UltraShort Utilities
ProShares UltraShort Utilities seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities IndexSM.
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Index/Benchmark Summary
The Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index measures the performance of the utilities economic sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include electric utilities, gas utilities and water utilities.
As of 3/31/12
Fundamentals
| Total Number of Companies |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
Price/Book Ratio |
Dividend Yield * (%) |
Average Index Market Capitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 15.02 | 1.57 | 4.09 | $7.84 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 |
|---|---|
| Southern Co. | 7.23% |
| Exelon Corp. | 6.23% |
| Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia) | 5.47% |
| Duke Energy Corp. | 5.20% |
| NextEra Energy Inc. | 4.82% |
| Spectra Energy Corp. | 3.83% |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | 3.57% |
| American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 3.49% |
| PG&E Corp. | 3.36% |
| Consolidated Edison Inc. | 3.18% |
‡ 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 |
|---|---|
| Electricity | 71.41% |
| Gas, Water & Multiutilities | 28.59% |
§ Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.