Short KBW Regional Banking
ProShares Short KBW Regional Banking seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the KBW Regional Banking Index.
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Index/Benchmark Summary
The KBW Regional Banking Index is an equal-weighted index that seeks to provide diverse regional banking exposure. The Index includes stocks of 50 publicly traded companies that do business as regional banks or thrifts and are listed on a U.S. securities exchange.
As of 3/31/12
Fundamentals
| Total Number of Companies |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
Price/Book Ratio |
Dividend Yield * (%) |
Average Index Market Capitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 17.49 | 1.20 | 2.02 | $1.71 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 |
|---|---|
| Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. | 3.29% |
| CVB Financial Corp. | 3.04% |
| SVB Financial Group | 2.75% |
| First Republic Bank | 2.70% |
| FNB Corp. | 2.50% |
| Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. | 2.45% |
| Wintrust Financial Corp. | 2.42% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners | 2.38% |
| Hudson City Bancorp Inc. | 2.35% |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 2.34% |
‡ 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 |
|---|---|
| Financial | 100.00% |
§ Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.