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SPYUMAX S&P 500 4X Leveraged ETN

Take a bet2y track recordRanked #165 of 775 in this goal

Offers investors a return linked to a four times leveraged participation in the daily performance of the S&P 500® Total Return Index.

By Bank of Montreal · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.00%

#5,562 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$575M

#1,454 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+64.8%

Track Record

2 years

#3,314 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$17,091+70.9%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Leveraged

Index tracked

S&P 500 Total Return Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Asset allocation

Stocks
100.0%

By sector

Financial Services
18.3%
Healthcare
17.0%
Consumer Cyclical
15.1%
Communication
13.0%
Industrials
11.1%
Consumer Defensive
8.6%
Energy
4.8%
Utilities
3.9%
Other
8.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
49.1%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-62.3%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Offers investors a return linked to a four times leveraged participation in the daily performance of the S&P 500® Total Return Index.
Strategy
Provides 4x daily leveraged exposure to the daily performance of the S&P 500 Total Return Index, which tracks 503 large-cap U.S. equities with dividends reinvested. Returns over periods longer than one day differ significantly from 4x cumulative Index move due to compounding.
Inception date
December 4, 2023
Fund family
Bank of Montreal

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Leveraged
Warning

Leveraged ETF — not a long-term hold

This fund uses leverage to amplify daily returns (e.g. 2x or 3x of an index). Daily rebalancing creates volatility decay — over weeks and months, the fund's return drifts from the stated multiple. In trending markets with low realised volatility, leveraged index ETFs can outperform their nominal multiple; in sideways or volatile markets they bleed. Designed for short-term tactical use, not buy-and-hold.

Source: Cheng & Madhavan, 'The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs' (2009)

Why we flagged this: strategy=leveraged + leveraged_name_or_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19