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ProShares UltraShort Financials

SKF
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 30 2007
Expense Ratio
0.95%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
ProShares
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$553,358
AUM
$20,220,947
Associated Index
S&P Financial Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-2x)
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

n/a
Derivatives offset
199.64%
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Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
100.00%
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What is SKF?

ProShares UltraShort Financials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.

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What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

SKF is a US Equities ETF. ProShares UltraShort Financials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.

SKF tracks the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.

No, SKF is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SKF is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SKF is 0.0046%. This is the percent change in the value of SKF over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SKF is -0.0526%. This is the percent change in the value of SKF over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of SKF for the past year is 0.3771%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to SKF include UYG, SEF, and SSO.

ETFs correlated to SKF include FAZ, BNKD, and DOG.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SKF include FAS, XLF, and VFH.

Yes, SKF is a Inverse (-2x) ETF: This means that SKF will try to match the performance of S&P Financial Select Sector Index, but with 2x the returns.

Yes, SKF is a Inverse (-2x) leveraged ETF: This means that {characteristics.Identifier} will try to match the performance of S&P Financial Select Sector Index, but move 2x in the opposite direction.

Disclaimers

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