UltraShort Consumer Goods
ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods 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. Consumer Goods IndexSM.
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Index/Benchmark Summary
The Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index measures the performance of consumer spending in the goods industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include automobiles and auto parts and tires, brewers and distillers, farming and fishing, durable and non-durable household product manufacturers, cosmetic companies, food and tobacco products, clothing accessories and footwear.
As of 3/31/12
Fundamentals
| Total Number of Companies |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
Price/Book Ratio |
Dividend Yield * (%) |
Average Index Market Capitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 15.33 | 3.91 | 2.55 | $12.88 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 |
|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble Co. | 11.75% |
| The Coca-Cola Co. | 9.83% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 9.71% |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 6.60% |
| Kraft Foods Inc.-Class A | 4.27% |
| Altria Group Inc. | 4.02% |
| Ford Motor Co. | 2.96% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 2.78% |
| Monsanto Co. | 2.71% |
| Nike Inc.-Class B | 2.60% |
‡ 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 |
|---|---|
| Food Producers | 20.10% |
| Beverages | 19.97% |
| Household Goods | 17.87% |
| Tobacco | 15.80% |
| Personal Goods | 14.09% |
| Automobiles & Parts | 9.44% |
| Leisure Goods | 2.73% |
§ Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.