ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY)Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
22.51 USD
+0.91
(4.213%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 22.31 -0.20 (-0.198%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:53 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a high-risk leveraged bet on small-cap weakness that is currently misaligned with the broader market's recent performance. While the headline 8.11% yield looks attractive, it is a dangerous illusion; the fund pays out capital to maintain a yield on a vehicle that has lost 99.3% of its value over the last nine years. The underlying Russell 2000 index has suffered six consecutive years of decline, meaning this inverse fund has been a relentless money-losing machine for investors. The recent price action shows a slight technical bounce off lows, but the heavy put open interest suggests smart money is still betting on continued small-cap distress. For a long-term holder, the compounding drag of the 3x inverse structure combined with a decade-long downtrend makes holding this position a guaranteed path to ruin, regardless of the dividend paid. The short-term outlook remains bearish as the statistical models and options flow both point to further downside, making any bounce a potential selling opportunity rather than a buying signal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.033153 |
| AutoETS | 0.057710 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.060372 |
| MSTL | 0.060499 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 0.47 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.492 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.56 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for further downside. Put open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) for the nearest expiration, with massive concentration at strikes significantly below the current price, indicating a bet on a sharp drop. Conversely, call positioning is overwhelmingly OTM, suggesting traders are buying cheap insurance or speculative leverage on a crash rather than expecting a rally. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for deep OTM puts compared to calls, reinforcing a bearish sentiment.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.29% | 5.18% | 5.69% | 3.72% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | 0.285 | 1.285521 |
| 2026-03-25 | 0.274 | 0.715405 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.720 | 1.837203 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.632 | 1.338983 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.676 | 0.936288 |
| 2025-03-26 | 0.888 | 0.980999 |
| 2024-12-23 | 1.800 | 2.414163 |
| 2024-09-25 | 1.788 | 2.144914 |
| 2024-06-26 | 1.984 | 1.715076 |
| 2024-03-20 | 1.496 | 1.377532 |
| 2023-12-20 | 1.948 | 1.507273 |
| 2023-09-20 | 1.496 | 0.821076 |
| 2023-06-21 | 1.420 | 0.842430 |
| 2023-03-22 | 1.100 | 0.502650 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.356 | 0.161701 |
| 2020-03-25 | 3.300 | 0.093036 |
| 2019-12-24 | 8.100 | 0.459184 |
| 2019-09-25 | 10.200 | 0.445220 |
| 2019-06-25 | 10.600 | 0.414548 |
| 2019-03-20 | 9.200 | 0.359375 |
| 2018-12-26 | 11.600 | 0.280193 |
| 2018-09-26 | 6.900 | 0.311653 |
| 2018-06-20 | 3.600 | 0.163711 |
| 2018-03-21 | 5.600 | 0.195326 |
| 2017-12-26 | 1.200 | 0.037665 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 652,320.0 |
| All Time Low | 20.48 |
| Ask | 22.51 |
| Ask Size | 4,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,445,270 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,284,777 |
| Average Volume | 2,284,777 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,445,270 |
| Beta3 Year | -3.59 |
| Bid | 22.47 |
| Bid Size | 2,800 |
| Category | Trading--Inverse Equity |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 22.525 |
| Day Low | 21.51 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.11 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.1556 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.35440063 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.015995985 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -57.592316 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 54.68 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -32.17 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.58833206 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 20.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.0300007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.09912113 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 20.48 - 54.68 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,265,898,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.3199669 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.91 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.21296 |
| Fullday Price | 22.312 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,265,673,600 |
| 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 a measure of small-cap U.S. stock market performance. Under normal circumstances, the fund will obtain inverse leveraged 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 UltraPro Short Russell2000 |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_98126593 |
| Nav Price | 21.6273 |
| Net Assets | 79,884,568.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.95 |
| Open | 21.645 |
| Post Market Change | -0.19799995 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.87960887 |
| Post Market Price | 22.312 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,011 |
| Previous Close | 21.6 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.91 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.21296 |
| Regular Market Day High | 22.525 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 21.51 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 21.51 - 22.525 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.645 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 21.6 |
| Regular Market Price | 22.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,324,090 |
| Short Name | ProShares UltraPro Short Russel |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SRTY |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.46927652 |
| Total Assets | 79,884,568 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -14.68897 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -14.68897 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.94155 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.431549 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.29527524 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,324,090 |
| Yield | 0.081099994 |
| Ytd Return | -43.33536 |