- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Leveraged
- Address
- 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000E Bethesda MD United States of America 20814
- IPO Date
- Feb 1, 2007
- Business
- ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods (UGE) seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector Index before fees and expenses. The fund provides leveraged exposure to U.S. consumer staples companies classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) in industries including consumer staples distribution and retail, beverages, food products, tobacco, household products, and personal care products; top holdings as of December 16, 2025, include Walmart Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., Procter & Gamble Co., Coca-Cola Co., and Philip Morris International Inc., supplemented by swap agreements with counterparties such as Goldman Sachs International, Bank of America NA, UBS AG, and Societe Generale. Launched on January 30, 2007, and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland as part of ProShares Trust managed by ProShare Advisors LLC, the fund primarily invests in equity securities of index components, derivatives including swap agreements, and money market instruments such as U.S. Treasury bills and repurchase agreements to achieve its daily target while maintaining at least 80% leveraged exposure to the index or instruments with similar economic characteristics.
The fund targets investors seeking amplified daily returns from the defensive consumer staples sector, which comprises large-cap companies weighted by market capitalization and rebalanced quarterly by S&P Dow Jones Indices; it distributes income quarterly and capital gains annually, with a net expense ratio of 0.95% after contractual waivers through September 30, 2026 (gross expense ratio 2.19%). Geographic operations focus on North America, with principal exposure to U.S.-domiciled S&P 500 constituent firms; options trading is available on shares listed on NYSE Arca. Portfolio turnover for the most recent fiscal year stood at 34% excluding cash instruments and derivatives.
Recent updates include a prospectus dated September 26, 2025, reaffirming the investment objective and strategies amid ongoing fee waivers; as of December 16, 2025, NAV stands at $17.32 with a 30-day median bid-ask spread of 0.12% and quarterly distributions maintained. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, new product launches, or strategic reorganizations have been announced in the past 1-2 years; performance reflects market conditions, with YTD NAV return of -2.15% through recent data and historical 10-year annualized NAV return of 8.18% since inception. Holdings continue to emphasize leading consumer staples firms, with swaps comprising significant notional exposure as of late 2025.