Four Leveraged Sector ProFunds Change Benchmarks
Jul 13, 2018
Important announcement about Mobile Telecommunications UltraSector ProFund
Bethesda, MD – July 13, 2018 – ProFunds, a premier provider of alternative mutual funds, announced today that four of its public mutual funds will change benchmarks, effective after the market closes on or about August 28, 2018.
Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals and Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution ProFunds will change from tracking Dow Jones U.S. Sector indexes to Dow Jones U.S. Select Sector indexes.
The Mobile Telecommunications ProFund will change from tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Mobile Telecommunications Index to the new S&P Communication Services Select Sector Index. To more accurately reflect its holdings, the fund’s name will change to Communications Services UltraSector ProFund.
Index Change Details
Fund Name |
New Fund Name |
Investor Class |
Service Class |
Current Index |
New Index |
Telecommunications UltraSector ProFund |
N/A |
TCPIX |
TCPSX |
Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index |
Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index |
Pharmaceuticals UltraSector ProFund |
N/A |
PHPIX |
PHPSX |
Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals Index |
Dow Jones U.S. Select Pharmaceuticals Index |
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution UltraSector ProFund |
Oil Equipment & Services UltraSector Profund |
OEPIX |
OEPSX |
Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution Index |
Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services Index |
Mobile Telecommunications UltraSector ProFund |
Communications Services UltraSector ProFund |
WCPIX |
WCPSX |
Dow Jones U.S. Mobile Telecommunications Index |
S&P Communication Services Select Sector Index |
About ProFunds
ProFunds is a premier provider of alternative mutual funds, offering more than 100 funds. ProFund Advisors was founded in 1997, and together with its affiliates, ProShare Advisors and ProShare Capital Management, has over $30 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2017.