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SQQQ vs. VXUS

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Correlation

-0.73

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SQQQ
Correlation
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VXUS
Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
-0.73
SwitchQIDProShares Trust - ProShares UltraShort QQQ -2x Shares1.00PSQProShares Trust - ProShares Short QQQ -1x Shares1.00BERZBank of Montreal - MicroSectorsTM Solactive FANG & Innovation -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs0.97TECSDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Technology Bear -3X Shares0.97SPXSDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear -3X Shares0.94SDSProShares Trust - ProShares UltraShort S&P500 -2x Shares0.94SPXUProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 5000.94SPDNDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares0.94SHProShares Trust - ProShares Short S&P500 -1x Shares0.94FNGDBank of Montreal - MicroSectors FANG+ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs0.94

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SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock 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 .

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SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Feb 09 2010
Jan 28 2011
Expense ratio
0.95%
0.07%
SQQQ has a higher expense ratio than VXUS by 0.87%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SQQQ than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
SQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Vanguard
SQQQ is managed by ProShares, while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,217,551,125
$112,472,630
Both SQQQ and VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
SQQQ has more assets under management than VXUS by $52,282,279,137. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-3x)
No
SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x), while VXUS 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 VXUS 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 VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither SQQQ nor VXUS 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 VXUS, as based on historical data, when SQQQ decreases in value, VXUS tends to increase in value.

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