(DUG) ProShares UltraShort Oil - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US74347G3589

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

News: Wall Street Journal | Benzinga | Yahoo Finance
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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%)
What is the price of DUG shares?
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%.
Is ProShares UltraShort Oil a good stock to buy?
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%.
Is DUG a buy, sell or hold?
ProShares UltraShort Oil has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecasts for DUG share price target?
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
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 25.3 -26.5%