Short Interest in ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BIB) Declines By 43.6%

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BIBGet Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,200 shares, a decrease of 43.6% from the December 31st total of 3,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology stock. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:BIBFree Report) by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 374 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.35% of ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology worth $306,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology Stock Performance

Shares of BIB opened at $55.37 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $54.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.56. ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology has a 12 month low of $47.19 and a 12 month high of $69.56.

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.3964 dividend. This is a positive change from ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

About ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology

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ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (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 the inverse of the return of the Dow Jones United States Basic Materials Index (the Index) for that period.

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