ProShares Metaverse ETF (VERS)Technology | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
70.19 USD
-1.04
(-1.457%) ⇩
(Aug. 27, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT
The ProShares Metaverse ETF presents a classic case of a speculative theme struggling to maintain traction. While the underlying business metrics show a robust recovery over the last three years—driving a +52% cumulative gain and ending on a positive annual note—the market has lost faith in the immediate future. The price action over the last two weeks reveals a distinct rejection of higher levels, closing near the session lows after failing to break the 50-day moving average. This weakness is amplified by the options flow, where traders are aggressively buying protection rather than betting on further upside. The dividend profile is negligible and erratic, offering no income floor. Although the long-term trajectory is technically positive, the lack of sustained momentum and the defensive positioning by options players suggest the asset is currently stuck in a consolidation phase where the 'metaverse' narrative has yet to translate into consistent capital appreciation. It remains a neutral hold until clearer signs of institutional accumulation emerge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.033160 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.034417 |
| MSTL | 0.041058 |
| AutoTheta | 0.042748 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 1.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.384 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 27.26 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (all volume concentrated there), while call activity is negligible. Implied volatility is elevated for puts relative to calls, suggesting a fear of downside moves despite the asset's recent price recovery.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.60% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | 0.009 | 0.016541 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.007 | 0.011338 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.076 | 0.124102 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.109 | 0.209950 |
| 2025-03-26 | 0.129 | 0.267707 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.053 | 0.105290 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.134 | 0.309612 |
| 2024-06-26 | 0.059 | 0.135148 |
| 2024-03-20 | 0.039 | 0.094201 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.039 | 0.094044 |
| 2023-09-20 | 0.152 | 0.430925 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.050 | 0.131020 |
| 2023-03-22 | 0.024 | 0.074209 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.006 | 0.021260 |
| 2022-09-21 | 0.117 | 0.360555 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 84.913 |
| All Time Low | 27.051 |
| Ask | 70.27 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 260 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 361 |
| Average Volume | 361 |
| Average Volume10Days | 260 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.82 |
| Bid | 70.21 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Technology |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 70.1878 |
| Day Low | 70.1878 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.14 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.5743942 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 71.8357 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.6479034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.022939894 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.680302 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 84.913 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.725204 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.17341518 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 50.55 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.637798 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38848266 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 50.55 - 84.913 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,647,523,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -1.0378 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.45707 |
| Fullday Price | 70.1878 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,647,302,400 |
| 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 that provide or use innovative technologies to offer products and services around the metaverse. “Metaverse” is a term used to refer to a “digital world” or a future iteration of the internet. It will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the index or in instruments with similar economic characteristics. |
| Long Name | ProShares Metaverse ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1764013221 |
| Nav Price | 70.3713 |
| Net Assets | 6,115,017.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.58 |
| Open | 71.12 |
| Previous Close | 71.2256 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.0378 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.45707 |
| Regular Market Day High | 70.1878 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 70.1878 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 70.1878 - 70.1878 |
| Regular Market Open | 71.12 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 71.2256 |
| Regular Market Price | 70.1878 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,857,694 |
| Regular Market Volume | 154 |
| Short Name | ProShares Metaverse ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VERS |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2611103 |
| Total Assets | 6,115,017 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 27.263811 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.66822 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.66822 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 65.16431 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.023491 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.07708961 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 154 |
| Yield | 0.0014 |
| Ytd Return | 10.33029 |