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About ProShares UltraShort S&P500
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Inception date
Jul 11, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ProShare Advisors LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
ISIN
US74347G4165
SDS provides a 1-day leveraged bet against the S&P 500 in a very liquid vehicle that's well-aligned with the tactical nature of the product. The fund, like most leveraged and inverse products, is designed to deliver 2x inverse exposure to its indexthe S&P 500for 1 day and 1 day only. Holding it for longer periods will expose investors to the performance drift resulting from compounding. As such, the tool should either be held for no more than 1 day or rebalanced regularly (adding or subtracting to one`s position in the fund) to offset these dynamics. In all, SDS provides the strong liquidity that`s paramount for a geared fund.
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Exposure type
Government
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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.
SDS assets under management is 470.76 M 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SDS invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
SDS expense ratio is 0.91%. 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.
SDS is an inverse fund, meaning it's structured to generate returns opposite to the trends of the underlying index or assets.
Yes, SDS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 7.24%.
SDS shares are issued by ProShare Advisors LLC
SDS follows the S&P 500. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jul 11, 2006.
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.