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SQQQ vs. VYM

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
$--
vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$--

Correlation

-0.70
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Feb 09 2010
Nov 10 2006
Expense ratio
0.95%
0.06%
SQQQ has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.88%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SQQQ than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Vanguard
SQQQ is managed by ProShares, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,217,551,125
$134,746,385
Both SQQQ and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
SQQQ has more assets under management than VYM by $44,011,103,953. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-3x)
No
SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x), while VYM 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 VYM 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
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while SQQQ does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SQQQ nor VYM 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 VYM, as based on historical data, when SQQQ decreases in value, VYM tends to increase in value.

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