ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF trades at $21, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $43.74. The key difference: Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BOIL | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Leveraged / Inverse | — |
52-Week High | $87.24 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $18.74 | $41.31 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
BOIL is a leveraged ETF that seeks to provide two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex. It uses futures contracts to offer magnified exposure to natural gas price movements.
Read more on BOIL →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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