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About ProShares Ultra Silver
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Inception date
Dec 1, 2008
Structure
Commodities Pool
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
60/40
Max ST capital gains rate
27.84%
Max LT capital gains rate
27.84%
Primary advisor
ProShare Advisors LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
AGQ is a 2x leveraged single-day bet on the spot price of silver, as measured by the price of COMEX silver futures contracts. Instead of utilizing swaps like most geared funds, AGQ invests in silver futures and forward contracts, which means that the fund is structured as a commodities pool, thus it will distribute a K-1 form. Contracts follow a fixed schedule, the index rolls into contracts two months from maturity in February, April, and June, and three months from maturity in August and November. The index continues tracking each contract until shortly before expiration. AGQ is not a buy-and-hold ETF and holding cost is less important, considering the fund is designed to be held for very short periods.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Cash
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Cash100.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history