Short Dow30
ProShares Short Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM Index.
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Index/Benchmark Summary
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index that is calculated as a simple average. The Index includes 30 large-cap, blue-chip U.S. stocks, excluding utility and transportation companies. They represent the leading U.S. companies in the industries driving the U.S. stock market, are widely held by investors and have long records of sustained growth.
As of 12/31/11
Fundamentals
| Total Number of Companies |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
Price/Book Ratio |
Dividend Yield 1 (%) |
Average Index Market Capitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 12.62 | 2.59 | 2.60 | $122.17 billion |
1 = Derivative contracts are priced to reflect the underlying index yield and will not generate dividend income. Because ProShares invest in derivatives, they will not have dividend distributions that reflect those of their applicable indexes.
| Top 10 Index Companies 2 | Weight |
|---|---|
| International Business Machines Corp. | 11.39% |
| Chevron Corp. | 6.59% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 6.22% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5.61% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 5.25% |
| 3M Co. | 5.06% |
| The Boeing Co. | 4.54% |
| United Technologies Corp. | 4.53% |
| The Coca-Cola Co. | 4.33% |
| The Procter & Gamble Co. | 4.13% |
2 = ProShares may invest in financial instruments (including derivatives) that, in combination, should have similar daily price return characteristics to the fund's benchmark.
| Index Sector Weightings 3 | Weight |
|---|---|
| Industrial | 20.86% |
| Consumer, Non-Cyclical | 18.52% |
| Technology | 16.10% |
| Consumer, Cyclical | 12.52% |
| Energy | 11.84% |
| Financial | 8.99% |
| Communications | 7.80% |
| Basic Materials | 3.37% |
3 = Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.