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ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74348A4343

CUSIP

74348A434

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Jun 16, 2009

Region

Developed Europe (Broad)

Leveraged

2x

Index Tracked

FTSE All Cap Developed Europe (-200%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

EPV has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

Performance Chart


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Returns By Period

ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) returned -28.80% year-to-date (YTD) and -17.31% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, EPV returned -18.46% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


EPV

YTD

-28.80%

1M

-19.15%

6M

-23.20%

1Y

-17.31%

5Y*

-27.58%

10Y*

-18.46%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of EPV, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-11.30%-7.03%-1.17%-10.14%-2.78%-28.80%
20242.79%-4.19%-6.94%5.57%-11.29%6.86%-4.48%-6.18%-0.45%12.69%3.75%6.63%2.02%
2023-16.68%3.38%-5.74%-7.65%11.21%-7.99%-5.57%8.84%9.65%6.54%-16.85%-9.69%-30.81%
20226.40%9.66%-4.02%12.96%-6.70%21.01%-10.54%16.09%19.88%-16.84%-24.15%2.99%15.53%
20211.74%-5.45%-7.24%-9.19%-9.38%2.39%-4.18%-4.12%11.06%-9.48%9.68%-10.20%-31.62%
20205.83%17.42%18.19%-15.82%-12.44%-9.46%-7.14%-9.51%5.68%10.48%-27.29%-10.35%-37.32%
2019-12.59%-5.54%-1.88%-6.99%11.80%-11.49%5.80%2.68%-4.52%-7.57%-2.83%-8.02%-36.10%
2018-10.30%11.94%0.39%-4.29%4.85%2.14%-6.56%5.52%-0.10%17.35%0.68%9.97%32.22%
2017-6.24%-1.16%-8.71%-7.90%-9.38%0.77%-5.27%-0.53%-6.28%-0.87%-0.14%-3.20%-39.79%
201610.68%5.14%-13.53%-5.99%0.27%2.63%-7.37%-1.67%-2.41%7.09%4.68%-9.39%-12.11%
2015-2.38%-12.12%3.49%-8.00%-1.39%5.85%-6.43%14.60%7.17%-11.69%1.90%4.65%-7.75%
20148.84%-13.66%-0.14%-5.57%-2.10%-0.15%8.34%-1.80%7.59%2.31%-4.63%8.74%5.21%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of EPV is 5, meaning it’s performing worse than 95% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of EPV is 55
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of EPV is 55
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of EPV is 44
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of EPV is 44
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of EPV is 99
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of EPV is 11
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.51
  • 5-Year: -0.73
  • 10-Year: -0.48
  • All Time: -0.22

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe provided a 6.41% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.88 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.002018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$1.88$2.01$1.36$0.21$0.00$0.07$1.42$0.39

Dividend yield

6.41%4.83%3.17%0.33%0.01%0.09%1.10%0.19%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.22
2024$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00$0.46$2.01
2023$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.50$1.36
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.21
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07
2019$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.42
2018$0.39$0.39

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe was 97.58%, occurring on May 2, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe drawdown is 97.56%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-97.58%Sep 23, 20113421May 2, 2025
-71.53%Jul 9, 2009402Feb 18, 20114Feb 25, 2011406
-29.66%Mar 17, 201131Apr 29, 201169Aug 8, 2011100
-22.28%Aug 9, 201117Aug 31, 201115Sep 22, 201132
-9.36%Jun 23, 20097Jul 1, 20093Jul 7, 200910

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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