
ProShares Short SmallCap600
The ETF.net SBB Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 32 of 54
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 51
- This cap took
- −11
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C50 out of 100Rank 1 of 54Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 13 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 30 of 54Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 33 of 54
Our read on SBB
In short
CSmall-cap bearishness with the dial set to one: SBB aims for the inverse (-1x) of the S&P SmallCap 600's daily move. A sibling fund runs that same index at -2x. This is the plain version, and it has been doing the job since January 2007.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SBB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | SBB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −12.3% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | +4.7% |
| 1 year | −13.7% |
| 3 years | −12.8% |
| 5 years | −4.3% |
| 10 years | −11.3% |
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 | SBB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −12.3% | |
| 2025 | −3.6% | |
| 2024 | −3.7% | |
| 2023 | −10.5% | |
| 2022 | +13.7% |
SBB in the news
SBB Dividends
- 3.33%
- $0.78
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SBB Risk
This fund targets a multiple of the daily move of its index and resets daily. Hold it longer than one reset and compounding makes the return diverge from that target. In choppy markets it can lose value even when the index ends flat.
- 18.0%
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.
- −0.91
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.
- −39.4%
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.
- −1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SBB Cost
Overpaying vs QQQD, cheapest in Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other)
$7,890
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SBB 0.95%
$17,869
QQQD 0.50% Cheapest
$9,979
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SBB | QQQD | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,678 | $900 | $778 |
| 20 | $6,322 | $3,460 | $2,862 |
| 30 | $17,869 | $9,979 | $7,890 |
Full fee 2.52% waiver 1.57% you pay 0.95%
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