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ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 (MZZ)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74348A3436

CUSIP

74347G580

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Jul 11, 2006

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

2x

Index Tracked

S&P MidCap 400 Index (-200%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


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ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

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Performance

Performance Chart


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S&P 500

Returns By Period

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 (MZZ) returned 1.44% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.19% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MZZ returned -22.70% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


MZZ

YTD

1.44%

1M

-10.24%

6M

18.15%

1Y

-10.19%

3Y*

-14.42%

5Y*

-26.37%

10Y*

-22.70%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-6.87%10.10%11.23%-0.63%-10.48%1.44%
20244.09%-10.37%-9.62%14.03%-7.30%4.25%-10.59%0.34%-1.88%1.97%-15.65%16.89%-17.75%
2023-16.29%3.62%6.19%2.31%7.19%-16.08%-7.10%7.00%12.08%11.99%-14.86%-15.24%-23.67%
202215.57%-3.35%-4.78%14.63%-4.23%20.08%-19.70%5.64%19.97%-19.45%-12.11%11.88%13.02%
2021-3.73%-13.66%-10.20%-8.88%-1.12%1.42%-1.47%-4.35%7.71%-11.39%5.37%-10.49%-42.14%
20205.37%21.53%19.58%-29.28%-16.63%-5.62%-9.43%-7.56%5.51%-5.32%-24.60%-12.66%-53.07%
2019-18.74%-7.69%1.30%-7.61%18.28%-13.98%-2.11%7.91%-5.98%-2.24%-5.63%-5.33%-38.04%
2018-5.35%7.97%1.15%-4.08%-7.42%0.26%-3.37%-5.57%1.87%22.05%-6.46%25.78%22.83%
2017-4.16%-5.23%0.30%-2.00%0.92%-3.12%-1.99%2.93%-6.87%-4.89%-6.95%-0.40%-27.72%
201610.54%-3.68%-15.46%-2.52%-5.26%-2.26%-8.47%-0.46%-0.57%6.10%-14.98%-3.60%-36.00%
20151.72%-9.96%-3.11%2.81%-3.70%2.34%-0.69%10.51%5.38%-10.81%-3.12%7.99%-2.97%
20143.09%-9.08%-1.18%2.57%-3.84%-8.01%8.82%-9.68%9.42%-7.78%-3.79%-2.52%-21.84%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of MZZ is 11, meaning it’s performing worse than 89% 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 MZZ is 1111
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of MZZ is 99
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of MZZ is 1212
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of MZZ is 1313
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of MZZ is 1111
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of MZZ is 99
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 MidCap400 (MZZ) 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 MidCap400 Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.23
  • 5-Year: -0.64
  • 10-Year: -0.55
  • All Time: -0.58

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 MidCap400 compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 provided a 5.73% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.56 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.802018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.56$0.62$0.57$0.04$0.00$0.06$0.86$0.48

Dividend yield

5.73%6.35%4.52%0.25%0.00%0.21%1.54%0.53%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ProShares UltraShort MidCap400. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07
2024$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.62
2023$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.57
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04
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$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06
2019$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.86
2018$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.48

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 MidCap400. 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 MidCap400 was 99.87%, occurring on Nov 25, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 drawdown is 99.84%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-99.87%Nov 21, 20083975Nov 25, 2024
-36.74%Jul 24, 2006217Jun 4, 2007337Oct 2, 2008554
-34.09%Oct 28, 20086Nov 4, 200811Nov 19, 200817
-21.29%Oct 13, 20081Oct 13, 20088Oct 23, 20089
-4.58%Jul 19, 20061Jul 19, 20062Jul 21, 20063
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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