Basic Materials UltraSector ProFund
The Basic Materials UltraSector ProFund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that are 1.5x the return of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index (the "Index") for a single day.
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Fund Snapshot
Fund Snapshot
|
Investor Class |
Service Class |
| Ticker |
BMPIX |
BMPSX
|
| CUSIP |
743185514 |
743185498
|
| Fund Number |
042 |
072
|
| Inception Date |
9/4/2001
|
| Fund Group |
Sector ProFunds - UltraSector |
Fund Statistics
Fund Statistics
| Limits On Exchanges |
None |
| Minimum Investment |
| Individual Investor |
$15,000 |
| Financial Professionals |
$5,000 |
Returns (as of 3/31/2013)
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. For standardized returns year-to-date and as of the most recent calendar quarter-end, see performance Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Returns (as of 3/31/2013)
| YTD (as of 5/17/2013) |
7.07% |
| Average Annual One Year |
-0.42% |
| Average Annual Three Year |
3.42% |
| Average Annual Five Year |
-6.04% |
| Average Annual Ten Year |
8.79% |
| Average Annual Since Inception |
3.63% |
| Cumulative Since Inception |
51.15% |
| Gross Expense Ratio |
1.72% |
| Net Expense Ratio |
1.72% |
All data, unless otherwise noted, is as of 3/31/2013 and for Investor Class Shares only and is subject to change.
Index/Benchmark
Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index
The Index (Bloomberg symbol: DJUSBM) measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies are involved in the production of aluminum, steel, non-ferrous metals, commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, forest products, paper products, as well as the mining of precious metals and coal. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
| Total Index Companies |
62 |
| Price/Earnings Ratio |
17.22 |
| Price/Book Ratio |
2.26 |
| Dividend Yield |
2.41% |
| Average Index Market Capitalization |
7.67 billion
|
Index as of 3/31/2013
| Index Sector Weightings |
Weight |
|
Chemicals
|
66.68%
|
|
Industrial Metals
|
17.04%
|
|
Mining
|
11.06%
|
|
Forestry & Paper
|
5.22%
|
As of 3/31/2013
| Top 10 Index Companies |
Weight |
|
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
|
9.66%
|
|
The Dow Chemical Co.
|
8.07%
|
|
Praxair Inc.
|
6.95%
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
|
6.61%
|
|
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
|
5.06%
|
|
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
4.38%
|
|
International Paper Co.
|
4.32%
|
|
PPG Industries Inc.
|
4.03%
|
|
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
|
3.81%
|
|
The Mosaic Co.
|
3.47%
|
Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.