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ProShares UltraShort Silver

ZSL
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 1, 2008
Expense Ratio
0.95%
Type
Global Commodities & Metals
Fund Owner
ProShares
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$6,693,561
AUM
$16,032,364
Associated Index
Bloomberg Silver Sub-Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-2x)
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Derivatives offset
200.31%
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Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
100%
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What is ZSL?

ProShares UltraShort Silver seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance the Bloomberg Silver Subindex.

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ZSL
Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 3, 2008 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: -35.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -53.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -100.0%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 59.9%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: -0.53

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: -0.39

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

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ETFs correlated to ZSL include GLL, JDST, GDXD

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GDXD
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DUST
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USDU
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EUO
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EDZ
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EFZ
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EPV
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What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toZSL

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Tactical allocation, trend/momentum, leveraged ETFs, long/short tech, ARK rotation, bitcoin overlay, gold/silver swings, energy momentum, USD hedge

OOS Cumulative Return

155.52%

Deez the mad lad (Golden Ark Ballers)

Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

ZSL is a Global Commodities & Metals ETF. ProShares UltraShort Silver seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance the Bloomberg Silver Subindex.

ZSL tracks the Bloomberg Silver Sub-Index.

No, ZSL is not actively managed. It is passively managed. 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.

Yes, ZSL is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on ZSL is 0.0926%. This is the percent change in the value of ZSL over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on ZSL is -0.0336%. This is the percent change in the value of ZSL over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of ZSL for the past year is 0.5938%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to ZSL include DGP, SCO, and DZZ.

ETFs correlated to ZSL include GLL, JDST, and GDXD.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to ZSL include AGQ, SIVR, and SLV.

Yes, ZSL is a Inverse (-2x) ETF: This means that ZSL will try to match the performance of Bloomberg Silver Sub-Index, but with 2x the returns.

Yes, ZSL is a Inverse (-2x) leveraged ETF: This means that ZSL will try to match the performance of Bloomberg Silver Sub-Index, but move 2x in the opposite direction.

Disclaimers

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