RWM Stock Discussion

ProShares Short Russell2000 Description

The investment seeks daily investment results that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000® Index. The fund invests in derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse (-1x) of the daily return of the index. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index or approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Keywords: Stock Market Index Capitalization Weighted Index Russell 2000 Index Russell 3000 Index