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SQQQ vs. SPYG

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
$--
vs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYG
$--

Correlation

-0.96
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SPYGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth 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
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
Inception date
Feb 09 2010
Sep 25 2000
Expense ratio
0.95%
0.04%
SQQQ has a higher expense ratio than SPYG by 0.90%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SQQQ than SPYG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while SPYG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
State Street (SPDR)
SQQQ is managed by ProShares, while SPYG is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,217,551,125
$94,041,426
Both SQQQ and SPYG 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
$18,568,081,481
SQQQ has more assets under management than SPYG by $14,112,230,202. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
S&P 500 Growth Index
SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while SPYG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-3x)
No
SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x), while SPYG 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 SPYG 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 SPYG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither SQQQ nor SPYG 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 SPYG, as based on historical data, when SQQQ decreases in value, SPYG tends to increase in value.

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Risk Rating

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Risk Rating

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