ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF (TDV)

TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (67.7%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return of % of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is lower, thus worse.
• Looking at total return, or performance in of 54.2% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus better in comparison to SPY (37%).

CAGR:

'Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period. CAGR is not an accounting term, but it is often used to describe some element of the business, for example revenue, units delivered, registered users, etc. CAGR dampens the effect of volatility of periodic returns that can render arithmetic means irrelevant. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates from various data sets of common domain such as revenue growth of companies in the same industry.'

• The annual performance (CAGR) over 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is %, which is smaller, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (10.9%) in the same period.
• Looking at annual performance (CAGR) in of 15.5% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus better in comparison to SPY (11.1%).

Volatility:

'Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. Volatility can either be measured by using the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction. For example, when the stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of time, it is called a 'volatile' market.'

• Looking at the volatility of % in the last 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (21.4%)
• Looking at 30 days standard deviation in of 27.2% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (24.8%).

DownVol:

'Downside risk is the financial risk associated with losses. That is, it is the risk of the actual return being below the expected return, or the uncertainty about the magnitude of that difference. Risk measures typically quantify the downside risk, whereas the standard deviation (an example of a deviation risk measure) measures both the upside and downside risk. Specifically, downside risk in our definition is the semi-deviation, that is the standard deviation of all negative returns.'

• Looking at the downside deviation of % in the last 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (15.5%)
• Compared with SPY (17.9%) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside volatility of 19.1% is greater, thus worse.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.39) in the period of the last 5 years, the ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) of of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (0.34) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of 0.48 is higher, thus better.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio, a variation of the Sharpe ratio only factors in the downside, or negative volatility, rather than the total volatility used in calculating the Sharpe ratio. The theory behind the Sortino variation is that upside volatility is a plus for the investment, and it, therefore, should not be included in the risk calculation. Therefore, the Sortino ratio takes upside volatility out of the equation and uses only the downside standard deviation in its calculation instead of the total standard deviation that is used in calculating the Sharpe ratio.'

• Looking at the downside risk / excess return profile of in the last 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.54)
• Compared with SPY (0.48) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside risk / excess return profile of 0.68 is greater, thus better.

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (8.47 ) in the period of the last 5 years, the Downside risk index of of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is lower, thus better.
• Looking at Ulcer Index in of 9.96 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to SPY (10 ).

MaxDD:

'A maximum drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum Drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period. It can be used both as a stand-alone measure or as an input into other metrics such as 'Return over Maximum Drawdown' and the Calmar Ratio. Maximum Drawdown is expressed in percentage terms.'

• The maximum DrawDown over 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is days, which is smaller, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown of -32.8 days is higher, thus better.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs). Many assume Max DD Duration is the length of time between new highs during which the Max DD (magnitude) occurred. But that isn’t always the case. The Max DD duration is the longest time between peaks, period. So it could be the time when the program also had its biggest peak to valley loss (and usually is, because the program needs a long time to recover from the largest loss), but it doesn’t have to be'

• Looking at the maximum days below previous high of days in the last 5 years of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (231 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum days under water is 236 days, which is larger, thus worse than the value of 231 days from the benchmark.

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (54 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days under water of days of ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF is lower, thus better.
• Compared with SPY (58 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the average time in days below previous high water mark of 56 days is lower, thus better.