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Inception date
Jun 10, 2008
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ProShare Advisors LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
SEF provides inverse exposure to the S&P Financial Select Sector Index, a market cap-weighted index of US financial companies drawn exclusively from the S&P 500. The index includes the following GICS industries: banks, financial services, consumer finance, capital markets, mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), and insurance. SEF is designed as a short-term trading vehicle, not a long-term investment. It holds swap agreements and resets on a daily basis. As a result, long-term returns could materially differ from those of the underlying index due to daily compounding. Prior to March 20, 2023, the fund tracked the Dow Jones US Financials Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Cash
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Cash73.37%
Government26.63%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
SEF last dividends amounted to 0.32 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.54 USD in dividends, which shows a 65.93% decrease.
SEF assets under management is 9.86 M USD. It's fallen 9.59% over the last month.
SEF fund flows account for 938.90 K USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, SEF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.67%. The last dividend (Apr 1, 2025) amounted to 0.32 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
SEF shares are issued by ProShare Advisors LLC under the brand ProShares. The ETF was launched on Jun 10, 2008, and its management style is Passive.
SEF expense ratio is 0.95% meaning you'd have to pay 0.95% of your investment to help manage the fund.
SEF follows the S&P Financial Select Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
SEF invests in cash.
SEF price has fallen by −2.86% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −21.02% decrease. See more dynamics on SEF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −3.13% over the last month, showed a −4.85% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −17.28% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −3.13% over the last month, showed a −4.85% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −17.28% in a year.
SEF trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.