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Alpha Stacking
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For educational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes investment advice. Disclaimers
QQU, formerly HQU, is a daily-reset 2x Nasdaq-100 exposure sleeve in Canada, designed for tactical growth-beta positioning rather than long-horizon buy-and-hold allocation.
Total return (Yahoo adjusted close—dividends and splits per Yahoo), normalized to $10,000 at first available trade date. Educational only.
The fund aims for roughly two times the NASDAQ-100 daily return before fees. As with all daily leveraged ETFs, realized multi-day performance depends on sequence of returns, volatility, and rebalance math, not just start-to-end index change.
Because the index is tech-heavy and duration-sensitive, QQU’s risk profile is tightly linked to rates environment, mega-cap concentration, and momentum persistence. Position sizing and holding period discipline matter more than ticker selection alone.
Global X Investments Canada (formerly Horizons ETFs Management) is one of Canada’s larger ETF issuers. BetaPro daily leverage, enhanced-beta (~1.25×), and related fund-of-funds sleeves share the same listed-derivatives and operational infrastructure.
The sponsor operates under Mirae Asset’s global platform, which supports futures-based implementation at scale. Path risk, financing drag, and index concentration still come from the strategy, not from issuer size.
Outperforms in sustained risk-on growth phases where Nasdaq leadership is broad enough to offset daily leverage costs and volatility stays manageable.
Underperforms in violent rotations and chop, where reversal-driven compounding drag can erode returns quickly.
Read the leveraged ETFs guide for the return driver, failure modes, and how this type of sleeve fits in an alpha stacking portfolio.
| Ticker | Name | Score | MER | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQU | BetaPro NASDAQ-100 2x Daily Bull ETF | A | 1.44% | ~$400M CAD |
| HSU | BetaPro S&P 500 2x Daily Bull ETF | N/A | 1.50% | ~$170M CAD |
| QQQL | Global X Enhanced NASDAQ-100 Index ETF | A+ | 0.50% | ~$180M CAD |
| USSL | Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Index ETF | A | 0.50% | ~$250M CAD |
| HEQL | Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation ETF | B+ | 0.45% | ~$19M CAD |
Use the issuer and regulatory documents below to verify current holdings, fees, exposure, and risk disclosures.