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ProShares Short Real Estate (REK)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74347X6417

CUSIP

74347X641

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Mar 18, 2010

Region

North America (U.S.)

Category

REIT

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

DJ Global United States (All) / Real Estate -SS (-100%)

Asset Class

Real Estate

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


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Performance

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Returns By Period

ProShares Short Real Estate (REK) returned -1.73% year-to-date (YTD) and -7.42% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, REK returned -7.27% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


REK

YTD

-1.73%

1M

-7.37%

6M

5.55%

1Y

-7.42%

5Y*

-7.43%

10Y*

-7.27%

^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 REK, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-1.44%-3.31%2.75%0.95%-0.59%-1.73%
20245.58%-2.04%-1.08%9.70%-4.30%-1.03%-6.39%-4.81%-2.64%3.97%-3.59%9.70%1.42%
2023-9.28%6.77%2.16%-0.65%5.28%-4.89%-0.46%3.61%8.58%3.20%-11.02%-7.74%-6.62%
20228.67%4.21%-6.52%3.49%4.20%6.98%-8.69%6.40%14.16%-3.68%-6.29%5.67%29.17%
2021-0.34%-2.44%-5.77%-7.08%-1.65%-2.20%-4.91%-2.20%5.60%-6.83%2.15%-9.28%-30.58%
2020-1.41%7.20%13.70%-11.58%-2.71%-3.61%-4.45%-0.52%1.67%2.91%-8.10%-2.65%-11.33%
2019-10.10%-0.31%-3.86%0.17%0.14%-1.75%-1.73%-3.37%-1.62%-0.56%0.99%-0.80%-20.95%
20183.22%6.74%-3.50%-0.36%-3.16%-4.01%-0.58%-1.94%3.50%1.98%-4.31%7.87%4.61%
2017-0.17%-4.45%1.29%-0.59%0.03%-2.18%-1.17%-0.73%1.12%-0.06%-2.83%0.13%-9.34%
20164.25%0.45%-9.81%1.61%-2.56%-5.88%-3.89%3.37%1.13%4.75%1.85%-4.07%-9.50%
2015-5.26%3.46%-1.72%5.51%-0.44%4.22%-4.70%5.33%-1.87%-6.26%0.00%-1.78%-4.36%
2014-3.79%-4.87%0.32%-3.12%-3.34%-1.18%0.49%-3.35%5.34%-7.63%-3.14%-2.37%-24.07%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of REK is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% 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 REK is 88
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of REK is 77
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of REK is 55
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of REK is 55
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of REK is 1313
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of REK is 88
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 Short Real Estate (REK) 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 Short Real Estate Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.39
  • 5-Year: -0.36
  • 10-Year: -0.35
  • All Time: -0.50

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 Short Real Estate 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 Short Real Estate provided a 6.14% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.04 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$0.80$1.002018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$1.04$1.08$0.82$0.10$0.00$0.02$0.33$0.14

Dividend yield

6.14%6.23%4.50%0.48%0.00%0.07%1.28%0.42%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15
2024$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.08
2023$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.82
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10
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$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
2019$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.33
2018$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.14

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 Short Real Estate. 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 Real Estate was 84.57%, occurring on Dec 31, 2021. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares Short Real Estate drawdown is 81.45%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-84.57%Jul 7, 20102890Dec 31, 2021
-11.52%May 7, 20103May 11, 201037Jul 6, 201040
-9.95%Mar 22, 201025May 3, 20103May 6, 201028

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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