EUM ETF — ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets (EUM)

EUM is an ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 4.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.12%, its expense ratio is 0.95%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 29/100 (Elevated risk). Fund total return is -85.3% over the past 18.8 years, 702.5 points behind SPY at 617.2%.

At the current 4.10% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $410 per year, or $34.17 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets is an ETF that uses financial instruments designed to deliver daily returns that move opposite to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which represents approximately 85% of emerging market capitalization; this inverse strategy allows it to profit when emerging markets decline. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.95%. It appeals to investors seeking short-term tactical hedges or bearish exposure to emerging markets, rather than those pursuing buy-and-hold income strategies.

EUM performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is -85.3% over the past 18.8 years, 702.5 points behind SPY at 617.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.5%.

EUM key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

29 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.19%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/30/2007

Expense ratio

0.95%

Distribution rate

4.10%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.12%

Last close

$16.18

AUM

$8,169,731

Average volume

63009.0

Last dividend

$0.1660

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/30/2026

Beta

-0.79

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.10%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.12%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: ProShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EUM risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.5%.

Who may consider EUM — and who may not

EUM may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EUM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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