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SDSProShares UltraShort S&P500

Take a bet20y track recordRanked #43 of 995 in this goal

Seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.

By ProShares · Launched 2006

Annual Cost

0.91%

#4,904 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$366M

#1,900 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

-22.5%

Track Record

20 years

#342 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$8,160-18.4%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Inverse

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions

ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF
65.3%
United States of America
25.3%
United States of America
12.4%
Repurchase Agreement
5.9%
United States of America
5.8%
Repurchase Agreement
2.9%
Repurchase Agreement
2.9%
Repurchase Agreement
1.7%
Repurchase Agreement
1.7%
Repurchase Agreement
1.5%

Asset allocation

Cash
274.7%
Other
19.8%
Bonds
5.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
25.6%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-96.3%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-1.06Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-1.45Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.
Strategy
Invests in derivatives to gain inverse leveraged exposure to the S&P 500 Index, targeting two times the inverse daily performance. The Fund rebalances daily to maintain this exposure, investing in financial instruments that include swap agreements and futures contracts.
Inception date
July 11, 2006
Fund family
ProShares

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Data updated on 2026-09-18