SDD is trading at $9.39, up 2.14%, as weakness in small-cap stocks supports its inverse exposure.
- SDD targets -2x the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600, so weakness in the benchmark can lift the fund.
- Markets turned risk-off after President Trump rejected Iranβs proposal, pushing oil higher and renewing inflation concerns.
- Rising Treasury yields added pressure to equities, and major U.S. indexes were lower.