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About ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped
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Inception date
Jun 16, 2009
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ProShare Advisors LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
BZQ is a -2x play on the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Indexa market-cap-weighted index of Brazilian large- and midcap stocks, which covers the vast majority of the market capitalization in Brazil. That makes it a bet against the financial sector in particular, which accounts for a large portion of the Brazilian equity market. The fund rebalances its leverage on daily basis, and is directly affected by issues of path dependency and compounding. As a result, its long-term returns are difficult to predict when compared with its underlying index. While its holding costs are reasonable for a levered product, the real concern for an intraday tool like this is trading costs. BZQ is good but not great for traders, despite the popularity of the space: daily volume is deep, but spreads still tend to be significant.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Cash
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government74.83%
Cash25.17%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
PROG last dividends amounted to 0.09 EUR. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.23 EUR in dividends, which shows a 142.30% decrease.
Yes, PROG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.77%. The last dividend (Apr 1, 2025) amounted to 0.09 EUR. The dividends are paid quarterly.
PROG shares are issued by ProShare Advisors LLC under the brand ProShares. The ETF was launched on Jun 16, 2009, and its management style is Passive.
PROG expense ratio is 0.95% meaning you'd have to pay 0.95% of your investment to help manage the fund.
PROG follows the MSCI Brazil 25-50. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
PROG invests in bonds.