ProShares UltraShort Energy ETF (DUG)Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
15.23 USD
-0.16
(-1.008%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 15.25 +0.02 (0.164%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a leveraged inverse ETF tracking the energy sector, and the data confirms a brutal, multi-year downtrend that has erased over 96% of its value since inception. The recent price action shows the asset trading near its 52-week lows, failing to break out of a descending channel despite some minor intraday fluctuations. While the headline dividend yield looks attractive at 4.55%, this is a dangerous illusion; the payout is likely propping up the price rather than being funded by robust cash flows, given the relentless decline in the underlying asset class. The options market offers the clearest signal here: there is zero speculative interest in buying calls, while sellers are aggressively placing protection deep in the money. This indicates that smart money expects the energy complex to remain under pressure, making this short instrument a high-risk, low-conviction play for the near term as the underlying trend remains firmly bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.085533 |
| AutoETS | 0.085611 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.085612 |
| MSTL | 0.085908 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 1.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.309 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.10 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for further declines. Call activity is virtually nonexistent, while put volume and open interest are concentrated in the money strikes (below current price) across multiple expirations. The heavy concentration of put open interest at strikes like 20.00 and 26.00 suggests a strong defensive bias, with traders betting against any recovery in the underlying energy complex.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.59% | 2.80% | 4.06% | 2.83% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | 0.124 | 0.590195 |
| 2026-03-25 | 0.084 | 0.489225 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.318 | 0.963928 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.245 | 0.752226 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.246 | 0.652866 |
| 2025-03-26 | 0.236 | 0.701754 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.612 | 1.430910 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.604 | 1.480392 |
| 2024-06-26 | 0.840 | 2.180685 |
| 2024-03-20 | 0.276 | 0.724790 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.660 | 1.441048 |
| 2023-09-20 | 0.320 | 0.771456 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.448 | 0.812183 |
| 2023-03-22 | 0.508 | 0.878893 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.140 | 0.263952 |
| 2020-03-25 | 0.580 | 0.028304 |
| 2019-12-24 | 1.120 | 0.146905 |
| 2019-09-25 | 1.300 | 0.156325 |
| 2019-06-25 | 0.980 | 0.121800 |
| 2019-03-20 | 0.860 | 0.121127 |
| 2018-12-26 | 2.600 | 0.258758 |
| 2018-09-26 | 0.360 | 0.060464 |
| 2008-12-23 | 2432.000 | 21.059924 |
| 2008-09-24 | 800.800 | 5.607843 |
| 2008-06-24 | 16.800 | 0.154128 |
| 2008-03-25 | 30.400 | 0.190955 |
| 2007-12-20 | 114.800 | 0.753676 |
| 2007-09-25 | 102.000 | 0.621648 |
| 2007-06-26 | 146.800 | 0.723723 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 34,600.0 |
| All Time Low | 9.65 |
| Ask | 16.02 |
| Ask Size | 4,600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 194,650 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 99,417 |
| Average Volume | 99,417 |
| Average Volume10Days | 194,650 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.06 |
| Bid | 15.22 |
| Bid Size | 1,900 |
| Category | Trading--Inverse Equity |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 15.405 |
| Day Low | 15.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.9528 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.7278004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1519429 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -54.223026 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.765001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5884023 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 14.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.9750004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.06842108 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 14.25 - 36.99 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,340,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.4170888 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.15499973 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.0078007 |
| Fullday Price | 15.25 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,170,115,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The index is designed to measure the performance of energy companies included in the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the fund will obtain inverse leveraged exposure to at least 80% of its total assets in components of the index or in instruments with similar economic characteristics. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | ProShares UltraShort Energy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32432323 |
| Nav Price | 15.3921 |
| Net Assets | 20,573,276.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.95 |
| Open | 15.32 |
| Post Market Change | 0.024999619 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.1642011 |
| Post Market Price | 15.25 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,306 |
| Previous Close | 15.38 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.155 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.0078 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.405 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.2 - 15.405 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.38 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.225 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,191 |
| Regular Market Volume | 221,275 |
| Short Name | ProShares UltraShort Energy |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DUG |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.2724831 |
| Total Assets | 20,573,276 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -2.84414 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -2.84414 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.2518 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.0268 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31578568 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 221,275 |
| Yield | 0.045500003 |
| Ytd Return | -47.24773 |