ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for UST
UST is a leveraged ETF that is linked to the Barclays Capital U.S. 7-10 Year Treasury Index (200%). The index measures the performance of U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least seven years and less than 10 years.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Leveraged Bonds | 0.95% | 2010-01-19 | ProShares | ETF | +4.06% |
* As of 05-24-2012
UST Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A | TBT |
| Expenses | C+ | DSXJ |
| Performance |  |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for UST on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Leveraged Bonds ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
UST Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for UST, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in UST's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for UST
This ETF offers 2x long leveraged exposure to the broad-based Barclays Capital U.S. 7-10 Year Treasury Index, making it a powerful tool for investors with a bullish short-term outlook for U.S. long-term treasuries. An investment in leveraged debt can be a very risky one, as there are numerous...
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