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SSO vs SPXU

ProShares Ultra S&P500 vs ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500

SSO

ProShares Ultra S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.87%

Fund size

$7.3B

SPXU

ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.90%

Fund size

$562M

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

SSOSPXU
Annual cost (TER)0.87%0.90%
Fund size (AUM)$7.3B$562M
Since20062009
Dividend yield0.68%6.87%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyleveragedinverse
CAGR 1Y+60.1%-52.5%
CAGR 3Y+39.1%-43.9%
CAGR 5Y+20.7%-35.8%
Sharpe 3Y1.15-1.17
Volatility 1Y23.92%35.84%
Max drawdown-59.34%-99.61%

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

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