ProShares - Nasdaq-100 Dynamic Buffer ETF
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The ETF.net QB Grade
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Our read on QB
Most buffer ETFs make you sit through a 12-month outcome period. QB resets every day: it seeks to absorb the first 1% to 5% of a daily Nasdaq-100 loss, with upside capped that same day and both levels flexing with expected volatility.
The Fund seeks to track the Nasdaq-100 Dynamic Buffer Index. Its Dynamic Buffer Strategy seeks Nasdaq-100 upside subject to a daily cap while mitigating the first 1% to 5% of daily losses, with both levels varying with expected volatility.
Why people hold it
- The cushion resets daily, not annually, so the buffer applies to the day you hold it rather than to a period you may have joined halfway through.proshares.com
- Buffer and cap both scale with expected volatility, so protection widens when markets price in bigger swings instead of sitting at one fixed level all year.proshares.com
- At 0.58%, it undercuts most Nasdaq-100 buffer funds, including the Calamos protection series (CPNJ, CPNM) at 0.69% and NJUL at 0.79%.
Worth knowing
- The cap is daily too. A big one-day Nasdaq-100 jump gets clipped, and a run of capped up days plus buffered down days compounds differently from the index.
- Coverage stops after the first 1% to 5% of a single day's decline. Anything deeper passes through, and a slow multi-day slide is not the same as annual protection.proshares.com
- Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than deeper-pocketed Nasdaq-100 buffer peers such as PBQQ.
QB Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 47%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology60.3%
- Communication11.6%
- Consumer Discretionary10.0%
- Consumer Staples5.7%
- Industrials5.6%
- Health Care4.1%
- Utilities1.1%
- Materials0.9%
- Energy0.5%
- Financials0.2%
Geography
- United States94.77%
- United Kingdom1.59%
- Netherlands1.26%
- Canada1.06%
- Singapore0.71%
- Uruguay0.38%
- Ireland0.22%
QB Performance
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QB$12,166
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | QB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.0% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 1 year | +21.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.0% | |
| 2025 | +5.8% |
QB in the news
QB Dividends
- 0.76%
- $0.37
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QB Risk
- 4.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 2.64
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −3.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QB Cost
0.58%