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01 Jul 2026, 20:36 UTC · 2h ago
The $95-a-Year Fee Nobody Notices: Why SPXL Underperforms Its Own Math
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24/7 Wall Street
01 Jul 2026, 20:36 UTC · 2h ago
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SPXL's performance over five years delivered 160% instead of the ~220% a true 3x S&P 500 multiplier would imply due to volatility decay. — Highlights a significant structural performance drag for investors using leveraged ETFs for long-term holds.
-0.40SPXL's top five holdings (MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, and Alphabet) represent roughly 15.3% of net assets, concentrating risk in mega-cap tech. — Increases vulnerability to sector-specific corrections rather than providing broad market diversification.
-0.30Annual management costs for SPXL are approximately $95 per $10,000 invested, significantly higher than the $3 cost of cheap S&P 500 ETFs. — The higher expense ratio creates a compounding drag on long-term capital returns.
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Mentioned only as a top holding of the SPXL fund without any specific positive or negative commentary on the company itself.
Mentioned only as a top holding of the SPXL fund without any specific positive or negative commentary on the company itself.
Mentioned only as a top holding of the SPXL fund without any specific positive or negative commentary on the company itself.
Mentioned only as a top holding of the SPXL fund without any specific positive or negative commentary on the company itself.
Mentioned as Alphabet, a top holding of the SPXL fund, without any specific positive or negative commentary on the company itself.
[mutual] Both are unleveraged S&P 500 index funds competing for the same investor base.
[mutual] Both are unleveraged S&P 500 index funds competing for the same investor base.
[mutual] Both are unleveraged S&P 500 index funds competing for the same investor base.
[a_to_b] SPXL holds a significant position in AAPL as one of its top five holdings.
[a_to_b] SPXL holds a significant position in AMZN as one of its top five holdings.
[a_to_b] SPXL holds a significant position in AVGO as one of its top five holdings.
[a_to_b] SPXL holds a significant position in MSFT as one of its top five holdings.
[a_to_b] SPXL holds a significant position in Alphabet (GOOGL) as one of its top five holdings.
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