ProShares UltraPro S&P500 drawdown: 6.1% below the all-time high
ProShares UltraPro S&P500 is 6.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −6.1%
- 93.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $157.68
- Aug 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 29 days
- since Aug 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.8%
- Mar 23, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 2.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 28, 2026
- 3 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 31, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2009#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −76.8% | 33 days | Jan 8, 2021 | 11 mo |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | −64.0% | 9 mo | Jun 17, 2024 | 2.5 yrs |
| Apr 29, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −51.8% | 5 mo | Apr 2, 2012 | 11 mo |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −50.3% | 3 mo | Jul 12, 2019 | 10 mo |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −49.1% | 4 mo | Aug 12, 2025 | 8 mo |
| Apr 23, 2010 | Jul 2, 2010 | −43.0% | 2 mo | Dec 10, 2010 | 8 mo |
| May 21, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −39.4% | 9 mo | Jul 18, 2016 | 14 mo |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 | −29.4% | 2 mo | Sep 20, 2018 | 8 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2009: how far ProShares UltraPro S&P500 stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is ProShares UltraPro S&P500 from its all-time high?
- ProShares UltraPro S&P500 is currently 6.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest ProShares UltraPro S&P500 drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2009) took ProShares UltraPro S&P500 76.8% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 23, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from UPRO; no free deep history exists for ProShares UltraPro S&P500 — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.