Leveraged ETFs have a non-linear behavior, and their price may drift relative to the underlying. This article reports drift data for 22 of them. ProShares Ultra Gold ETF shows significant decay in the long term due to beta-slippage and contango.
Leveraged ETFs like ProShares Ultra Gold are risky during sideways or downtrending markets, with a high expense ratio of 0.95%. A critical period is approaching for gold due to a bullish U.S. dollar, rising Treasury yields. The spread between UGL and its unleveraged counterpart, such as SPDR® Gold Shares ETF, is widening and has reached a new high, indicating an overbought condition.
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Leveraged ETFs like ProShares Ultra Gold can magnify returns, but are prone to drift. A drift watchlist with 22 of them. Leveraged ETFs in semiconductors show the largest drifts. UGL drift history points to an unattractive risk/reward trade-off.
ProShares Ultra Gold ETF is a daily leveraged play on Gold. If Gold trades sideways and volatile, the UGL ETF would not perform 2x as well as Gold. If Gold is in a secular bull trend, this is a geared way to play it for traders.
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