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ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74347W5691

CUSIP

74347W569

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Nov 25, 2008

Region

Developed Asia Pacific (Japan)

Leveraged

2x

Index Tracked

USD/JPY Exchange Rate (-200%)

Asset Class

Currency

Expense Ratio

YCS has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) returned -14.07% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.33% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, YCS returned 5.55% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.


YCS

YTD

-14.07%

1M

-0.05%

6M

-12.26%

1Y

-10.33%

3Y*

16.99%

5Y*

16.68%

10Y*

5.55%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-1.34%

1M

5.80%

6M

-2.79%

1Y

9.39%

3Y*

13.76%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

10.68%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.06%-5.03%-0.14%-8.89%-0.62%-14.07%
20249.96%4.88%2.92%9.83%0.36%5.45%-12.42%-4.21%-2.51%12.73%-2.82%9.55%35.41%
2023-0.88%10.13%-4.24%6.04%5.68%8.27%-2.01%5.74%6.64%4.13%-3.39%-8.72%28.70%
2022-0.11%0.05%11.79%13.24%-1.78%10.79%-3.73%8.82%8.64%5.95%-13.90%-9.69%29.09%
20212.84%3.38%7.84%-2.71%0.87%2.20%-2.68%0.43%2.29%4.70%-1.85%3.59%22.38%
2020-0.27%-0.94%-1.75%-0.31%0.75%0.20%-3.99%-0.08%-0.86%-1.51%-0.78%-2.16%-11.18%
2019-0.89%5.21%-0.74%1.64%-5.08%-0.39%2.24%-4.37%3.99%0.23%2.95%-0.93%3.37%
2018-6.12%-4.36%-0.27%5.88%-0.70%4.04%2.37%-0.89%4.93%-0.98%1.56%-6.05%-1.49%
2017-6.99%-1.17%-1.72%0.25%-1.33%3.26%-3.85%-0.49%4.74%2.26%-1.81%0.62%-6.57%
20160.88%-13.41%-0.35%-11.08%8.10%-13.60%-2.82%2.38%-4.07%6.99%18.50%4.38%-8.69%
2015-4.17%3.60%0.28%-0.84%7.80%-3.00%2.31%-4.75%-2.25%1.08%3.89%-4.70%-1.58%
2014-6.08%-1.11%2.67%-2.06%-0.97%-1.07%3.01%2.20%10.91%4.30%11.54%1.32%25.93%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of YCS is 7, meaning it’s performing worse than 93% 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 YCS is 77
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of YCS is 66
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of YCS is 88
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of YCS is 88
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of YCS is 44
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of YCS 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 UltraShort Yen (YCS) 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 Yen Sharpe ratios as of May 25, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.40
  • 5-Year: 0.82
  • 10-Year: 0.29
  • All Time: 0.25

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 Yen 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 Yen doesn't pay dividends

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 Yen. 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 Yen was 49.56%, occurring on Oct 28, 2011. Recovery took 756 trading sessions.

The current ProShares UltraShort Yen drawdown is 17.03%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-49.56%Apr 7, 2009648Oct 28, 2011756Oct 31, 20141404
-39.31%Jun 8, 2015304Aug 18, 20161421Apr 11, 20221725
-27.32%Oct 21, 202258Jan 13, 2023147Aug 16, 2023205
-23.05%Jul 11, 202447Sep 16, 202479Jan 8, 2025126
-19.24%Jan 10, 202569Apr 21, 2025
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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