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About ProShares Ultra Silver
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Inception date
Dec 1, 2008
Structure
Commodities Pool
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
60/40
Max ST capital gains rate
27.84%
Max LT capital gains rate
27.84%
Primary advisor
ProShare Advisors LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
ISIN
US74347W3530
AGQ is a 2x leveraged single-day bet on the spot price of silver, as measured by the price of COMEX silver futures contracts. Instead of utilizing swaps like most geared funds, AGQ invests in silver futures and forward contracts, which means that the fund is structured as a commodities pool, thus it will distribute a K-1 form. Contracts follow a fixed schedule, the index rolls into contracts two months from maturity in February, April, and June, and three months from maturity in August and November. The index continues tracking each contract until shortly before expiration. AGQ is not a buy-and-hold ETF and holding cost is less important, considering the fund is designed to be held for very short periods.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
AGQ assets under management is 1.05 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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AGQ invests in cash. See more details in our Analysis section.
AGQ expense ratio is 0.95%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
Yes, AGQ is a leveraged ETF, meaning it uses borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
No, AGQ doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
AGQ shares are issued by ProShare Advisors LLC
AGQ follows the Bloomberg Silver. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 1, 2008.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.