Why The Metaverse Opportunity Is Fascinating Right Now

Key Funds
ETF Exchange | April 18, 2022

NYSE’s Doug Yones interviews ProShares Global Investment Strategist Simeon Hyman CFA about ProShares Metaverse ETF (VERS). Designed to track companies shaping the next frontier of digital interactions, the fund enables investors to unlock the metaverse opportunity in a single ETF.

Video Credit: New York Stock Exchange

As of 3/28/22 VERS included allocations of 4.90% to Microsoft, 6.84% to Nvidia, 6.52% to Meta Platforms, 1.50% to Roblox, and 2.57% to Unity. Holdings are subject to change.

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Shares of any ETF are generally bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Your brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. This ProShares ETF is subject to certain risks, including the risk that the fund may not track the performance of the index and that the fund’s market price may fluctuate, which may decrease performance. Please see their summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of risks.

Investments in Metaverse technology are subject to risks associated with a developing industry and there is no guarantee that these companies will be successful. Metaverse companies may be subject to cyber-attacks, including but not limited to, unauthorized access to digital systems, data corruption, and service or operational disruption. Cyber-attacks can cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy laws and other laws.

The index theme may not be the primary driver of company, index or fund performance. Companies in the index may have significant unrelated business lines, which could have a significant negative impact on company, index and fund performance.

This fund concentrates its investments in certain sectors. Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility. Diversification may not protect against market risk.

This fund may be subject to additional risks associated with the semiconductor, software, media and entertainment, and retailing industries. A more complete discussion of risks is found in the prospectus.

Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve risks different from U.S. securities, including risks from geographic concentration, differences in valuation and valuation times, unfavorable fluctuations in currency, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from economic or political instability.

Investments in emerging markets generally are less liquid, more volatile and riskier than investments in more developed markets and are considered to be speculative.

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