QLD ranks 1st and USX 37th of 95 funds in the Leveraged Long (2x & Other) Category.
QLD vs USX
USX −0.44pt a year
0.89%0.45%
QLD 20523.8×the volume
4.15M202
QLD vs USX Performance
−1.3%−0.8%
- QLD 0.89%
- USX 0.45%, better
- QLD $13.3B
- USX $0
- QLD +10.7%
- USX
- QLD 0.15%
- USX
- QLD 113
- USX 1
- QLD 4.15M sh, better
- USX 202 sh
- QLD $82.56
- USX $23.76
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | QLD | USX |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A72 | A86Higher |
| Mission | A95 | |
| Risk | B66 | A77Higher |
| Tradability | A100Higher | D32 |
| Holdings | A72 | |
| Durability | A81Higher | F23 |
Rank among Leveraged Long (2x & Other) funds
Same Category. QLD and USX are both graded against the same 95 Leveraged Long (2x & Other) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
QLDA
USXC
In short
QLD The 2x dial on the Nasdaq-100. QLD aims for twice the index's daily move, half the dose of the 3x crowd, and it has been running that playbook since 2006. The multiple resets every session.
USX Most 2x bull funds hitch themselves to the Nasdaq 100 or a single sector. USX aims for twice the daily move of the total U.S. market, and it charges well under half its peer group's median fee to do it.
Stated mandate
QLD The fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to twice the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
USX The fund seeks approximately twice the daily performance of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, providing leveraged broad U.S. equity exposure. Its objective applies only from one trading day to the next.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
QLD vs USX 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.
QLD vs USX Cost
Overpaying QLD vs USX
$7,831
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
QLD 0.89%
$16,872
USX 0.45%
$9,041
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | QLD | USX | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,576 | $812 | $764 |
| 20 | $5,953 | $3,128 | $2,825 |
| 30 | $16,872 | $9,041 | $7,831 |
- 0.89%QLD
- 0.45%USX, cheaper
- Middle half of Leveraged Long (2x & Other) funds
- Median 0.95%
USX 3rd cheapest of 95 funds
QLD 28th cheapest of 95 funds
QLD vs USX Dividends
- QLD 0.15%
- USX
- QLD $0.12
- USX None
- QLD $0.03
- USX
- QLD Sep 23, 2026
- USX
- QLD Sep 29, 2026
- USX
- QLD Quarterly
- USX
Distribution history
QLD vs USX Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- QLD 36.7%USX
- Return per unit of risk
- QLD 1.04USX
- Worst fall
- QLD −63.7%USX
- Market sensitivity
- QLD 2.46USX 2.12
QLD and USX in the news
Popular comparisons
- 0.89% · 0.93%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.45% · 0.93%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.89% · 0.93%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.45% · 0.93%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.89% · 0.95%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.45% · 0.95%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
