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ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF (EMTY)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
24.26 USD -0.06 (-0.263%) ⇩ (Aug. 25, 2026, 2:17 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:22 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a tactical tool for betting on the continued decline of the retail sector, not a traditional investment vehicle. Over the past seven years, the fund has lost more than 61% of its value, reflecting a brutal multi-year downtrend where the market has consistently punished exposure to struggling brick-and-mortar retailers. While the trailing twelve-month performance shows a slight recovery, the underlying thesis remains intact: the retail apocalypse is far from over. The recent price action is flat to slightly negative, hovering near its 52-week lows, offering no immediate catalyst for a reversal. The 3.33% dividend yield is a byproduct of the fund's structure and capital gains distributions, not a sign of corporate health, and it cannot offset the massive capital destruction inherent in holding a leveraged bet on industry contraction. For investors, this is a high-risk, niche hedge suitable only for those with a specific view on retail decline, but it offers no safety margin or long-term growth potential.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.015331
AutoARIMA0.015579
AutoETS0.015592
MSTL0.016459

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 1.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.479
Excess Kurtosis -0.43

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:22 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with zero open interest or volume in out-of-the-money contracts. The only notable positioning involves deep in-the-money calls at the $11 strike, which likely represent synthetic long positions or hedging rather than speculative bets on a price rebound. The absence of any put or call activity suggests a lack of active speculation on immediate directional moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 3.32% 4.47% 3.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-24 0.165 0.699153
2026-03-25 0.144 0.601253
2025-12-24 0.248 1.035058
2025-09-24 0.228 0.983776
2025-06-25 0.228 0.900403
2025-03-26 0.230 0.834543
2024-12-23 0.518 2.027397
2024-09-25 0.388 1.455364
2024-06-26 0.306 1.119649
2024-03-20 0.332 1.241864
2023-12-20 0.470 1.615120
2023-09-20 0.300 0.903614
2023-06-21 0.274 0.885013
2023-03-22 0.212 0.717428
2022-12-22 0.192 0.634921
2020-03-25 0.034 0.034949
2019-12-24 0.182 0.267600
2019-09-25 0.132 0.178983
2019-06-25 0.120 0.153763
2019-03-20 0.116 0.164876
2018-12-26 0.138 0.186180
2018-09-26 0.108 0.182088
2018-06-20 0.134 0.217603
2018-03-21 0.076 0.107239
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.33

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 119.2
All Time Low 13.958
Ask 24.31
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,059
Average Volume 1,059
Average Volume10Days 440
Beta3 Year -0.96
Bid 24.18
Bid Size 200
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.2569
Day Low 24.2569
Dividend Yield 3.33
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.76722
Fifty Day Average Change 0.48968124
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.020603219
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.633247
Fifty Two Week High 26.02
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7630997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0677594
Fifty Two Week Low 21.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.4769
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1137236
Fifty Two Week Range 21.78 - 26.02
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,510,842,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.021003598
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0639992
Fullday Change Percent -0.263145
Fullday Price 24.2569
Fund Family ProShares
Fund Inception Date 1,510,617,600
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 fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Daily Target. The index is designed to measure the performance of publicly traded U.S. “bricks and mortar” retail companies whose retail revenue is derived principally from in-store sales.
Long Name ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_541340763
Nav Price 23.811
Net Assets 2,943,592.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.65
Open 23.701
Previous Close 24.3209
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0639992
Regular Market Change Percent -0.263145
Regular Market Day High 24.2569
Regular Market Day Low 24.2569
Regular Market Day Range 24.2569 - 24.2569
Regular Market Open 23.701
Regular Market Previous Close 24.3209
Regular Market Price 24.2569
Regular Market Time 1,787,681,874
Regular Market Volume 133
Short Name ProShares Decline of the Retail
Source Interval 15
Symbol EMTY
Three Year Average Return -0.0579676
Total Assets 2,943,592
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.82234
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.82234
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.68581
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.5710907
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.02411109
Type Disp ETF
Volume 133
Yield 0.033299997
Ytd Return -2.40551