
This ProShares fund, designated as Short Russell2000, endeavors to achieve daily financial outcomes that inversely mirror the daily fluctuation of the Russell 2000 Index, not including its operational fees and expenses.
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The Russell 2000 has now lagged the broader market for many years. Small-cap stocks tend to perform well during periods of lower interest rates and economic expansion.

ProShares Short Russell2000 (NYSEARCA:RWM - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 997,409 shares, a growth of 42.7% from the December 31st total of 698,978 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 21,872,153 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0

ProShares Short Russell2000 ETF earns a Strong Sell rating, except for skilled market timers seeking short-term hedges. RWM is designed to deliver -1x daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index, making it suitable only for tactical, short-term bearish bets. Long-term holding of RWM is structurally disadvantaged, as the Russell 2000 posts positive annual results 74% of the time since 2005.

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Key Points in This Article: Inverse ETFs are investment vehicles designed to deliver daily returns opposite to a specific index, using derivatives like futures to hedge against market declines or capitalize on bearish trends.