How to Invest or Trade Ultra Funds
Learn the benefits of Trading Ultra Funds(ETF).
Investing or trading in ultra funds enables the individual investor to have managed risk and higher potential
profits. The managed risk that comes with
trading ultra funds is explained by the investment being made up of several
companies. The higher profits from investing in ultra funds is explained by
the double percentage tracking of the index. For example the ultra fund for
tracking the dow is DDM, if you compare the two on a chart you can see the
higher percentage gain or loss.
If you try to make your money as a short trader there is a ultra fund for trading on the down side. When the
market goes down the ultra fund will
go up in value. This has the lower risk explained above due to the fact
you are not tied to one company. The short ultra fund for going against
the DOW would be the DOG, type the ticker symbol DOG in and look at the
chart when compared to the dow jones industrial average.
Ultra basically means the fund will double (200%) the benchmark index in which
it is tracking. If you need more of a description visit Ultra Funds
Below is a list of Ultra Funds from ProShares that are available for trading:
Short MarketCap
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Short QQQ PSQ $51.06 NASDAQ-100® Index
Short Dow30 DOG $59.58 Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
Short S&P500 SH $59.53 S&P 500® Index
Short MidCap400 MYY $50.77 S&P MidCap 400 Index
Short SmallCap600 SBB $44.00 S&P SmallCap 600 Index
Short Russell2000 RWM $49.93 Russell 2000® Index
UltraShort QQQ QID $26.24 NASDAQ-100® Index
UltraShort Dow30 DXD $38.37 Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
UltraShort S&P500 SDS $45.31 S&P 500® Index
UltraShort Russell3000 TWQ $32.45 Russell 3000® Index
UltraShort MidCap400 MZZ $29.26 S&P MidCap 400 Index
UltraShort SmallCap600 SDD $33.96 S&P SmallCap 600 Index
UltraShort Russell2000 TWM $32.63 Russell 2000® Index
UltraPro Short S&P500 SPXU $54.07 S&P 500® Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
UltraShort Russell1000 Value SJF $66.70 Russell 1000® Value Index
UltraShort Russell1000 Growth SFK $46.84 Russell 1000® Growth Index
UltraShort Russell MidCap Value SJL $37.31 Russell Mid-Cap® Value Index
UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth SDK $35.55 Russell Mid-Cap® Growth Index
UltraShort Russell2000 Value SJH $34.37 Russell 2000® Value Index
UltraShort Russell2000 Growth SKK $27.08 Russell 2000® Growth Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Short Financials SEF $48.09 Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index
Short Oil & Gas DDG $58.45 Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas SM Index
UltraShort Basic Materials SMN $13.06 Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index
UltraShort Consumer Goods SZK $54.27 Dow Jones U.S. Consumer GoodsSM Index
UltraShort Consumer Services SCC $50.23 Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services SM Index
UltraShort Financials SKF $29.11 Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index
UltraShort Health Care RXD $44.93 Dow Jones U.S. Health CareSM Index
UltraShort Industrials SIJ $32.56 Dow Jones U.S. IndustrialsSM Index
UltraShort Oil & Gas DUG $16.69 Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas SM Index
UltraShort Real Estate SRS $12.16 Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexSM
UltraShort Semiconductors SSG $26.28 Dow Jones U.S. SemiconductorsSM Index
UltraShort Technology REW $32.50 Dow Jones U.S. Technology SM Index
UltraShort Telecommunications TLL $25.60 Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications IndexSM
UltraShort Utilities SDP $28.74 Dow Jones U.S. Utilities SM Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Short MSCI EAFE EFZ $65.73 MSCI EAFE Index
Short MSCI Emerging Markets EUM $46.88 MSCI Emerging Markets Index
UltraShort MSCI EAFE EFU $49.69 MSCI EAFE Index
UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets EEV $16.45 MSCI Emerging Markets Index
UltraShort MSCI Europe EPV $29.90 MSCI Europe Index
UltraShort MSCI Pacific ex-Japan JPX $28.20 MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index
UltraShort MSCI Brazil BZQ $43.27 MSCI Brazil Index
UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 FXP $9.89 FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index
UltraShort MSCI Japan EWV $50.23 MSCI Japan Index
UltraShort MSCI Mexico Investable Market SMK $38.81 MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury PST $56.62 Barclays Capital 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index
UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury TBT $52.18 Barclays Capital 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity CMD $17.85 Dow Jones—UBS Commodity IndexSM
UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil SCO $16.35 Dow Jones—UBS Crude Oil Sub-IndexSM
UltraShort Gold GLL $14.52 Gold
UltraShort Silver ZSL $8.06 Silver
(update)
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
UltraShort Euro EUO $19.21 Euro/US Dollar
UltraShort Yen YCS $23.22 Yen/US Dollar
Ultra ProShares
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra QQQ QLD $45.52 NASDAQ-100® Index
Ultra Dow30 DDM $35.25 Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM
Ultra S&P500 SSO $31.20 S&P 500® Index
Ultra Russell3000 UWC $48.22 Russell 3000® Index
Ultra MidCap400 MVV $33.90 S&P MidCap 400 Index
Ultra SmallCap600 SAA $26.22 S&P SmallCap 600 Index
Ultra Russell2000 UWM $24.11 Russell 2000® Index
UltraPro S&P500 UPRO $112.49 S&P 500® Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra Russell1000 Value UVG $19.43 Russell 1000® Value Index
Ultra Russell1000 Growth UKF $30.57 Russell 1000® Growth Index
Ultra Russell MidCap Value UVU $19.97 Russell Mid-Cap® Value Index
Ultra Russell MidCap Growth UKW $25.00 Russell Mid-Cap® Growth Index
Ultra Russell2000 Value UVT $19.19 Russell 2000® Value Index
Ultra Russell2000 Growth UKK $25.59 Russell 2000® Growth Index
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra Basic Materials UYM $24.08 Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index
Ultra Consumer Goods UGE $41.40 Dow Jones U.S. Consumer GoodsSM Index
Ultra Consumer Services UCC $26.70 Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services SM Index
Ultra Financials UYG $5.32 Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index
Ultra Health Care RXL $40.30 Dow Jones U.S. Health CareSM Index
Ultra Industrials UXI $25.10 Dow Jones U.S. IndustrialsSM Index
Ultra Oil & Gas DIG $28.83 Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas SM Index
Ultra Real Estate URE $5.22 Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexSM
Ultra Semiconductors USD $25.69 Dow Jones U.S. SemiconductorsSM Index
Ultra Technology ROM $38.39 Dow Jones U.S. Technology SM Index
Ultra Telecommunications LTL $30.82 Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications IndexSM
Ultra Utilities UPW $33.74 Dow Jones U.S. Utilities SM Index
Ultra Commodity
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity UCD $25.50 Dow Jones—UBS Commodity IndexSM
Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil UCO $12.54 Dow Jones—UBS Crude Oil Sub-IndexSM
Ultra Gold UGL $34.37 Gold
Ultra Silver AGQ $43.75 Silver
(update)
Ultra Currency
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra Euro ULE $29.85 Euro/US Dollar
Ultra Yen YCL $24.76 Yen/US Dollar
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
Ultra MSCI EAFE EFO $66.47 MSCI EAFE Index
Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets EET $65.80 MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Ultra FTSE/Xinhua China 25 XPP $69.43 FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index
Ultra MSCI Japan EZJ $65.64 MSCI Japan Index
Alpha ProShares
Fund Ticker NAV Index/Benchmark
ProShares Credit Suisse 130/30 CSM $44.63 Credit Suisse 130/30 Large-Cap Index
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