# ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dog 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: Passive Index · Inception: 2006-06-19 ProShares Trust - ProShares Short Dow30 is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across transportation industry group and utilities sectors. It employs short strategy and uses derivatives such as futures, swaps to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track -1x the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, by using full replication technique. ProShares Trus... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $21.81 | | Expense Ratio | 1.00% | | Assets Under Management | $104.1M | | NAV | $21.81 | | Holdings Count | 12 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 3.18% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.69 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $20.77 – $25.12 | | Beta | -0.83 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1662 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-23 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DOG invest in? ProShares Trust - ProShares Short Dow30 is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across transportation industry group and utilities sectors. It employs short strategy and uses derivatives such as futures, swaps to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track -1x the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, by using full replication technique. ProShares Trust - ProShares Short Dow30 was formed on June 19, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of DOG? ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) charges an expense ratio of 1.00%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DOG? ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) manages $104.1M 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 DOG actively managed or an index fund? DOG is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (DOG's is 1.00%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DOG launched? ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) launched in June 2006 and is managed by ProShares. ### How has DOG performed? DOG'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 DOG pay a dividend? ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.18%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DOG pay dividends? ProShares Short Dow30 pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DOG's dividend yield? DOG's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.18%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DOG's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DOG was 2026-09-23. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will DOG's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.00% 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 DOG charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DOG'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 DOG cost more than a fund like VOO? DOG is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.00%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to DOG? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as DOG (1.00%) 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/dog - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dog/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dog/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dog/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dog/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.