ProShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) are mainly associated with leveraged ETFs. These ETFs offer three different investing strategies: ultra, short or ultrashort.
- Ultra – The ultra tries to produce twice the returns of an index, regardless of whether it goes up or down.
- Short – The short aims to replicate the the opposite of how an index performs. So if an index goes down 5%, a ProShares short ETF goes up 5%.
- Ultrashort – The third kind is the ultrashort strategy. The ultrashort seeks to perform double the opposite of an index. So if the index goes down 5%, the ETF goes up 10%.
Short and ultrashort ETFs tend to be popular when markets are down or turbulent. In fact, these ETFs are so well-liked by investors that Profunds Group announced today that its ProShares ETFs passed the $7 billion mark after being available for a little more than a year, according to Carl Delfeld for ETF XRAY.
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