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DOG vs SVIX

ProShares Short Dow30

DOGBNYSE Arca

-1x Short VIX Futures ETF

SVIXCCboe

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

DOG −0.52pt a year

DOG0.95%SVIX1.47%

Avg volume · 30D

DOG 2.0×the volume

DOG5.25MSVIX2.6M

3Y return · a year

SVIX +2.1pt

DOG−9.6%SVIX−7.5%

DOG vs SVIX Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

−7.4%DOG+19.4%SVIX

Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. DOG −7.4%. SVIX +19.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%40%60%Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
DOG 0.95%, better
SVIX 1.47%
Fund size
DOG $123M
SVIX $176M
1Y total return
DOG −7.4%
SVIX +19.4%, better
Yield (12M)
DOG 3.19%
SVIX No data
Holdings
DOG 3
SVIX 2
Avg volume (30D)
DOG 5.25M sh, better
SVIX 2.6M sh
NAV per share
DOG $22.21
SVIX $20.42
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DOG: Cost 50, Risk 70, Mission 95, Tradability 93, Holdings 44, Durability 68. SVIX: Cost 50, Risk 47, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings not scored, Durability 55.
Pillar letters and Scores for DOG, SVIX, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDOGSVIX
Cost30% weightC50C50
Mission25% weightA95Not scored
Risk15% weightA70HigherC47
Tradability15% weightA93HigherB60
Holdings10% weightC44Not scored
Durability5% weightB68HigherB55

Rank among Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. DOG and SVIX are both graded against the same 53 Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other)⁠

Category · 53 funds
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DOG ranks 1st and SVIX 18th of 53 funds in the Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other) Category.

  1. Rank 1BDOGProShares Short Dow30Score 65
  2. Rank 1BPSQProShares Short QQQScore 65
  3. Rank 14BSRSProShares UltraShort Real EstateScore 53
  4. Rank 18CSVIX-1x Short VIX Futures ETFScore 52
  5. Rank 18CTWMProShares UltraShort Russell2000Score 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DOGBProShares Short Dow30

SVIXC-1x Short VIX Futures ETF

In short

DOG The plain-vanilla short on the Dow: DOG aims to deliver the inverse of the index's move each day, with no 2x or 3x bolted on. Running since 2006, and ProShares bills it as the only -1x ETF built on the Dow.

SVIX The undiluted short-volatility trade. SVIX aims for the full inverse of a VIX futures index for one day at a time, the dose the market's older short-vol ETF gave up when it halved its target back in 2018.

Stated mandate

DOG DOG seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's daily performance.

SVIX SVIX seeks daily investment results corresponding to the Short VIX Futures Index for one day only. Its exposure is obtained through VIX futures and related instruments, with daily inverse performance and compounding effects.

Why people hold it

  • DOG 0.95% net of a waiver through September 30, 2027 (1.00% gross), which sits near the typical fee among leveraged and inverse funds.
  • Sticks close to its daily inverse target, one of the tighter implementations in its peer group.proshares.com
  • Actively traded for an inverse fund, so getting in and back out is rarely the hard part.
  • Live since 2006, so the mechanism has run through the financial crisis, 2020 and every tape since.
  • SVIX Full-strength short vol: SVIX targets -1x the daily move of the Short VIX Futures Index, while the long-running alternative (SVXY) has targeted only -0.5x since 2018.proshares.com
  • No futures account needed. The VIX futures exposure sits inside a commodity pool that trades in an ordinary brokerage account, and the fund is actively traded.
  • Rules, not a trader's hunch: exposure tracks a named benchmark, the Short VIX Futures Index, and resets every day.

Worth knowing

  • DOG The target resets every day. Hold longer than a day and the result depends on the path the Dow takes, not just its direction.proshares.com
  • If the waiver lapses after September 30, 2027, the fee steps up toward the 1.00% gross figure.
  • The Dow is 30 price-weighted names, so this is a short on a narrow, old-school slice of the market rather than the broad tape.proshares.com
  • SVIX At 1.47% a year, the fee sits above the typical leveraged and inverse fund in its group. Part of the price of the full -1x wrapper.
  • Built for one day only. Daily resets compound, so a stretch of days can land far from -1x the index over that same stretch.
  • Short vol leans on calm markets and takes the pain when VIX futures spike. In 2018, one such spike led ProShares to cut its short-vol ETF's target exposure in half.sec.govproshares.com

Full DOG profile⁠

Full SVIX profile⁠

DOG vs SVIX Holdings

How DOG and SVIX differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

About this figure: DOG gets much of its exposure from swaps and futures, which aren’t counted.

Level by level

  • Asset classStocks, Alternatives0.0%
  • Holdings0 in both0.0%

Sector

No Sector split for SVIX.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

No country split for SVIX.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • DOG100.0%
  • SVIX73989.5%

Securities held

  • DOG2
  • SVIX0

Asset class

DOG
Stocks
SVIX
Alternatives

Holdings

  • Only in DOG2
  • In both0
  • Only in SVIX0

Only in DOG

2 securities, 86.4% of DOG by weight

  • Proshares Genius Mny Mkt Etf82.35%
  • TREASURY BILL, 0%, due 2026-12-174.10%

Only in SVIX

0 securities, 0.0% of SVIX by weight

Weight gaps

DOG and SVIX share no securities.

All 12 DOG holdings⁠All 3 SVIX holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DOG vs SVIX Cost

Overpaying SVIX vs DOG

$7,987

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DOG 0.95%

    $17,869

  • SVIX 1.47%

    $25,856

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DOG 0.95%
  • SVIX 1.47%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$10K$20K$30K051015202530SVIX $25,856DOG $17,869

Year by year

YearDOGSVIXOverpaying
10$1,678$2,541$863
20$6,322$9,353$3,031
30$17,869$25,856$7,987

Expense ratio

  • 0.95%DOG, cheaper
  • 1.47%SVIX
  • Middle half of Leveraged Inverse (2x & Other) funds
  • Median 0.95%

DOG 6th cheapest of 53 funds

SVIX 53rd cheapest of 53 funds

DOG vs SVIX Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
DOG 3.19%
SVIX No data
Payout (12M)
DOG $0.69
SVIX None
Last payment
DOG $0.17
SVIX No data
Ex-dividend
DOG Sep 23, 2026
SVIX No data
Paid on
DOG Sep 29, 2026
SVIX No data
Frequency
DOG Quarterly
SVIX No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DOGQuarterly · 26 paymentsAll DOG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 26 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2017 $0.02; Mar 21, 2018 $0.06; Jun 20, 2018 $0.12; Sep 26, 2018 $0.16; Dec 26, 2018 $0.19; Mar 20, 2019 $0.17; Jun 25, 2019 $0.25; Sep 25, 2019 $0.20; Dec 24, 2019 $0.14; Mar 25, 2020 $0.06; Dec 22, 2022 $0.14; Mar 22, 2023 $0.20; Jun 21, 2023 $0.35; Sep 20, 2023 $0.39; Dec 20, 2023 $0.41; Mar 20, 2024 $0.32; Jun 26, 2024 $0.40; Sep 25, 2024 $0.36; Dec 23, 2024 $0.43; Mar 26, 2025 $0.18; Jun 25, 2025 $0.21; Sep 24, 2025 $0.21; Dec 24, 2025 $0.26; Mar 25, 2026 $0.10; Jun 24, 2026 $0.16; Sep 23, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
SVIXAll SVIX payments⁠

No distribution history available.

DOG vs SVIX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DOG 11.7%, betterSVIX 55.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DOG −1.21SVIX 0.19, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DOG −37.3%SVIX −79.3%since Mar 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DOG −0.83SVIX 2.95

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