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The Great Bear Funds

What are "bear funds?" They're funds that sell short, buy put options, use leverage, or employ other strategies to increase in value as stocks decrease in value. Out of a universe of 12,500+ mutual funds and about 2,000 ETFs offered for sale in the US, there ain't many of 'em! Please read the investment policy and other details of each fund below.  - Grizzly

Invest carefully, at your own risk. Please read the disclaimer.
 
 
The Bear Funds Scoreboard
Exchange-Traded Funds( (fund name order)

08/25/08
Fund Ticker

Last

Change

 Volume
PF ULTRASHORT BASIC MATERIALS SMN 36.17 Up 1.35 Up 3.88% 1,375,144
PF ULTRASHORT CONSUMER GOODS SZK 70.99 Up 2.01 Up 2.91% 12,339
PF ULTRASHORT CONSUMER SERVICES SCC 91.20 Up 3.87 Up 4.43% 83,782
PT ULTRASHORT DOW 30
DXD 62.58 Up 2.28 Up 3.78% 5,299,524
PF ULTRASHORT FINANCIAL SKF 131.48 Up 6.57 Up 5.26% 24,159,183
PF ULTRASHORT FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 FXP 89.50 Up 1.87 Up 2.13% 990,451
PF ULTRASHORT HEALTH CARE RXD 71.69 Up 2.10 Up 3.02% 3,557
PF ULTRASHORT INDUSTRIALS SIJ 64.35 Up 2.37 Up 3.82% 25,333
PT ULTRASHORT MIDCAP 400
 MZZ 57.94 Up 1.94 Up 3.46% 509,461
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI EAFE( EFU 108.10 Up 2.98 Up 2.83% 91,388
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI EMERGING MARKET EEV 96.29 Up 3.79 Up 4.10% 419,607
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI JAPAN EWV 97.50 Up 2.10 Up 2.20% 29,738
PF ULTRASHORT OIL & GAS DUG 35.43 Up 0.84 Up 2.43% 11,254,546
PT ULTRASHORT QQQ
 QID 41.55 Up 1.47 Up 3.67% 33,656,181
PF ULTRASHORT REAL ESTATE SRS 93.15 Up 4.35 Up 4.90% 3,709,801
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH SFK 73.70 Up 2.29 Up 3.20% 1,230
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 1000 VALUE SJF 97.00 Up 3.76 Up 4.03% 4,993

PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000

 TWM 69.43 Up 2.74 Up 4.11% 5,889,193
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH SKK 69.30 Up 3.06 Up 4.62% 18,945
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000 VALUE SJH 85.27 Up 3.59 Up 4.40% 17,734
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MID GROWTH SDK 75.44 Up 2.77 Up 3.81% 8,885
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MID VALUE SJL 92.58 Up 2.59 Up 2.88% 980
PF ULTRASHORT SEMICONDUCTOR SSG 65.87 Up 2.30 Up 3.62% 37,502

PF ULTRASHORT S&P SMALL CAP 600

 SDD 68.86 Up 2.83 Up 4.29% 101,647
PT ULTRASHORT S&P 500
 SDS 67.02 Up 2.50 Up 3.87% 16,727,379
PF ULTRASHORT TECHNOLOGY REW 61.15 Up 1.93 Up 3.25% 70,920
PF ULTRASHORT UTILITIES SDP 60.90 Up 0.45 Up 0.74% 37,172

RYDEX INVERSE 2X Russell 2000 (

 RRZ 78.42 Up 3.51 Up 4.68% 43,444

RYDEX INVERSE 2X S&P 500(

 RSW 97.20 Up 3.51 Up 3.75% 38,820

RYDEX INVERSE 2X S&P MidCap 400

 RMS 83.55 Up 3.00 Up 3.72% 4,110
SHORT DOW 30
DOG 67.39 Up 1.24 Up 1.87% 410,118
SHORT S&P MIDCAP400
MYY 62.61 Up 1.12 Up 1.82% 13,838

SHORT MSCI EAFE

EFZ

 89.20 Up 1.35 Up 1.54% 19,607

SHORT MSCI EMERGING MARKETS

 EUM 86.39 Up 1.68 Up 1.98% 17,498
SHORT QQQ
PSQ 57.07 Up 0.99 Up 1.77% 54,846

SHORT RUSSELL 2000

 RWM 73.86 Up 1.69 Up 2.34% 57,199
SHORT S&P 500
SH 68.92 Up 1.22 Up 1.80% 284,372

SHORT S&P SMALL CAP 600

 SBB 71.71 Up 1.45 Up 2.06% 16,820

 
The Bear Funds Scoreboard
Mutual Funds (fund name order)

08/25/08
Fund Ticker NAV

Change
Access Flex Bear High Yield Fund AFBIX 26.57 Down 0.04 Down 0.15%
Comstock Capital Value Fund DRCVX 2.31 Up 0.05 Up 2.21%
Comstock Strategy Fund  CPFAX 2.17 Up 0.04 Up 1.88%
Direxion Developed Mkts Bear 2.0X Fund DXDSX 16.34 Up 0.49 Up 3.09%
Direxion Dollar Bear 2.5X Fund DXDDX 23.91 Down 0.01 Down 0.04%
Direxion Emerging Markets Bear 2.0X Fund DXESX 27.52 Up 1.16 Up 4.40%
Direxion FDS 10 Year Note Bear Fund DXKSX 13.76 Down 0.25 Down 1.78%
Direxion High Yield Bear Fund PHBRX 18.74 Up 0.01 Up 0.05%
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Bear 2.5X Fund DXQSX 12.83 Up 0.65 Up 5.34%
Direxion S&P 500 Bear 2.5X Fund DXSSX 19.15 Up 0.87 Up 4.76%
Direxion Small Cap Bear 2.5X Fund DXRSX 10.93 Up 0.60 Up 5.81%
Direxion US Short Fund PSPSX 25.38 Down 0.05 Down 0.20%
Leuthold Grizzly Short Fund GRZZX 6.76 Up 0.14 Up 2.11%
ProFunds: Bear ProFund BRPIX 29.08 Up 0.56 Up 1.96%
ProFunds: Falling US Dollar ProFund FDPIX 29.93 0.00 0.00%
ProFunds: Rising Rates Opp. Fund RRPIX 17.17 Down 0.24 Down 1.38%
ProFunds: Rising Rates Opp. 10 Fund RTPIX 27.04 Down 0.21 Down 0.77%
ProFunds: Short Oil & Gas ProFund SNPIX 17.17 Up 0.24 Up 1.42%
ProFunds: Short Real Estate ProFund SRPIX 26.34 Up 0.86 Up 3.38%
ProFunds: Short Small-Cap ProFund SHPIX 16.20 Up 0.37 Up 2.34%
ProFunds: Short OTC ProFund SOPIX 14.91 Up 0.31 Up 2.12%
ProFunds: Short Precious Metals Fund SPPIX 20.83 Up 0.27 Up 1.31%
ProFunds: UltraBear ProFund URPIX 15.96 Up 0.59 Up 3.84%
ProFunds: UltraShort Emkt Fund UVPIX 9.40 Up 0.36 Up 3.98%
ProFunds: UltraShort Japan Fund UKPIX 41.10 Up 1.34 Up 3.37%
ProFunds: UltraShort Intl Fund UXPIX 28.81 Up 0.81 Up 2.89%
ProFunds: UltraShort Mid-Cap ProFund UIPIX 13.76 Up 0.53 Up 4.01%
ProFunds: UltraShort Small-Cap ProFund UCPIX 13.32 Up 0.59 Up 4.63%
ProFunds: UltraShort Dow 30 ProFund UWPIX 19.93 Up 0.75 Up 3.91%
ProFunds: UltraShort OTC ProFund USPIX 10.21 Up 0.42 Up 4.29%
Prudent Bear Fund  BEARX 6.41 Up 0.11 Up 1.75%
Prudent Global Income Fund PSAFX 12.76 0.00 0.00%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic Dow Fund RYCWX 38.49 Up 1.49 Up 4.03%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic OTC Fund RYVNX 13.00 Up 0.53 Up 4.25%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic Russell 2000 Fund RYIRX 40.22 Up 1.77 Up 4.60%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic S&P 500 Fund  RYTPX 36.52 Up 1.36 Up 3.87%
Rydex Inverse Government Long Bond Fund RYJUX 16.71 Down 0.22 Down 1.30%
Rydex Inverse Mid-Cap Fund RYMHX