List of Inverse Equity ETFs: FKnol.com

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A large array of inverse equity exchange-traded funds (ETF) is available for investors to select the one which best fits their needs. This article lists the available ETFs which are classified as inverse equity. This article provides the list of ETFs which belong to the Inverse Equity category and are available for trading in the U.S. capital markets. (See the List of S&P 500 ETFs.)
A lot of variety exists in the inverse ETF universe - there are country focused inverse ETFs, sector-focused inverse ETFs and index-based inverse ETFs. One can pick and choose the best they deem fit for their investment needs. Additionally, one can also explore other popular classes of inverse ETFs which include Inverse VIX ETFs and the much broader Inverse S&P 500 ETFs for taking a shot at the inverse of the overall market.
Following is the list of all 83 exchange-traded funds that FKnol has in its database for ETFs which belong to the Inverse Equity category:

All Inverse Equity ETFs

List of All Inverse Equity ETFs

Ticker	Name	Short Description	Expense Ratio	No. of Holdings	Dividend Frequency	Leverage Factor
CHAD	Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bear 1X Shares	The Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bear 1X Shares ETF provides daily inverse exposure to an index of the 300 largest and most liquid Chinese shares traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. ...Full Details	0.85%	300	Quarterly	0
DDG	Short Oil & Gas ProShares	The ProShares Short Oil & Gas ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that tracks the performance of large US oil and gas companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	69 Full List	Quarterly	0
DOG	ProShares Short Dow 30	The ProShares Short Dow30 provides inverse exposure to the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes 30 of the largest US companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	30	Quarterly	0
EFZ	Short MSCI EAFE ProShares	The ProShares Short MSCI EAFE ETF provides daily inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index representing 85% of the market capitalization in developed markets excluding North America. ...Full Details	0.95%	1159	Quarterly	0
EUM	Short MSCI Emerging Markets ProShares	The ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets provides inverse exposure to an index representing 85% of the market cap in emerging markets countries. ...Full Details	0.95%	1120	Quarterly	0
PSQ	ProShares Short QQQ	The ProShares Short QQQ provides inverse exposure to a modified market-cap-weighted index of 100 of the largest nonfinancial issues listed on NASDAQ. ...Full Details	0.95%	103	Quarterly	0
SEF	Short Financials ProShares	The ProShares Short Financials provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US financial services companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	289	Quarterly	0
SH	ProShares Short S&P 500	The ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 500 large- and mid-cap US firms selected by the S&P Index Committee. ...Full Details	0.89%	505	Quarterly	0
YXI	ProShares Short FTSE China 50	The ProShares Short FTSE China 50 ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index comprising 50 of the largest and most liquid Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ...Full Details	0.95%	76	Quarterly	0
SBB	ProShares Short Small Cap 600	The ProShares Short SmallCap 600 ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 600 US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	600	Quarterly	0
MYY	ProShares Short Midcap 400	The ProShares Short MidCap 400 ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap weighted index of 400 companies with market caps between $517.9M and $13.4B. ...Full Details	0.95%	399	Quarterly	0
EMTY	ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF	EMTY provides inverse exposure to an equally weighted index of US stocks in the retail industry using swap agreements. ...Full Details	0.65%	0	Quarterly	0
HDGE	AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF	The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear attempts to achieve positive returns by shorting US-listed companies believed to have low earnings quality or use aggressive accounting policies. ...Full Details	2.86%	40	Annually	0
SBM	ProShares Short Basic Materials	The ProShares Short Basic Materials ETF provides daily inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of companies involved in the production of metals, chemicals and paper products. ...Full Details	0.95%	49	Quarterly	0
SPDN	Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1x Shares	The Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X ETF provides daily inverse exposure to the S&P 500, a market-cap-weighted index of 500 large- and midcap US firms selected by the S&P Index Committee. ...Full Details	0.56%	50	Quarterly	0
RWM	ProShares Short Russell 2000	The ProShares Short Russell 2000 ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	2029	Quarterly	0
REK	ProShares Short Real Estate	The ProShares Short Real Estate ETF provides inverse exposure to a market-cap weighted index of large US real estate companies, including REITs. ...Full Details	0.95%	116	Quarterly	0
PASS	Direxion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bear 3x Shares ETF provides -3x leveraged exposure to the U.S. consumer discretionary sector. ...Full Details	0.97%	0	Annually	0
LACK	Direxion Daily Consumer Staples Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Consumer Staples Bear -3x Shares ETF provides 3x leveraged exposure to the U.S. consumer non-discretionary sector. ...Full Details	0.97%	0	Annually	0
LGOV	First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF	The Direxion Daily Consumer Staples Bear -3x Shares ETF provides 3x leveraged exposure to the U.S. consumer non-discretionary sector. ...Full Details	0.65%	21 Full List	Annually	0
YCOM	ProShares UltraShort Communication Services Select Sector	The UltraShort Communication Services Select Sector ETF provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US large-cap companies in the telecommunications industry. ...Full Details	0.95%	0	Annually	0
MUTE	Direxion Daily Communication Services Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Communication Services Index Bear 3x Shares provides -3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US large-cap companies in the telecommunications industry. ...Full Details	1.07%	0	Annually	0
LDSF	First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF	The Direxion Daily Consumer Staples Bear -3x Shares ETF provides 3x leveraged exposure to the U.S. consumer non-discretionary sector. ...Full Details	0.86%	7	Annually	0
BNKD	MicroSectors US Big Banks Index -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN	The MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN tracks three times the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Large Banks. ...Full Details	0.95%	10	Annually	0
BNKZ	MicroSectors US Big Banks Index -2x Inverse Leveraged ETN	The MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index -2x Leveraged ETN tracks two times the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Large Banks. ...Full Details	0.95%	10	Annually	0
FNGZ	MicroSectors FANG+ Index -2X Inverse Leveraged ETN	FNGZ provides the inverse of 2x the daily price movements of an index of US-listed technology and consumer discretionary companies. The index is highly concentrated and equally weighted. ...Full Details	0.95%	11	Annually	0
GNAF	MicroSectors FANG+ Index Inverse ETN	GNAF provides the inverse of the daily price movements of an index of US-listed technology and consumer discretionary companies. The index is highly concentrated and equally weighted. ...Full Details	0.95%	11	Annually	0
HIBS	Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X Shares	HIBS provides 3x daily inverse exposure to a beta-weighted index of 100 highest-beta stocks in the S&P 500. ...Full Details	1.07%	0		0
KNAB	MicroSectors US Big Banks Index Inverse ETN	The MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index Inverse ETN tracks the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Large Banks. ...Full Details	0.95%	10	Annually	0
NRGD	MicroSectors US Big Oil Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN	NRGD tracks three times the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Oil & Gas Companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	10 Full List	Annually	0
NRGZ	MicroSectors US Big Oil Index -2X Inverse Leveraged ETN	NRGZ tracks two times the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Oil & Gas Companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	10 Full List	Annually	0
WEBS	Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares	WEBS provides 3x daily inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of the largest and most liquid U.S. Internet companies. ...Full Details	1.07%	0		0
YGRN	MicroSectors US Big Oil Index Inverse ETN	YGRN tracks the inverse of the performance of an equal-weighted index of U.S. Oil & Gas Companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	10 Full List	Annually	0
DUG	ProShares Ultra Short Oil & Gas	The ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas provides 2x inverse exposure to a price-weighted index that tracks the performance of large US oil and gas companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	69 Full List	Quarterly	2
DXD	ProShares UltraShort Dow 30	The ProShares UltraShort Dow30 provides 2x inverse exposure to the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes 30 of the largest US companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	30	Quarterly	2
EEV	UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets	The ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets provides (-2x) exposure to an index representing 85% of the market cap in emerging markets countries. ...Full Details	0.95%	1120	Quarterly	2
EFU	UltraShort MSCI EAFE ProShares	The ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE ETF provides geared inverse (-2x) exposure to a market-cap-weighted index representing 85% of the market capitalization of each industry group in developed markets ex-North America. ...Full Details	0.95%	1159	Quarterly	2
EPV	ProShares UltraShort Europe	The ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe provides a daily leveraged inverse (-2x) exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of European developed-markets equities. ...Full Details	0.95%	371	Quarterly	2
EWV	UltraShort MSCI Japan ProShares	The ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan ETF provides 2x inverse exposure to the MSCI Japan Index, which covers 85% of the float-adjusted market cap of the Japanese equity market. ...Full Details	0.95%	364	Quarterly	2
FXP	ProShares UltraShort China 50	The ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50 ETF provides -2x exposure to a free-float-weighted index comprising 50 of the largest and most liquid Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ...Full Details	0.95%	76	Quarterly	2
QID	ProShares UltraShort QQQ	The ProShares UltraShort QQQ provides 2x inverse exposure to a modified market-cap-weighted index of 100 large nonfinancial issues listed on NASDAQ. ...Full Details	0.95%	103	Quarterly	2
REW	ProShares Ultra Short Technology	The ProShares UltraShort Technology ETF provides 2x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap weighted index that measures the performance of large US technology companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	152	Quarterly	2
RXD	ProShares Ultra Short Health Care	The ProShares UltraShort Health Care provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US financial services companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	130	Quarterly	2
SCC	ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Services	The ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services ETF provides -2x exposure to a market-cap weighted index that tracks the performance of companies that produce consumer goods such as autos, household products, cosmetics, food and tobacco. ...Full Details	0.95%	169	Quarterly	2
SDP	ProShares Ultra Short Utilities	The ProShares UltraShort Utilities ETF provides 2x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of large US utilities companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	51	Quarterly	2
SDS	ProShares UltraShort S&P 500	The ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF provides 2x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 500 large- and mid-cap US firms selected by the S&P Committee. ...Full Details	0.9%	505	Quarterly	2
SIJ	ProShares Ultra Short Industrials	The ProShares UltraShort Industrials provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that tracks the performance of US industrial companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	218	Quarterly	2
SKF	ProShares Ultra Short Financials	The ProShares UltraShort Financials provides 2x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US financial services companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	289	Quarterly	2
SSG	ProShares Ultra Short Semiconductors	The ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors ETF provides 2x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that tracks the performance of large US semiconductor companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	32	Quarterly	2
SZK	ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Goods	The ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that tracks the performance of companies that produce consumer goods such as autos, household products, cosmetics, food and tobacco. ...Full Details	0.95%	110	Quarterly	2
SDD	ProShares Ultra Short Small Cap 600	The ProShares UltraShort SmallCap 600 ETF provides daily -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 600 US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	600	Quarterly	2
MZZ	ProShares UltraShort Midcap 400	The ProShares UltraShort MidCap 400 ETF provides -2x exposure to a market-cap weighted index of 400 companies with market caps between $517.9M and $13.4B. ...Full Details	0.95%	399	Quarterly	2
BIS	ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology	The ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotech provides -2x exposure to a market-cap weighted index of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies listed on the NASDAQ. ...Full Details	0.95%	190	Quarterly	2
BZQ	ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil	The ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped ETF provides 2x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of mid- and large-cap companies operating in Brazil. ...Full Details	0.95%	57	Quarterly	2
SMN	ProShares Ultra Short Basic Materials	The ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials ETF provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of companies involved in the production of certain metals, chemicals and paper products. ...Full Details	0.95%	49	Quarterly	2
TWM	ProShares Ultra Short Russell 2000	The ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 ETF provides -2x inverse exposure to a market-cap weighted index of US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	2029	Quarterly	2
SRS	ProShares Ultra Short Real Estate	The ProShares UltraShort Real Estate ETF provides 2x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of large US real estate companies, including REITs. ...Full Details	0.95%	116	Quarterly	2
DPK	Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily MSCI Developed Markets Bear ETF provides geared inverse (-3x) exposure to a market-cap-weighted index representing 85% of the market capitalization of each industry group in developed markets ex-North America. ...Full Details	1.1%	1159	Quarterly	3
EDZ	Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of companies operating in emerging markets. ...Full Details	1.12%	1120	Quarterly	3
ERY	Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Energy Bear ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US large-cap companies in the energy industry. ...Full Details	1.07%	1	Quarterly	3
FAZ	Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Financial Bear ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US large-cap financial companies. ...Full Details	1.1%	255	Quarterly	3
FINZ	ProShares UltraPro Short Financials	The ProShares UltraPro Short Financial Select Sector ETF provides 3x leveraged inverse exposure for a single day to the S&P Financial Select Sector Index, a market-cap-weighted index of US financials stocks. ...Full Details	0.95%	289	Quarterly	3
SDOW	ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30	The ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 provides 3x inverse exposure to the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes 30 of the largest US companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	30	Quarterly	3
SOXS	Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares	The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear ETF provides daily 3x leveraged inverse exposure to a modified market-cap-weighted index of companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors. ...Full Details	1.11%	30	Quarterly	3
SPXS	Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares	The Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 500 of the largest and most liquid US companies. ...Full Details	1.1%	505	Quarterly	3
SPXU	ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500	The ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 ETF provides (-3x) exposure to a market-cap weighted index of 500 of the largest and most liquid US companies. ...Full Details	0.91%	505	Quarterly	3
SQQQ	ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	The ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ provides 3x inverse exposure to a modified market-cap-weighted index of 100 of the largest nonfinancial issues listed on the NASDAQ. ...Full Details	0.95%	103	Quarterly	3
TECS	Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Technology Bear ETF provides 3x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US large-cap technology companies. ...Full Details	1.1%	1	Quarterly	3
YANG	Direxion Daily China 3x Bear Shares	The Direxion FTSE Daily China Bear ETF provides daily 3x leveraged exposure to a cap-weighted index of the 50 largest Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong. ...Full Details	1.09%	1	Quarterly	3
DUST	Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of global gold and silver mining firms. ...Full Details	1.08%	48 Full List	Quarterly	3
MIDZ	Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bear 3x ETF provides geared inverse (-3x) exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 400 midcap companies ...Full Details	1.09%	399	Quarterly	3
SMDD	ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap400	The ProShares UltraPro Short MidCap 400 ETF provides geared inverse (-3x) exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of 400 companies with market caps between $517.9M and $13.4B. ...Full Details	0.95%	399	Quarterly	3
DRIP	Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bear 3x Shares	The Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bear 3X Shares ETF provides 3x inverse daily exposure to an equal-weighted index of the largest oil and gas exploration and production companies in the US. ...Full Details	1.07%	72 Full List	Quarterly	3
FNGD	BMO REX MicroSectors FANG+ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN	FNGD is an exchange traded note that tracks 3x inverse the daily price movements of an index of highly concentrated and equally weighted US-listed technology and consumer discretionary companies. The note uses derivatives to achieve its -3x exposure. ...Full Details	0.95%	11	Annually	3
GASX	Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear ETF provides -3x daily exposure to an equal-weighted index of public companies significantly involved in the exploration and production of natural gas. ...Full Details	1.08%	36	Quarterly	3
JDST	Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares	Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares provides daily -3x exposure to an index of junior gold and silver mining companies from developed as well as emerging markets. ...Full Details	1.1%	67 Full List	Quarterly	3
LABD	Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares	The Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear -3x Shares ETF provides daily 3 times exposure to the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index. ...Full Details	1.11%	124	Quarterly	3
RUSS	Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3x Shares	The Direxion Daily Russia Bear ETF provides daily -3x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index composed of Russian companies. ...Full Details	1.13%	28	Quarterly	3
WDRW	Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bear 3x fund provides inverse 3x exposure to an equally weighted index of US regional banking stocks. ...Full Details	1.07%	126	Quarterly	3
ZBIO	ProShares UltraPro Short Nasdaq Biotechnology	The ProShares UltraPro NASDAQ Biotechnology provides -3x daily exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies listed on the NASDAQ. ...Full Details	0.95%	190	Quarterly	3
SRTY	ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000	The ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	0.95%	2029	Quarterly	3
TZA	Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares	The Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear ETF provides -3x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies. ...Full Details	1.1%	2029	Quarterly	3
DRV	Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares	The Direxion Daily MSCI Real Estate Bear ETF provides 3x leveraged inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of large US real estate investment trusts. ...Full Details	1.09%	179 Full List	Quarterly	3

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By definition, an inverse equities ETF is designed in a way to provide an inverse exposure to an equity benchmark index. By inverse, it means that the returns are opposite of those realized on the index. For example, if there is an inverse exchange traded fund on the NASDAQ 100 index, and the NASDAQ 100 index moves up by 2 percent in one day, then the return on the inverse ETF can be expected to go down by 2 percent - that is, in opposite direction of the index return.
Additionally, there can be ETFs which provide multiple times such inverse returns. For instance, an inverse ETF that is tracking the S&P 500 index may have a leverage ratio of two (2). It means that along with generating returns which are in a direction opposite to the returns generated by the S&P 500 index, the returns are also magnified by the factor of 2. Therefore, if the S&P 500 index goes down by 2.5 percent, then return from the 2x inverse ETF will go up by 5 percent.