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ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ)
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ETF Info

ISINUS74347B7148
CUSIP74347B714
IssuerProShares
Inception DateJun 19, 2006
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryInverse Equities
Index TrackedNASDAQ-100 Index (-100%)
Home Pagewww.proshares.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The ProShares Short QQQ has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for PSQ: current value at 0.95% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.95%

Share Price Chart


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ProShares Short QQQ

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in ProShares Short QQQ, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-20.00%-10.00%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-18.33%
22.58%
PSQ (ProShares Short QQQ)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

ProShares Short QQQ had a return of -2.22% year-to-date (YTD) and -26.15% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ProShares Short QQQ had an annualized return of -18.56%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.46%, indicating that ProShares Short QQQ did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date-2.22%5.84%
1 month4.90%-2.98%
6 months-16.76%22.02%
1 year-26.15%24.47%
5 years (annualized)-19.54%11.44%
10 years (annualized)-18.56%10.46%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-1.37%-4.49%-0.71%
20234.69%2.66%-9.21%-6.23%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PSQ is 2, indicating that it is in the bottom 2% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PSQ is 22
ProShares Short QQQ(PSQ)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PSQ is 00Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PSQ is 00Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PSQ is 00Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PSQ is 55Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PSQ is 22Martin 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 Short QQQ (PSQ) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


PSQ
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for PSQ, currently valued at -1.51, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.00-1.51
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for PSQ, currently valued at -2.16, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.00-2.16
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for PSQ, currently valued at 0.76, compared to the broader market1.001.502.000.76
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for PSQ, currently valued at -0.25, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.00-0.25
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for PSQ, currently valued at -1.23, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.00-1.23
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.05, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.05
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.98, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.98
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.36, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.36
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.55, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.55
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.05, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.008.05

Sharpe Ratio

The current ProShares Short QQQ Sharpe ratio is -1.51. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-1.51
1.91
PSQ (ProShares Short QQQ)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

ProShares Short QQQ granted a 2.22% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.02 per share.


PeriodTTM2023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$1.02$0.57$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.43$0.33$0.01

Dividend yield

2.22%1.20%0.07%0.00%0.06%0.35%0.19%0.00%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.54
2023$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.19
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05
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
2020$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.08
2018$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.11
2017$0.01

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-100.00%-80.00%-60.00%-40.00%-20.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-97.43%
-3.48%
PSQ (ProShares Short QQQ)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the ProShares Short QQQ. 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 Short QQQ was 97.57%, occurring on Mar 1, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares Short QQQ drawdown is 97.43%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-97.57%Nov 21, 20083843Mar 1, 2024
-32.38%Jul 24, 2006322Oct 31, 2007234Oct 6, 2008556
-16.58%Oct 28, 20086Nov 4, 200811Nov 19, 200817
-11.83%Oct 13, 20081Oct 13, 20082Oct 15, 20083
-8.47%Oct 16, 20083Oct 20, 20084Oct 24, 20087

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current ProShares Short QQQ volatility is 4.88%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
4.88%
3.59%
PSQ (ProShares Short QQQ)
Benchmark (^GSPC)