

ProShares - UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
$17.43−0.45 (−2.52%)
- 0.95%
- $940M
- −76.8%
- 5.8M sh
- $17.78
- low $17.69high $84.16
The ETF.net SCO Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 1 of 5
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Mission
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.D34 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Holdings
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.B67 out of 100Rank 1 of 5
Our read on SCO
BA 2008-vintage double-short on crude: built to deliver -2x the daily move of a balanced WTI crude oil index. Cheaper than most bear-energy rivals, heavily traded, and it resets every day.
SCO seeks daily pre-fee results corresponding to negative two times the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index.
Why people hold it
- Targets -2x the daily move of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index, a specific daily mandate rather than a vague short-oil pitch.
- 0.95% expense ratio sits under the 1.03% cohort median and undercuts bear-energy peers DRIP, ERY and DUG.
- Trading since 2008 and among the most actively traded funds in its niche, which usually shows up as easier entries and exits.
- Stands among the stronger implementations in its small bear-energy peer group.
Worth knowing
- The leverage resets daily. Hold past a day and compounding can pull results away from -2x the period's oil move, especially in choppy markets.
- Structured as a commodity pool, not a standard registered fund, so reporting and tax paperwork differ from an equity ETF.proshares.com
- Doubled-up exposure to one of the market's most volatile commodities means outsized swings in both directions.
SCO Holdings
- Other
- 1
- 100%
- Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
SCO 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 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 | SCO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −77.2% |
| 1 month | −13.2% |
| 3 months | −46.1% |
| 1 year | −76.8% |
| 3 years | −37.5% |
| 5 years | −41.7% |
| 10 years | −40.0% |
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 | SCO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −77.2% | |
| 2025 | +15.9% | |
| 2024 | −19.0% | |
| 2023 | −12.4% | |
| 2022 | −62.6% | |
| 2021 | −72.6% | |
| 2020 | −4.2% |
SCO in the news
SCO Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
SCO 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.
- 48.7%
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.
- −0.66
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.
- −94.8%
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.
- −2.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCO Cost
- The middle half of Inverse Energy funds
- Median 1.03%
No Inverse Energy fund charges less.
Other funds in Inverse Energy
- BKOLDProShares - UltraShort Bloomberg Natural GasExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return −31.5%
- CERYDirexion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETFExpense ratio 1.04%1 year return −62.2%
- CDRIPDirexion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2X ETFExpense ratio 1.03%1 year return −66.0%
- DDUGProShares UltraShort EnergyExpense ratio 1.41%1 year return −62.3%




