Don't confuse the speculative
leveraged UltraShort S&P 500 ETF with the plain vanilla Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
Not exact matches
The ProShares
UltraShort Utilities ETF provides 2x
leveraged inverse exposure to a market - cap - weighted index that measures the performance of large US utilities companies.
There are now several
leveraged ETFs, and short too, such as Proshares Ultra Technology (ROM) and
UltraShort Basic Materials (SMN).
Twice
leveraged ETF names will often include a term such as «ultra», «double», «enhanced», «plus», etc. (and «
ultrashort», «double short», etc. for inverse funds.)
ProShares x2
leveraged ETFs can be identified by the term «Ultra» (or «
UltraShort»).
ProShares
UltraShort 20 + Year Treasury ETF (NYSEMKT: TBT) has been a popular choice for those trying to time a reversal in the bull market for bonds, but shares have fallen 16 % in the past year as the combination of volatility and steady declines in yield hurt the inverse
leveraged ETF.
He commented on the substantial flows into ProShares
UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (SDS) and ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF (SH) as investors look to «stock - proof their portfolios,» noting SDS has «regained its former status as the largest
leveraged ETF.»
ProFunds Group, which manages more than 80 % of the nation's short and
leveraged fund assets, ¹ today introduces two new ProShares ETFs: Ultra and
UltraShort Telecommunications ProShares, trading on the American Stock Exchange ®.
The silver - tracking ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSE: AGQ) and ProShares
UltraShort Silver (NYSE: ZSL) give you a good example of just how badly long - term investing in
leveraged ETFs can go.