# ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: ProShares · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2021-09-29 The ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF aims to mirror the performance of an underlying index, with its portfolio choices guided by ProShare Advisors. This benchmark index is composed of companies that offer analytical tools and foundational infrastructure for processing and deriving insights from extensive data sets. The fund achieves its objective by employing a full replication strategy, investing directly in essentially all of the index's constituent securities at similar proportional weights. This investment vehicle is designated as non-diversified. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $53.62 | | Expense Ratio | 0.58% | | Assets Under Management | $5.4M | | NAV | $53.50 | | Holdings Count | 27 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | — | | 52-Week Range | $31.88 – $54.54 | | Beta | 1.42 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DAT invest in? The ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF aims to mirror the performance of an underlying index, with its portfolio choices guided by ProShare Advisors. This benchmark index is composed of companies that offer analytical tools and foundational infrastructure for processing and deriving insights from extensive data sets. The fund achieves its objective by employing a full replication strategy, investing directly in essentially all of the index's constituent securities at similar proportional weights. This investment vehicle is designated as non-diversified. ### What is the expense ratio of DAT? ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) charges an expense ratio of 0.58%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DAT? ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) manages $5.4M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is DAT actively managed or an index fund? DAT's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy. ### When was DAT launched? ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) launched in September 2021 and is managed by ProShares. ### How has DAT performed? DAT's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does DAT pay a dividend? ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DAT pay dividends? ProShares - Big Data Refiners ETF pays dividends on its published schedule. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DAT's dividend yield? DAT's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DAT's next ex-dividend date? DAT hasn't announced its next ex-date yet. Once declared it'll appear at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will DAT's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.58% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does DAT charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DAT's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does DAT cost more than a fund like VOO? DAT's strategy (current expense ratio 0.58%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where DAT sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to DAT? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as DAT (0.58%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dat/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.