SKFProShares UltraShort Financials
Seeks daily investment results of -200% of the daily performance of the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.
By ProShares · Launched 2007
0.95%
#4,684 of 5,562 · expensive
$15M
#4,554 of 5,562 · small
-11.0%
19 years
#498 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaStrategy
Inverse
Sector
FinancialsIndex tracked
S&P Financial Select Sector Index
What it actually holds
By weightAsset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks daily investment results of -200% of the daily performance of the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in financial instruments to achieve inverse leveraged exposure to the S&P Financial Select Sector Index. Uses derivatives like swap agreements and money market instruments, rebalancing daily to maintain target exposure.
- Inception date
- May 23, 2007
- Fund family
- ProShares
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Inverse ETF — daily tool only
Delivers the inverse of the benchmark's daily return. The compounding path makes multi-day holding unpredictable even when the benchmark's total move goes your way. Legitimate as a one-day hedge; dangerous as a view.
Source: Cheng & Madhavan (2009)
Why we flagged this: strategy=inverse + inverse_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