Leveraged ETFs

542 ETFs · AUM: $173.56B

Leveraged ETFs use financial derivatives and debt to amplify the daily returns of an underlying index, typically by 2x or 3x. These funds are powerful tools for short-term traders who want magnified exposure to market movements without using margin accounts, but they come with significant risks that make them unsuitable for most long-term investors.

Popular leveraged ETFs include TQQQ (ProShares UltraPro QQQ), which provides 3x daily exposure to the NASDAQ-100, UPRO (ProShares UltraPro S&P 500), which delivers 3x daily returns of the S&P 500, and SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares), which offers 3x leveraged exposure to the semiconductor sector.

Leveraged ETFs are designed for single-day holding periods. Due to daily compounding, these funds can deviate significantly from their expected multiple over longer timeframes, especially in volatile or sideways markets. In a choppy market, a 3x leveraged ETF can lose money even when the underlying index is flat, a phenomenon known as volatility decay. TQQQ has attracted a large following among aggressive traders due to the NASDAQ-100's strong trending behavior, but it lost over 75% during the 2022 drawdown. These instruments require active monitoring and strict risk management.

542 ETFs found

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Symbol▼Fund Name▼AUM▲Price▼
TMVDirexion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X ETF$192.5M$43.09
UVIX2x Long VIX Futures ETF$207.2M$38.20
UWMProShares - Ultra Russell2000$212.5M$57.18
GUSHDirexion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X ETF$218.3M$49.94
NOWLGraniteShares 2x Long NOW Daily ETF$223.0M$9.28
AVLDirexion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares$231.8M$33.11
MQQQTradr 2X Long Innovation 100 Monthly ETF$234.9M$227.77
TZADirexion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF$235.0M$46.56
QIDProShares - UltraShort QQQ$235.4M$13.89
MORLUBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN$236.8M—
REMLCredit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN$243.7M$5.99
ETHTProShares - Ultra Ether ETF$244.5M$14.52
MVLLGraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF$249.4M$28.62
INTWGraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF$260.4M$18.23
SPDNDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X ETF$270.3M$8.45
URTYProShares - UltraPro Russell2000$274.6M$67.63
DWTVelocityShares 3x Inverse Crude Oil ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index ER New$277.1M—
UVXYProShares - Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF$280.9M$17.90
DFENDirexion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares$282.4M$45.89
ERXDirexion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF$284.6M$123.13
AMZUDirexion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF$285.2M$34.79
MRRLUBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN Series B$293.8M—
TBTProShares - UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury$297.9M$38.44
PTIRGraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF$302.6M$23.38
SPUUDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bull 2X ETF$306.6M$224.72
SPXSDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF$321.5M$24.28
MSTXDaily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF$325.9M$14.49
JNUGDirexion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF$333.2M$118.21
DPSTDirexion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF$333.3M$123.44
BOILProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas$335.2M$16.98
NVDXT-REX 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF$346.9M$18.48
METUDirexion Daily META Bull 2X ETF$352.5M$22.17
PLTUDirexion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares$379.3M$62.67
SDSProShares - UltraShort S&P500$382.9M$53.87
MULLGraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF$401.8M$18.75
MSFUDirexion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares$413.6M$41.75
SPXUProShares - UltraPro Short S&P500$422.7M$34.11
NVDUDirexion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF$444.2M$130.45
UCOProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil$474.0M$64.75
UWTVelocityShares 3x Long Crude Oil ETNs linked to the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index ER New$480.4M—
CONLGraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF$503.5M$4.11
TSMXDirexion Daily TSM Bull 2X ETF$506.5M$81.50
SVOLSimplify Volatility Premium ETF$516.3M$16.34
YINNDirexion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares$526.4M$21.27
DDMProShares - Ultra Dow30$536.0M$64.53
BITUProShares - Ultra Bitcoin ETF$542.9M$13.89
NAILDirexion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X ETF$610.5M$30.32
LABUDirexion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares$612.4M$238.41
UGLProShares - Ultra Gold$685.7M$43.19
FNGOMicroSectors FANG+ Index 2X Leveraged ETNs$713.9M$146.21
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