Leverage has become a dirty word in the market. Over-leveraged hedge funds and banks have collapsed under the weight of their bad bets, and investors everywhere have learned to avoid any company that has the leverage taint. It's seems, then, that the timing couldn't be worse for an ETF company to release a new crop of leveraged ETFs, but Direxion pushed ahead with its Novemeber offerings eight of triple-leveraged long or short return ETFs.
What's surprising is the funds have turned out to be extremely popular so far. For example, the trading volume for BGU was 19063 on 11/5 and then quickly jumped up huge to 11.412m shares on 11/20, a whopping 600 fold volume hike in a matter of 11 trading days (I checked it out with a few old timers and none of them witnessed anything even close to it).
The new triple leveraged Direxion funds:
* (BGU) Bull 3x Shares Large Cap * (TNA) Bull 3x Shares Small Cap * (ERX) Bull 3x Shares Energy * (FAS) Bull 3x Shares Financial ----------------- * (BGZ) Bear 3x Shares Large Cap * (TZA) Bear 3x Shares Small Cap * (ERY) Bear 3x Shares Energy * (FAZ) Bear 3x Shares Financial These 3 beta ETFs are created for pros, sophisticated investors and active ST/DTers to hedge or leverage their trading power. Obviously, they are not made for the faint of heart due to the extreme price volatility.
Proshares的各类做空型ETF基金 摩根士丹利新兴市场指数(MSCI Emerging Markets Index). MSCI Emerging Markets Index 是一种自由浮动调整的市场资本化指数,包含25个新兴市场国家中最大和最具流通性企业的800多种领先证券。该指数涉及的国家包括一些当今发展最快的全球性经济体,这使得该指数成为了许多交易战略中的一个重要工具。 ANYbody know how to see MSCI???
ProFunds introduces two new ways to act on China's next move.
Chinese markets have provided staggering returns in recent years, far outpacing both the S&P 500 Index as well as the MSCI EAFE Index over the past three years.
Which side are you on?
Opinions are divided on the future of Chinese stocks. Here's what some leading analysts are saying.
Now, two simple ways to act on your view
Now you can easily act on your beliefs about the direction of Chinese markets with two new ProFunds.
The Bank of New York China Select Index is a free-float adjusted/modified capitalization-weighted index. The Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of Chinese companies who have Depositary Receipts that trade on a U.S exchange or on the NASDAQ.
As with all ProFunds, these new funds offer you the flexibility to shift your investments as you see market conditions changing. There are no limits on the number of exchanges among the more than 60 ProFunds—but remember, exchanges may have tax consequences.
Act on your view about China today.
A few words about risk Investing in these ProFunds involves certain risks, specifically, market, correlation, credit, exchange rate, foreign currency, foreign money markets, liquidity, aggressive investment technique, non-diversification, repurchase agreement, and inverse correlation risk (in the UltraShort China ProFund). These funds do not constitute a complete investment program and they may not be suitable for all investors.
These ProFunds are not diversified investments. Narrowly focused investments, including single-country funds, typically exhibit higher volatility. International investments may also involve risk from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and economic or political instability.
Vital Statistics
Class Ticker CUSIP Fund Number Investor UHPIX 74318X-737 169 Service UHPSX 74318X-729 199
Inception Date for all share classes is ––
NAV as of 3/28/2008
Class NAV % Change $ Change Investor $36.34 -4.57% -$1.74 Service $36.30 -4.60% -$1.75 At a GlanceUltraShort China ProFund provides leveraged exposure to the The Bank of New York China Select Index. ObjectiveSeeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Bank of New York China Select ADR Index.
There is no guarantee that any ProFund will achieve its investment objective. Investment return and principal value will vary and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. See the prospectus for more information.
This ProFund routinely employs leveraged investment techniques that magnify gains and losses and result in greater volatility in value. This ProFund should experience losses when benchmark indexes rise.
Investing in ProFunds involves certain risks, including active investor risk, counterparty risk, credit risk, early close/trading halt risk, portfolio turnover risk, market risk equity risk, correlation risk, leverage risk, aggressive investment technique risk, geographic concentration risk, and volatility risk.
An investment in this ProFund entails the special risks of international investing, including currency exchange fluctuation, government regulations, and the potential for political and economic instability.
Returns (as of 12/31/2007) YTD (as of 3/28/2008) 21.13% Average Annual One Year –– Average Annual Three Year –– Average Annual Five Year –– Average Annual Since Inception –– Cumulative Since Inception –– Gross Expense Ratio –– Net Expense Ratio ––
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Fund Statistics Limits On Exchanges None Minimum Investment Individual Investor $15,000 Financial Professionals $5,000
Investing in ProFunds involves certain risks, including in all or some cases, leverage, liquidity, concentration, non-diversification, foreign investment, foreign currency, high yield, interest rate, credit, market, correlation, aggressive investment technique and repurchase agreement risks. Moreover, there is no guarantee that any ProFund will achieve its investment objective. These risks can increase volatility and decrease performance. All ProFunds permit active investment strategies which can decrease performance and increase expenses.
Performance | NAV vs. Closing Price | Understanding Long-Term Performance
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
Short MarketCap Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* Short QQQ PSQ 6/19/06 4.82 -2.15 3.65 -2.74 -11.34 -12.92 -11.45 -12.95 1.14 0.95 Short Dow30 DOG 6/19/06 3.6 -2.11 2.91 -2.45 -1.5 -7.05 -1.35 -6.99 1.21 0.95 Short S&P500 SH 6/19/06 9.56 0.68 8.8 0.41 1.31 -5.42 1.34 -5.37 1.08 0.95 Short MidCap400 MYY 6/19/06 10.53 0.2 10.31 0.15 -1.24 -5.05 -1.41 -5.08 1.07 0.95 Short SmallCap600 SBB 1/23/07 14.82 12.67 15.08 12.48 - 5.33 - 5.02 1.89 0.95 Short Russell2000 RWM 1/23/07 17.61 15.43 17.51 15.17 - 5.34 - 5.47 1.70 0.95 UltraShort QQQ QID 7/11/06 1.47 -12.79 0.88 -13.23 -27.18 -31.6 -27.29 -31.58 0.98 0.95 UltraShort Dow30 DXD 7/11/06 0.46 -8.45 0.03 -8.46 -8.94 -17.57 -8.74 -17.51 1.05 0.95 UltraShort S&P500 SDS 7/11/06 12.02 -2.09 11.7 -2.23 -3.94 -13.67 -3.71 -13.33 0.96 0.95 UltraShort MidCap400 MZZ 7/11/06 13.37 -2.4 12.39 -3.11 -8.99 -12.13 -8.67 -11.85 1.05 0.95 UltraShort SmallCap600 SDD 1/23/07 21.17 16.87 21.54 16.41 - 2.84 - 2.7 1.59 0.95 UltraShort Russell2000 TWM 1/23/07 26.14 21.8 24.58 20.63 - 2.24 - 2.6 1.08 0.95 Short Style Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* UltraShort Russell1000 Value SJF 2/20/07 21.7 29.85 21.76 29.72 - 11.93 - 12.3 2.37 0.95 UltraShort Russell1000 Growth SFK 2/20/07 3.89 11.39 4.09 11.08 - -8.09 - -8.19 2.36 0.95 UltraShort Russell MidCap Value SJL 2/20/07 33.27 40.74 42.44 41.23 - 22.74 - 22.38 2.37 0.95 UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth SDK 2/20/07 7.43 14.63 7.21 14.38 - -3.96 - -4.74 1.99 0.95 UltraShort Russell2000 Value SJH 2/20/07 39.99 50.45 39.21 49.62 - 32.17 - 32.85 2.12 0.95 UltraShort Russell2000 Growth SKK 2/20/07 15.08 23.79 15.84 24.12 - -2.48 - -2.7 1.78 0.95 Short Sector Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* UltraShort Basic Materials SMN 1/30/07 -38.59 -39.7 -37.98 -39.61 - -40.21 - -40 2.00 0.95 UltraShort Consumer Goods SZK 1/30/07 4.32 6.76 4.61 6.89 - -6.54 - -6.57 1.91 0.95 UltraShort Consumer Services SCC 1/30/07 40 40.84 40.91 41 - 30.02 - 30.27 1.94 0.95 UltraShort Financials SKF 1/30/07 65.32 66.93 64.7 67.1 - 46 - 45.96 1.30 0.95 UltraShort Health Care RXD 1/30/07 8.95 12.62 8.72 12.94 - -1.96 - -2.54 1.91 0.95 UltraShort Industrials SIJ 1/30/07 -2.35 -3.13 -1.8 -3.22 - -16.7 - -16.48 1.24 0.95 UltraShort Oil & Gas DUG 1/30/07 -46.36 -42.18 -46.68 -43.42 - -47.41 - -47.51 2.00 0.95 UltraShort Real Estate SRS 1/30/07 55.1 57.3 52.64 56.57 - 59.94 - 60.38 1.59 0.95 UltraShort Semiconductors SSG 1/30/07 20.17 17 22.55 16.55 - -15.58 - -16.23 1.94 0.95 UltraShort Technology REW 1/30/07 4.04 9.11 2.74 7.12 - -20.56 - -19.52 1.95 0.95 UltraShort Utilities SDP 1/30/07 0.37 -7.73 -0.3 -8.07 - -25.53 - -25.56 2.00 0.95 Short International Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* Short MSCI EAFE EFZ 10/23/07 - 14.08 - 13.74 - 3.98 - 3.74 1.22 0.95 Short MSCI Emerging Markets EUM 10/30/07 - 10.68 - 10.45 - 4.35 - 4.1 1.22 0.95 UltraShort MSCI EAFE EFU 10/23/07 - 25.86 - 25.21 - 6.2 - 6.04 1.22 0.95 UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets EEV 10/30/07 - 14.94 - 11.84 - 4.81 - 4.86 1.22 0.95 UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 FXP 11/6/07 - 29.91 - 28.4 - 10.08 - 10.28 1.22 0.95 UltraShort MSCI Japan EWV 11/6/07 - 19.81 - 20.11 - 8.43 - 9.5 1.32 0.95 Ultra MarketCap Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* Ultra QQQ QLD 6/19/06 -10.7 5.39 -10.18 5.77 28.68 35.15 28.77 35.17 1.07 0.95 Ultra Dow30 DDM 6/19/06 -4.31 10.28 -4.4 10.21 8.71 23.94 8.6 24.13 1.22 0.95 Ultra S&P500 SSO 6/19/06 -15.43 3.64 -14.62 4.15 1.66 19 1.04 18.65 1.11 0.95 Ultra MidCap400 MVV 6/19/06 -17.64 2.72 -17.72 2.91 6.37 16.06 4.86 14.91 1.34 0.95 Ultra SmallCap600 SAA 1/23/07 -26.24 -22.78 -25.7 -22.35 - -9.67 - -9.77 2.48 0.95 Ultra Russell2000 UWM 1/23/07 -31.06 -27.8 -30.9 -27.56 - -11.45 - -11.58 2.50 0.95 Ultra Style Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* Ultra Russell1000 Value UVG 2/20/07 -22.86 -27.78 -22.51 -27.37 - -13.71 - -13.73 2.26 0.95 Ultra Russell1000 Growth UKF 2/20/07 -7.94 -14.27 -7.87 -14.27 - 6.35 - 6.23 2.30 0.95 Ultra Russell MidCap Value UVU 2/20/07 -30.07 -33.76 -30.18 -33.53 - -21.56 - -21.69 2.21 0.95 Ultra Russell MidCap Growth UKW 2/20/07 -13.51 -18.98 -13.65 -19.1 - 0.05 - 0.6 2.23 0.95 Ultra Russell2000 Value UVT 2/20/07 -38.4 -42.66 -38.74 -43.01 - -31.84 - -31.55 2.64 0.95 Ultra Russell2000 Growth UKK 2/20/07 -22.93 -28.46 -22.63 -27.96 - -5.83 - -5.47 2.60 0.95 Ultra Sector Fund Ticker Inception Date Month-end Performance Quarter-end Performance Gross Expense Ratio (%) Net Expense with waiver (%)¹ NAV Total Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 Market Price Returns (%) as of 2/29/2008 NAV Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 Market Price Returns (%) as of 12/31/2007 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* 1 Year Since Incept* Ultra Basic Materials UYM 1/30/07 33.66 37.53 36.83 39.17 - 46.76 - 45.71 1.95 0.95 Ultra Consumer Goods UGE 1/30/07 -4.32 -6.37 -4.4 -6.39 - 8.27 - 9.04 2.02 0.95 Ultra Consumer Services UCC 1/30/07 -32.28 -32.38 -31.78 -32.21 - -24.52 - -23.98 2.40 0.95 Ultra Financials UYG 1/30/07 -51.32 -51.02 -51.5 -50.71 - -39.87 - -39.59 2.28 0.95 Ultra Health Care RXL 1/30/07 -7.99 -10.74 -8.8 -11.2 - 3.9 - 3.87 2.00 0.95 Ultra Industrials UXI 1/30/07 -3.63 -2.38 -3.82 -2.39 - 16.52 - 15.04 2.12 0.95 Ultra Oil & Gas DIG 1/30/07 57.2 47.29 54.09 46.75 - 69.05 - 68.96 1.62 0.95 Ultra Real Estate URE 1/30/07 -52.56 -52.35 -52.85 -52.12 - -49.07 - -49.02 1.87 0.95 Ultra Semiconductors USD 1/30/07 -31.08 -28.56 -31.34 -28.39 - 7.4 - 7.23 1.94 0.95 Ultra Technology ROM 1/30/07 -13.25 -16.81 -13.96 -16.54 - 19.04 - 19.11 2.25 0.95 Ultra Utilities UPW 1/30/07 -7.35 1.31 -7.47 1.46 - 28.27 - 27.55 1.88 0.95
1 = Expenses with Contractual Waiver for 10/1/07 through 9/30/08