# ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/epv 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: 2009-06-16 ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity markets of European Developed region. It invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs short strategy and uses derivatives such as swaps to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track -2x the daily performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, by using synthetic replication tech... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $18.91 | | Expense Ratio | 1.47% | | Assets Under Management | $11.0M | | NAV | $18.87 | | Holdings Count | 8 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.32% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.82 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $16.55 – $25.88 | | Beta | -1.25 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2291 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-23 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EPV invest in? ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity markets of European Developed region. It invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs short strategy and uses derivatives such as swaps to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track -2x the daily performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, by using synthetic replication technique. ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe was formed on June 16, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of EPV? ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) charges an expense ratio of 1.47%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is EPV? ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) manages $11.0M 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 EPV actively managed or an index fund? EPV 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 (EPV's is 1.47%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was EPV launched? ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) launched in June 2009 and is managed by ProShares. ### How has EPV performed? EPV'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 EPV pay a dividend? ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.32%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EPV pay dividends? ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EPV's dividend yield? EPV's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.32%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EPV's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EPV 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 EPV's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.47% 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 EPV charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EPV'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 EPV cost more than a fund like VOO? EPV is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.47%). 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 EPV? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as EPV (1.47%) 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/epv - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/epv/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/epv/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/epv/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/epv/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.