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SSO vs SDS

ProShares Ultra S&P500 vs ProShares UltraShort S&P500

SSO

ProShares Ultra S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.87%

Fund size

$7.3B

SDS

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.91%

Fund size

$443M

Key differences

  • SSO is significantly larger than SDS — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SSO follows a leveraged strategy; SDS uses inverse.
  • Over the last 3 years, SSO has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SSOSDS
Annual cost (TER)0.87%0.91%
Fund size (AUM)$7.3B$443M
Since20062006
Dividend yield0.68%5.29%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyleveragedinverse
CAGR 1Y+60.1%-36.0%
CAGR 3Y+39.1%-29.6%
CAGR 5Y+20.7%-22.2%
Sharpe 3Y1.15-1.16
Volatility 1Y23.92%23.91%
Max drawdown-59.34%-96.40%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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