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CURE vs TQQQ

Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF

CUREANYSE Arca

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

TQQQ −0.16pt a year

CURE0.94%TQQQ0.78%

Avg volume · 30D

TQQQ 893.7×the volume

CURE64.4KTQQQ57.5M

10Y return · a year

TQQQ +16.4pt

CURE+21.5%TQQQ+37.9%

CURE vs TQQQ Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+43.1%CURE+64.2%TQQQ

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. CURE +43.1%. TQQQ +64.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%0%100%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
CURE 0.94%
TQQQ 0.78%, better
Fund size
CURE $199M
TQQQ $32.1B
1Y total return
CURE +84.6%, better
TQQQ +7.1%
Yield (12M)
CURE 0.75%
TQQQ 0.78%, better
Holdings
CURE 67
TQQQ 116
Avg volume (30D)
CURE 64.4K sh
TQQQ 57.5M sh, better
NAV per share
CURE $165.72
TQQQ $61.97
52W range

ETF.net Grade

CURE: Cost 78, Risk 75, Mission not scored, Tradability 58, Holdings not scored, Durability 53. TQQQ: Cost 97, Risk 57, Mission 84, Tradability 97, Holdings not scored, Durability 79.
Pillar letters and Scores for CURE, TQQQ, with each pillar’s weight
PillarCURETQQQ
Cost30% weightA78A97Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA84
Risk15% weightA75HigherB57
Tradability15% weightB58A97Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightC53A79Higher

Rank among 3x Leveraged Long funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. CURE and TQQQ are both graded against the same 30 3x Leveraged Long funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

3x Leveraged Long⁠

Category · 30 funds
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TQQQ ranks 1st and CURE 7th of 30 funds in the 3x Leveraged Long Category.

  1. Rank 1ATQQQProShares UltraPro QQQScore 86
  2. Rank 2AUDOWProShares UltraPro Dow30Score 81
  3. Rank 6ATECLDirexion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETFScore 72
  4. Rank 7ACUREDirexion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETFScore 70
  5. Rank 8BDPSTDirexion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETFScore 68

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CUREADirexion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF

TQQQAProShares UltraPro QQQ

In short

CURE Healthcare is the market's defensive sector. CURE straps three-times daily leverage to it, aiming for 300% of the Health Care Select Sector Index's daily move across drugmakers, insurers and device names. A trading tool with a one-day clock, running since 2011.

TQQQ The original 3x Nasdaq-100 trade, live since 2010. Leverage resets every day, chasing three times the index's one-day move, and it is one of the most heavily traded names in its corner of the market.

Stated mandate

CURE The fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to 300% of the performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index.

TQQQ The fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to three times the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.

Why people hold it

  • CURE Fee is 0.94%, below what the typical leveraged bull fund charges. On a geared product you rent by the day, that gap is real money.
  • One job, plainly stated: 300% of the daily performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index, roughly 70 large-cap US healthcare names. No stock picking, no style drift.direxion.com
  • Trading since 2011, a long tenure for a geared sector fund, and one of the stronger builds among leveraged bull ETFs.
  • TQQQ Costs 0.78% net of a waiver through September 30, 2027 (0.94% gross), below the median fee for 3x bull funds and below stablemate UDOW at 0.94% with no waiver.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the busiest tickers in the leveraged space, which matters when a daily-reset position needs to be entered or exited quickly.
  • Delivers its stated 3x daily target with close day-to-day fidelity, one of the stronger implementations among 3x bull funds.proshares.com
  • Straightforward plumbing: it rebalances exposure to the Nasdaq-100 each day, raising it as the index rises and cutting it as the index falls.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • CURE The leverage resets every day. Hold past the closing bell and compounding takes over, so multi-day results can land far from 3x the index over that stretch.
  • Gearing is symmetrical. A bad day for healthcare, drug-pricing headlines or an FDA surprise, comes through roughly tripled.
  • One sector, about 70 stocks, then leverage on top. Concentration and gearing stack, so daily swings dwarf a broad-market fund's.
  • TQQQ The prospectus is blunt: this seeks results for a single day only. Hold longer and compounding takes over, so multi-day results can land far from 3x the index move, especially in choppy tape.sec.gov
  • Triple exposure cuts both ways. A rough day for the Nasdaq-100 hits roughly three times as hard here, which is why this scores as one of the riskier structures on our books.
  • The fee break is contractual, not permanent. Should the waiver lapse after September 30, 2027, the cost reverts toward the 0.94% gross rate.

Full CURE profile⁠

Full TQQQ profile⁠

CURE vs TQQQ Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CURE vs TQQQ Cost

Overpaying CURE vs TQQQ

$2,702

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CURE 0.94%

    $17,704

  • TQQQ 0.78%

    $15,002

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CURE 0.94%
  • TQQQ 0.78%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530CURE $17,704TQQQ $15,002

Year by year

YearCURETQQQOverpaying
10$1,661$1,388$273
20$6,260$5,268$992
30$17,704$15,002$2,702

Expense ratio

  • 0.94%CURE
  • 0.78%TQQQ, cheaper
  • Middle half of 3x Leveraged Long funds
  • Median 0.96%

TQQQ 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

CURE 7th cheapest of 30 funds

CURE vs TQQQ Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
CURE 0.75%
TQQQ 0.78%, better
Payout (12M)
CURE $1.26
TQQQ $0.48
Last payment
CURE $0.32
TQQQ $0.16
Ex-dividend
CURE Sep 22, 2026
TQQQ Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
CURE Sep 29, 2026
TQQQ Sep 29, 2026
Frequency
CURE Quarterly
TQQQ Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

CUREQuarterly · 32 paymentsAll CURE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 32 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 13, 2017 $0.02; Dec 19, 2017 $0.07; Jun 19, 2018 $0.11; Sep 25, 2018 $0.09; Dec 27, 2018 $0.14; Mar 19, 2019 $0.09; Sep 24, 2019 $0.20; Dec 23, 2019 $0.00006; Mar 24, 2020 $0.10; Jun 23, 2020 $0.02; Sep 22, 2020 $0.01; Dec 22, 2020 $0.0061; Dec 21, 2021 $0.03; Mar 22, 2022 $0.04; Jun 22, 2022 $0.08; Sep 20, 2022 $0.18; Dec 20, 2022 $0.14; Mar 21, 2023 $0.49; Jun 21, 2023 $0.54; Sep 19, 2023 $0.45; Dec 21, 2023 $0.57; Mar 19, 2024 $0.36; Jun 25, 2024 $0.27; Sep 24, 2024 $0.33; Dec 23, 2024 $0.12; Mar 25, 2025 $0.35; Jun 24, 2025 $0.31; Sep 23, 2025 $0.31; Dec 23, 2025 $0.29; Mar 24, 2026 $0.28; Jun 23, 2026 $0.37; Sep 22, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
TQQQQuarterly · 14 paymentsAll TQQQ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2018 $0.0051; Mar 20, 2019 $0.0025; Dec 24, 2019 $0.0039; Dec 23, 2020 $0.000035; Dec 22, 2022 $0.05; Jun 26, 2024 $0.14; Dec 23, 2024 $0.14; Mar 26, 2025 $0.10; Jun 25, 2025 $0.11; Sep 24, 2025 $0.05; Dec 24, 2025 $0.09; Mar 25, 2026 $0.07; Jun 24, 2026 $0.17; Sep 23, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

CURE vs TQQQ Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • CURE
  • TQQQ
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: TQQQ −81.7% · Dec 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−80%−60%−40%−20%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
CURE 44.6%, betterTQQQ 56.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
CURE 0.71TQQQ 0.98, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
CURE −52.3%, betterTQQQ −81.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
CURE 1.27TQQQ 3.71

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