Short Oil & Gas
ProShares Short Oil & Gas seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas IndexSM.
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Index/Benchmark Summary
The Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index measures the performance of the energy sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include oil drilling equipment and services, coal, oil companies-major, oil companies-secondary, pipelines, liquid, solid or gaseous fossil fuel producers and service companies.
As of 3/31/12
Fundamentals
| Total Number of Companies |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
Price/Book Ratio |
Dividend Yield * (%) |
Average Index Market Capitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 11.21 | 2.01 | 1.81 | $17.31 billion |
* 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 ‡ | Weight |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 26.39% |
| Chevron Corp. | 13.64% |
| ConocoPhillips Co. | 5.96% |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 5.92% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 4.90% |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 2.48% |
| Apache Corp. | 2.44% |
| National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 2.13% |
| Halliburton Co. | 1.94% |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 1.89% |
‡ 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 § | Weight |
|---|---|
| Oil & Gas Producers | 76.65% |
| Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution | 23.19% |
| Alternative Energy | 0.16% |
§ Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.