FundNYSEARCAUS Equity

ProShares Short QQQ (-1x)

PSQ NYSE Arca

ProShares Short QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index®. This short ProShares ETF seeks a return that is -1x the return of its underlying benchmark (target) for a single day, as measured fro...

24.66USD
−5.59 (−18.49%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
660M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.95%
per year
Dividend yield
2.66%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
19.7%
Above Average
Beta
-1.17
vs the market
52-week range
24.1832.97
01 Performance

How PSQ has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+2.2 pts
-20%-10%0%10% PSQ −16.3% Price −18.5%

Over 1 year, PSQ returned −16.3% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +2.2 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
19.7%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±20% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−26.7%
0%-15%−26.7%

Deepest fall −26.7% on Oct 6, 2026 — 190 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 66% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
PSQ tends to move−11.7%

A beta of -1.17 means PSQ has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -1.45 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
24.66
  • 12-day average24.62 +0.2%
  • 26-day average24.90 −1.0%
  • 50-day average25.22 −2.2%
  • 200-day average27.28 −9.6%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought48.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

US Equity · LargeCap Inverse — tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index®.

  • Assets under management660MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.95%per year
  • Holdings79
  • Risk score6.4Medium

Launched June 2006. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield2.66%

About 27 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.66
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 23, 2026

Last 12 months

0.66 USD / share
0.40Dec 240.26Sep 23
06 Themes

Where PSQ shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold PSQ. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About ProShares Short QQQ (-1x)

ProShares Short QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index®. This short ProShares ETF seeks a return that is -1x the return of its underlying benchmark (target) for a single day, as measured from one NAV calculation to the next

  • Featured in 3 curated themes
  • 79 holdings
Ticker
PSQ
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US74347B7148
CUSIP
74347B714
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
US Equity
Industry
LargeCap Inverse
Benchmark
Nasdaq-100 Index®
All key statistics

Details

NameProShares Short QQQ (-1x)
TickerPSQ
ISINUS74347B7148
CUSIP74347B714
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryUS Equity
Sub CategoryLargeCap Inverse
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateJun 19, 2006
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 Index®

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD24.66
52W Low / High 24.18 / 32.97
1Y Total Return-16.32%
Subpar
1Y Volatility19.34%
Above Average
Beta-1.17
12M Dividends0.657
Last Dividend DateSep 23, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield2.66%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM660 M
Discount/Premium0.028%
NAV25.26
Shares Outstanding26 M
Volume 20D Avg5.3 M
Nbr of Holdings79
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.950%
Options availableYes
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