Proshares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF (ION)Natural Resources | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
53.68 USD
-0.02
(-0.035%) ⇩
(Aug. 27, 2026, 2:33 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT
The battery metals theme driving this ETF shows a clear recovery arc, having erased a massive 24% loss from the prior year to finish the trailing two-year period up by roughly 2%. This rebound is the primary driver for a positive long-term outlook, though the asset remains volatile relative to its moving averages. Short-term momentum is building; the price has recently breached its 50-day average and is trading above the 200-day line, signaling that the recent downtrend has stalled and buyers are stepping in. However, the statistical forecasting model offers no help, showing a flat prediction with low confidence, which highlights the difficulty in timing the next leg of this commodity-driven trade. On the income side, the yield is modest and inconsistent, with payments ranging from a few cents to over thirty cents, making it unsuitable for investors seeking reliable income. Overall, this looks like a speculative recovery play on the battery supply chain rather than a stable core holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.152510 |
| AutoTheta | 0.183106 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.195019 |
| MSTL | 0.209056 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 8.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.178 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 20.00 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and mixed. In the near term (September), there is negligible open interest, suggesting a lack of defined directional bets. Looking further out to December, volume is heavily skewed toward calls, particularly at strikes significantly above the current price (70 strike), indicating speculative hopes for a substantial rally. However, the presence of significant open interest at lower strikes (46) suggests some hedging or bearish protection is also being deployed, creating a conflicted sentiment rather than a unified directional thesis.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.39% | 1.62% | 1.90% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | 0.206 | 0.392008 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.340 | 0.636800 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.218 | 0.595531 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.265 | 0.959936 |
| 2025-03-26 | 0.020 | 0.075072 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.070 | 0.272257 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.158 | 0.585836 |
| 2024-06-26 | 0.186 | 0.665188 |
| 2024-03-20 | 0.028 | 0.091683 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.150 | 0.490517 |
| 2023-09-20 | 0.313 | 0.938081 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.255 | 0.669801 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.050 | 0.130668 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 69.55 |
| All Time Low | 20.72 |
| Ask | 68.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,250 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,438 |
| Average Volume | 2,438 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,250 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.32 |
| Bid | 53.52 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Natural Resources |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 53.6782 |
| Day Low | 53.6782 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.61 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.684035 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 50.31542 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.3627815 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06683402 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 52.61767 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 69.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -15.871803 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22820708 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 34.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.798199 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5389392 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 34.88 - 69.55 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,669,905,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.0186005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.0346398 |
| Fullday Price | 53.6782 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,669,680,000 |
| 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 ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index engaged in the mining of cobalt, lithium, and nickel—base metals used to produce batteries. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the index or in instruments with similar economic characteristics. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Proshares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1798598447 |
| Nav Price | 53.9082 |
| Net Assets | 11,907,916.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.58 |
| Open | 53.555 |
| Previous Close | 53.6968 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0186005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.0346398 |
| Regular Market Day High | 53.6782 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 53.6782 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 53.6782 - 53.6782 |
| Regular Market Open | 53.555 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 53.6968 |
| Regular Market Price | 53.6782 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,855,596 |
| Regular Market Volume | 141 |
| Short Name | ProShares S&P Global Core Batte |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ION |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1895385 |
| Total Assets | 11,907,916 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 19.999067 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -26.33696 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -26.33696 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 55.25016 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5719604 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.02845169 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 141 |
| Yield | 0.0161 |
| Ytd Return | -7.62455 |