ProShares ETFs Cross $20 Billion in Assets After Two Years in Business
June 24 2008 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
ProShares announced today, two years after launching the nation's
first leveraged and first short exchange traded funds, that the
firm's net assets had exceeded $20 billion2. ProShares is the fifth
largest ETF provider in the country3 and the seventh largest in the
world4. This year, ProShares ranks second among all U.S. ETF
families in net flows5. "We introduced 64 ETFs in two years, each
the first of its kind," said ProShares Chairman Michael Sapir.
"Through ProShares, investors have, for the first time, been able
to seek profit when a part of the markets drops, or hedge a
portfolio simply by buying an ETF. They have also been able to
magnify their exposure to a variety of market indexes through
ProShares." ProShares launched its first ETFs on June 21, 2006, and
now provides investors with short and magnified investment exposure
to a wide range of market indexes. ProShares are benchmarked to
domestic equity indexes which include the S&P 500�, NASDAQ-100,
Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Sector Indexes, such as Oil & Gas
and Financials. Foreign equity indexes represented in the lineup
include MSCI EAFE, MSCI Emerging Markets and FTSE/Xinhua China 25.
ProShares recently introduced the first ETFs designed to provide
short exposure to Treasury securities, as represented by Lehman
indexes. "Many successful investors have employed shorting and
leveraged investment techniques as part of their strategies," Sapir
added. "We have succeeded by providing investors with access to
these techniques through a simple-to-use vehicle, the ETF." About
ProShares and ProFunds Group ProShares is part of the $28 billion
ProFunds Group, the leader in short and leveraged ETFs and mutual
funds, managing approximately 85% of the nation's short and
leveraged fund assets6. ProFunds Group also includes the family of
more than 100 ProFunds mutual funds and manages the Canada-based
Horizons BetaPro Funds. ProFunds Group describes the portfolio
managers common to ProFund Advisors LLC, advisor to ProFunds mutual
funds; and ProShare Advisors LLC, advisor to ProShares ETFs. All
investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Short ProShares should lose value when their market indexes rise,
and they entail certain risks, including, in some or all cases,
aggressive investment techniques, inverse correlation and market
price variance risks, all of which can increase volatility and
decrease performance. ProShares are not diversified investments.
Narrowly focused investments, including sector ETFs, typically
exhibit higher volatility. ProShares are designed to meet daily
objectives; results over longer periods may differ. There is no
guarantee that any ProShares ETF will achieve its investment
objective. Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges and expenses of ProShares and ProFunds before investing.
This and other information can be found in their prospectuses. Read
the prospectus(es) carefully before investing. For a ProShares ETF
prospectus, visit www.proshares.com and seek advice from your
financial adviser or broker/dealer representative. Financial
professionals can also call 866-PRO-5125. For a ProFunds mutual
funds prospectus, call 888-PRO-FNDS (individual investors) or
888-PRO-5717 (financial professionals), or visit www.profunds.com.
Read the prospectus(es) carefully before investing. ProFunds
Distributors, Inc. is distributor for ProFunds mutual funds.
ProShares ETFs are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co.,
which is not affiliated with any ProFunds Group affiliate. "QQQ�"
and "NASDAQ-100�" are trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
"S&P 500�" Index, S&P MidCap 400TM Index and S&P
SmallCap 600TM Index are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc. "Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM," "The Dow 30SM," "Dow Jones
U.S. Sector Indexes" and "Dow Jones Select Sector Indexes" are
service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The Russell 2000�
Index, Russell 2000� Growth Index, Russell 2000� Value Index,
Russell 1000� Growth Index, Russell 1000� Value Index, Russell
Midcap� Growth Index, and Russell Midcap� Value Index are
trademarks of Russell Investments. MSCI, MSCI Inc. and EAFE are
service marks of MSCI. Lehman Brothers and Lehman Brothers Inc. are
trademarks of Lehman Brothers Inc. FTSE/Xinhua China 25 is a
trademark of FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited ("FXI"). All have been
licensed for use by ProShares. "FTSE�" is a trademark of the London
Stock Exchange PLC and The Financial Times Limited and is used by
FXI under license. "Xinhua�" is a trademark of Xinhua Finance
Limited and is used by FXI under license. ProShares have not been
passed on by these entities or their affiliates as to their
legality or suitability. ProShares are not sponsored, endorsed,
sold or promoted by these entities or their affiliates, and they
make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in
these products. THESE ENTITIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES MAKE NO
WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PROSHARES.
2008-2551 (1) According to FRC, previously the ETF firm that had
gathered the most assets in its first two years of operation had
$5.4 billion. (2) ProShares net assets exceeded $20 billion on
6/20/2008. (3) Source: Bloomberg, based on assets as of 5/30/2008.
(4) Source: Morgan Stanley report "Exchange Traded Funds Q1 2008
Global Review." (5) Source: American Stock Exchange through May
2008. (6) Based on a comparison of average daily short and
leveraged ETF, ETN and mutual fund assets for May 2008, for
ProFunds Group, Direxion, MacroShares, PowerShares/Deutsche Bank,
Rydex, UBS, and Van Eck.
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