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List of Inverse ETFs (Short ETFs / Bear ETFs)
Volatility Market

Inverse ETFs are a good way to bet or hedge your investments because they allow you to "bet " on a decline in a given sector without the problems involved in shorting the stock or the etf itself.

.What are these ?.....:well to start with: Sometimes there are no shares available to short on the best candidates for a short sale because the big hedge funds have scarfed up all the available shares to borrow.

Also there are carrying costs involved..if the etf pays a dividend..and you are short the etf you owe the dividend to the person on the other side of the trade...Some etfs have substantial dividends today..it is a cost..

So here is a handy dandy list of such Short ETFs so you will know the "play" when events or strategy arises..

Note: the term "ultra" does not mean extra good !!...

it refers to the etf tacking the underlying index moves x 2 [goes up twice the amount the underlying index declines..got that?? read it again...]

...these are for traders with high risk tolerance as they are by definition twice as volatile [or profitable].ETFs not labeled "ultra" go up the same amount as the underlying index declines.

So if you want to bet on a decline you go long [buy] and if you want to magnify the return [or loss if you are wrong] you can buy the ultra shares etfs

ETF Name
Ticker
Benchmark Index

Short QQQ
PSQ
Nasdaq-100

Short Dow 30
DOG
DJIA

Short S&P 500
SH
S&P 500

Short MidCap400
MYY
S&P MidCap 400

Short SmallCap600
SBB
S&P SmallCap 600

Short Russell2000
RWM
Russell 2000

UltraShort QQQ
QID
Nasdaq-100

UltraShort Dow 30
DXD
DJIA

UltraShort S&P 500
SDS
S&P 500

UltraShort MidCap400
MZZ
S&P MidCap 400

UltraShort SmallCap600
SDD
S&P SmallCap 600

UltraShort Russell2000
TWM
Russell 2000

UltraShort Style:

ETF Name
Ticker

Benchmark Index

UltraShort Russell1000 Value
SJF
Russell 1000 Value

UltraShort Russell1000 Growth
SFK
Russell 1000 Growth

UltraShort Russell MidCap Value
SJL
Russell MidCap Value

UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth
SDK
Russell MidCap Growth

UltraShort Russell2000 Value
SJH
Russell 2000 Value

UltraShort Russell2000 Growth
SKK
Russell 2000 Growth

UltraShort Sector:

ETF Name
Ticker
Benchmark Index

UltraShort Basic Materials
SMN

Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials

UltraShort Consumer Goods
SZK
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods

UltraShort Consumer Services
SCC
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services

UltraShort Financials
SKF
Dow Jones U.S. Financials

UltraShort Health Care
RXD
Dow Jones U.S. Health Care

UltraShort Industrials
SIJ
Dow Jones U.S. Industrials

UltraShort Real Estate
SRS
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate

UltraShort Semiconductors
SSG
Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors

UltraShort Oil & Gas

DUG
Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas

UltraShort Technology
REW
Dow Jones U.S. Technology

UltraShort Utilities

SDP
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities

Short & UltraShort International:

ETF Name
Ticker
Benchmark Index

Short MSCI Emerging Markets
EUM
MSCI Emerging Markets Index

Short MSCI EAFE
EFZ
MSCI EAFE Index

UltraShort MSCI EAFE
EFU
MSCI EAFE Index

UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets
EEV
MSCI Emerging Markets index

UltraShort MSCI Japan
EWV
MSCI Japan Index

UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25
FXP
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index

And here are some inverse Gold ETNs (Exchange Traded Notes):

• DB Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ)


• DB Gold Short ETN (DGZ)