SH / Thinking About a Short or Inverse ETF? Read This First

ProShares Short S&P500 is currently paying a higher cash yield than owning stocks long through a regular index fund. The trust is yielding around 3.5% more_horizontal

Interest in SH has been declining, with the number of shares outstanding dropping from 250,000,000 last October to 117,256,000. This is a positive sig more_horizontal

In 2023, despite expectations of a market collapse, equities rallied as short positions were covered and long put positions closed. Hedging strategies more_horizontal

For pessimistic S&P 500 investors, there's much to worry about — especially in the red-hot technology sector. more_horizontal

The ProShares Short S&P500 ETF is an inverse fund that allows investors to short the market without using a margin; however, the current bull market m more_horizontal

We recommend investors stay out of SH because of the high levels of bearish sentiment shown by our Master Sentiment Indicator, as well as bearish acti more_horizontal

Expert recommendations for choosing among the myriad of Vanguard ETFs may prove to be a valuable resource to investors, even if not all of them will p more_horizontal

Buying levels in SH (the inverse S&P500 ETF) have remained high since this bear market began. This is not usually a good sign for the market. But the more_horizontal