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BOILProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Take a bet14y track recordRanked #91 of 775 in this goal

By ProShares · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

1.39%

#5,387 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$419M

#1,718 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

-76.5%

Track Record

14 years

#930 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$1,854-81.5%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Commodity

Strategy

Leveraged

Index tracked

Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 1 holdings = 10.0% of fundwell diversified

ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM
10.0%

Asset allocation

Other
69.7%
Cash
30.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
113.6%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-100.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.41Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.57Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Strategy
To achieve its investment objective, the fund intends to invest in financial instruments such as futures contracts, swap agreements, and other derivatives that provide exposure to its benchmark. The fund does not invest directly in commodities or currencies and may also hold money market instruments for cash management purposes.
Inception date
October 4, 2011
Fund family
ProShares

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