Leveraged ETFs

542 ETFs · AUM: $196.15B

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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SymbolFund NameAUMPrice
PFFLETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN$4.7M$7.75
SWARDirexion Daily S&P Expanded Tech Software Sector Bull 2X Shares$4.7M$11.32
FINZProShares UltraPro Short Financial Select Sector$4.6M
USODUnited States 3x Short Oil Fund$4.6M
LCDLGraniteShares 2x Long LCID Daily ETF$4.6M$0.54
SDPProShares - UltraShort Utilities$4.5M$22.88
BOEGLeverage Shares 2x Long BA Daily ETF$4.5M$14.14
NEEDDirexion Daily Cnsmr Staples Bull 3XShrs$4.4M
CPXRUSCF Daily Target 2X Copper Index ETF$4.4M$31.19
URAXDefiance Daily Target 2X Long Uranium ETF$4.4M$7.94
BERZMicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN$4.4M$24.61
SMCZDaily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF$4.3M$9.31
AALGLeverage Shares 2x Long AAL Daily ETF$4.3M$13.30
USMLETRACS 2x Leveraged MSCI US Minimum Volatility Factor TR ETN$4.3M$43.38
SKYUProShares - Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing$4.2M$35.62
TXXD21Shares 2x Long Dogecoin ETF$4.2M$4.79
SPOGLeverage Shares 2x Long SPOT Daily ETF$4.1M$7.25
SMNProShares - UltraShort Materials$4.1M$20.91
OKTGLeverage Shares 2x Long OKTA Daily ETF$4.0M$21.57
JETUMAX Airlines 3X Leveraged ETNs$3.8M$32.56
EVAVDirexion Daily Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Bull 2X Shares$3.7M
NRGOMicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 2X Leveraged ETNs$3.7M
UBRProShares - Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped$3.6M$29.69
KBABKraneShares 2X Long BABA Daily ETF​$3.5M$7.45
DGLDFVelocityShares 3x Inverse Gold ETN Linked to the S&P GSCI Gold Index ER$3.5M
GLGGLeverage Shares 2x Long GLXY Daily ETF$3.4M$11.73
XDOCU.S. Equity Accelerated ETF$3.4M$33.91
BABUDirexion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF$3.4M$10.49
FCXGLeverage Shares 2x Long FCX Daily ETF$3.4M$14.66
LRETUBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged MSCI US REIT Index ETN$3.4M
KLNEDirexion Daily Global Clean Energy Bull 2X Shares$3.3M$6.28
JETDMAX Airlines -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs$3.3M$2.90
BZQProShares - UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped$3.3M$23.27
ZETXDaily Target 2X Long ZETA ETF$3.2M$19.25
EEVProShares - UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets$3.2M$11.43
CRMULeverage Shares 2x Long CRML Daily ETF$3.1M$5.75
ELISDirexion Daily LLY Bear 1X ETF$3.1M$19.27
DOZRDirexion Daily US Infrastructure Bull 2X Shares$3.0M$30.65
EVENDirexion Daily S&P 500 Equal Weight Bull 2X Shares$2.9M$19.64
SAGGDirexion Daily Total Bond Market Bear 1X Shares$2.9M
TBXUDirexion Daily Biotech Top 5 Bull 2X ETF$2.8M$30.07
MSDDGraniteShares 2x Short MSTR Daily ETF$2.8M$47.82
FNGZMicroSectors FANG+ Index -2X Inverse Leveraged ETN$2.8M$2.43
HOMLUBS ETRACS Monthly Reset 2xLeveraged ISE Exclusively Homebuilders ETN$2.8M
PASSDirexion Daily Cnsmr Discret Bear 3XShrs$2.8M
DSLVVelocityShares 3x Inverse Silver ETN Linked to the S&P GSCI Silver Index ER$2.8M
MUTEDirexion Daily Communication Services Index Bear 3X Shares$2.7M
FNTCDirexion Daily Fintech Bull 2X Shares$2.7M$12.75
TSMZDirexion Daily TSM Bear 1X ETF$2.6M$8.23
HIMYLeveraged Long + Income HIMS ETF$2.6M
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