShares fund ETFIQ covers

Over the three months to Oct 21, 2026, SKUU lost 37.5%, against −35.3% for twice SKHY's daily moves.

−13.3%
What SKHY did
−35.3%
What 2 times a day gives
−37.5%
What the fund returned
−2.2 pts
Gap to 2 times a day

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Price since launch, Jul 14, 2026

$16.51+5.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 21, 2026

Price only. No distribution was paid over these days, so total return is the same. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

What it aimed at, and what it did
3.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleSKUU returned −44.8% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −48.4%. Figures from Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −24.2% ×2 implies−48.4%SKUU returned−44.8%3.6 pts ahead of its stated multipleSKUU returned −44.8% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −48.4%. Figures from Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −24.2% ×2 implies−48.4%SKUU returned−44.8%

Over the 1 month to Oct 21, 2026, SKUU returned −44.8%, where 2 times that move implies −48.4%. The difference is +3.6 pts. Of that, daily compounding is +4.1 pts and the gap to 2 times each day's move compounded is −0.5 pts.

10.9 pts short of its stated multipleSKUU returned −37.5% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SKUU returned−37.5%10.9 pts short of its stated multipleSKUU returned −37.5% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −13.3% ×2 implies−26.6%SKUU returned−37.5%

Over the 3 months to Oct 21, 2026, SKUU returned −37.5%, where 2 times that move implies −26.6%. The difference is −10.9 pts. Of that, daily compounding is −8.7 pts and the gap to 2 times each day's move compounded is −2.2 pts.

5 pts short of its stated multipleSKUU returned −57.2% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −52.2%. Figures from Jul 14, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −26.1% ×2 implies−52.2%SKUU returned−57.2%5 pts short of its stated multipleSKUU returned −57.2% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −52.2%. Figures from Jul 14, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.SKHY −26.1% ×2 implies−52.2%SKUU returned−57.2%

From launch to Oct 21, 2026, SKUU returned −57.2%, where 2 times that move implies −52.2%. The difference is −5.0 pts. Of that, daily compounding is −3.2 pts and the gap to 2 times each day's move compounded is −1.8 pts.

65.6
IQ Leverage ScoreETFIQ 3-Month Tracking Score175th of 508 · Oct 21, 2026
0.1 · lowest of 508 leveraged ETFs at 2x, over three months99.9 · highest

How closely it delivered its daily multiple over 3 months, ranked against 508 leveraged ETFs at 2x, over three months. 100 is best. How it is computed

SKUU finished 2.2 points short of what +2 times SKHY’s daily move would have given, compounded through the same days.

points against its daily multiple, compounded−2.2 pts · 66th pct
SKUU returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnSKHY+2x the moveDifferenceSKHY moved about, annualized
1M Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026−44.8%−24.2%−48.4%+3.6 pts55%
3M Jul 22 – Oct 21, 2026−37.5%−13.3%−26.6%−10.9 pts78%
Since launch Jul 14 – Oct 21, 2026−57.2%−26.1%−52.2%−5.0 pts85%

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. +2x the move is +2 times the window's move. That is not the fund's objective, which is +2 times each day's move. Not shown: 6 months, year to date, 1 year and 3 years, which the fund has not been listed long enough to fill (listed Jul 2026); its since-launch row covers all of its record. Source: ETFIQ.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested. Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Did it keep up with its own daily multiple, compounded day by day, over three months?

Points against its daily multiple, compounded
MRNX −51.5 ptsBLSG −26.5 ptsCRDX −15.9 ptsPUR −14.6 ptsXOVL −13.1 ptsMSTX −13.0 ptsTXXS −13.0 ptsMSTU −11.9 ptsSUIL −11.7 ptsBMNG −11.3 ptsNXPX −11.3 ptsGMEU −10.9 ptsNOWL −10.8 ptsMSTP −10.6 ptsPLTG −10.1 ptsSMCC −9.7 ptsNUG −9.6 ptsTXXD −9.4 ptsBMNU −9.3 ptsAVAZ −9.0 ptsSPCU −8.8 ptsPUL −8.7 ptsOSCX −8.6 ptsMSTC −8.3 ptsINFH −8.1 ptsNOWX −8.1 ptsXXRP −8.1 ptsCRMG −7.9 pts, and 2 more at this point: SPCH −7.9 pts, AMPU −7.8 ptsSMCX −7.6 ptsSTLU −7.6 ptsCRCA −7.5 pts, and 2 more at this point: PLTA −7.5 pts, SPCF −7.5 ptsCRCG −7.5 ptsCRMU −7.2 ptsCRWL −7.1 ptsETHT −7.1 ptsBEC −7.0 pts, and 1 more at this point: SPAX −6.9 ptsGLGG −6.8 ptsPOEL −6.6 ptsUMAL −6.5 ptsHPEL −6.4 pts, and 2 more at this point: SBTU −6.4 pts, RDWU −6.3 ptsLOFF −6.4 ptsHIMZ −6.2 pts, and 2 more at this point: OKTG −6.2 pts, XRPT −6.2 ptsIONX −6.1 pts, and 3 more at this point: ONDL −6.1 pts, TEMT −6.1 pts, UXRP −6.1 ptsBTCL −6.0 pts, and 4 more at this point: KMLI −6.0 pts, MVLL −6.0 pts, FIGG −5.9 pts, SMCL −5.9 ptsCOIG −6.0 ptsPLTL −5.7 pts, and 2 more at this point: RGTX −5.7 pts, SNAG −5.7 ptsPTIR −5.7 ptsBNMC −5.6 pts, and 5 more at this point: TEMC −5.5 pts, BITU −5.4 pts, EVMU −5.4 pts, LUNL −5.4 pts, VELL −5.4 ptsETU −5.6 ptsDUOG −5.2 ptsFUTG −5.2 ptsXCOM −5.2 ptsADBG −5.1 pts, and 11 more at this point: AFRU −5.1 pts, ETHU −5.1 pts, PLTU −5.1 pts, SHPU −5.1 pts, TDCL −5.1 pts, BEG −5.0 pts, BTCU −5.0 pts, ONDC −5.0 pts, TARK −5.0 pts, LNOK −4.9 pts, SNDC −4.9 ptsCRMX −4.8 pts, and 2 more at this point: RDTL −4.8 pts, SPOG −4.8 ptsMSFL −4.8 ptsNVDG −4.8 ptsAXTU −4.7 pts, and 9 more at this point: BBUL −4.7 pts, UPLT −4.7 pts, ANEL −4.6 pts, BITX −4.6 pts, MSFC −4.6 pts, NTAL −4.6 pts, COIA −4.5 pts, FDRX −4.5 pts, PBRG −4.5 ptsCONL −4.4 pts, and 4 more at this point: PDDL −4.4 pts, SOFX −4.4 pts, SOUX −4.4 pts, SPAL −4.4 ptsGEVC −4.4 ptsMSFX −4.4 ptsAXTL −4.3 pts, and 21 more at this point: BRZX −4.3 pts, CCUP −4.3 pts, CIR −4.3 pts, IBX −4.3 pts, METG −4.3 pts, PATX −4.3 pts, SLON −4.3 pts, TELG −4.3 pts, XAGI −4.3 pts, APHG −4.2 pts, ENTL −4.2 pts, GEVG −4.2 pts, GMEC −4.2 pts, MSFU −4.2 pts, MULL −4.2 pts, QSU −4.2 pts, KEYG −4.1 pts, NETG −4.1 pts, SOLT −4.1 pts, SPCM −4.1 pts, UCOP −4.1 ptsAMZG −4.0 pts, and 3 more at this point: SKHU −4.0 pts, VSTL −4.0 pts, XLEX −4.0 ptsHOOX −4.0 ptsMRVX −4.0 ptsAXTX −3.9 pts, and 15 more at this point: CRWC −3.9 pts, DRAL −3.9 pts, KTUP −3.9 pts, MSIX −3.9 pts, TSLT −3.9 pts, LLYX −3.8 pts, MUU −3.8 pts, NVDX −3.8 pts, OUSL −3.8 pts, UNHG −3.8 pts, UPAL −3.8 pts, COPZ −3.7 pts, ECHX −3.7 pts, LITU −3.7 pts, SNDU −3.7 ptsAAPE −3.6 pts, and 3 more at this point: RKLX −3.6 pts, ROBN −3.6 pts, SMTG −3.6 ptsAVXX −3.6 ptsFBX −3.6 ptsADIU −3.5 pts, and 27 more at this point: BULG −3.5 pts, CATG −3.5 pts, CONX −3.5 pts, HOOG −3.5 pts, MTSG −3.5 pts, QUBX −3.5 pts, TSMG −3.5 pts, XTAI −3.5 pts, ADBU −3.4 pts, RBLU −3.4 pts, RCAX −3.4 pts, TSMU −3.4 pts, APHU −3.3 pts, ASMG −3.3 pts, ASTG −3.3 pts, COTG −3.3 pts, FOMG −3.3 pts, IRE −3.3 pts, LULG −3.3 pts, MRVU −3.3 pts, NVDB −3.3 pts, ORCX −3.3 pts, PANG −3.3 pts, PYPG −3.3 pts, QCML −3.3 pts, XIWC −3.3 pts, XYZG −3.3 ptsAAPX −3.2 pts, and 11 more at this point: DJTU −3.2 pts, ELIL −3.2 pts, HOOC −3.2 pts, KEYX −3.2 pts, LMTL −3.2 pts, ORAC −3.2 pts, TSLG −3.2 pts, TSLL −3.2 pts, TWSC −3.2 pts, UMCX −3.2 pts, UNX −3.2 ptsAMDG −3.2 ptsBOEG −3.2 ptsIONL −3.1 pts, and 29 more at this point: IOSX −3.1 pts, JBLG −3.1 pts, NBIC −3.1 pts, SKHX −3.1 pts, TESC −3.1 pts, TSLI −3.1 pts, XEUR −3.1 pts, AMDL −3.0 pts, COIX −3.0 pts, ETNG −3.0 pts, FGRU −3.0 pts, HODU −3.0 pts, NVOX −3.0 pts, ONDG −3.0 pts, PYPU −3.0 pts, SNOU −3.0 pts, UPSX −3.0 pts, XBIX −3.0 pts, XLFX −3.0 pts, XW −3.0 pts, CIEG −2.9 pts, INTW −2.9 pts, ISUL −2.9 pts, MNSX −2.9 pts, NFLU −2.9 pts, RAM −2.9 pts, TSMX −2.9 pts, WLDU −2.9 pts, XLBX −2.9 ptsAMZU −2.8 pts, and 7 more at this point: GOOX −2.8 pts, GOU −2.8 pts, MCHG −2.8 pts, NXPG −2.8 pts, SKHL −2.8 pts, TXNU −2.8 pts, UECG −2.8 ptsAVGU −2.8 ptsBAIG −2.8 ptsAMAA −2.7 pts, and 49 more at this point: CARX −2.7 pts, CDNG −2.7 pts, DLLL −2.7 pts, FLYT −2.7 pts, INT −2.7 pts, NVC −2.7 pts, NVDL −2.7 pts, ORCU −2.7 pts, PALU −2.7 pts, TAJX −2.7 pts, TSLR −2.7 pts, XKRE −2.7 pts, XLIX −2.7 pts, XLKX −2.7 pts, XLYX −2.7 pts, ASTY −2.6 pts, BEX −2.6 pts, BTDL −2.6 pts, GRAG −2.6 pts, IREC −2.6 pts, LITX −2.6 pts, METU −2.6 pts, NVDU −2.6 pts, OKLL −2.6 pts, PLU −2.6 pts, QCMU −2.6 pts, RTXG −2.6 pts, SK −2.6 pts, TERG −2.6 pts, TTDU −2.6 pts, UGLD −2.6 pts, USX −2.6 pts, XHOA −2.6 pts, XLPX −2.6 pts, XOMX −2.6 pts, XQTM −2.6 pts, AAPU −2.5 pts, ASMZ −2.5 pts, DIG −2.5 pts, FBL −2.5 pts, HIMC −2.5 pts, ONDU −2.5 pts, OSSL −2.5 pts, RGTU −2.5 pts, RIOX −2.5 pts, SKYU −2.5 pts, SNDG −2.5 pts, VIAG −2.5 pts, WEBX −2.5 ptsACHX −2.4 pts, and 17 more at this point: AMKL −2.4 pts, AMUU −2.4 pts, ASMU −2.4 pts, AVGG −2.4 pts, BOEU −2.4 pts, CCPX −2.4 pts, CIEX −2.4 pts, CSCL −2.4 pts, FPSX −2.4 pts, GFSG −2.4 pts, GGLL −2.4 pts, GOOL −2.4 pts, RMBX −2.4 pts, UNHU −2.4 pts, USLV −2.4 pts, WX −2.4 pts, XPAV −2.4 ptsACLZ −2.4 ptsALBG −2.4 ptsAMA −2.3 pts, and 34 more at this point: ARMG −2.3 pts, AVGC −2.3 pts, EMXX −2.3 pts, GLWG −2.3 pts, LINT −2.3 pts, MPWC −2.3 pts, NVTX −2.3 pts, SMU −2.3 pts, STXL −2.3 pts, UN −2.3 pts, XLVX −2.3 pts, AXTC −2.2 pts, GEVX −2.2 pts, LITC −2.2 pts, NIOG −2.2 pts, ONG −2.2 pts, RDDC −2.2 pts, RMBC −2.2 pts, SIMX −2.2 pts, SOFA −2.2 pts, SOFC −2.2 pts, STXU −2.2 pts, TSEG −2.2 pts, XPEG −2.2 pts, AAPB −2.1 pts, AMAU −2.1 pts, AMDC −2.1 pts, ASUP −2.1 pts, AVGX −2.1 pts, KRWX −2.1 pts, NFX −2.1 pts, NFXL −2.1 pts, NUGT −2.1 pts, NVOC −2.1 ptsAAOG −2.0 pts, and 10 more at this point: EUVX −2.0 pts, IREX −2.0 pts, LABX −2.0 pts, MIC −2.0 pts, NBIG −2.0 pts, PLUL −2.0 pts, RVNL −2.0 pts, TERC −2.0 pts, XLUX −2.0 pts, XSEM −2.0 ptsAPLX −2.0 ptsCEGX −2.0 ptsFNGG −1.9 pts, and 26 more at this point: JNUG −1.9 pts, MPG −1.9 pts, NEBX −1.9 pts, AMZZ −1.8 pts, BABU −1.8 pts, CRUC −1.8 pts, ERX −1.8 pts, FNG −1.8 pts, MPWX −1.8 pts, NEMG −1.8 pts, RIVC −1.8 pts, SPYQ −1.8 pts, UBR −1.8 pts, UPSC −1.8 pts, USGG −1.8 pts, UUUG −1.8 pts, AAOX −1.7 pts, AVL −1.7 pts, BABC −1.7 pts, CRWG −1.7 pts, HUTG −1.7 pts, IONC −1.7 pts, KEEX −1.7 pts, NBIL −1.7 pts, NVTC −1.7 pts, WULX −1.7 ptsARMA −1.6 pts, and 11 more at this point: BIDG −1.6 pts, BRZU −1.6 pts, GLXU −1.6 pts, GOGL −1.6 pts, MRAL −1.6 pts, QBTX −1.6 pts, QNTU −1.6 pts, RKX −1.6 pts, TPLX −1.6 pts, UCC −1.6 pts, URSP −1.6 ptsBABX −1.6 ptsBIB −1.6 ptsAALG −1.5 pts, and 44 more at this point: ALA −1.5 pts, APMI −1.5 pts, ARCX −1.5 pts, ASTX −1.5 pts, COHH −1.5 pts, CRWX −1.5 pts, CWVX −1.5 pts, DDM −1.5 pts, JOBX −1.5 pts, MCHU −1.5 pts, RXL −1.5 pts, SSO −1.5 pts, UPV −1.5 pts, UXI −1.5 pts, UYG −1.5 pts, VRTL −1.5 pts, WYFL −1.5 pts, COZX −1.4 pts, CRD −1.4 pts, EFO −1.4 pts, EZJ −1.4 pts, GLX −1.4 pts, GUSH −1.4 pts, IREG −1.4 pts, LRNX −1.4 pts, OPEX −1.4 pts, QLD −1.4 pts, RGTC −1.4 pts, ROM −1.4 pts, SMUP −1.4 pts, SNXX −1.4 pts, SPUU −1.4 pts, TTMX −1.4 pts, UBRL −1.4 pts, UGE −1.4 pts, URE −1.4 pts, USAX −1.4 pts, UYM −1.4 pts, AGQ −1.3 pts, COHX −1.3 pts, LRCU −1.3 pts, LTL −1.3 pts, ONX −1.3 pts, QQXL −1.3 ptsACMM −1.2 pts, and 11 more at this point: CRWU −1.2 pts, CWEB −1.2 pts, EET −1.2 pts, INDL −1.2 pts, KLAG −1.2 pts, MVV −1.2 pts, OKLC −1.2 pts, ONTX −1.2 pts, SAA −1.2 pts, UWM −1.2 pts, WDCC −1.2 ptsAEHG −1.2 ptsAPPX −1.2 ptsCBRG −1.1 pts, and 17 more at this point: CLSX −1.1 pts, COHC −1.1 pts, CRDU −1.1 pts, UBOT −1.1 pts, WDCX −1.1 pts, XPP −1.1 pts, CAMC −1.0 pts, JOBC −1.0 pts, QUA −1.0 pts, STXX −1.0 pts, UGL −1.0 pts, UUUC −1.0 pts, APPC −0.9 pts, LRCC −0.9 pts, UPW −0.9 pts, UST −0.9 pts, VRC −0.9 ptsASTT −0.8 pts, and 2 more at this point: MHX −0.8 pts, UBT −0.8 ptsEOSU −0.8 ptsFCXG −0.8 ptsAMKX −0.7 pts, and 6 more at this point: LEUX −0.7 pts, CIFG −0.6 pts, CIFU −0.6 pts, CSEX −0.6 pts, CBRX −0.5 pts, UCTX −0.5 ptsCHAU −0.4 ptsCPXR −0.4 ptsTEUP −0.4 ptsXNDX −0.3 pts, and 3 more at this point: CIFC −0.2 pts, LASC −0.1 pts, SMRX −0.1 ptsGEMG 0.0 ptsEO +0.1 ptsKBDU +0.1 ptsUCO +0.1 ptsOPEG +1.0 ptsVALG +1.7 ptsKPDD +2.7 ptsKJD +4.5 ptsKBAB +5.6 ptsPONX +12.4 ptsCPNX +13.1 ptsSKUU −2.2 ptsSKUU −2.2 pts−51.5 pts+13.1 pts
−51.5 pts to +13.1 pts across 508

That is the share of the 508 leveraged ETFs at 2x, over three months sitting at or below SKUU.

Three months only, against the fund's own daily multiple; a different quarter can rank it very differently. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

The same trade from 6 issuers · One week

Every fund that sets out to return +2 times SKHY, over the days all of them have been trading. Ranked by how close each came to its own stated multiple.

SKUU: The same trade from 6 issuers · One week
FundIssuerReturned+2x the moveDifference
SKCorgi−6.5%−5.8%−0.7 pts
SKUUGraniteShares−6.7%−5.8%−0.9 pts
SKHLDirexion−6.8%−5.8%−1.0 pts
SKHATradr−7.0%−5.8%−1.2 pts
SKHUProShares−7.0%−5.8%−1.2 pts
SKHXLeverage Shares−7.0%−5.8%−1.2 pts
The same trade from 6 issuers · One month
SKUU: The same trade from 6 issuers · One month
FundIssuerReturned+2x the moveDifference
SKCorgi−44.8%−48.4%+3.6 pts
SKUUGraniteShares−44.8%−48.4%+3.6 pts
SKHLDirexion−44.9%−48.4%+3.5 pts
SKHATradr−45.1%−48.4%+3.3 pts
SKHXLeverage Shares−45.1%−48.4%+3.3 pts
SKHUProShares−45.3%−48.4%+3.1 pts

SKHY funds at +2x, to Oct 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SKUU key stats

High since Jul 14, 2026, daily closes to Oct 21, 2026 (ETFIQ)$38.57 on Jul 14, 2026
Low since Jul 14, 2026, daily closes to Oct 21, 2026 (ETFIQ)$15.05 on Oct 16, 2026
Close on Oct 21, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$16.51, 6% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

About SKUU

Of that 10.9, daily compounding is −8.7 points, which any 2 times fund would show over the same path, and the fund itself is −2.2 points against 2 times each day's move, compounded.
Sets out to return+2 times the daily move of SKHY, reset daily
Multiple a holder actually got over the window (ETFIQ)+2.81832 times, against +2 stated
UnderlyingSKHY
Segmentsingle stock, company
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026)$152mReport
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Jul 2, 2026)1.50%Report
First tradedJul 14, 2026
Underlying volatility over the window (ETFIQ)78% annualized
How we measure
Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times SKHY's −13.3% implies −26.6%, which makes SKUU look 10.9 points short. That is not the fund's objective, which is daily. SKUU aims to return +2 times SKHY's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. Over longer periods the daily results compound, so the total is not +2 times the period's move: it is lower after a fall and recovery, and can be higher in a steady run. SKHY moved at 78% annualized over that window. The more it moves, the further the two figures separate.
Returns are ETFIQ calculations from Tiingo end-of-day prices, distributions reinvested, measured against the underlying over exactly the same days. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask about SKUU

Did SKUU return +2 times SKHY?
Over the three months to Oct 21, 2026, SKHY moved −13.3% and SKUU returned −37.5%. 2 times that move is −26.6%, so the fund came out 10.9 points short of it. That is not its objective, which is daily. Against 2 times each day's move, compounded, it was 2.2 points short.
Why does SKUU not return +2 times over a year?
Because it resets daily. SKUU aims at +2 times each day's move, and daily results compound. If the underlying falls and recovers, a holder ends up behind +2 times the period move; in a steady run in one direction, possibly ahead. The longer the holding and the more the underlying swings, the wider the gap.
Which +2x SKHY ETF came closest to its daily multiple?
6 issuers sell one. The table on this page ranks them by how far each finished from 2 times the underlying's move, over the days all of them have traded.
Sources and dates
Prices, SKUU and SKHYTiingo end-of-day prices ↗
Fee, 1.50%497 XBRL · Jul 2, 2026
Net assets, $152mIssuer page · Oct 20, 2026

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Stated multiple
What the fund sets out to return against its underlying, each day. A fund at 2x aims to return twice the underlying’s daily move, and an inverse fund at -2x aims to return twice it in the opposite direction.
Daily reset
The fund starts each day aiming at the multiple again, from wherever it now stands. It is the mechanism that makes these funds behave as they do, and the reason the stated multiple applies to a day rather than to a holding period.
Compounding
Daily results multiply together rather than adding up. Two days of the multiple is not twice the multiple, and over a run of days the difference between the two grows with how far the underlying moves about.
Decay
What compounding costs a holder when the underlying falls and rises back to where it started. The underlying is level and the fund is down; the more violently it moved, the further down.
Difference against the stated multiple
The fund’s return minus the stated multiple times the underlying’s return, in percentage points. The one figure that says whether a holder got what the fund’s own multiple describes.
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SKUU: SKUU returned −37.5% while 2 times SKHY's move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026.
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<figcaption style="font:13px/1.5 sans-serif">SKUU: SKUU returned −37.5% while 2 times SKHY&#x27;s move would have been −26.6%. Figures from Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026. Data: <a href="https://etfiq.com/funds/skuu">ETFIQ</a></figcaption>
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