ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a specialized exchange-traded fund designed to provide inverse exposure to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Its primary investment objective is to deliver daily portfolio returns that correspond to the opposite (-1x) of the daily performance of this index. This means it typically gains value when the MSCI Emerging Markets Index declines. The fund achieves its objective primarily through the use of financial derivatives, such as swaps and other instruments, rather than direct equity investments. It focuses on securities linked to emerging market countries, covering a broad spectrum of companies across various sectors and market capitalizations within those regions. This ETF plays a distinct role in financial markets by offering investors a tool for hedging or speculating on downward movements in emerging market equities. Due to its inverse and leveraged nature, it is structured for short-term tactical use rather than long-term buy-and-hold investing and requires active management to maintain its daily target exposure. Launched in 2007, the fund reflects a sophisticated strategy centered on the risks and opportunities presented by emerging market economies.