DOG Fees and Costs — ProShares Short Dow30
Data updated: 2026-08-14
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.22% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0018% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 0%.
DOG Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DOG. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.22% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
DOG Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DOG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $596 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.00% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.95%) | $100 | $311 | $540 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $55 |
| Total costs | $100 | $327 | $596 |
| Value after costs | $10,400 | $11,249 | $12,167 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
DOG Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0018%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 0%
- Securities lending: none during the year
DOG Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 100.00% |
DOG Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $970.8M | 71.79% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $177.7M | 13.14% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $104.2M | 7.71% |
| Bank of Montreal | $84.7M | 6.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $10.0M | 0.74% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $5.0M | 0.37% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.