(DUG) ProShares UltraShort Oil - Ratings and Ratios
Inverse, Leveraged, ETF, Energy, Equity
Description: DUG ProShares UltraShort Oil
ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (NYSE ARCA:DUG) is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide inverse leveraged exposure to the performance of energy companies within the S&P 500 Index. The fund achieves this by investing at least 80% of its total assets in financial instruments that mirror the economic characteristics of its underlying index components. As a non-diversified fund, it concentrates its investments, which can lead to higher volatility.
The underlying index tracks the performance of energy companies, making DUG a bet against the energy sector. Investors use DUG to hedge against potential declines in energy stocks or to speculate on a downturn in the sector. Given the funds focus on inverse exposure, it is typically utilized by sophisticated investors or traders with a bearish outlook on the energy sector.
Analyzing the technical data, we observe that DUGs last price is $41.14, indicating a recent uptrend as it is above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMA20: $40.21, SMA50: $39.60, SMA200: $38.17). The Average True Range (ATR) of 1.97, representing a 4.78% daily volatility, suggests that the fund is experiencing moderate price swings. The 52-week high and low range ($48.55 - $32.17) indicates the fund has seen significant price movements over the past year.
From a fundamental perspective, the Assets Under Management (AUM) stand at $14.84 million, indicating a relatively small fund. This smaller size can result in lower liquidity and potentially higher trading costs.
Forecasting DUGs performance involves analyzing both technical and fundamental data. Given the current uptrend and the funds proximity to its 52-week high, a potential short-term correction could be anticipated if the energy sector shows signs of recovery or stabilizes. However, if the trend continues and DUG breaks through its 52-week high, it could signal a strong bearish sentiment towards the energy sector, potentially leading to further gains for the fund. Conversely, a decline towards its SMAs could indicate a weakening bearish sentiment. Investors should closely monitor the energy sectors performance and adjust their strategies accordingly.
Additional Sources for DUG ETF
Tweets: X | Stocktwits
Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma | Stockcircle
DUG ETF Overview
Market Cap in USD | 13m |
Category | Trading--Inverse Equity |
TER | 0.95% |
IPO / Inception | 2007-01-30 |
DUG ETF Ratings
Growth Rating | -75.4 |
Fundamental | - |
Dividend Rating | 36.9 |
Rel. Strength | -19.7 |
Analysts | - |
Fair Price Momentum | 23.42 USD |
Fair Price DCF | - |
DUG Dividends
Dividend Yield 12m | 3.98% |
Yield on Cost 5y | 0.19% |
Annual Growth 5y | 32.09% |
Payout Consistency | 22.3% |
Payout Ratio | % |
DUG Growth Ratios
Growth Correlation 3m | -82.6% |
Growth Correlation 12m | 11.7% |
Growth Correlation 5y | -94% |
CAGR 5y | -46.92% |
CAGR/Max DD 5y | -0.48 |
Sharpe Ratio 12m | -2.06 |
Alpha | 2.22 |
Beta | -1.755 |
Volatility | 45.68% |
Current Volume | 86.7k |
Average Volume 20d | 48.9k |
Stop Loss | 32.9 (-4.4%) |
As of July 09, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 34.41 with a total of 86,710 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.85%, over one month by -12.25%, over three months by -28.66% and over the past year by -9.21%.
No, based on ValueRay´s Analyses, ProShares UltraShort Oil (NYSE ARCA:DUG) is currently (July 2025) a stock to sell. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of -75.39 and therefor a clear technical negative rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of DUG is around 23.42 USD . This means that DUG is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -31.94%.
ProShares UltraShort Oil has no consensus analysts rating.
According to our own proprietary Forecast Model, DUG ProShares UltraShort Oil will be worth about 25.3 in July 2026. The stock is currently trading at 34.41. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -26.47%.
Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
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Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
Analysts Target Price | - | - |
ValueRay Target Price | 25.3 | -26.5% |