(SDS) ProShares UltraShort S&P500 - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US74347G4165

Inverse, Leveraged, Financial, Instruments, Derivatives

Description: SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P500

The ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) is an inverse ETF that aims to provide daily returns that are opposite to the performance of the S&P 500 index, with a leverage of 2 times. This means that if the S&P 500 index falls by 1%, the fund is expected to rise by 2%, and vice versa.

The fund achieves this objective by investing in a range of financial instruments that are designed to provide inverse exposure to the S&P 500 index. These instruments may include derivatives, such as futures and options, as well as other securities that have similar economic characteristics to the components of the S&P 500 index.

Some key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the SDS ETF include its tracking error, which measures the difference between the funds returns and its target returns. A lower tracking error indicates that the fund is more effective at achieving its objective. Another important KPI is the funds expense ratio, which is likely to be higher than that of a non-leveraged ETF due to the complexity of the investment strategy. Additionally, investors should also consider the funds liquidity and trading volume, as well as its volatility, which is likely to be higher than that of the underlying index due to the leverage.

Its worth noting that the SDS ETF is not suitable for long-term investors, as the funds returns are designed to be inverse to the daily returns of the S&P 500 index, rather than its long-term performance. The funds performance over longer periods can be significantly different from its target returns due to the compounding effect of daily returns. As such, the SDS ETF is typically used by traders and investors who are looking to hedge against short-term market declines or to speculate on market downturns.

Additional Sources for SDS ETF

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SDS ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 412m
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
TER 0.90%
IPO / Inception 2006-07-11

SDS ETF Ratings

Growth Rating -81.4
Fundamental -
Dividend Rating 44.1
Rel. Strength -30
Analysts -
Fair Price Momentum 13.06 USD
Fair Price DCF -

SDS Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 5.56%
Yield on Cost 5y 1.26%
Annual Growth 5y 35.32%
Payout Consistency 24.5%
Payout Ratio %

SDS Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -96.8%
Growth Correlation 12m -46.9%
Growth Correlation 5y -90.8%
CAGR 5y -26.82%
CAGR/Max DD 5y -0.34
Sharpe Ratio 12m -0.95
Alpha -6.85
Beta -2.037
Volatility 19.34%
Current Volume 13775.7k
Average Volume 20d 12545.5k
Stop Loss 16 (-3.4%)
What is the price of SDS shares?
As of July 09, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 16.57 with a total of 13,775,671 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.60%, over one month by -6.40%, over three months by -37.51% and over the past year by -20.80%.
Is ProShares UltraShort S&P500 a good stock to buy?
No, based on ValueRay´s Analyses, ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (NYSE ARCA:SDS) is currently (July 2025) a stock to sell. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of -81.44 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 SDS is around 13.06 USD . This means that SDS is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -21.18%.
Is SDS a buy, sell or hold?
ProShares UltraShort S&P500 has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecasts for SDS share price target?
According to our own proprietary Forecast Model, SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P500 will be worth about 14.1 in July 2026. The stock is currently trading at 16.57. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -14.91%.
Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 14.1 -14.9%