Short Interest in ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:UCYB) Declines By 61.0%

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:UCYBGet Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,901 shares, a drop of 61.0% from the August 15th total of 15,118 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,690 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 6.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:UCYB opened at $81.29 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.93. The firm has a market cap of $7.32 million, a PE ratio of 24.20 and a beta of 1.89. ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF has a 1-year low of $36.03 and a 1-year high of $97.57.

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th were paid a $0.2503 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF stock. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:UCYBFree Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $302,000. Jane Street Group LLC owned 6.05% of ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

About ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF

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The ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity (UCYB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity index. The fund provides daily 2x leveraged exposure to a liquidity-weighted index that targets companies engaged in the global cybersecurity industry. UCYB was launched on Jan 19, 2021 and is managed by ProShares.

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