Fund Research for ProFunds UltraBull Inv (ULPIX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Nov 28, 1997
    Category: Large Blend
    Overall Risk: High
    Fund Family: ProFunds
    Return Since Inception: -6.16%
    YTD Return: 40.77%
    Yield (TTM): 0.59%
    Net Assets: 75.84 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    1 of 5

    The investment seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice the daily performance of the S&P 500 index. The fund takes positions in equity securities and/or financial instruments that should have similar daily return characteristics as twice the S&P 500 index. The fund employs leveraged investment techniques and may use sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund invests assets which are not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt instruments or money market instruments. It is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $39,063 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 50.19%
    Large 35.92%
    Medium 13.58%
    Small 0.31%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/24/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 40.77% 54.70% -22.02% -9.11% -11.85% -6.16%
    +/- Category 14.68% 18.84% -16.37% -9.71% -11.79% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 15.57% 12.86% -16.42% -9.95% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 23.47% 1.91% -24.55% -9.84% -11.85% -6.16%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 28.93% -30.18% -21.96% -8.59% -10.50% -5.86%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/24/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 11/28/1997
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 21.04%
    Service 34.46%
    Manufacturing 33.21%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 11.25% 11.25%
    Stocks — 88.71% 88.71%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 0.08% 0.08%
    Data as of 07/31/2009 Data as of 07/31/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + EMINI S&P SEP FUT 2009 — — — 38.73%
    * Deu Repo 0.12% 08/03/09 — — — 4.83%
    * Hsb Repo 0.12% 08/03/09 — — — 4.18%
    + EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM) Energy 17.63 -8.58% 1.99%
    * Ubs Repo 0.10% 08/03/09 — — — 1.11%
    * Boa Repo 0.10% 08/03/09 — — — 1.11%
    + MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 19.42 43.62% 1.04%
    + JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) Healthcare 13.79 0.90% 0.97%
    + PROCTER & GAMBLE CO (PG) Consumer Goods 17.49 -2.46% 0.94%
    + INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS (IBM) Hardware 13.19 45.87% 0.90%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/24/2009
    All other data as of 07/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 07/31/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.65%
    Taken from annual report dated 07/31/2009

  • Fund Management

    Elisa Petit
    Start Date: 03/02/2000
    Petit is a portfolio manager with ProFund Advisors. Prior to joining ProFund Advisors, she managed equity funds for Banque Populaire Group in Paris, France. Petit is an operations certificate holder of the International Securities Market Association (ISMA), a charter holder of the Luxembourg Institute for Training in Banking (IFBL) and is a member of the Washington Association of Money Managers.
    Erik Benke
    Start Date: 01/18/2005
    Benke is associate portfolio manager with ProFund Advisors, his employment since January 2005. Before joining the company, he worked as a trader at AIM Investments and prior to that as an associate at Goldman Sachs' Hill Group from August 1999 to July 2001. Benke holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
    Ashwin Joshi
    Start Date: 11/30/2006
    Joshi, self-employed, April 2005 -June 2006; ETrade Global Asset Management, Portfolio Manager,August 2001 - March 2005; Banc of America Securities LLC, Trader,September 1994 - March 2001.
    Rachel Ames
    Start Date: 11/30/2006
    Ames worked at Ferris Baker Watts,Intern, May 2003 - May 2004.