FundNYSEARCACurrency Funds

ProShares Ultra Yen

YCL NYSE Arca

ProShares Ultra Yen seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. ProShares Ultra Yen is designed for knowledgeable investors who seek to profit from the yen growing stronger...

18.04USD
−2.40 (−11.74%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
2.71M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
1.01%
per year
Dividend yield
0.00%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
16.1%
Average Risk
Beta
-0.09
vs the market
52-week range
17.0620.97
01 Performance

How YCL 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
0.0 pts
-15%-10%-5%0% YCL −11.7% Price −11.7%

Over 1 year, YCL returned −11.7% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 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
16.1%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±16% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−18.7%
0%-11%−18.7%

Deepest fall −18.7% on Jul 28, 2026 — 285 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 92% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
YCL tends to move−0.9%

A beta of -0.09 means YCL has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.88 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
18.04
  • 12-day average18.19 −0.8%
  • 26-day average18.24 −1.1%
  • 50-day average18.19 −0.8%
  • 200-day average18.59 −3.0%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought42.3

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

Currency Funds · Commodity Pools — tracking the JPY/USD Exchange Rate.

  • Assets under management2.71MUSD
  • Expense ratio1.01%per year
  • Holdings17
  • Risk score6.7Medium

Launched November 2008. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Themes

Where YCL shows up

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

06 Profile

About ProShares Ultra Yen

ProShares Ultra Yen seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. ProShares Ultra Yen is designed for knowledgeable investors who seek to profit from the yen growing stronger relative to the U.S. dollar. This leveraged ProShares ETF seeks a return that is 2x the return of its underlying benchmark (target) for a single day, as measured from one NAV calculation to the next. This fund is not an investment company regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not afforded its protections. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 17 holdings
Ticker
YCL
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US74347W2706
CUSIP
74347W270
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Currency Funds
Industry
Commodity Pools
Benchmark
JPY/USD Exchange Rate
All key statistics

Details

NameProShares Ultra Yen
TickerYCL
ISINUS74347W2706
CUSIP74347W270
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryCurrency Funds
Sub CategoryCommodity Pools
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 24, 2008
BenchmarkJPY/USD Exchange Rate

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD18.04
52W Low / High 17.06 / 20.97
1Y Total Return-11.74%
Subpar
1Y Volatility16.01%
Average Risk
Beta-0.09
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend Date-
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM2.7 M
Discount/Premium-0.013%
NAV54.30
Shares Outstanding50 K
Volume 20D Avg2.3 K
Nbr of Holdings17
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense1.010%
Options availableYes
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