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ProShares Short Real Estate (REK)

Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
15.60 USD +0.07 (0.471%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:39 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 15.60

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:11 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a tactical contrarian play, not a long-term investment. The underlying real estate sector has suffered a brutal multi-year decline, dropping nearly 51% over the last nine years with seven out of nine years seeing negative returns. While the inverse structure means the fund itself has rallied recently, the persistent downward pressure on the underlying asset suggests the 'recovery' may be fragile. The recent price action shows the fund hovering near its 50-day average, failing to break out decisively, which aligns with the statistical forecast predicting a slight dip over the next 45 days. The dividend yield of roughly 3.3% is attractive but misleading; it is a return of capital in disguise given the massive erosion of the underlying asset's value over the decade. For investors, this is a high-risk vehicle suitable only for short-term bets on a housing market crash, not a core holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.009088
AutoTheta0.009209
AutoETS0.009570
AutoARIMA0.022650

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 64%
H-stat 0.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.747
Excess Kurtosis -0.01

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:11 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and non-directional. Call volume is concentrated in October 2026 OTM strikes, while put activity is negligible and scattered. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection (66%) compared to calls (29%), suggesting a fear premium rather than a hedging strategy. The lack of significant open interest or volume in either direction indicates the market is currently neutral on immediate tactical moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.80% 3.04% 4.52% 3.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-24 0.123 0.795602
2026-03-25 0.084 0.487805
2025-12-24 0.145 0.845974
2025-09-24 0.152 0.906380
2025-06-25 0.142 0.838748
2025-03-26 0.150 0.882353
2024-12-23 0.287 1.643757
2024-09-25 0.293 1.821007
2024-06-26 0.312 1.629243
2024-03-20 0.192 1.024000
2023-12-20 0.306 1.646046
2023-09-20 0.215 1.041667
2023-06-21 0.169 0.836220
2023-03-22 0.130 0.604370
2022-12-22 0.097 0.475490
2020-03-25 0.016 0.048048
2019-12-24 0.054 0.206580
2019-09-25 0.084 0.322829
2019-06-25 0.110 0.396539
2019-03-20 0.082 0.282954
2018-12-26 0.096 0.289855
2018-09-26 0.044 0.138714
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 114.0
All Time Low 14.89
Ask 15.81
Ask Size 1,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,098
Average Volume 9,098
Average Volume10Days 5,350
Beta3 Year -0.88
Bid 15.59
Bid Size 2,800
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 15.63
Day Low 15.4908
Dividend Yield 3.28
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.4088
Fifty Day Average Change 0.19400024
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.012590224
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.181286
Fifty Two Week High 17.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.037199
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11548748
Fifty Two Week Low 14.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7128
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.047871053
Fifty Two Week Range 14.89 - 17.64
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,268,919,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0050782003
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.0732002
Fullday Change Percent 0.471359
Fullday Price 15.6028
Fund Family ProShares
Fund Inception Date 1,268,697,600
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 ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Daily Target. The index is designed to measure the performance of real estate companies included in the S&P 500 Index. 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 Real Estate
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_99718729
Nav Price 15.5396
Net Assets 11,742,487.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 15.4908
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 15.6028
Post Market Time 1,787,955,581
Previous Close 15.5296
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0732002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.471359
Regular Market Day High 15.63
Regular Market Day Low 15.4908
Regular Market Day Range 15.4908 - 15.63
Regular Market Open 15.4908
Regular Market Previous Close 15.5296
Regular Market Price 15.6028
Regular Market Time 1,787,945,980
Regular Market Volume 13,795
Short Name ProShares Short Real Estate
Source Interval 15
Symbol REK
Three Year Average Return -0.049914
Total Assets 11,742,487
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.26985
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.26985
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.23335
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.6305504
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.038842898
Type Disp ETF
Volume 13,795
Yield 0.0328
Ytd Return -9.6608