1-Star ETNs Poised to Plunge: VelocityShares 3x Long Silver?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETN (ASE: USLV) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETN and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETN right now.
USLV facts
Inception | October 2011 |
Total Net Assets | $121.9 million |
Investment Approach | Seeks to replicate three times the S&P GSCI Silver index. The index comprises futures contracts on a single commodity. The fluctuations in the values of it are intended generally to correlate with changes in the price of silver in global markets. |
Expense Ratio | 1.65% |
1-Month / 3-Month / Year-to-Date Returns | 5.1% / 94.7% / 42.4% |
Alternatives | ProShares Ultra Silver (ASE: AGQ) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 42% of the 72 members who have rated USLV believe the ETN will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just this past summer, one of those Fools, All-Star TerryHogan, succinctly summed up the USLV bear case for our community: "I remember an old Trivial Pusuit question that asked who was the largest user of Silver in the world, answer -- Kodak. I'm not sure what the answer is today, but I don't see where sustainable demand is coming from, and I just don't like triple leveraged ETFs, as they degrade with any volatility."
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