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Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Short Equity Funds.
2 Solid Shorts
ProFunds UltraBear Inv (URPIX) was incepted in December 1997 and seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.
The fund would experience losses when benchmark indexes rise. It engages in short sales. It invests assets which are not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt instruments or money market instruments.
The fund is non-diversified. Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $15,000 to enter the fund.
PIMCO StocksPLUS TR Short Strat A (PSSAX) seeks total return through the implementation of short investment positions on the S&P 500. The fund is non-diversified.
The fund invests primarily in short positions with respect to the S&P 500 Index or specific Index securities, backed by a portfolio of Fixed Income Instruments. As of December 2008, its portfolio turnover was 378%.
The fund has been managed by William H. Gross since 2003. The fund's annual returns have outperformed its benchmark index in the last 1-year period.
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