ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors (SSG)Trading--Inverse Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
12.62 USD
+0.81
(6.859%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.53 -0.09 (-0.090%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m. EDT
This is a classic 'value trap' disguised as a high-yield opportunity. The underlying asset, the semiconductor sector, has suffered a catastrophic multi-year collapse, dropping nearly 99.98% over the last nine years with zero positive annual returns. This is not a temporary downturn; the market has permanently repriced the business quality of the underlying index to near zero. The 8.89% dividend yield is a dangerous illusion; it is being funded by the erosion of the principal, as evidenced by the massive, accelerating dividend cuts over the last two years. Buying this inverse leveraged ETF is akin to betting on a house fire to generate rental income while the structure burns down. The options market confirms this despair, with heavy put buying at lower strikes and negligible call interest, signaling that smart money expects the carnage to continue. Avoid this security entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.059931 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.059967 |
| MSTL | 0.062345 |
| AutoTheta | 0.144470 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 1.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.087 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.71 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for further declines. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM), indicating bets on a rebound to $14+, while put open interest is concentrated deep in-the-money (ITM) at strikes like $11 and $9, suggesting a floor or further downside. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts than calls, reflecting fear of continued losses rather than anticipation of a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.66% | 4.17% | 4.75% | 3.37% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | 0.083 | 0.662939 |
| 2026-03-25 | 0.179 | 0.634302 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.481 | 1.613011 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.488 | 1.255144 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.440 | 0.807636 |
| 2025-03-26 | 1.404 | 1.163793 |
| 2024-12-23 | 1.880 | 1.870275 |
| 2024-09-25 | 2.260 | 1.771160 |
| 2024-06-26 | 1.780 | 1.212534 |
| 2024-03-20 | 2.300 | 0.923695 |
| 2023-12-20 | 8.300 | 1.520147 |
| 2023-09-20 | 6.400 | 0.810127 |
| 2023-06-21 | 9.600 | 1.224490 |
| 2023-03-22 | 9.700 | 0.702899 |
| 2022-12-22 | 8.900 | 0.364008 |
| 2022-09-21 | 9.700 | 0.323333 |
| 2020-03-25 | 19.200 | 0.079260 |
| 2019-12-24 | 52.800 | 0.226648 |
| 2019-09-25 | 76.800 | 0.231660 |
| 2019-06-25 | 171.200 | 0.390654 |
| 2019-03-20 | 128.000 | 0.295639 |
| 2018-12-26 | 188.800 | 0.279092 |
| 2018-09-26 | 121.600 | 0.236025 |
| 2018-06-20 | 99.200 | 0.212474 |
| 2008-12-23 | 6781920.000 | 48.957034 |
| 2008-09-24 | 27680.000 | 0.191924 |
| 2008-06-24 | 27680.000 | 0.281392 |
| 2008-03-25 | 24000.000 | 0.214347 |
| 2007-12-20 | 95680.000 | 1.056911 |
| 2007-09-25 | 34560.000 | 0.423032 |
| 2007-06-26 | 247040.000 | 2.726952 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 34,001,600.0 |
| All Time Low | 7.42 |
| Ask | 12.61 |
| Ask Size | 1,500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 501,770 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 896,903 |
| Average Volume | 896,903 |
| Average Volume10Days | 501,770 |
| Beta3 Year | -3.33 |
| Bid | 12.34 |
| Bid Size | 1,500 |
| Category | Trading--Inverse Equity |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 12.68 |
| Day Low | 11.82 |
| Dividend Date | 1,553,644,800 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.89 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.5998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.020199776 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0016031823 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -72.493454 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 47.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -34.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.73442763 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15673694 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.91 - 47.52 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,340,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.65492105 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.809999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 6.85859 |
| Fullday Price | 12.53 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,170,115,200 |
| 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 index is designed to measure the performance of U.S. companies in the semiconductors subsector. 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 UltraShort Semiconductors |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32432379 |
| Nav Price | 11.8111 |
| Net Assets | 44,714,304.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.95 |
| Open | 11.92 |
| Post Market Change | -0.09000015 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.7131549 |
| Post Market Price | 12.53 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,590 |
| Previous Close | 11.81 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.809999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 6.85859 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.68 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.82 - 12.68 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.81 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.62 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 569,590 |
| Short Name | ProShares UltraShort Semiconduc |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SSG |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.73546416 |
| Total Assets | 44,714,304 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -22.2637 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -22.2637 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.9794 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.359401 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.425826 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 569,590 |
| Yield | 0.0889 |
| Ytd Return | -54.15512 |