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SQQQ vs. FTEC

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
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vs

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

FTEC
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Correlation

-0.98
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

What is SQQQ?

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seeks daily investment results before fees and expenses that correspond to triple (300%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index .

Snapshot
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SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
Inception date
Feb 09 2010
Oct 24 2013
Expense ratio
0.95%
0.08%
SQQQ has a higher expense ratio than FTEC by 0.87%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SQQQ than FTEC.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while FTEC targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Fidelity
SQQQ is managed by ProShares, while FTEC is managed by Fidelity.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,217,551,125
$25,275,556
Both SQQQ and FTEC are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$4,455,851,279
$6,896,905,950
SQQQ has more assets under management than FTEC by $2,441,054,671. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while FTEC is based off of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-3x)
No
SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x), while FTEC uses undefined. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SQQQ and FTEC both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
SQQQ and FTEC may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither SQQQ nor FTEC require a K1.
When ETFs are inversely correlated, they can be used in actively traded strategies (multiple trades per week) to take positions in opposing directions. For example, if you believe SQQQ is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in FTEC, as based on historical data, when SQQQ decreases in value, FTEC tends to increase in value.

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