GDXU vs QLD
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN against ProShares Ultra QQQ: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Fee gap
—
same fee
1-year return gap
87.2 pts
QLD is ahead
Larger fund
QLD
$14.5B
Side by side
| GDXU | QLD | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN | ProShares Ultra QQQ |
| Issuer | MicroSectors | ProShares |
| Category | Leveraged Equity | Leveraged Equity |
| Expense ratio | — | 0.95% |
| Assets | — | $14.5B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $184M | $374M |
| Listed | Dec 3, 2020 | Jun 19, 2006 |
| FrenzyCap score | — | 81 |
| 1-month return | −36.8% | −6.5% |
| 3-month return | +20.4% | +7.6% |
| Year to date | −60.7% | +29.9% |
| 1-year return | −58.1% | +29.2% |
| 30-day volatility | 117.2% | 34.9% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −87.1% | −25.2% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | — | 0.14% |
| Holdings | — | 126 |
| Top 10 weight | — | 111.6% |
| Look-through P/E | — | 32.0 |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | −1.1% |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | 70% |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | — | +$197M thru May 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | — | 42.4% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 21, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.