The ETF, the ProShares Short High Yield, operates by betting against the daily performance of the Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index.
"For investors who believe that high yield bonds are ripe for a pullback, [the ProShares Short High Yield ETF] can be used to help hedge against or to seek to benefit from potential declines," said Michael Sapir, chairman and CEO of ProShares.
"High-yield bonds have had a strong rebound since the financial crisis, with indexes reaching all-time highs and high yield funds attracting significant inflows over the past two years," Sapir added.
ProShares has four other bond-focused ETFs that are benchmarked to Treasurys, with more than $7 billion in assets under management.
The ProShares Short High Yield ETF is listed on New York Stock Exchange¹s Arca as SJB.
Markit¹s iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index is a market-value weighted index designed to provide a balanced representation of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds.
Richard Kellerhals writes for Leveraged Finance News.
