ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BIS) Shares Up 0.9% – Here’s Why

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BISGet Free Report)’s stock price rose 0.9% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $9.50 and last traded at $9.46. Approximately 6,407 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 11,984 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.38.

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology Stock Up 0.9%

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.22.

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.1543 per share. This is a boost from ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology stock. Csenge Advisory Group acquired a new position in shares of ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BISFree Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $163,000. Csenge Advisory Group owned approximately 6.54% of ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology at the end of the most recent quarter.

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology Company Profile

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ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (the Fund) seeks investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods. The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Index. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from twice (200%) the return of the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (the Index) for that period.

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