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KORU vs UDOW

Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF

KORUDNYSE Arca

ProShares UltraPro Dow30

UDOWANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

UDOW −0.38pt a year

KORU1.32%UDOW0.94%

Avg volume · 30D

KORU 17.7×the volume

KORU30.3MUDOW1.72M

10Y return · a year

UDOW +23.2pt

KORU−0.9%UDOW+22.3%

KORU vs UDOW Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

−12.4%KORU+66.5%UDOW

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. KORU −12.4%. UDOW +66.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−100%200%300%400%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
KORU 1.32%
UDOW 0.94%, better
Fund size
KORU $1.27B
UDOW $841M
1Y total return
KORU +18.7%, better
UDOW +16.0%
Yield (12M)
KORU 0.75%
UDOW 1.06%, better
Holdings
KORU 11
UDOW 33
Avg volume (30D)
KORU 30.3M sh, better
UDOW 1.72M sh
NAV per share
KORU $12.76
UDOW $65.43
52W range

ETF.net Grade

KORU: Cost 3, Risk 33, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings not scored, Durability 63. UDOW: Cost 78, Risk 85, Mission 77, Tradability 89, Holdings 56, Durability 71.
Pillar letters and Scores for KORU, UDOW, with each pillar’s weight
PillarKORUUDOW
Cost30% weightF3A78Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA77
Risk15% weightD33A85Higher
Tradability15% weightB56A89Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredB56
Durability5% weightB63A71Higher

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. KORU and UDOW 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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UDOW ranks 2nd and KORU 28th of 30 funds in the 3x Leveraged Long Category.

  1. Rank 1ATQQQProShares UltraPro QQQScore 86
  2. Rank 2AUDOWProShares UltraPro Dow30Score 81
  3. Rank 3AFASDirexion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETFScore 80
  4. Rank 26DWANTDirexion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bull 3X ETFScore 27
  5. Rank 28DKORUDirexion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETFScore 26
  6. Rank 29FYINNDirexion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X SharesScore 19

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

KORUDDirexion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF

UDOWAProShares UltraPro Dow30

In short

KORU A 3x daily bet on Korean large caps, re-struck every session. KORU turns the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index into a short-horizon trading instrument, with the cost and wiring that come with the job.

UDOW The only 3x daily play on the Dow: 30 blue-chip names, price-weighted, reset every session. It is the industrial cousin of the semis-and-Nasdaq crowd that fills the leveraged aisle, and it has run since 2010.

Stated mandate

KORU The fund targets daily, pre-fee and pre-expense results equal to 300% of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index's performance.

UDOW The Fund seeks daily results equal to three times the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average before fees and expenses. It uses equity securities, derivatives, and money-market instruments to pursue that daily leveraged exposure.

Why people hold it

  • KORU The mandate is unambiguous: 300% of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index's daily move, before fees and expenses. No stock picking, no discretion, just a stated multiple.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades heavily, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part of the trade.
  • Running since 2013, the daily-reset machinery has been through more than a decade of Korean market cycles.
  • UDOW ProShares calls UDOW the only ETF targeting 3x the daily move of the Dow. In a 3x aisle crowded with semiconductor and Nasdaq bets, the blue-chip index has exactly one lever.proshares.com
  • The Dow is a price-weighted measure of 30 US blue chips, so the exposure leans industrials, financials and health care instead of megacap tech.spglobal.com
  • Trading since 2010, it has run through several full market cycles and stays actively traded, which matters when the holding period is hours rather than years.
  • Among the stronger implementations in its 3x bull peer group, it stays close to its stated daily target and trades with the depth short-horizon traders look for.

Worth knowing

  • KORU Leverage is priced accordingly: 1.32% a year against a 0.50% median for single-country funds, while plain Korea exposure like FLKR charges 0.09%.
  • The 3x target applies to one day. Hold across choppy stretches and compounding means the result can diverge widely from 3x the index's move over that period.direxion.com
  • One country, one index, tripled. Concentration and leverage stack on each other, and they do it in both directions.
  • UDOW The 3x target resets every day. Over longer stretches, compounding and volatility can push results away from 3x the index move, as the prospectus spells out.proshares.com
  • At 0.94% with no waiver propping it up, cost sits near the typical 3x bull fund; TQQQ charges 0.78% net of a waiver through September 30, 2027.
  • Exposure is built with derivatives and cash instruments alongside stocks, so counterparty and derivative risk ride along with the market call.proshares.com

Full KORU profile⁠

Full UDOW profile⁠

KORU vs UDOW 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.

KORU vs UDOW Cost

Overpaying KORU vs UDOW

$5,964

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

  • KORU 1.32%

    $23,668

  • UDOW 0.94%

    $17,704

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KORU 1.32%
  • UDOW 0.94%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530KORU $23,668UDOW $17,704

Year by year

YearKORUUDOWOverpaying
10$2,296$1,661$635
20$8,507$6,260$2,247
30$23,668$17,704$5,964

Expense ratio

  • 1.32%KORU
  • 0.94%UDOW, cheaper
  • Middle half of 3x Leveraged Long funds
  • Median 0.96%

UDOW 7th cheapest of 30 funds

KORU 29th cheapest of 30 funds

KORU vs UDOW Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
KORU 0.75%
UDOW 1.06%, better
Payout (12M)
KORU $0.08
UDOW $0.69
Last payment
KORU $0.0057
UDOW $0.15
Ex-dividend
KORU Mar 24, 2026
UDOW Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
KORU Mar 31, 2026
UDOW Sep 29, 2026
Frequency
KORU Quarterly
UDOW Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

KORUQuarterly · 22 paymentsAll KORU payments⁠
One bar per payment. 22 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 13, 2017 $0.92; Dec 19, 2017 $0.20; Mar 20, 2018 $0.10; Dec 27, 2018 $0.07; Jun 25, 2019 $0.01; Sep 24, 2019 $0.01; Dec 23, 2019 $0.09; Dec 22, 2020 $0.0016; Dec 21, 2021 $0.10; Dec 20, 2022 $0.02; Mar 21, 2023 $0.02; Jun 21, 2023 $0.02; Sep 19, 2023 $0.0074; Dec 21, 2023 $0.08; Mar 19, 2024 $0.01; Jun 25, 2024 $0.01; Sep 24, 2024 $0.0077; Dec 23, 2024 $0.04; Mar 25, 2025 $0.0026; Jun 24, 2025 $0.0046; Dec 23, 2025 $0.07; Mar 24, 2026 $0.0057. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
UDOWQuarterly · 15 paymentsAll UDOW payments⁠
One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2017 $0.007; Dec 26, 2017 $0.02; Dec 24, 2019 $0.07; Dec 23, 2020 $0.03; Dec 22, 2022 $0.09; Mar 20, 2024 $0.07; Jun 26, 2024 $0.16; Dec 23, 2024 $0.07; Mar 26, 2025 $0.16; Jun 25, 2025 $0.22; Sep 24, 2025 $0.23; Dec 24, 2025 $0.20; Mar 25, 2026 $0.14; Jun 24, 2026 $0.21; Sep 23, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

KORU vs UDOW Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • KORU
  • UDOW
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: KORU −89.1% · Apr 2025. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−75%−50%−25%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
KORU 141.6%UDOW 37.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
KORU 0.93UDOW 0.95, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
KORU −89.1%UDOW −56.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
KORU 6.02UDOW 2.62

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