About this ETF
The ProShares Short QQQ fund is designed to produce daily investment returns that are the opposite of the Nasdaq-100 Index's performance for that day, prior to the deduction of any fees or expenses.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -5.33% | -3.73% | -19.55% | -18.91% | -19.89% | -22.73% | -16.48% | -20.43% | -18.07% |
| Total return | -5.33% | -3.73% | -18.83% | -17.79% | -17.71% | -18.89% | -13.37% | -18.73% | -16.68% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.00% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $100.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 16 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROSHARES GENIUS MNY MKT ETF | IQMM | 77.21% | 4.30M | $430.5M |
| 2 | TREASURY BILL, 0%, due 2026-10-15 | — | 30.48% | 170.00M | $170.0M |
| 3 | TREASURY BILL, 0%, due 2026-12-29 | — | 21.34% | 120.00M | $119.0M |
| 4 | TREASURY BILL, 0%, due 2026-11-17 | — | 6.25% | 35.00M | $34.9M |
| 5 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Goldman Sachs… | — | 0.00% | -1.35K | $0.00 |
| 6 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Barclays Capital | — | 0.00% | -1.25K | $0.00 |
| 7 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP BNP Paribas | — | 0.00% | -1.15K | $0.00 |
| 8 | NASDAQ 100 INDEX SWAP NOMURA CAPITAL | — | 0.00% | -2.12K | $0.00 |
| 9 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | — | 0.00% | -1.41K | $0.00 |
| 10 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP UBS AG | — | 0.00% | -1.50K | $0.00 |
| 11 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Societe Generale | — | 0.00% | -1.23K | $0.00 |
| 12 | NASDAQ 100 E-MINI EQUITY INDEX 18/DEC/2026 NQZ6… | — | 0.00% | -182 | $0.00 |
| 13 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Citibank NA | — | 0.00% | -1.55K | $0.00 |
| 14 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Morgan Stanley & Co.… | — | 0.00% | -1.15K | $0.00 |
| 15 | NASDAQ 100 Index SWAP Bank of America NA | — | 0.00% | -1.66K | $0.00 |
| 16 | Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | — | -35.29% | -196.75M | -$196.8M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.24% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.0391 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 23, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2567 (Sep 29, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -42.31% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +34.13% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | $0.2567 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.2286 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1536 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.4001 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.3596 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Jul 01, 2025 | $0.4012 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 01, 2025 | $0.3415 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.6991 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Oct 02, 2024 | $0.6775 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Jun 26, 2024 | Jul 03, 2024 | $0.7556 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | $0.1081 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | $0.1904 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 19.75% / 20.40% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -1.17 / -1.03 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -26.77% / -50.94% | Sortino 1Y | -1.59 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | -1.26 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.948 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 14.57% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 15.88M | Average volume | 10.48M |
| AUM | $561.3M | Premium/Discount | 0.00% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$6.7M | -1.18% | $568.0M → $561.3M |
| 1 Month | -$62.5M | -9.46% | $660.5M → $561.3M |
| 1 Week | -$17.8M | -3.07% | $579.8M → $561.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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