ZSLProShares UltraShort Silver
Seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark.
By ProShares · Launched 2008
1.33%
#5,638 of 5,854 · expensive
$91M
#3,084 of 5,854 · mid-size
-87.3%
17 years
#628 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat 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
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 its corresponding benchmark.
- Strategy
- Seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex. Utilizes Financial Instruments to achieve this objective, focusing on silver exposure.
- Inception date
- December 1, 2008
- Fund family
- ProShares
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
You can be right and still lose
This fund returns the opposite of its benchmark's daily move, then resets. Hold it longer and the daily compounding takes over: the market can move your way over a week and you still finish down. It works as a one-day hedge and nothing beyond that.
Sources: Cheng & Madhavan, 'The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs' (2009)
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 2026-08-03