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)
|
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.015331 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.015579 |
| AutoETS | 0.015592 |
| MSTL | 0.016459 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.70% | 3.32% | 4.47% | 3.13% |
| 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 |
| 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 |