# ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pawz 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: 2018-11-05 ProShares Trust - ProShares Pet Care ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across consumer discretionary, retailing, internet and direct marketing retail, catalog specialty retail, catalog pet care product retail, internet and direct marketing retail, online specialty retail, online pet care product retail, specialty retail, specialty stores, household product stores, pet care product stores, consumer staples, household and personal products,... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $52.06 | | Expense Ratio | 0.50% | | Assets Under Management | $32.6M | | NAV | $52.22 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | 29 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.70% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.36 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $45.96 – $57.44 | | Beta | 1.05 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0564 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-23 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does PAWZ invest in? ProShares Trust - ProShares Pet Care ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across consumer discretionary, retailing, internet and direct marketing retail, catalog specialty retail, catalog pet care product retail, internet and direct marketing retail, online specialty retail, online pet care product retail, specialty retail, specialty stores, household product stores, pet care product stores, consumer staples, household and personal products, household products, animal care products, pet toys, pet grooming products, health care, health care equipment and services, health care providers and services, health care facilities, veterinary services and animal hospitals, pet care services sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track the performance of the FactSet Pet Care Index, by using full replication technique. ProShares Trust - ProShares Pet Care ETF was formed on November 5, 2018 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of PAWZ? ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ) charges an expense ratio of 0.50%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is PAWZ? ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ) manages $32.6M 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 PAWZ actively managed or an index fund? PAWZ 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 (PAWZ's is 0.50%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was PAWZ launched? ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ) launched in November 2018 and is managed by ProShares. ### How has PAWZ performed? PAWZ'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 PAWZ pay a dividend? ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.70%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does PAWZ pay dividends? ProShares Pet Care ETF pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is PAWZ's dividend yield? PAWZ's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.70%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is PAWZ's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for PAWZ 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 PAWZ's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.50% 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 PAWZ charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from PAWZ'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 PAWZ cost more than a fund like VOO? PAWZ is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.50%). 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 PAWZ? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as PAWZ (0.50%) 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/pawz - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pawz/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pawz/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pawz/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pawz/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.