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ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 (SDD)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74348A3279

CUSIP

74347G572

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Jan 23, 2007

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

2x

Index Tracked

S&P Small Cap 600 (-200%)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Micro-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


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ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 (SDD) returned 12.18% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.31% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SDD returned -23.79% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


SDD

YTD

12.18%

1M

-9.25%

6M

32.37%

1Y

-6.31%

3Y*

-9.23%

5Y*

-27.41%

10Y*

-23.79%

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-5.08%12.91%12.83%3.43%-10.30%12.18%
20248.31%-6.16%-5.51%12.69%-8.84%5.51%-18.52%2.49%-1.36%5.33%-19.59%18.95%-13.60%
2023-16.26%1.58%11.08%5.78%3.67%-15.02%-9.42%9.37%13.73%12.75%-15.15%-22.02%-25.99%
202215.17%-4.17%-2.14%15.84%-5.86%17.33%-18.39%8.53%21.25%-21.93%-9.28%14.64%20.50%
2021-12.77%-15.10%-8.76%-4.14%-5.46%-1.71%3.61%-4.91%3.91%-7.14%3.57%-9.84%-46.57%
20208.54%20.89%28.00%-29.37%-13.33%-11.85%-9.29%-8.39%8.09%-6.05%-30.34%-15.79%-55.13%
2019-19.10%-8.18%6.56%-7.24%19.43%-13.82%-2.15%8.38%-6.53%-3.81%-6.19%-5.72%-36.28%
2018-5.72%5.32%-2.94%-2.12%-9.64%-4.63%-5.10%-7.90%5.95%22.48%-1.60%25.76%14.10%
20170.27%-5.46%2.37%-2.56%4.85%-7.38%-1.81%5.19%-13.16%-3.11%-6.88%0.32%-25.45%
201612.81%-4.29%-15.03%-2.17%-4.68%1.42%-13.36%-2.64%-1.40%9.43%-23.95%-6.18%-43.66%
20156.08%-10.52%-3.88%4.69%-4.10%-2.03%3.97%8.15%5.98%-13.66%-4.77%8.94%-4.23%
20147.33%-8.29%-2.60%5.34%-1.39%-9.55%11.16%-8.15%9.76%-12.53%-3.23%-4.85%-18.71%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SDD is 15, meaning it’s performing worse than 85% 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 SDD is 1515
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SDD is 1111
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SDD is 1818
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SDD is 1818
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SDD is 1414
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SDD is 1313
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 SmallCap600 (SDD) 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 SmallCap600 Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.13
  • 5-Year: -0.59
  • 10-Year: -0.55
  • All Time: -0.57

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 SmallCap600 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 SmallCap600 provided a 4.03% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.69 per share.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.002018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.69$0.66$0.71$0.09$0.00$0.00$1.07$0.74

Dividend yield

4.03%4.34%3.84%0.33%0.00%0.00%1.20%0.52%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.14
2024$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.66
2023$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.71
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.11$1.07
2018$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.74

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 SmallCap600. 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 SmallCap600 was 99.91%, occurring on Nov 25, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 drawdown is 99.88%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-99.91%Mar 10, 20093633Nov 25, 2024
-50.18%Nov 21, 200830Jan 6, 200942Mar 9, 200972
-33.41%Oct 28, 20086Nov 4, 200811Nov 19, 200817
-30.83%Jan 23, 2008168Sep 19, 200811Oct 6, 2008179
-21.81%Mar 6, 200763Jun 4, 2007118Nov 19, 2007181
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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