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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)

05/09/08
Fund Ticker

Last

Change

 Volume
PF ULTRASHORT BASIC MATERIALS SMN 30.63 Up 0.78 Up 2.61% 1,040,988
PF ULTRASHORT CONSUMER  GOODS SZK 71.27 Up 0.72 Up 1.02% 8,046
PF ULTRASHORT CONSUMER SERVICES SCC 86.17 Up 0.37 Up 0.43% 11,010
PT ULTRASHORT DOW 30
DXD 52.10 Up 0.66 Up 1.28% 3,658,701
PF ULTRASHORT FINANCIAL SKF 103.95 Up 1.88 Up 1.84% 10,792,443
PF ULTRASHORT FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 FXP 68.49 Up 2.58 Up 3.91% 2,241,595
PF ULTRASHORT HEALTH CARE RXD 81.14 Up 0.79 Up 0.98% 4,114
PF ULTRASHORT INDUSTRIALS SIJ 57.07 Up 0.61 Up 1.09% 6,936
PT ULTRASHORT MIDCAP 400
 MZZ 52.33 Down 0.27 Down 0.51% 398,550
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI EAFE( EFU 76.40 Up 1.08 Up 1.43% 24,885
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI EMERGING MARKET EEV 67.05 Up 0.96 Up 1.45% 468,434
PT ULTRASHORT MSCI JAPAN EWV 73.27 Up 2.01 Up 2.82% 14,216
PF ULTRASHORT OIL & GAS DUG 29.72 Up 0.29 Up 0.99% 14,271,319
PT ULTRASHORT QQQ
 QID 40.33 Up 0.09 Up 0.22% 25,949,315
PF ULTRASHORT REAL ESTAT SRS 87.52 Up 0.78 Up 0.90% 1,328,404
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH SFK 66.35 Up 0.39 Up 0.59% 4,530
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 1000 VALUE SJF 80.19 Up 0.88 Up 1.11% 2,100

PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000

 TWM 74.03 Down 0.47 Down 0.63% 7,081,983
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH SKK 72.85 Down 0.48 Down 0.65% 12,558
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL 2000 VALUE SJH 89.14 Down 0.80 Down 0.89% 7,796
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MID GROWTH SDK 64.90 Down 0.05 Down 0.08% 5,335
PF ULTRASHORT RUSSELL MID VALUE SJL 81.58 Down 0.18 Down 0.22% 6,766
PF ULTRASHORT SEMICONDUCTOR SSG 59.00 Down 0.40 Down 0.67% 47,333

PF ULTRASHORT S&P SMALL CAP 600

 SDD 71.72 Down 0.08 Down 0.11% 17,080
PT ULTRASHORT S&P 500
 SDS 57.61 Up 0.31 Up 0.54% 18,171,716
PF ULTRASHORT TECHNOLOGY REW 58.47 Up 0.48 Up 0.83% 51,682
PF ULTRASHORT UTILITIES SDP 53.83 Down 1.13 Down 2.06% 10,170

RYDEX INVERSE 2X Russell 2000 (

 RRZ 82.44 Down 0.32 Down 0.39% 2,652

RYDEX INVERSE 2X S&P 500(

 RSW 83.81 Up 0.69 Up 0.83% 8,727

RYDEX INVERSE 2X S&P MidCap 400

 RMS 75.31 Down 0.48 Down 0.63% 4,200
SHORT DOW 30
DOG 61.02 Up 0.53 Up 0.88% 148,254
SHORT S&P MIDCAP400
MYY 59.22 Down 0.32 Down 0.53% 17,455

SHORT MSCI EAFE

EFZ

 74.39 Up 0.55 Up 0.74% 750

SHORT MSCI EMERGING MARKETS

 EUM 71.72 Up 0.46 Up 0.65% 5,906
SHORT QQQ
PSQ 55.70 Up 0.09 Up 0.16% 47,859

SHORT RUSSELL 2000

 RWM 75.04 Down 0.29 Down 0.39% 20,860
SHORT S&P 500
SH 63.45 Up 0.21 Up 0.33% 138,883

SHORT S&P SMALL CAP 600

 SBB 72.58 Down 0.23 Down 0.32% 550

 
The Bear Funds Scoreboard
Mutual Funds (fund name order)

05/09/08
Fund Ticker NAV

Change
Access Flex Bear High Yield Fund AFBIX 26.01 Down 0.02 Down 0.08%
Comstock Capital Value Fund DRCVX 2.18 Up 0.01 Up 0.46%
Comstock Strategy Fund  CPFAX 2.16 0.00 0.00%
Direxion Developed Mkts Bear 2.0X Fund DXDSX 11.69 Up 0.20 Up 1.74%
Direxion Dollar Bear 2.5X Fund DXDDX 26.94 Up 0.39 Up 1.47%
Direxion Emerging Markets Bear 2.0X Fund DXESX 3.85 Up 0.07 Up 1.85%
Direxion FDS 10 Year Note Bear Fund DXKSX 14.39 Down 0.05 Down 0.35%
Direxion High Yield Bear Fund PHBRX 18.76 0.00 0.00%
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Bear 2.5X Fund DXQSX 12.40 Up 0.10 Up 0.81%
Direxion S&P 500 Bear 2.5X Fund DXSSX 15.94 Up 0.27 Up 1.72%
Direxion Small Cap Bear 2.5X Fund DXRSX 11.89 Down 0.06 Down 0.50%
Direxion US Short Fund PSPSX 25.38 Down 0.05 Down 0.20%
Leuthold Grizzly Short Fund GRZZX 5.74 Up 0.01 Up 0.17%
ProFunds: Bear ProFund BRPIX 26.77 Up 0.17 Up 0.64%
ProFunds: Falling US Dollar ProFund FDPIX 31.34 Up 0.19 Up 0.61%
ProFunds: Rising Rates Opp. Fund RRPIX 17.94 Down 0.07 Down 0.39%
ProFunds: Rising Rates Opp. 10 Fund RTPIX 27.29 Down 0.04 Down 0.15%
ProFunds: Short Oil & Gas ProFund SNPIX 15.47 Up 0.09 Up 0.59%
ProFunds: Short Real Estate ProFund SRPIX 24.81 Up 0.20 Up 0.81%
ProFunds: Short Small-Cap ProFund SHPIX 16.50 Down 0.01 Down 0.06%
ProFunds: Short OTC ProFund SOPIX 14.56 Up 0.05 Up 0.34%
ProFunds: Short Precious Metals Fund SPPIX 17.91 Up 0.30 Up 1.70%
ProFunds: UltraBear ProFund URPIX 13.75 Up 0.18 Up 1.33%
ProFunds: UltraShort Emkt Fund UVPIX 6.54 Up 0.06 Up 0.93%
ProFunds: UltraShort Japan Fund UKPIX 36.42 Up 1.55 Up 4.45%
ProFunds: UltraShort Intl Fund UXPIX 20.12 Up 0.30 Up 1.51%
ProFunds: UltraShort Mid-Cap ProFund UIPIX 12.43 Down 0.02 Down 0.16%
ProFunds: UltraShort Small-Cap ProFund UCPIX 14.00 Down 0.04 Down 0.28%
ProFunds: UltraShort Dow 30 ProFund UWPIX 16.68 Up 0.29 Up 1.77%
ProFunds: UltraShort OTC ProFund USPIX 9.86 Up 0.07 Up 0.72%
Prudent Bear Fund  BEARX 6.25 Up 0.01 Up 0.16%
Prudent Global Income Fund PSAFX 13.60 Up 0.08 Up 0.59%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic Dow Fund RYCWX 31.99 Up 0.58 Up 1.85%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic OTC Fund RYVNX 12.59 Up 0.10 Up 0.80%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic Russell 2000 Fund RYIRX 42.71 Down 0.03 Down 0.07%
Rydex Inverse Dynamic S&P 500 Fund  RYTPX 31.43 Up 0.41 Up 1.32%
Rydex Inverse Government Long Bond Fund RYJUX 17.36 Down 0.06 Down 0.34%
Rydex Inverse Mid-Cap Fund RYMHX 33.88 Down 0.02 Down 0.06%
Rydex Inverse OTC Fund RYAIX 19.26 Up 0.07 Up 0.36%
Rydex Inverse Russell 2000 Fund  RYSHX 37.13 Down 0.01 Down 0.03%
Rydex Inverse S&P 500 Fund  RYURX 38.05 Up 0.26 Up 0.69%

Further information for each bear mutual fund is shown below.