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ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
25.93 USD +0.49 (1.926%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 26.00 +0.07 (0.270%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a specialized hedge tool, not an investment vehicle, and the data confirms it is currently under heavy pressure as the market continues to sell off the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100. The short-term outlook remains bearish due to the relentless downward momentum of the underlying index; while the 45-day statistical model shows a flat prediction, this is likely a lagging indicator of the severe trend reversal already in progress, whereas the options flow screams 'protection' and 'fear'. Long-term prospects are nonexistent because the fund's performance is entirely tethered to the volatility and direction of the Nasdaq-100, which has suffered a structural decline over the last nine years with eight of those years seeing negative returns. The high dividend yield is misleading; it is a mechanical result of the fund's daily rebalancing and compounding losses, not a sign of corporate health or sustainable cash flow. Investors holding this for income are effectively selling themselves short on the underlying asset while paying a premium for the illusion of yield.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.028622
AutoTheta0.058826
MSTL0.076125
AutoETS0.083370

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 0.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.188
Excess Kurtosis -1.06

As of July 11, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for further downside, evidenced by massive put volume and open interest concentrated deep out-of-the-money (strikes 37 and 41) compared to negligible call activity. While some call volume exists at strikes 39-40, the overwhelming capital flow is into protection against a continued collapse in the underlying Nasdaq-100.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 3.87% 5.32% 3.67%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-24 0.229 0.882466
2026-03-25 0.154 0.486726
2025-12-24 0.400 1.346348
2025-09-24 0.360 1.152738
2025-06-25 0.401 1.169437
2025-03-26 0.341 0.867243
2024-12-23 0.699 1.914544
2024-09-25 0.678 1.713419
2024-06-26 0.756 1.873606
2024-03-20 0.540 1.235698
2023-12-20 0.950 1.977107
2023-09-20 0.715 1.337699
2023-06-21 0.725 1.347584
2023-03-22 0.460 0.721569
2022-12-22 0.255 0.347411
2020-03-25 0.225 0.168413
2019-12-24 0.410 0.332657
2019-09-25 0.575 0.417726
2019-06-25 0.660 0.463483
2019-03-20 0.505 0.343537
2018-12-26 0.530 0.304335
2018-09-26 0.510 0.345763
2018-06-20 0.385 0.250569
2018-03-21 0.200 0.121470
2017-12-26 0.030 0.016959
2008-12-23 85.080 5.665956
2008-09-24 3.260 0.254171
2008-06-24 4.020 0.352817
2008-03-25 5.220 0.428924
2007-12-20 10.440 0.975701
2007-09-25 16.880 1.571402
2007-06-26 12.860 1.096147
2007-03-27 11.880 0.957910
2006-12-20 19.640 1.582595
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.56

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 1,896.4
All Time Low 24.96
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 82,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,947,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,342,098
Average Volume 8,342,098
Average Volume10Days 5,947,190
Beta3 Year -1.15
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 30,600
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 25.98
Day Low 25.6801
Dividend Yield 4.56
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.0274
Fifty Day Average Change -0.09739876
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0037421626
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -23.991632
Fifty Two Week High 33.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.959999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23487753
Fifty Two Week Low 24.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9700012
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03886223
Fifty Two Week Range 24.96 - 33.89
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,150,896,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.1249366
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family ProShares
Fund Inception Date 1,150,675,200
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 fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Daily Target. The index is designed to measure the performance of 100 of the largest Nasdaq-listed non-financial companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund will obtain inverse 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 Short QQQ
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27776689
Nav Price 25.4361
Net Assets 601,396,930.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 25.71
Post Market Change 0.069999695
Post Market Change Percent 0.2699564
Post Market Price 26.0
Post Market Time 1,783,986,954
Previous Close 25.44
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.49
Regular Market Change Percent 1.9261
Regular Market Day High 25.98
Regular Market Day Low 25.6801
Regular Market Day Range 25.6801 - 25.98
Regular Market Open 25.71
Regular Market Previous Close 25.44
Regular Market Price 25.93
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 6,946,664
Short Name ProShares Short QQQ
Source Interval 15
Symbol PSQ
Three Year Average Return -0.1615832
Total Assets 601,396,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -21.4968
Trailing Three Month Returns -21.4968
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.3812
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.4512005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.11746288
Type Disp ETF
Volume 6,946,664
Yield 0.0456
Ytd Return -15.97768