CSM ProShares Large Cap Core Plus

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$87.93
+1.7% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CSM returned 14.4%, against 14.8% for IVV.

Long-short equity fund: owns stocks and sells others short, so part of its exposure to the stock market cancels outProShares ↗Expense ratio 0.45%Fund assets $521m on Nov 4, 2026First traded Jul 14, 2009Benchmark S&P 500 Index, measured by IVV, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every ProShares fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredNo other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured.

CSM risk and return scorecard

vs IVV · Jul 2009 to Oct 2026 · 901 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

17.3 years
CSM +879.7%, IVV +954.1%, Jul 2009 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureCSMIVVEdge
Total return+879.7%+954.1%IVV (slight)
Annualized+14.1%+14.6%IVV (slight)
Price return+696.0%+671.6%CSM (slight)
Risk
MeasureCSMIVVEdge
Volatility16.5%16.1%IVV (slight)
Max drawdown−34.0%−31.8%IVV (slight)
Upside capture100.2%100.0%Tie
Downside capture100.9%100.0%Tie
Risk-adjusted
MeasureCSMIVVEdge
Sharpe ratio0.790.83IVV (slight)
Sortino ratio1.141.21IVV (slight)
Alpha vs IVV
MeasureCSMIVVEdge
Alpha, a year−0.6%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.91
Beta to IVV1.021.00Tie

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026
Latest day
−$3.5m
Last 4 trading days
−$1.7m
12 months to Aug 31, 2026
−$25.2m
In on 2 days, out on 2. 46 days missing.

What you earned

CSM −0.1%, IVV −1.0%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM−0.1%
IVV−1.0%
CSM −1.1%, IVV −0.1%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM−1.1%
IVV−0.1%
CSM +4.9%, IVV +5.0%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+4.9%
IVV+5.0%
CSM +11.2%, IVV +13.4%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+11.2%
IVV+13.4%
CSM +14.4%, IVV +14.8%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+14.4%
IVV+14.8%
CSM +83.6%, IVV +83.4%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+83.6%
IVV+83.4%
CSM +71.9%, IVV +75.5%: total return over five years to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+71.9%
IVV+75.5%
CSM +291.1%, IVV +332.9%: total return over ten years to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+291.1%
IVV+332.9%
CSM +977.7%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
CSM+977.7%

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

+0.98
Correlation with the S&P 500
+0.94
Beta to the S&P 500
90.7%
Down-week capture
+10.1 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
1.2%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.2124
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026
Sector mix
Cost against like funds

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Price, 1 year

$87.93+1.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +14.4%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

CSM returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (IVV)Gap to IVV
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−0.1%−1.0%+0.9 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−1.1%−0.1%−1.0 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+4.9%+5.0%−0.1 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+11.2%+13.4%−2.2 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026+14.4%+14.8%−0.4 pts
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+83.6%+83.4%+0.2 pts
5Y Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026+71.9%+75.5%−3.6 pts
10Y Nov 4, 2016 – Nov 4, 2026+291.1%+332.9%−41.8 pts
Since launch Jul 14, 2009 – Nov 4, 2026+977.7%not availablenot available
Since launch, annualised Jul 14, 2009 – Nov 4, 2026+14.7%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Fell 91% as much as the S&P 500
Fell 91% as much as the S&P 500CSM in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CSM −0.97%.SPY−1.07%CSM−0.97%Average week when SPY fell: 26 of 52, year to Nov 4, 2026Fell 91% as much as the S&P 500CSM in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CSM −0.97%.SPY−1.07%CSM−0.97%Average week when SPY fell

CSM in the 26 weeks SPY fell, year to Nov 4, 2026: SPY averaged −1.07%, CSM −0.97%.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

CSM: in the 21 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, net $1.1m went out, from 19 counts.

1D
−$3.5m
−0.7% of $514m on Nov 2, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
5D
−$1.7m
−0.3% of $519m on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
4 of 5 trading days counted
12 months
−$25.2m
Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
−$105m
Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
−$197m
Sep 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Sep 2019 to Aug 2026
−$612m
Sep 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into CSM each trading day, Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026+$35.2m−$34.6m+$1.7m−$3.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from ProShares+$35.2m−$35.2mAug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026

CSM, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 2 days and went out on 2 days, of the 19 days with daily data; the other 46 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 2 days, out on 2. 46 days missing.

Net flow into CSM each trading day, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026+$35.2m−$34.6m+$1.7m−$3.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from ProShares+$35.2m−$35.2mNov 4, 2025Nov 3, 2026

CSM, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 2 days and went out on 2 days, of the 19 days with daily data; the other 232 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 2 days, out on 2. 232 days missing.

Net flow into CSM each trading day, Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026+$35.2m−$34.6m+$1.7m−$3.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from ProShares+$35.2m−$35.2mApr 2, 2025Nov 3, 2026

CSM, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 2 days and went out on 2 days, of the 19 days with daily data; the other 381 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 2 days, out on 2. 381 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis
Streak
Money out on its last trading day, Nov 3, 2026, a net −$3.5m.

Daily data starts Oct 7, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from ProShares’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for CSM, back to Sep 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare CSM with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months19 days
Nov 3, 2026 −$3.5m
Nov 2, 2026 +$1.7m covers 2 trading days
Oct 29, 2026 $0
Oct 28, 2026 $0
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 −$34.6m
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 +$35.2m
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Nov 3, 2026 −$1.7m 2 days
Oct 29, 2026 −$34.6m 4 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$35.2m
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0 3 days

Net flow into CSM each week, Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2023 to Nov 2026

CSM, money in and money out each month from Nov 2023 to Oct 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Nov 2023 to Aug 2026 are from CSM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Sep 2026 has no data. Nov 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 30.

Bars for Nov 2023 to Aug 2026 are from CSM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 30.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 2 to Nov 3+$1.7m−$3.5m−$1.7m
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 7 to Oct 29+$35.2m−$34.6m+$603k
Aug 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$35.8m−$35.6m+$177k
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.7m−$1.7m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m−$4.3m−$2.6m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.6m−$2.6m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.3m−$2.3m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.2m−$2.2m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$793k−$6.3m−$5.5m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.6m−$1.6m+$4.0m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.9m−$7.1m−$3.2m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.4m−$2.4m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.4m−$18.8m−$3.4m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$16.1m−$19.7m−$3.6m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.2m−$16.9m−$1.7m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.4m−$1.4m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.4m−$1.4m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$17.8m−$17.8m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$14.6m−$14.6m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.2m−$3.2m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.7m−$1.4m+$3.4m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.0m−$2.7m−$766k
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$668k−$5.4m−$4.7m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.4m−$9.5m−$8.1m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.3m−$3.3m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.7m−$5.8m−$2.0m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$31.5m−$32.5m−$1.1m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.6m$0+$14.6m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$13.6m−$13.6m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.0m−$3.0m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.0m−$1.2m+$10.7m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.8m−$1.8m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.7m−$1.7m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$16.2m−$16.2m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$4.9m−$4.9m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.5m−$3.5m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

CSM key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$90.00 on Aug 13, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$73.03 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$87.93, 88% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Nov 4, 2026
Trading · CSMas of Nov 4, 2026
77
Liquid81st percentile of 18 alternatives ETFs4 of 6 measured · Nov 4, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Liquid: trades at a typical spread of 0.09%.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.450.045%
$10,000$4.500.045%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
0.59%fee alone 0.45%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 4 close−0.01%
−0.3%95% of days within ±0.17% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 4¢ to buy, midpoint − 4¢ to sell.At the Nov 4 close of $87.93, that’s $87.97 to buy and $87.89 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

CSM for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
CSM interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

CSM is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work

About CSM

IssuerProShares
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Long-short equity
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026)0.45%Report
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 4, 2026)$521mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)S&P 500 Index, measured by IVV, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Aug 6, 2026
CSM, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026+14.4%
IVV, the same days+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−0.4 pts
Weeks measured52, from Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Weeks the S&P 500 fell26
The S&P 500 in those weeks, on average−1.07%
CSM in those weeks, on average−0.97%
CSM total return over those weeks+13.7%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
When stocks fellS&P 500 −4.9% in March 2026; CSM −4.9%
Weekly correlation with the S&P 500+0.98, 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026
First tradedJul 14, 2009
Days traded4,355
Quotedon an exchange, every trading day
How we measure
Weekly closes from Tiingo with distributions reinvested, 52 weeks to the same date for the fund, SPY and BIL. ETFIQ calculation. Method
IQ Investment Committee on CSM

12 seats on CSM, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Supports, 2 Challenges, 8 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
Put CSM to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about CSM

Does CSM move with the S&P 500?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CSM’s weekly returns had a correlation of +0.98 with the S&P 500’s, on a scale where 1 moves in step, 0 shows no pattern and −1 moves opposite. Its beta was +0.94, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.94% the same way.
What did CSM do when stocks fell?
The S&P 500 fell in 26 of the 52 weeks to Nov 4, 2026, by 1.07% on average. In those weeks CSM fell 0.97% on average, a down-week capture of 90.7%.
Did CSM earn more than cash?
Over the same 52 weeks CSM returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. CSM finished 10.1 percentage points ahead of it.
What does CSM cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year.
Why is CSM listed as long-short equity?
ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and CSM’s, filed Sep 26, 2024, describes a long-short equity fund.
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Correlation
How closely the fund’s weekly returns moved with the S&P 500’s over the last year, from −1 to 1. At 1 the two rise and fall together, at 0 there is no pattern, and below 0 the fund tended to move the other way.
Beta
How far the fund moved, on average, for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the same weeks. At 0.3 it moved about 0.3% the same way; below 0 it moved the other way.
Down week
A week in which the S&P 500 fell, measured through SPY with dividends reinvested. A week that ended exactly level is not a down week.
Down-week capture
The fund’s average return in the S&P 500’s down weeks as a share of the index’s own average in those weeks. At 100% it fell as much, at 50% half as much, and below zero it rose. It is weekly and covers one year, so it is not the same number as Morningstar’s downside capture.
Against T-bills
The fund’s total return minus a short Treasury bill fund’s (BIL) over the same year, in percentage points. A fund can steady a portfolio and still earn less than cash.
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