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YCLProShares Ultra Yen

Take a bet17y track recordRanked #280 of 775 in this goal

By ProShares · Launched 2008

Annual Cost

0.98%

#4,853 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$33M

#3,965 of 5,562 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

-23.2%

Track Record

17 years

#635 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$7,283-27.2%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Leveraged

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 1 holdings = 33.8% of fundwell diversified

ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM
33.8%

Asset allocation

Cash
100.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-77.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.92Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-1.32Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Strategy
The principal investment strategy involves investing in financial instruments such as futures contracts, swap agreements, and other derivatives that provide exposure to the Japanese yen, aiming to achieve the stated daily investment objective through daily rebalancing.
Inception date
November 24, 2008
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