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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011.

OR

 

¨ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from              to             .

 

 

Commission file number: 001-34200

PROSHARES TRUST II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   87-6284802

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o ProShare Capital Management LLC

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(240) 497-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer    ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes     x  No


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PROSHARES TRUST II

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION    Page  
Item 1.   Condensed Financial Statements.      1   
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      118   
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.      157   
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.      174   

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

  
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.      175   
Item 1A.   Risk Factors.      175   
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.      196   
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.      198   
Item 4.   Removed and Reserved.      198   
Item 5.   Other Information.      198   
Item 6.   Exhibits.      198   


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

Index

 

     Page  

Documents

  

Statements of Financial Condition, Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Statements of Cash Flows:

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     2   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     7   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     12   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     17   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     22   

ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     23   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     24   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     25   

ProShares Short Gold

     30   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     31   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     36   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     41   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     46   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     51   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     56   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     61   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     66   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     67   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     72   

ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     73   

ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     74   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     75   

ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     80   

ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     81   

ProShares Trust II

     82   

Notes to Financial Statements

     86   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 8,799       $ 17,743   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $15,615,771 and $16,426,195, respectively)

     15,615,636         16,426,651   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —           1,755,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     15,624,435         18,200,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     23,641         13,486   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     3,889,846         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,913,487         13,486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     11,710,948         18,186,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 15,624,435       $ 18,200,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     450,014         500,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 26.02       $ 36.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 25.67       $ 36.27   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (133% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11†

   $ 1,950,000       $ 1,950,000   

0.013% due 10/13/11†

     876,000         875,999   

0.076% due 10/27/11

     676,000         675,996   

0.040% due 11/10/11†

     1,576,000         1,575,984   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     5,941,000         5,940,907   

0.015% due 12/08/11†

     2,660,000         2,659,954   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     1,937,000         1,936,796   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $15,615,771)

      $ 15,615,636   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     10/06/11       $ 6,650,383       $ (999,856

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     10/06/11         16,811,409         (2,889,990
        

 

 

 
         $ (3,889,846
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark Index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark Index.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 993      $ 5,629      $ 10,264      $ 16,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     37,054        27,744        131,603        88,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     37,054        27,744        131,603        88,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (36,061     (22,115     (121,339     (71,723
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Swap agreements

     (1,050,671     2,113,541        939,496        (624,603

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     78        72        201        1,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,050,593     2,113,613        939,697        (623,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Swap agreements

     (2,076,464     178,290        (5,645,596     (458,278

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (548     (1,326     (591     1,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,077,012     176,964        (5,646,187     (457,054
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3,127,605     2,290,577        (4,706,490     (1,080,619
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,163,666   $ 2,268,462      $ (4,827,829   $ (1,152,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (6.92   $ 4.81      $ (9.40   $ (2.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     457,079        471,753        513,750        501,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 18,186,658   

Addition of 50,000 shares

     1,782,755   

Redemption of 100,000 shares

     (3,430,636
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (50,000) shares

     (1,647,881
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (121,339

Net realized gain (loss)

     939,697   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,646,187
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (4,827,829
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 11,710,948   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,827,829   $ (1,152,342

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     810,424        9,615,037   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     5,646,187        457,054   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     10,155        (6,770
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,638,937        8,912,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,782,755        5,958,070   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (3,430,636     (14,897,881
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (1,647,881     (8,939,811
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (8,944     (26,832

Cash, beginning of period

     17,743        78,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 8,799      $ 51,280   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 6,447       $ 10,654   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $11,383,864 and $1,594,783, respectively)

     11,383,268         1,594,842   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     1,004,988         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     12,394,703         1,605,496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     16,645         1,273   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —           164,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,645         165,423   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     12,378,058         1,440,073   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 12,394,703       $ 1,605,496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     209,997         30,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 58.94       $ 48.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)

   $ 59.30       $ 48.30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (92% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11

   $ 1,203,000       $ 1,203,000   

0.011% due 10/20/11

     157,000         156,999   

0.040% due 11/10/11

     613,000         612,994   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     1,429,000         1,428,977   

0.009% due 12/29/11

     1,968,000         1,967,931   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     6,014,000         6,013,367   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $11,383,864)

      $ 11,383,268   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     10/06/11       $ (4,499,693   $ 674,808   

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     10/06/11         (20,136,530     330,180   
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,004,988   
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark Index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark Index.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 731      $ 949      $ 3,522      $ 3,267   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    32,416        5,480        111,453        24,971   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    32,416        5,480        111,453        24,971   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (31,685     (4,531     (107,931     (21,704
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Swap agreements

    2,148,146        (806,167     (3,367,856     (254,747

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    566        105        1,732        23   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    2,148,712        (806,062     (3,366,124     (254,724
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Swap agreements

    (1,247,546     335,891        1,169,138        114,962   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (870     (223     (655     190   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (1,248,416     335,668        1,168,483        115,152   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    900,296        (470,394     (2,197,641     (139,572
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 868,611      $ (474,925   $ (2,305,572   $ (161,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 1)

  $ 3.01      $ (16.00   $ (6.76   $ (3.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

    288,258        29,677        341,170        44,325   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 1,440,073   

Addition of 1,780,000 shares (Note 1)

     84,549,839   

Redemption of 1,600,006 shares (Note 1)

     (71,306,282
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 179,994 shares (Note 1)

     13,243,557   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (107,931

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,366,124

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,168,483   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (2,305,572
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 12,378,058   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September  30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September  30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,305,572   $ (161,276

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

            485,000   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (9,789,081     1,136,596   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (1,168,483     (115,152

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     15,372        (1,395
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (13,247,764     1,343,773   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     84,549,839        3,370,174   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (71,306,282     (4,798,476
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     13,243,557        (1,428,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (4,207     (84,529

Cash, beginning of period

     10,654        90,383   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 6,447      $ 5,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31,
2010
 

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,131,411       $ 905,158   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     31,873,500         10,631,250   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $408,976,125 and $244,384,335, respectively)

     408,957,733         244,394,920   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —           5,649,644   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           3,035,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     444,962,644         264,616,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     11,499,767         36,266,723   

Payable on open futures contracts

     11,219,495         —     

Management fee payable

     667,206         216,322   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     40,686,650         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     64,073,118         36,483,045   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     380,889,526         228,133,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 444,962,644       $ 264,616,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     13,949,170         4,562,504   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 27.31       $ 50.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)

   $ 27.09       $ 49.98   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (107% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.010% due 10/06/11

   $ 3,081,000       $ 3,080,999   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     8,659,000         8,658,991   

0.010% due 10/20/11

     3,091,000         3,090,988   

0.040% due 11/10/11†

     40,375,000         40,374,604   

0.012% due 11/17/11†

     76,951,000         76,950,100   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     26,377,000         26,376,589   

0.015% due 12/08/11†

     73,997,000         73,995,712   

0.007% due 12/15/11

     3,669,000         3,668,929   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     7,138,000         7,137,772   

0.007% due 12/29/11

     66,167,000         66,164,691   

0.000% due 02/09/12†

     25,000,000         24,997,368   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     25,000,000         24,994,895   

0.003% due 03/08/12

     25,000,000         24,994,117   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     24,478,000         24,471,978   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $408,976,125)

      $ 408,957,733   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires November 2011

     3,935       $ 311,652,000       $ (23,095,260

Swap Agreements^

 

      Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     10/06/11       $ 188,482,103       $ (16,311,862

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     10/06/11         261,660,350         (24,374,788
        

 

 

 
         $ (40,686,650
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark Index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark Index.

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 16,734      $ 174,914      $ 154,462      $ 348,968   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    960,393        1,034,809        2,416,617        2,480,271   

Brokerage commissions

    21,032        32,255        75,805        112,220   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    981,425        1,067,064        2,492,422        2,592,491   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (964,691     (892,150     (2,337,960     (2,243,523
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Futures contracts

    (42,050,522     10,928,189        (7,585,638     19,006,970   

Swap agreements

    (45,717,064     27,081,389        (5,844,053     14,810,482   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (250     1,843        12,712        47,218   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (87,767,836     38,011,421        (13,416,979     33,864,670   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Futures contracts

    (14,534,400     14,399,480        (28,508,020     (979,200

Swap agreements

    (31,006,847     7,760,550        (46,336,294     9,094,718   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (20,697     (2,198     (28,977     39,605   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (45,561,944     22,157,832        (74,873,291     8,155,123   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (133,329,780     60,169,253        (88,290,270     42,019,793   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ (134,294,471   $ 59,277,103      $ (90,628,230   $ 39,776,270   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 1)

  $ (11.91   $ 5.19      $ (11.35   $ 4.68   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

    11,280,148        11,414,406        7,982,238        8,493,273   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 228,133,077   

Addition of 28,375,000 shares (Note 1)

     1,139,475,837   

Redemption of 18,988,334 shares (Note 1)

     (896,091,158
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 9,386,666 shares (Note 1)

     243,384,679   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,337,960

Net realized gain (loss)

     (13,416,979

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (74,873,291
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (90,628,230
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 380,889,526   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (90,628,230   $ 39,776,270   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     (21,242,250     (7,348,388

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (164,591,790     (101,858,607

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     46,365,271        (9,134,323

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     3,035,150        (11,263,899

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     450,884        86,397   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     11,219,495        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (215,391,470     (89,742,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,139,475,837        987,785,499   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (920,858,114     (884,977,522
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     218,617,723        102,807,977   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     3,226,253        13,065,427   

Cash, beginning of period

     905,158        80,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,131,411      $ 13,146,363   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31,
2010
 

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 587,515       $ 4,007,347   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     5,402,700         4,252,500   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $58,148,269 and $135,631,915, respectively)

     58,146,838         135,637,192   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     7,373,037         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     956,059         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     72,466,149         143,897,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —           6,313,753   

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           1,140,144   

Management fee payable

     108,318         117,277   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —           4,111,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     108,318         11,682,782   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     72,357,831         132,214,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 72,466,149       $ 143,897,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,119,944         2,600,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 64.61       $ 50.85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)

   $ 65.25       $ 50.85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (80% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.010% due 10/06/11†

   $ 101,000       $ 101,000   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     8,826,000         8,825,991   

0.041% due 10/20/11†

     4,429,000         4,428,983   

0.076% due 10/27/11†

     7,858,000         7,857,954   

0.005% due 11/17/11

     1,289,000         1,288,985   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     4,027,000         4,026,937   

0.015% due 12/08/11†

     3,974,000         3,973,931   

0.000% due 12/15/11

     7,307,000         7,306,858   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     2,145,000         2,144,932   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     2,602,000         2,601,909   

0.000% due 02/09/12†

     15,591,000         15,589,358   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $58,148,269)

      $ 58,146,838   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires November 2011

     667       $ 52,826,400       $ 4,143,110   

Swap Agreements^

 

     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     10/06/11       $ (35,501,505   $ 2,588,393   

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     10/06/11         (56,394,476     4,784,644   
       

 

 

 
        $ 7,373,037   
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark Index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark Index.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 5,491      $ 21,433      $ 67,925      $ 76,927   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    236,646        132,890        936,197        539,674   

Brokerage commissions

    8,341        9,886        40,643        37,608   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    244,987        142,776        976,840        577,282   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (239,496     (121,343     (908,915     (500,355
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Futures contracts

    14,712,451        2,895,091        17,177,834        7,896,349   

Swap agreements

    26,160,078        5,060,061        41,288,571        23,643,501   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    893        46        11,042        8,571   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    40,873,422        7,955,198        58,477,447        31,548,421   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Futures contracts

    1,855,210        (2,156,250     6,527,530        1,709,680   

Swap agreements

    473,645        (1,389,552     11,484,645        (2,007,799

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (2,573     (743     (6,708     7,169   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    2,326,282        (3,546,545     18,005,467        (290,950
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    43,199,704        4,408,653        76,482,914        31,257,471   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 42,960,208      $ 4,287,310      $ 75,573,999      $ 30,757,116   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 1)

  $ 21.98      $ 5.58      $ 26.58      $ 27.30   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

    1,954,183        768,481        2,842,815        1,126,486   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 132,214,257   

Addition of 8,030,000 shares (Note 1)

     352,799,851   

Redemption of 9,510,059 shares (Note 1)

     (488,230,276
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (1,480,059) shares (Note 1)

     (135,430,425
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (908,915

Net realized gain (loss)

     58,477,447   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     18,005,467   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     75,573,999   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 72,357,831   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 75,573,999      $ 30,757,116   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     (1,150,200     2,137,725   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     77,483,646        22,377,506   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (11,477,937     2,000,630   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (956,059     —     

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (8,959     (36,308

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,140,144     (341,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     138,324,346        56,895,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     352,799,851        333,734,191   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (494,544,029     (390,217,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (141,744,178     (56,483,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (3,419,832     412,101   

Cash, beginning of period

     4,007,347        75,409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 587,515      $ 487,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     27,024   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 27,024   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS*

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

         September 30, 2011    
(unaudited)
         December 31, 2010      

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 200       $ 200   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     29,090         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     29,290         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     29,090         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     29,090         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     200         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 29,290       $ 200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     27,024   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     26,624   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 27,024   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

         September 30, 2011    
(unaudited)
         December 31, 2010      

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,462,618       $ 1,262,424   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     286,875         467,775   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $363,986,667 and $249,242,580, respectively)

     363,969,066         249,250,657   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     8,990,384         8,724,587   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     12,491         60,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     374,721,434         259,766,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     711,213         204,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     711,213         204,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     374,010,221         259,562,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 374,721,434       $ 259,766,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     4,300,014         3,750,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 86.98       $ 69.22   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 87.34       $ 70.72   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (97% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.008% due 10/06/11

   $ 10,254,000       $ 10,253,998   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     20,509,000         20,508,979   

0.011% due 10/20/11

     40,000,000         39,999,844   

0.076% due 10/27/11

     4,589,000         4,588,973   

0.003% due 11/10/11†

     31,326,000         31,325,693   

0.016% due 11/17/11†

     50,000,000         49,999,415   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     46,402,000         46,401,276   

0.015% due 12/08/11

     32,702,000         32,701,431   

0.000% due 12/15/11

     4,042,000         4,041,922   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     4,139,000         4,138,868   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     16,998,000         16,997,407   

0.001% due 02/09/12†

     46,596,000         46,591,093   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     20,000,000         19,995,916   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     20,000,000         19,995,294   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     16,433,000         16,428,957   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $363,986,667)

      $ 363,969,066   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires December 2011

     25       $ 4,055,750       $ (557,680

Forward Agreements^

 

     Settlement Date      Commitment to
(Deliver)/Receive
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Forward agreements with Goldman Sachs International based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     10/10/11       $ 113,520       $ 183,928,510       $ 2,468,956   

Forward agreements with UBS AG based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     10/10/11         345,700         560,113,511         6,521,428   
           

 

 

 
            $ 8,990,384   
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 20,274      $ 85,654      $ 138,778      $ 187,823   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    958,522        466,267        2,166,956        1,296,693   

Brokerage commissions

    1,020        902        2,830        2,973   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    959,542        467,169        2,169,786        1,299,666   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (939,268     (381,515     (2,031,008     (1,111,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Futures contracts

    1,329,813        (232,336     2,152,978        673,165   

Forward agreements

    3,464,320        7,410,760        53,273,927        50,218,194   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    2,407        29        2,259        5,788   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    4,796,540        7,178,453        55,429,164        50,897,147   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Futures contracts

    (340,810     541,140        (863,660     859,910   

Forward agreements

    23,670,553        8,728,978        265,797        8,205,673   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (25,972     (7,111     (25,678     7,412   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    23,303,771        9,263,007        (623,541     9,072,995   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    28,100,311        16,441,460        54,805,623        59,970,142   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 27,161,043      $ 16,059,945      $ 52,774,615      $ 58,858,299   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

  $ 6.72      $ 4.43      $ 14.23      $ 16.22   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    4,042,405        3,628,275        3,709,721        3,629,501   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 259,562,075   

Addition of 1,250,000 shares

     120,484,630   

Redemption of 700,000 shares

     (58,811,099
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 550,000 shares

     61,673,531   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,031,008

Net realized gain (loss)

     55,429,164   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (623,541
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     52,774,615   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 374,010,221   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 52,774,615      $ 58,858,299   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     180,900        72,680   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (114,744,087     (29,850,550

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (240,119     (8,213,085

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     48,339        32,930   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     507,015        4,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (61,473,337     20,905,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     120,484,630        68,512,854   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (58,811,099     (86,977,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     61,673,531        (18,464,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     200,194        2,440,793   

Cash, beginning of period

     1,262,424        96,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,462,618      $ 2,537,261   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT GOLD*

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 200       $ 200   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     12,424         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     12,624         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     12,424         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,424         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     200         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 12,624       $ 200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 929,386       $ 404,683   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     131,700         364,500   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $185,053,985 and $80,111,190, respectively)

     185,040,756         80,114,447   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     186,101,842         80,883,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           94,800   

Management fee payable

     227,757         64,932   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     7,834,590         2,991,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,062,347         3,151,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     178,039,495         77,732,507   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 186,101,842       $ 80,883,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     9,239,901         2,739,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.27       $ 28.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 19.17       $ 27.80   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (104% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11

   $ 4,525,000       $ 4,524,999   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     7,094,000         7,093,993   

0.076% due 10/27/11†

     9,319,000         9,318,945   

0.011% due 11/10/11†

     25,349,000         25,348,752   

0.005% due 11/17/11

     994,000         993,988   

0.005% due 11/25/11

     5,973,000         5,972,875   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     19,105,000         19,104,702   

0.000% due 12/29/11

     45,291,000         45,289,419   

0.001% due 02/09/12†

     28,671,000         28,667,981   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     12,000,000         11,997,550   

0.003% due 03/08/12

     12,000,000         11,997,176   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     14,734,000         14,730,376   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $185,053,985)

      $ 185,040,756   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires December 2011

     12       $ 1,946,760       $ 98,160   

Forward Agreements^

 

   

Settlement
Date

   Commitment to
(Deliver)/Receive
    Notional
Amount at
Value*
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Forward agreements with Goldman Sachs International based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

  10/10/11    $ (52,498   $ (85,058,835   $ (1,156,697

Forward agreements with UBS AG based on
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

  10/10/11      (166,100     (269,120,203     (6,677,893
        

 

 

 
         $ (7,834,590
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 6,156      $ 33,103      $ 50,183      $ 72,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     299,227        183,450        729,868        497,988   

Brokerage commissions

     613        513        2,466        2,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     299,840        183,963        732,334        500,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (293,684     (150,860     (682,151     (427,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     89,535        (77,504     (807,800     (391,822

Forward agreements

     7,191,381        (5,158,437     (15,300,608     (25,247,833

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,287        139        1,821        2,295   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     7,282,203        (5,235,802     (16,106,587     (25,637,360
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     17,500        (162,330     390,910        (223,400

Forward agreements

     (12,243,530     (2,938,770     (4,843,199     (3,320,188

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (13,994     84        (16,486     6,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,240,024     (3,101,016     (4,468,775     (3,537,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4,957,821     (8,336,818     (20,575,362     (29,174,707
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (5,251,505   $ (8,487,678   $ (21,257,513   $ (29,602,177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (0.74   $ (4.30   $ (4.55   $ (18.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     7,079,031        1,974,684        4,671,769        1,637,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 77,732,507   

Addition of 8,900,000 shares

     172,768,537   

Redemption of 2,400,000 shares

     (51,204,036
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 6,500,000 shares

     121,564,501   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (682,151

Net realized gain (loss)

     (16,106,587

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (4,468,775
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (21,257,513
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 178,039,495   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (21,257,513   $ (29,602,177

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     232,800        (65,683

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (104,942,795     (8,065,126

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     4,859,685        3,313,947   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     —          (2,520

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     162,825        3,724   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (94,800     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (121,039,798     (34,417,835
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     172,768,537        66,422,591   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (51,204,036     (29,778,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     121,564,501        36,644,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     524,703        2,226,531   

Cash, beginning of period

     404,683        75,790   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 929,386      $ 2,302,321   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,609,878       $ 2,505,032   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     1,685,226         2,395,913   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $642,154,974 and $495,898,270, respectively)

     642,109,717         495,915,529   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     57,079,169         46,191,568   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     10,766,110         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           391,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     713,250,100         547,399,463   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     5,693,957         —     

Management fee payable

     1,612,811         395,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,306,768         395,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     705,943,332         547,003,919   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 713,250,100       $ 547,399,463   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     12,900,028         7,000,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 10)

   $ 54.72       $ 78.14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2) (Note 10)

   $ 51.84       $ 79.30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (91% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11

   $ 1,036,000       $ 1,036,000   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     15,680,000         15,679,984   

0.020% due 10/20/11

     28,563,000         28,562,889   

0.076% due 10/27/11

     6,733,000         6,732,960   

0.003% due 11/10/11

     29,584,000         29,583,710   

0.016% due 11/17/11

     50,000,000         49,999,415   

0.005% due 11/25/11

     62,360,000         62,358,697   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     57,026,000         57,025,110   

0.007% due 12/15/11

     7,121,000         7,120,862   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     50,000,000         49,998,400   

0.002% due 12/29/11

     97,764,000         97,760,588   

0.000% due 01/19/12†

     50,000,000         49,997,815   

0.000% due 02/09/12†

     31,909,000         31,905,640   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     50,000,000         49,989,790   

0.003% due 03/08/12†

     50,000,000         49,988,235   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     54,383,000         54,369,622   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $642,154,974)

      $ 642,109,717   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Silver Futures – COMEX, expires December 2011

     74       $ 11,130,710       $ (3,323,660

Forward Agreements^

 

      Settlement
Date
     Commitment to
(Deliver)/Receive
     Notional
Amount at
Value*
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Forward agreements with Goldman Sachs International based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     10/10/11       $ 12,080,800       $ 367,899,019       $ 16,861,626   

Forward agreements with UBS AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     10/10/11         33,924,000         1,033,094,357         40,217,543   
           

 

 

 
            $ 57,079,169   
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 54,294      $ 78,646      $ 413,210      $ 195,896   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    2,423,377        399,644        6,530,746        1,191,495   

Brokerage commissions

    2,126        1,147        7,354        4,502   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,425,503        400,791        6,538,100        1,195,997   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (2,371,209     (322,145     (6,124,890     (1,000,101
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Futures contracts

    (1,862,254     190,144        6,745,262        501,563   

Forward agreements

    (348,455,898     35,224,898        (290,050,993     59,964,658   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    5,732        1,786        46,058        9,769   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (350,312,420     35,416,828        (283,259,673     60,475,990   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Futures contracts

    (2,236,345     1,350,910        (6,379,880     2,030,945   

Forward agreements

    86,729,592        16,104,902        10,887,601        16,115,398   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (68,357     (10,906     (62,516     14,613   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    84,424,890        17,444,906        4,445,205        18,160,956   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (265,887,530     52,861,734        (278,814,468     78,636,946   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ (268,258,739   $ 52,539,589      $ (284,939,358   $ 77,636,845   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 10)

  $ (26.45   $ 9.99      $ (30.69   $ 13.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 10)

    10,140,245        5,257,637        9,285,742        5,579,515   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 547,003,919   

Addition of 12,200,000 shares (Note 10)

     1,066,780,261   

Redemption of 6,300,000 shares (Note 10)

     (622,901,490
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 5,900,000 shares (Note 10)

     443,878,771   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (6,124,890

Net realized gain (loss)

     (283,259,673

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,445,205   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (284,939,358
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 705,943,332   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (284,939,358   $ 77,636,845   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     710,687        288,163   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (146,256,704     (29,112,472

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (10,825,085     (16,130,011

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     391,421        —     

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     1,217,267        16,255   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (439,701,772     32,698,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,056,014,151        76,723,828   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (617,207,533     (104,812,514
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     438,806,618        (28,088,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (895,154     4,610,094   

Cash, beginning of period

     2,505,032        75,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,609,878      $ 4,685,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 3,748,737       $ 3,514,285   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     749,250         512,663   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $745,847,542 and $105,316,101, respectively)

     745,818,445         105,319,504   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,244,439         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     752,560,871         109,346,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     17,083,309         —     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           227,423   

Management fee payable

     852,002         75,903   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     201,231,313         10,010,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     219,166,624         10,313,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     533,394,247         99,032,781   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 752,560,871       $ 109,346,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     32,694,369         2,482,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 16.31       $ 39.89   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)

   $ 17.11       $ 39.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (140% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.011% due 10/06/11

   $ 59,463,000       $ 59,462,988   

0.013% due 10/13/11†

     73,109,000         73,108,927   

0.037% due 10/20/11†

     16,636,000         16,635,935   

0.076% due 10/27/11†

     35,967,000         35,966,788   

0.000% due 11/10/11

     8,953,000         8,952,912   

0.005% due 11/17/11†

     52,846,000         52,845,382   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     25,739,000         25,738,599   

0.015% due 12/08/11†

     19,847,000         19,846,655   

0.007% due 12/15/11

     4,382,000         4,381,915   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     2,362,000         2,361,924   

0.000% due 12/29/11

     277,133,000         277,123,328   

0.000% due 01/19/12†

     50,000,000         49,997,815   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     61,146,000         61,139,561   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     20,000,000         19,995,916   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     20,000,000         19,995,294   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     18,269,000         18,264,506   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $745,847,542)

      $ 745,818,445   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Silver Futures – COMEX, expires December 2011

     30       $ 4,512,450       $ 492,525   

Forward Agreements^

 

      Settlement
Date
     Commitment to
(Deliver)/Receive
    Notional
Amount at
Value*
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Forward agreements with Goldman Sachs International based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     10/10/11       $ (7,602,500   $ (231,520,453   $ (45,762,339

Forward agreements with UBS AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     10/10/11         (27,273,000     (830,550,124     (155,468,974
         

 

 

 
          $ (201,231,313
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 36,609      $ 28,202      $ 141,157      $ 67,469   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     1,328,783        146,320        2,812,042        443,414   

Brokerage commissions

     1,431        789        3,718        2,681   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,330,214        147,109        2,815,760        446,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,293,605     (118,907     (2,674,603     (378,626
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     2,681,280        (363,579     2,891,784        (427,329

Forward agreements

     181,877,651        (17,463,923     129,322,766        (39,581,361

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,907        305        4,428        3,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     184,560,838        (17,827,197     132,218,978        (40,005,168
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (356,000     (186,735     1,011,945        (380,020

Forward agreements

     (216,853,973     (5,325,366     (191,220,968     (6,160,682

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (41,346     (2,217     (32,500     5,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (217,251,319     (5,514,318     (190,241,523     (6,535,128
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (32,690,481     (23,341,515     (58,022,545     (46,540,296
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (33,984,086   $ (23,460,422   $ (60,697,148   $ (46,918,922
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 1)

   $ (0.85   $ (46.68   $ (2.57   $ (110.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     40,109,586        502,587        23,613,283        425,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 99,032,781   

Addition of 62,887,500 shares (Note 1)

     1,089,916,599   

Redemption of 32,675,610 shares (Note 1)

     (594,857,985
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 30,211,890 shares (Note 1)

     495,058,614   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,674,603

Net realized gain (loss)

     132,218,978   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (190,241,523
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (60,697,148
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 533,394,247   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (60,697,148   $ (46,918,922

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in)operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     (236,587     285,653   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (640,531,441     2,615,625   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     191,253,468        6,155,108   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (2,244,439     (15,720

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     776,099        (3,537

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (227,423     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (511,907,471     (37,881,793
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,089,916,599        90,676,225   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (577,774,676     (50,948,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     512,141,923        39,727,974   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     234,452        1,846,181   

Cash, beginning of period

     3,514,285        78,312   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,748,737      $ 1,924,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,521       $ 13,447   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $8,937,823 and $7,373,910, respectively)

     8,937,326         7,374,157   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           348,179   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     8,941,847         7,735,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     13,554         6,099   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     1,212,360         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,225,914         6,099   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     7,715,933         7,729,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 8,941,847       $ 7,735,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     300,014         300,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.72       $ 25.76   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 25.75       $ 25.86   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (116% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.013% due 10/13/11

   $ 575,000       $ 574,999   

0.010% due 10/20/11

     670,000         669,997   

0.076% due 10/27/11†

     526,000         525,997   

0.040% due 11/10/11†

     1,880,000         1,879,982   

0.015% due 12/08/11

     1,523,000         1,522,974   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     231,000         230,992   

0.002% due 02/09/12

     1,077,000         1,076,887   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     2,456,000         2,455,498   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $8,937,823)

      $ 8,937,326   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

     Settlement
Date
     Local
Currency
    Notional Amount
at Value (USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         6,232,725      $ 8,349,073      $ (613,687

Euro with UBS AG

     10/07/11         6,659,500        8,920,761        (650,960
         

 

 

 
          $ (1,264,647
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         (721,200   $ (966,087   $ 25,406   

Euro with UBS AG

     10/07/11         (646,900     (866,558     26,881   
         

 

 

 
          $ 52,287   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 511      $ 6,398      $ 4,353      $ 12,220   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    20,668        36,416        60,728        86,347   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    20,668        36,416        60,728        86,347   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (20,157     (30,018     (56,375     (74,127
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (3,200     1,189,073        1,603,888        (1,756,177

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    —          440        19        829   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (3,200     1,189,513        1,603,907        (1,755,348
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (1,321,372     1,995,782        (1,560,539     2,043,042   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (602     248        (744     1,048   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (1,321,974     1,996,030        (1,561,283     2,044,090   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,325,174     3,185,543        42,624        288,742   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ (1,345,331   $ 3,155,525      $ (13,751   $ 214,615   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

  $ (4.48   $ 5.01      $ (0.05   $ 0.43   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    300,014        630,449        300,014        495,069   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 7,729,684   

Net investment income (loss)

     (56,375

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,603,907   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,561,283
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (13,751
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 7,715,933   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

   

Net income (loss)

  $ (13,751   $ 214,615   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

   

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (1,563,913     (2,304,440

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    1,561,283        (2,044,090

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

    7,455        3,798   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    (8,926     (4,130,117
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

   

Proceeds from addition of shares

    —          20,023,154   

Payment on shares redeemed

    —          (15,662,727
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    —          4,360,427   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    (8,926     230,310   

Cash, beginning of period

    13,447        79,160   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

  $ 4,521      $ 309,470   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31,
2010
 

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 423,648       $ 251,588   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $848,079,829 and $471,813,434, respectively)

     848,035,536         471,829,446   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     109,803,643         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     958,262,827         472,081,034   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     20,120,025         4,109,402   

Management fee payable

     1,201,789         364,560   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           23,194,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     21,321,814         27,668,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     936,941,013         444,412,995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 958,262,827       $ 472,081,034   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     48,600,014         21,900,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.28       $ 20.29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 19.28       $ 20.31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (91% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.009% due 10/06/11†

   $ 28,186,000       $ 28,185,995   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     70,906,000         70,905,929   

0.017% due 10/20/11†

     63,582,000         63,581,752   

0.040% due 11/10/11

     50,000,000         49,999,510   

0.006% due 11/17/11†

     47,251,000         47,250,447   

0.005% due 11/25/11

     23,399,000         23,398,511   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     37,497,000         37,496,415   

0.015% due 12/08/11

     50,524,000         50,523,121   

0.000% due 12/15/11

     44,607,000         44,606,135   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     57,619,000         57,617,156   

0.003% due 12/29/11

     107,297,000         107,293,255   

0.000% due 01/19/12

     50,000,000         49,997,815   

0.001% due 02/09/12†

     82,219,000         82,210,342   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     45,000,000         44,990,811   

0.003% due 03/08/12

     45,000,000         44,989,412   

0.001% due 03/15/12

     45,000,000         44,988,930   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $848,079,829)

      $ 848,035,536   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

     Settlement
Date
     Local
Currency
    Notional
Amount at
Value (USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         63,408,700      $ 84,939,392      $ (2,789,168

Euro with UBS AG

     10/07/11         86,950,300        116,474,642        (2,816,316
         

 

 

 
          $ (5,605,484
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         (731,587,225   $ (980,000,757   $ 55,401,624   

Euro with UBS AG

     10/07/11         (816,704,400     (1,094,019,828     60,007,503   
         

 

 

 
          $ 115,409,127   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 36,861      $ 182,133      $ 255,628      $ 415,352   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    1,728,002        846,458        3,848,679        2,336,429   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,728,002        846,458        3,848,679        2,336,429   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (1,691,141     (664,325     (3,593,051     (1,921,077
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (11,049,379     (33,898,742     (112,483,351     54,569,532   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    131        2,281        3,328        27,615   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (11,049,248     (33,896,461     (112,480,023     54,597,147   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    122,372,805        (49,916,146     132,997,720        (46,237,927

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (54,049     (20,078     (60,305     26,237   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    122,318,756        (49,936,224     132,937,415        (46,211,690
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    111,269,508        (83,832,685     20,457,392        8,385,457   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 109,578,367      $ (84,497,010   $ 16,864,341      $ 6,464,380   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

  $ 2.66      $ (5.34   $ 0.56      $ 0.44   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    41,215,231        15,810,884        30,309,538        14,723,457   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 444,412,995   

Addition of 37,600,000 shares

     674,444,672   

Redemption of 10,900,000 shares

     (198,780,995
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 26,700,000 shares

     475,663,677   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,593,051

Net realized gain (loss)

     (112,480,023

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     132,937,415   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     16,864,341   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 936,941,013   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,864,341      $ 6,464,380   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (376,266,395     (218,591,766

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (132,937,415     46,211,690   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     837,229        201,015   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (491,502,240     (165,714,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     674,444,672        420,921,692   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (182,770,372     (250,614,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     491,674,300        170,307,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     172,060        4,592,992   

Cash, beginning of period

     251,588        76,035   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 423,648      $ 4,669,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,867       $ 10,637   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $5,544,942 and $4,733,572, respectively)

     5,544,649         4,733,703   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           283,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,547,516         5,027,843   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     8,767         3,603   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     53,120         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     61,887         3,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     5,485,629         5,024,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 5,547,516       $ 5,027,843   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     150,014         150,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 36.57       $ 33.49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 36.60       $ 33.29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (101% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11†

   $ 584,000       $ 584,000   

0.012% due 10/13/11

     1,556,000         1,555,998   

0.010% due 10/20/11†

     500,000         499,998   

0.040% due 11/10/11

     727,000         726,993   

0.000% due 12/15/11

     532,000         531,990   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     287,000         286,990   

0.003% due 03/08/12

     1,359,000         1,358,680   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $5,544,942)

      $ 5,544,649   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

     Settlement Date      Local
Currency
    Notional
Amount

at Value
(USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         355,590,000      $ 4,609,665      $ (20,244

Yen with UBS AG

     10/07/11         516,060,000        6,689,905        (32,278
         

 

 

 
          $ (52,522
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         (19,800,000   $ (256,676   $ (793

Yen with UBS AG

     10/07/11         (5,630,000     (72,984     195   
         

 

 

 
          $ (598
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 216      $ 2,242      $ 1,711      $ 4,788   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     12,492        13,416        28,409        32,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     12,492        13,416        28,409        32,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (12,276     (11,174     (26,698     (27,697
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     496,377        849,525        722,557        651,232   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —          —          19        (69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     496,377        849,525        722,576        651,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (71,257     (217,085     (336,623     368,127   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (314     (273     (424     218   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (71,571     (217,358     (337,047     368,345   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     424,806        632,167        385,529        1,019,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 412,530      $ 620,993      $ 358,831      $ 991,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 2.86      $ 3.36      $ 3.07      $ 6.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     144,036        184,797        116,864        161,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 5,024,240   

Addition of 50,000 shares

     1,696,147   

Redemption of 50,000 shares

     (1,593,589
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 0 shares

     102,558   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (26,698

Net realized gain (loss)

     722,576   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (337,047
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     358,831   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 5,485,629   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended

September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended

September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 358,831      $ 991,811   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (811,370     (1,978,125

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     337,047        (368,345

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     5,164        1,469   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (110,328     (1,353,190
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,696,147        1,458,689   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (1,593,589     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     102,558        1,458,689   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (7,770     105,499   

Cash, beginning of period

     10,637        85,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,867      $ 190,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 138,919       $ 120,494   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $276,436,417 and $223,865,319, respectively)

     276,427,258         223,873,131   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     2,181,019         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     278,747,196         223,993,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     6,859,008         —     

Management fee payable

     447,246         170,158   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           16,137,654   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,306,254         16,307,812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     271,440,942         207,685,813   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 278,747,196       $ 223,993,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     6,566,671         4,416,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 10)

   $ 41.34       $ 47.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2) (Note 10)

   $ 41.34       $ 47.01   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (102% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.018% due 10/06/11†

   $ 33,399,000       $ 33,398,993   

0.013% due 10/13/11

     27,892,000         27,891,972   

0.011% due 10/20/11†

     20,000,000         19,999,922   

0.076% due 10/27/11†

     48,299,000         48,298,715   

0.006% due 11/17/11

     4,664,000         4,663,946   

0.002% due 12/01/11†

     19,864,000         19,863,690   

0.015% due 12/08/11

     3,901,000         3,900,932   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     6,438,000         6,437,775   

0.000% due 01/19/12

     50,000,000         49,997,815   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     38,219,000         38,214,976   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     7,000,000         6,998,571   

0.003% due 03/08/12

     7,000,000         6,998,353   

0.000% due 03/15/12

     9,764,000         9,761,598   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $276,436,417)

      $ 276,427,258   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

     Settlement
Date
     Local
Currency
    Notional
Amount

at Value (USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         3,203,440,000      $ 41,527,556      $ (219,157

Yen with UBS AG

     10/07/11         1,423,900,000        18,458,622        (142,900
         

 

 

 
          $ (362,057
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/07/11         (23,267,420,000   $ (301,625,468   $ 1,129,488   

Yen with UBS AG

     10/07/11         (23,259,690,000     (301,525,261     1,413,588   
         

 

 

 
          $ 2,543,076   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 and 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 23,905      $ 74,322      $ 176,008      $ 160,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     725,344        376,573        2,253,245        975,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     725,344        376,573        2,253,245        975,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (701,439     (302,251     (2,077,237     (814,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (34,105,768     (26,657,675     (55,833,787     (26,358,762

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     487        580        3,296        5,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (34,105,281     (26,657,095     (55,830,491     (26,353,245
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     4,607,971        8,158,466        18,318,673        (6,598,615

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (17,889     (4,590     (16,971     9,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,590,082        8,153,876        18,301,702        (6,588,677
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (29,515,199     (18,503,219     (37,528,789     (32,941,922
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (30,216,638   $ (18,805,470   $ (39,606,026   $ (33,756,814
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 10)

   $ (4.22   $ (6.36   $ (5.69   $ (14.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 10)

     7,162,686        2,958,519        6,966,549        2,371,922   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 207,685,813   

Addition of 6,533,333 shares (Note 10)

     302,417,904   

Redemption of 4,383,333 shares (Note 10)

     (199,056,749
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 2,150,000 shares (Note 10)

     103,361,155   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,077,237

Net realized gain (loss)

     (55,830,491

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     18,301,702   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (39,606,026
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 271,440,942   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,606,026   $ (33,756,814

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (52,571,098     (97,666,492

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (18,301,702     6,588,677   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     277,088        80,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (110,201,738     (124,754,089
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     302,417,904        177,810,290   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (192,197,741     (48,172,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     110,220,163        129,638,098   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     18,425        4,884,009   

Cash, beginning of period

     120,494        75,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 138,919      $ 4,959,433   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     29,164   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 29,164   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,091,859       $ 400   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $28,062,806 and $0, respectively)

     28,061,131         —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     8,166,838         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,250,019         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     51,249         198,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     39,621,096         199,398   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     10,660,397         —     

Management fee payable

     62,960         —     

Payable for offering costs

     —           198,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,723,357         198,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     28,897,739         400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 39,621,096       $ 199,398   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     250,005         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 115.59       $ 80.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 114.52       $ 80.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (97% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.010% due 10/06/11

   $ 942,000       $ 942,000   

0.013% due 10/13/11†

     5,141,000         5,140,995   

0.033% due 10/20/11†

     5,515,000         5,514,978   

0.002% due 12/01/11

     645,000         644,990   

0.015% due 12/08/11

     1,206,000         1,205,979   

0.000% due 12/15/11

     3,117,000         3,116,940   

0.000% due 12/22/11

     2,364,000         2,363,924   

0.001% due 12/29/11

     1,169,000         1,168,959   

0.002% due 02/09/12

     2,309,000         2,308,757   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     5,655,000         5,653,609   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $28,062,806)

      $ 28,061,131   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Amount
at Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2011

     429       $ 18,082,350       $ 2,962,700   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires November 2011

     286         10,796,500         578,650   
        

 

 

 
         $ 3,541,350   
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for futures contracts.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 1,884      $ 11,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     26,672        62,960   

Offering costs

     49,621        147,749   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     76,293        210,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (74,409     (198,888
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     24,351,300        11,557,660   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —          1,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     24,351,300        11,559,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     7,994,010        3,541,350   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,318     (1,675
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,991,692        3,539,675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     32,342,992        15,098,835   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 32,268,583      $ 14,899,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 56.28      $ 25.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     573,375        584,172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 400   

Addition of 4,375,000 shares

     262,501,482   

Redemption of 4,125,000 shares

     (248,504,090
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 250,000 shares

     13,997,392   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (198,888

Net realized gain (loss)

     11,559,160   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,539,675   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     14,899,947   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 28,897,739   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months  ended
September 30, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,899,947   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (28,062,806

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,675   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (2,250,019

Amortization of offering cost

     147,749   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     62,960   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (198,998
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (15,399,492
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     254,334,644   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (237,843,693
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     16,490,951   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,091,459   

Cash, beginning of period

     400   
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,091,859   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     29,164   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     28,764   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 29,164   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     18,878   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 18,878   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     18,878   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 18,878   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 508,517       $ 400   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $14,412,785 and $0, respectively)

     14,411,278         —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     4,347,490         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     550,076         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     32,031         124,374   

Limitation by Sponsor

     30,593         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     19,879,985         124,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     6,443,769         —     

Payable for offering costs

     —           124,374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,443,769         124,374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     13,436,216         400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 19,879,985       $ 124,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     150,005         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 89.57       $ 80.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 89.46       $ 80.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (107% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.010% due 10/06/11

   $ 551,000       $ 551,000   

0.012% due 10/13/11†

     1,433,000         1,432,999   

0.010% due 10/20/11

     1,000,000         999,996   

0.040% due 11/10/11†

     2,612,000         2,611,974   

0.000% due 12/15/11†

     1,131,000         1,130,978   

0.005% due 12/29/11

     695,000         694,976   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     6,991,000         6,989,355   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $14,412,785)

      $ 14,411,278   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2012

     78       $ 2,769,000       $ 672,200   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2012

     129         4,476,300         796,900   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires March 2012

     129         4,418,250         303,150   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2012

     52         1,786,200         58,350   
        

 

 

 
         $ 1,830,600   
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for futures contracts.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 569      $ 3,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Offering costs

     31,013        92,343   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (4,041     (30,593
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     26,972        61,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (26,403     (58,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     2,364,290        503,490   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     79        277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,364,369        503,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     2,244,750        1,830,600   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,584     (1,507
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,243,166        1,829,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4,607,535        2,332,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,581,132      $ 2,274,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 25.66      $ 15.87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     178,538        143,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 400   

Addition of 525,000 shares

     36,782,014   

Redemption of 375,000 shares

     (25,620,892
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 150,000 shares

     11,161,122   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (58,166

Net realized gain (loss)

     503,767   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,829,093   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     2,274,694   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 13,436,216   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,274,694   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (14,412,785

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,507   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (550,076

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (30,593

Amortization of offering cost

     92,343   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (124,374
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (12,749,284
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     32,434,524   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (19,177,123
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     13,257,401   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     508,117   

Cash, beginning of period

     400   
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 508,517   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     18,878   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 18,878   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 400   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     18,878   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,478   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 400   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 18,878   
  

 

 

 

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 14,658,722       $ 13,024,692   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     40,129,251         18,624,601   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $3,612,641,799 and $2,036,391,604, respectively)

     3,612,458,637         2,036,464,179   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     8,378,025         7,405,394   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     66,069,553         54,916,155   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     111,984,662         631,682   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     23,280,438         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     6,013,084         3,487,401   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     309,482         323,372   

Limitation by Sponsor

     30,593         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,883,312,447         2,134,877,476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     78,360,232         46,689,878   

Payable on open futures contracts

     11,219,495         1,462,367   

Management fee payable

     5,953,909         1,633,355   

Payable for offering costs

     226,202         323,372   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     44,576,496         4,275,758   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     209,065,903         13,001,736   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     1,265,480         39,331,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     350,667,717         106,718,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,532,644,730         2,028,159,279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,883,312,447       $ 2,134,877,476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     130,880,160         50,431,669   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 205,228      $ 693,625      $ 1,432,606      $ 1,562,964   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Management fee

    8,789,596        3,669,467        22,089,503        9,993,780   

Brokerage commissions

    34,563        45,492        132,816        162,322   

Offering costs

    80,634        —          240,092        —     

Limitation by Sponsor

    (4,041     —          (30,593     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    8,900,752        3,714,959        22,431,818        10,156,102   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (8,695,524     (3,021,334     (20,999,212     (8,593,138
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Futures contracts

    1,615,893        13,340,005        32,635,570        27,258,896   

Swap agreements

    (18,459,511     33,448,824        33,016,158        37,574,633   

Forward agreements

    (155,922,546     20,013,298        (122,754,908     45,353,658   

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (44,661,970     (58,517,819     (165,990,693     27,105,825   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    13,317        7,626        88,692        112,116   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (217,414,817     8,291,934        (223,005,181     137,405,128   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Futures contracts

    (5,356,085     13,786,215        (22,449,225     3,017,915   

Swap agreements

    (33,857,212     6,885,179        (39,328,107     6,743,603   

Forward agreements

    (118,697,358     16,569,744        (184,910,769     14,840,201   

Foreign currency forward contracts

    125,588,147        (39,978,983     149,419,231        (50,425,373

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (251,113     (49,333     (255,737     119,469   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (32,573,621     (2,787,178     (97,524,607     (25,704,185
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (249,988,438     5,504,756        (320,529,788     111,700,943   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ (258,683,962   $ 2,483,422      $ (341,529,000   $ 103,107,805   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2010

   $ 2,028,159,279   

Addition of 172,555,833 shares

     5,306,403,728   

Redemption of 92,107,342 shares

     (3,460,389,277
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 80,448,491 shares

     1,846,014,451   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (20,999,212

Net realized gain (loss)

     (223,005,181

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (97,524,607
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (341,529,000
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2011

   $ 3,532,644,730   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (341,529,000   $ 103,107,805   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          485,000   

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     (21,504,650     (4,629,850

Net sale (purchase) of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,576,250,195     (453,682,814

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     75,075,382        28,722,100   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (2,525,683     (11,249,209

Decrease (Increase) in offering costs

     (226,202     —     

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (30,593     —     

Amortization of offering cost

     240,092        —     

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     4,320,554        350,174   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     9,757,128        (341,462

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (97,170     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,852,770,337     (337,238,256
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,283,123,290        2,253,397,657   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (3,428,718,923     (1,881,856,425
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,854,404,367        371,541,232   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,634,030        34,302,976   

Cash, beginning of period

     13,024,692        967,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 14,658,722      $ 35,270,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2011

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The following fourteen series of the Trust, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”), ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “VIX Fund” and collectively, the “VIX Funds”) issue common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Leveraged or VIX Fund. The Shares of each Leveraged and VIX Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange Archipelago (“NYSE Arca”). The Trust has also registered shares for ten additional series: ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (each, a “Short Fund” and collectively, the “Short Funds”), ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas (each, a “New Natural Gas Fund” and collectively, the “New Natural Gas Funds”), ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “New VIX Fund” and collectively, the “New VIX Funds”). The Short Funds, the New Natural Gas Funds and the New VIX Funds are collectively referred to herein as the “New Funds”. As of September 30, 2011, each of the Short Funds had seed capital of $200, but neither of the Short Funds had commenced investment operations, and each of the New Natural Gas Funds and the New VIX Funds had seed capital of $400, but none of the New Natural Gas Funds or the New VIX Funds had commenced investment operations; therefore, these Financial Statements do not include Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity or Statements of Cash Flows for the New Funds. The New Funds, together with the Leveraged Funds, are referred to as the “Geared Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements. The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008 other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares of each Leveraged Fund at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the Leveraged Funds.

Eight of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. Four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on December 3, 2008. The VIX Funds commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on January 3, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the New Funds had not yet commenced trading.

Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in several different ways. References to “Ultra Funds,” “Short Funds” or “UltraShort Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objectives, but without distinguishing among the Funds’ benchmarks. References to “Commodity Index Funds”, “Commodity Funds” and “Currency Funds” refer to the different Funds according to their general benchmark categories without distinguishing among the Funds’ investment objectives or Fund-specific benchmarks. References to “VIX Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objective and their general benchmark categories.

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance

 

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is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. Each of the Geared Funds generally invests or will invest in Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based, currency-based or equity market volatility-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts and options on futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other commodity-based or currency-based options contracts) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies or equity market volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity index, currency benchmark, commodity, currency or to an equity market volatility index. The Financial Instruments in which ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas will invest are limited to futures contracts. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged” or “inverse” investment results for the Funds. Each “VIX” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match the performance of a benchmark. Each VIX Fund intends to obtain exposure to its benchmark by investing in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”).

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than one day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (e.g., 2x or -2x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly. The VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil each have a benchmark that is an index designed to track the performance of commodity futures contracts, as applicable and as listed below. The daily performance of these indexes and the corresponding funds will likely be very different from the daily performance of the price of the related physical commodities.

Renaming of Indexes and Funds

On May 6, 2009, UBS Securities LLC acquired the commodity business of AIG Financial Products Corp. Effective May 7, 2009, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes were re-branded as the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes have an identical methodology to the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes and take the identical form and format of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes. In connection therewith:

The following indexes were renamed:

 

Former Index Name

  

New Index Name

Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index    Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index
Dow Jones-AIG Crude Oil Sub-Index    Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index
The following Funds were renamed:   

Former Fund Name

  

New Fund Name

ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Commodity    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity
ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Commodity    ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity
ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Crude Oil    ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

Reverse Splits

Prior to the opening of trading on the NYSE Arca on April 15, 2010, ProShares UltraShort Gold executed a 1-for-5 reverse split of shares, and ProShares UltraShort Silver executed a 1-for-10 reverse split of shares. The funds traded at their post-split prices on April 15, 2010. The ticker symbols for the funds did not change, and they continue to trade on the NYSE Arca.

Prior to the opening of trading on the NYSE Arca on February 25, 2011, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil executed a 1-for-5 reverse split of shares and ProShares UltraShort Silver and ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil executed a 1-for-4 reverse split of shares. The funds traded at their post-split prices on February 25, 2011. The ticker symbols for the funds did not change, and they continue to trade on the NYSE Arca.

 

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The reverse splits were applied retroactively for all periods presented, reducing the number of shares outstanding for each of the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund, ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund, and resulted in a proportionate increase in the price per share and per share information of each of the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund, ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund. Therefore, the reverse splits did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the split.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Geared Fund and each VIX Fund, as applicable, in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2011.

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in these financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss to be remote.

Basis of Presentation

Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, audited financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually. The debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable only against the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund. Accordingly, the assets of one Fund of the Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase of Units in that Fund.

Statement of Cash Flows

The cash amount shown in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statement of Financial Condition dated September 30, 2011, and represents non-segregated cash with the custodian and does not include short-term investments.

 

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Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period

The times of the calculation of the Leveraged Funds’ and the VIX Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund shares for the period ended September 30, 2011 were as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

 

     NAV Calculation Time      NAV Calculation Date  

Ultra Silver, UltraShort Silver

     7:00 A.M.         September 30   

Ultra Gold, UltraShort Gold

     10:00 A.M.         September 30   

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     2:30 P.M.         September 30   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     2:30 P.M.         September 30   

Ultra Euro, UltraShort Euro

     4:00 P.M.         September 30   

Ultra Yen, UltraShort Yen

     4:00 P.M.         September 30   

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     4:15 P.M.         September 30   

Although the Leveraged Funds’ and VIX Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Market value per share is determined at the close of the NYSE Arca and may be later than when the Funds’ NAV per share is calculated.

For financial reporting purposes, the Leveraged Funds and VIX Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements differ from those used in the calculation of some Leveraged Funds’ and VIX Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Investment Valuation

Short-term investments are valued at market price. Treasury securities having a maturity of greater than sixty days are valued at market price. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives (e.g., futures, swaps and forward agreements) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per share of a Fund is determined. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. If there was no sale on that day, and for non-exchange-traded derivatives, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would be generally determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. When market closing prices are not available, the Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards. Depending on the source and relevant significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While the Leveraged Funds’ and VIX Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by a Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The disclosure requirements establish a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds (observable inputs); and (2) the Funds’ own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the disclosure requirements hierarchy are as follows:

Level I – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

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Level II – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level II assets include the following: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

Level III – Unobservable pricing input at the measurement date for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

In some instances, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value measurements also require additional disclosure when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, as well as when circumstances indicate that a transaction is not orderly.

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at September 30, 2011 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

    Level I - Quoted Prices     Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
       
    Short-Term
U.S.
Government
and Agencies
    Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Agreements
    Foreign Currency
Forward Contracts
    Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

  $ 15,615,636      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (3,889,846   $ 11,725,790   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

    11,383,268        —          —          —          1,004,988        12,388,256   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

    408,957,733        (23,095,260     —          —          (40,686,650     345,175,823   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

    58,146,838        4,143,110        —          —          7,373,037        69,662,985   

Ultra Gold

    363,969,066        (557,680     8,990,384        —          —          372,401,770   

UltraShort Gold

    185,040,756        98,160        (7,834,590     —          —          177,304,326   

Ultra Silver

    642,109,717        (3,323,660     57,079,169        —          —          695,865,226   

UltraShort Silver

    745,818,445        492,525        (201,231,313     —          —          545,079,657   

Ultra Euro

    8,937,326        —          —          (1,212,360     —          7,724,966   

UltraShort Euro

    848,035,536        —          —          109,803,643        —          957,839,179   

Ultra Yen

    5,544,649        —          —          (53,120     —          5,491,529   

UltraShort Yen

    276,427,258        —          —          2,181,019        —          278,608,277   

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    28,061,131        3,541,350        —          —          —          31,602,481   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    14,411,278        1,830,600        —          —          —          16,241,878   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

  $ 3,612,458,637      $ (16,870,855   $ (142,996,350   $ 110,719,182      $ (36,198,471   $ 3,527,112,143   

At September 30, 2011, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

At September 30, 2011, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level I and Level II fair value measurements.

 

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2010 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Level I - Quoted Prices     Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
       
     Short-Term
U.S.
Government
and Agencies
     Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Agreements
    Foreign Currency
Forward Contracts
    Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 16,426,651       $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,755,750      $ 18,182,401   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     1,594,842         —          —          —          (164,150     1,430,692   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     244,394,920         5,412,760        —          —          5,649,644        255,457,324   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     135,637,192         (2,384,420     —          —          (4,111,608     129,141,164   

Ultra Gold

     249,250,657         305,980        8,724,587        —          —          258,281,224   

UltraShort Gold

     80,114,447         (292,750     (2,991,391     —          —          76,830,306   

Ultra Silver

     495,915,529         3,056,220        46,191,568        —          —          545,163,317   

UltraShort Silver

     105,319,504         (519,420     (10,010,345     —          —          94,789,739   

Ultra Euro

     7,374,157         —          —          348,179        —          7,722,336   

UltraShort Euro

     471,829,446         —          —          (23,194,077     —          448,635,369   

Ultra Yen

     4,733,703         —          —          283,503        —          5,017,206   

UltraShort Yen

     223,873,131         —          —          (16,137,654     —          207,735,477   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 2,036,464,179       $ 5,578,370      $ 41,914,419      $ (38,700,049   $ 3,129,636      $ 2,048,386,555   

At December 31, 2010, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

At December 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level I and Level II fair value measurements.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Investment Transactions and Related Income

Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis and marked to market daily. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on open contracts are reflected in the Statements of Financial Condition and changes in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation between periods are reflected in the Statements of Operations. Discounts on short-term securities purchased are amortized and reflected as Interest Income in the Statements of Operations.

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each Geared Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis. For the period ended September 30, 2011, the Sponsor paid and is currently paying brokerage commissions on futures contracts for the VIX Funds by reimbursing the VIX Funds monthly for the brokerage commissions paid.

 

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Federal Income Tax

Each Fund is registered as a series of a Delaware statutory trust and is or will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no Fund expects to incur U.S. federal income tax liability; rather, each beneficial owner of a Fund’s Shares is or will be required to take into account its allocable share of its Fund’s income, gain, loss, deductions and other items for its Fund’s taxable year ending with or within the beneficial owner’s taxable year.

Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. On an ongoing basis, management will monitor its tax positions taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation of guidance expected from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS

Short-Term Investments

The Funds may purchase U.S. Treasury Bills, agency securities, and other high-credit quality short-term fixed income or similar securities with original maturities of one year or less. A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and/or used as collateral for a Fund’s trading in futures and forward contracts.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

In seeking to achieve each Fund’s investment objective, the Sponsor uses a mathematical approach to investing. Using this approach, the Sponsor determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that the Sponsor believes in combination should produce returns consistent with a Fund’s objective.

All open derivative positions at period-end for each Fund are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and the notional value of these open positions relative to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund is generally representative of the notional value of open positions to shareholders’ equity throughout the reporting period for each respective Fund. The volume associated with derivative positions varies on a daily basis as each Fund transacts derivative contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure, as expressed in notional value, in comparison to shareholders’ equity consistent with each Fund’s investment objective.

Following is a description of the derivative instruments used by the Funds during the reporting period, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

The Funds enter into futures contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of an underlying index or commodity. A futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of a commodity at a specified time and place. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity, if applicable, or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery, or by cash settlement at expiration of contract.

Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral at least such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. The initial margin is segregated as cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, as disclosed in the Statements of Financial Condition, and is restricted as to its use. The VIX Funds maintain collateral at the broker in the form of U.S. Treasury securities. These securities are restricted as to their use and are denoted as such on the Schedules of Investments. Pursuant to the futures contract, each Fund generally agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Each Fund will realize a gain or loss upon closing of a futures transaction.

 

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Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements

Certain of the Funds enter into swap agreements for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) commodities, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily with institutional investors for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return in respect of a predetermined notional amount. In the case of futures contracts based indices, such as those used by the Commodity Index Funds, the reference interest rate is zero. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.

Generally, swap agreements entered into by the Funds calculate and settle the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, each Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of such obligations (or rights) (the “net amount”). In a typical swap agreement entered into by an Ultra Fund, the Ultra Fund would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the benchmark increases and would be required to make payments to the swap counterparties in the event the benchmark decreases, adjusted for any transaction costs or trading spreads on the notional amount the Funds may pay. In a typical swap agreement entered into by an UltraShort Fund, the UltraShort Fund would be required to make payments to the swap counterparties in the event the benchmark increases and would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the benchmark decreases, adjusted for any transaction costs or trading spreads on the notional amount the Funds may pay.

The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate NAV at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian. Until a swap agreement is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount less any transaction costs or trading spreads payable by each Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements” and, when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss realized is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swap agreements.” Swap agreements are generally valued at the last settled price of the benchmark referenced Index.

The Trust, on behalf of a Fund, may enter into agreements with certain counterparties for derivative transactions. These agreements contain various conditions, events of default, termination events, covenants and representations. The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net positions owed the party under the agreement. This could cause a Fund to have to enter into a new transaction with the same counterparty, enter into a transaction with a different counterparty or seek to achieve its investment objective through any number of different investments or investment techniques.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (commodity price risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the unrealized gain/loss reflected. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure each Fund has under the swap agreement, which may exceed the NAV of each Fund. Additional risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference index and the inability of

 

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counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund will enter into swap agreements only with large, well-capitalized and well established financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different counterparties, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty in an amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds. All of the outstanding swap agreements at September 30, 2011 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party daily. Upon termination, the Fund is entitled to pay or receive the “unrealized appreciation or depreciation” amount.

The Funds, as applicable, collateralize swap agreements by segregating or designating cash and/or certain securities as indicated on the Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments. Such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated account and may incur certain costs in exercising its right with respect to the collateral. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. As of September 30, 2011, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of U.S. Treasury securities.

Forward Contracts

Certain of the Funds enter into forward contracts for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives and as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) commodities and/or currencies. A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified quantity of a commodity or currency at or before a specified date in the future at a specified price. Forward contracts are typically traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets and all details of the contract are negotiated between the counterparties to the agreement. Accordingly, the forward contracts are valued by reference to the contracts traded in the OTC markets.

The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity or currency, establishing an opposite position in the contract and recognizing the profit or loss on both positions simultaneously on the delivery date or, in some instances, paying a cash settlement before the designated date of delivery. The forward contracts are adjusted by the daily fluctuation of the underlying commodity or currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date.

Forward contracts are, in general, not cleared or guaranteed by a third party. The Funds may collateralize forward commodity contracts by segregating or designating cash and/or certain securities as indicated on their Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments. Such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated account and may incur certain costs in exercising its right with respect to the collateral. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

 

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The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties, as those amounts are not similarly collateralized by the counterparty. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. As of September 30, 2011, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of U.S. Treasury securities.

Participants in trading foreign exchange forward contracts often do not require margin deposits, but rely upon internal credit limitations and their judgments regarding the creditworthiness of their counterparties.

A Fund will enter into forward contracts only with large, well-capitalized and well established financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a forward contract is monitored by the Sponsor.

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of September 30, 2011

 

     Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives not
accounted for as hedging
instruments

   Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
   Fund    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
   Fund    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Commodities Contracts

   Receivables
on open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
appreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares UltraShort
DJ-UBS Commodity
   $ 1,004,988      Payable on
open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
depreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares Ultra DJ-
UBS Commodity
   $ 3,889,846   
      ProShares UltraShort
DJ-UBS Crude Oil
     11,516,147      ProShares Ultra DJ-
UBS Crude Oil
     63,781,910
      ProShares Ultra Gold      8,990,384         ProShares Ultra Gold      557,680
      ProShares UltraShort
Gold
     98,160      ProShares UltraShort
Gold
     7,834,590   
      ProShares Ultra
Silver
     57,079,169         ProShares Ultra
Silver
     3,323,660
      ProShares UltraShort
Silver
     492,525      ProShares UltraShort
Silver
     201,231,313   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Unrealized
appreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      52,287      Unrealized
depreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      1,264,647   
      ProShares UltraShort
Euro
     115,409,127         ProShares UltraShort
Euro
     5,605,484   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      195         ProShares Ultra Yen      53,315   
      ProShares UltraShort
Yen
     2,543,076         ProShares UltraShort
Yen
     362,057   

VIX Futures Contracts

   Receivables
on open
futures
contracts
   ProShares VIX
Short-Term Futures
ETF
     3,541,350   Payable on
open
futures
contracts
     
                
      ProShares VIX Mid-
Term Futures ETF
     1,830,600        
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Trust

         $ 202,558,008      Total Trust    $ 287,904,502

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures contracts.

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2010

 

     Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives not
accounted for as hedging
instruments

   Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
   Fund    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
   Fund    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Commodities Contracts    Receivables
on open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
appreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares Ultra DJ-
UBS Commodity
   $ 1,755,750      Payable on
open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
depreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares UltraShort
DJ-UBS Commodity
   $ 164,150   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-
UBS Crude Oil
     11,062,404      ProShares UltraShort
DJ-UBS Crude Oil
     6,496,028
      ProShares Ultra Gold      9,030,567      ProShares UltraShort
Gold
     3,284,141
      ProShares Ultra
Silver
     49,247,788      ProShares UltraShort
Silver
     10,529,765
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized
appreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      353,487      Unrealized
depreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      5,308   
      ProShares UltraShort
Euro
     930,978         ProShares UltraShort
Euro
     24,125,055   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      292,768         ProShares Ultra Yen      9,265   
      ProShares UltraShort
Yen
     1,856,768         ProShares UltraShort
Yen
     17,994,422   
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ 74,530,510      Total Trust    $ 62,608,134

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures contracts.

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

contracts, swap

and/or forward

agreements/changes

in unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation on

futures contracts,

swap and/or forward agreements

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (1,050,671   $ (2,076,464
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      2,148,146        (1,247,546
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      (87,767,586     (45,541,247
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      40,872,529        2,328,855   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      4,794,133        23,329,743   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      7,280,916        (12,226,030
      ProShares Ultra Silver      (350,318,152     84,493,247   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      184,558,931        (217,209,973

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain

(loss) on foreign

currency forward

contracts/changes

in unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation on

foreign currency

forward contracts

   ProShares Ultra Euro      (3,200     (1,321,372
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (11,049,379     122,372,805   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      496,377        (71,257
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (34,105,768     4,607,971   

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain

(loss) on futures

contracts/changes in

unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation on

futures contracts

   ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      24,351,300        7,994,010   
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      2,364,290        2,244,750   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (217,428,134   $ (32,322,508

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap

and/or forward

agreements/changes in

unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures

contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 2,113,541      $ 178,290   
     

 

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     (806,167     335,891   
     

 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     38,009,578        22,160,030   
     

 

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     7,955,152        (3,545,802
     

 

ProShares Ultra Gold

     7,178,424        9,270,118   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (5,235,941     (3,101,100
      ProShares Ultra Silver      35,415,042        17,455,812   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (17,827,502     (5,512,101

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward

contracts/changes

in unrealized

appreciation/

depreciation on foreign currency forward

contracts

   ProShares Ultra Euro      1,189,073        1,995,782   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (33,898,742     (49,916,146
      ProShares Ultra Yen      849,525        (217,085
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (26,657,675     8,158,466   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ 8,284,308      $ (2,737,845

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward

agreements/changes

in unrealized

appreciation/depreciation on futures

contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 939,496      $ (5,645,596
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (3,367,856     1,169,138   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      (13,429,691     (74,844,314
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      58,466,405        18,012,175   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      55,426,905        (597,863
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (16,108,408     (4,452,289
      ProShares Ultra Silver      (283,305,731     4,507,721   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      132,214,550        (190,209,023

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward

contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/

depreciation on foreign

currency forward

contracts

   ProShares Ultra Euro      1,603,888        (1,560,539
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (112,483,351     132,997,720   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      722,557        (336,623
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (55,833,787     18,318,673   

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

contracts/changes in

unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on

futures contracts

   ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      11,557,660        3,541,350   
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      503,490        1,830,600   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (223,093,873   $ (97,268,870

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

   Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 

Fund

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

Commodity Contracts

   Net realized gain

(loss) on futures
contracts, swap and/
or forward

agreements/changes
in unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation on
futures contracts,
swap and/or forward
agreements

  ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (624,603   $ (458,278
     ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (254,747     114,962   
     ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      33,817,452        8,115,518   
     ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      31,539,850        (298,119
     ProShares Ultra Gold      50,891,359        9,065,583   
     ProShares UltraShort Gold      (25,639,655     (3,543,588
     ProShares Ultra Silver      60,466,221        18,146,343   
     ProShares UltraShort Silver      (40,008,690     (6,540,702

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Net realized gain
(loss) on foreign
currency forward

contracts/changes

in unrealized
appreciation

/depreciation on
foreign currency

forward contracts

  ProShares Ultra Euro      (1,756,177     2,043,042   
     ProShares UltraShort Euro      54,569,532        (46,237,927
     ProShares Ultra Yen      651,232        368,127   
     ProShares UltraShort Yen      (26,358,762     (6,598,615
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Total Trust    $ 137,293,012      $ (25,823,654

 

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NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Geared Fund pays or will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. In the first year of the Leveraged Funds’ operations, the Sponsor did not charge its fee in an amount equal to the organization and offering costs. The Sponsor reimbursed each Leveraged Fund, if applicable, to the extent that its offering costs exceeded 0.95% of its average daily NAV of each Fund for the first year of operations. Each VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of its average daily NAV. The Sponsor will not charge its fee in the first year of operation of each New Fund (as defined below) in an amount equal to the offering costs. The Sponsor has agreed to reimburse each New Fund to the extent that its offering costs exceed the Management Fee for the first year of operations. The Management Fee is or will be paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s services as commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, and for managing the business and affairs of the Geared Funds and the VIX Funds. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays or will pay the fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, Transfer Agent and the licensors for the Commodity Index Funds (Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, together, “DJ-UBS”), the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, and the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund after the commencement of its trading operations, including, but not limited to, expenses such as ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of a Fund and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees. For the period ended September 30, 2011, the Sponsor paid and is currently paying brokerage commissions on futures contracts for the VIX Funds. Each Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund incurs and pays, and each New Fund will incur and pay, its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses.

The Administrator

The Sponsor and the Trust, for itself and on behalf of each Fund, has appointed Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”) as the Administrator of the Funds, and the Sponsor, the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BBH&Co. have entered into an Administrative Agency Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement and under the supervision and direction of the Sponsor and the Trust, BBH&Co. prepares and files certain regulatory filings on behalf of the Funds. BBH&Co. may also perform other services for the Funds pursuant to the Administration Agreement as mutually agreed upon by the Sponsor, the Trust and BBH&Co. from time to time. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, BBH&Co. also serves as the Transfer Agent of the Funds. The Administrator’s fees are or will be paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.

The Custodian

BBH&Co. serves as Custodian of the Funds, and the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BBH&Co. have entered into a Custodian Agreement in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Custodian Agreement, BBH&Co. is responsible for the holding and safekeeping of assets delivered to it by the Funds, and performing various administrative duties in accordance with instructions delivered to BBH&Co. by the Funds. The Custodian’s fees are or will be paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.

The Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”), serves as Distributor of the Funds and assists the Sponsor and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing, including taking creation and redemption orders, consulting with the marketing staff of the Sponsor and its affiliates with respect to compliance with the requirements of FINRA and/or the NFA in connection with marketing efforts, and reviewing and filing of marketing materials with FINRA and/or the NFA. SEI retains all marketing materials separately for each Fund, at c/o SEI, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Sponsor, on behalf of each Fund, has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with SEI.

 

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Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

The Sponsor pays or will pay all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund generally, as determined by the Sponsor including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, Transfer Agent, DJ-UBS, accounting and auditing fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, legal fees not in excess of $100,000 per annum, ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund, FINRA filing fees, individual K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the NAV of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

Each Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund pays and each New Fund will pay all non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor. Non-recurring fees and expenses are fees and expenses such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds. Such fees and expenses are those that are non-recurring, unexpected or unusual in nature.

NOTE 5 – ORGANIZATION AND OFFERING COSTS

Organization costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis. The Sponsor did not charge its Management Fee in the first year of operation of each Leveraged Fund in an amount equal to the organization and offering fees. The Sponsor reimbursed each Leveraged Fund if its organization and offering costs exceeded 0.95% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations.

Offering costs on the VIX Funds and the New Funds will be amortized over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis. The Sponsor will not charge its Management Fee in the first year of operation of each VIX and New Fund in an amount equal to the offering costs. The Sponsor has agreed to reimburse each VIX and New Fund to the extent that its offering costs exceed 0.85% and 0.95%, respectively, of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. At September 30, 2011, amounts payable for offering costs are reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition for each VIX Fund and each New Fund.

NOTE 6 – CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

Each Leveraged Fund and VIX Fund issues and redeems Shares and each New Fund will issue and redeem shares from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Units. A Creation Unit is a block of 50,000 Shares of a Geared Fund and 25,000 Shares of a VIX Fund. Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants. As a result of the reverse share splits as described in Note 1, certain redemptions as disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity reflect payment of fractional share balances on beneficial shareholder accounts.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Shares are not redeemable securities. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from or with a Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker. Thus, some of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements—such as references to the Transaction Fees imposed on purchases and redemptions—is not relevant to retail investors.

Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions

The manner by which Creation Units are purchased or redeemed is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement and Authorized Participant Handbook. By placing a purchase order, an Authorized Participant agrees to: (1) deposit cash with BBH&Co., the custodian of the Funds (the “Custodian”); and (2) if permitted by the Sponsor in its sole discretion with respect to a VIX Fund, enter into or arrange for an exchange of futures contract for related position (“EFCRP”) or block trade with the VIX Fund whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded VIX futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date.

 

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Authorized Participants, generally, pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BBH&Co. for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units. The fixed transaction fee for the VIX Funds is currently being paid for by the Sponsor. Authorized Participants may be required to pay a variable transaction fee of up to 0.10% of the value of the Creation Unit that is purchased or redeemed. The current variable transaction fee is 0.022% for the Commodity and Commodity Index Funds. There is currently no variable transaction fee for the Currency and VIX Funds. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market. Currently there are no additional fees being charged for related EFCRP or block trade transactions.

The transaction fees that are included in the Sale and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity were as follows:

 

Fund

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 388       $ 1,143   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     4,029         34,229   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     139,525         451,173   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     49,779         185,005   

Ultra Gold

     26,488         39,310   

UltraShort Gold

     32,225         48,827   

Ultra Silver

     134,624         382,309   

UltraShort Silver

     114,589         363,017   

Ultra Euro

     —           —     

UltraShort Euro

     —           —     

Ultra Yen

     —           —     

UltraShort Yen

     —           —     

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     —           —     

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 501,647       $ 1,505,013   

 

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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2011:

Ultra ProShares

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra DJ-
UBS
Commodity
    Ultra DJ-
UBS
Crude Oil
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver^^     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at June 30, 2011

   $ 33.3896      $ 42.6433      $ 77.4697      $ 83.9930      $ 30.2028      $ 33.7648   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0789     (0.0855     (0.2324     (0.2338     (0.0672     (0.0852

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (7.2872     (15.2523     9.7415        (29.0350     (4.4170     2.8878   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (7.3661     (15.3378     9.5091        (29.2688     (4.4842     2.8026   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 26.0235      $ 27.3055      $ 86.9788      $ 54.7242      $ 25.7186      $ 36.5674   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2011†

   $ 33.38      $ 42.18      $ 76.78      $ 82.47      $ 30.16      $ 33.78   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 25.67      $ 27.09      $ 87.34      $ 51.84      $ 25.75      $ 36.60   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (22.1 )%      (36.0 )%      12.3     (34.8 )%      (14.8 )%      8.3

Total Return, at market value^

     (23.1 )%      (35.8 )%      13.8     (37.1 )%      (14.6 )%      8.3

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.97 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.93 )% 

 

^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   UltraShort DJ-
UBS Commodity
    UltraShort DJ-
UBS Crude Oil
    UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen^^
 

Net asset value, at June 30, 2011

   $ 48.3540      $ 48.2805      $ 23.9418      $ 18.6738      $ 16.7504      $ 45.4035   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1099     (0.1226     (0.0415     (0.0323     (0.0410     (0.0979

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     10.6999        16.4505        (4.6317     (2.3269     2.5692        (3.9694

Change in net asset value from operations

     10.5900        16.3279        (4.6732     (2.3592     2.5282        (4.0673

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 58.9440      $ 64.6084      $ 19.2686      $ 16.3146      $ 19.2786      $ 41.3362   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2011†

   $ 48.67      $ 48.80      $ 24.14      $ 18.99      $ 16.76      $ 45.39   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 59.30      $ 65.25      $ 19.17      $ 17.11      $ 19.28      $ 41.34   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     21.9     33.8     (19.5 )%      (12.6 )%      15.1     (9.0 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     21.8     33.7     (20.6 )%      (9.9 )%      15.0     (8.9 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.98 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.93 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.92 )% 

 

^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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VIX ProShares

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
    VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 

Net asset value, at June 30, 2011

   $ 45.4655      $ 61.7574   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1298     (0.1479

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     70.2529        27.9623   

Change in net asset value from operations

     70.1231        27.8144   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 115.5886      $ 89.5718   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2011†

   $ 45.68      $ 61.78   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 114.52      $ 89.46   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     154.2     45.0

Total Return, at market value^

     150.7     44.8

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

    

Expense ratio

     (0.85 )%      (0.85 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.85 )%      (0.85 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.83 )%      (0.83 )% 

 

Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2010:

Ultra ProShares

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra DJ-UBS
Commodity
    Ultra DJ-UBS
Crude Oil*
    Ultra Gold     Ultra
Silver^^
    Ultra
Euro
    Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at June 30, 2010

   $ 22.3721      $ 38.5208      $ 55.8196      $ 31.7676      $ 21.7716      $ 28.6112   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0469     (0.0782     (0.1052     (0.0613     (0.0476     (0.0605

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.2502        2.1350        5.0930        11.0534        5.1794        3.3059   

Change in net asset value from operations

     5.2033        2.0568        4.9878        10.9921        5.1318        3.2454   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.5754      $ 40.5776      $ 60.8074      $ 42.7597      $ 26.9034      $ 31.8566   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2010†

   $ 22.16      $ 38.12      $ 55.83      $ 31.33      $ 21.76      $ 28.65   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010†

   $ 27.73      $ 40.36      $ 61.02      $ 41.63      $ 26.93      $ 31.93   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     23.3     5.3     8.9     34.6     23.6     11.3

Total Return, at market value^

     25.1     5.9     9.3     32.9     23.8     11.4

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.98 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.76 )%      (0.82 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.77 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.79 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

  UltraShort DJ-
UBS
Commodity*
    UltraShort DJ-
UBS Crude
Oil*
    UltraShort
Gold*
    UltraShort
Silver*
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen^^
 

Net asset value, at June 30, 2010

  $ 84.5350      $ 75.4792      $ 37.9468      $ 128.0603      $ 24.9905      $ 56.6231   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0 .1527     (0 .1579     (0 .0764     (0 .2366     (0 .0420     (0 .1022

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (17.6499     (8 .6238     (4 .0922     (40 .1754     (5 .1185     (6 .5100

Change in net asset value from operations

    (17.8026     (8 .7817     (4 .1686     (40 .4120     (5 .1605     (6 .6122

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

  $ 66 .7324      $ 66.6975      $ 33.7782      $ 87 .6483      $ 19.8300      $ 50.0109   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2010†

  $ 85 .05      $ 76 .20      $ 37 .95      $ 129 .84      $ 25 .01      $ 56 .52   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010†

  $ 68 .00      $ 66 .90      $ 33 .69      $ 90 .02      $ 19 .82      $ 50 .03   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (21 .1 )%      (11 .6 )%      (11 .0 )%      (31 .6 )%      (20 .6 )%      (11 .7 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (20 .0 )%      (12 .2 )%      (11 .2 )%      (30 .7 )%      (20 .8 )%      (11 .5 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

           

Expense ratio

    (0 .95 )%      (1 .02 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .96 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

    (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0 .79 )%      (0 .87 )%      (0 .78 )%      (0 .77 )%      (0 .75 )%      (0 .76 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

Ultra ProShares

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra  DJ-
UBS
Commodity
    Ultra DJ-
UBS Crude
Oil*
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver^^     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2010

   $ 36.3723      $ 50.0017      $ 69.2163      $ 78.1431      $ 25.7644      $ 33.4918   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0 .2362     (0 .2929     (0 .5475     (0 .6596     (0 .1879     (0 .2285

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (10.1126     (22.4033     18 .3100        (22.7593     0 .1421        3 .3041   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (10.3488     (22.6962     17 .7625        (23.4189     (0 .0458     3 .0756   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 26 .0235      $ 27 .3055      $ 86.9788      $ 54 .7242      $ 25.7186      $ 36.5674   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 36 .27      $ 49 .98      $ 70 .72      $ 79 .30      $ 25 .86      $ 33 .29   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 25 .67      $ 27 .09      $ 87 .34      $ 51 .84      $ 25 .75      $ 36 .60   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (28 .5 )%      (45 .4 )%      25 .7     (30 .0 )%      (0 .2 )%      9 .2

Total Return, at market value^

     (29 .2 )%      (45 .8 )%      23 .5     (34 .6 )%      (0 .4 )%      9 .9

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0 .95 )%      (0 .98 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0 .88 )%      (0 .92 )%      (0 .89 )%      (0 .89 )%      (0 .88 )%      (0 .89 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   UltraShort DJ-UBS
Commodity*
    UltraShort DJ-UBS
Crude Oil*
    UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver*
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen^^
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2010

   $ 47.9976      $ 50.8516      $ 28.3706      $ 39.8927      $ 20.2928      $ 47.0232   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0 .3164     (0 .3197     (0 .1460     (0 .1133     (0 .1185     (0 .2982

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     11 .2628        14 .0765        (8 .9560     (23.4648     (0 .8957     (5 .3888

Change in net asset value from operations

     10 .9464        13 .7568        (9 .1020     (23.5781     (1 .0142     (5 .6870

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 58.9440      $ 64.6084      $ 19.2686      $ 16 .3146      $ 19.2786      $ 41.3362   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 48 .30      $ 50 .85      $ 27 .80      $ 39 .28      $ 20 .31      $ 47 .01   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 59 .30      $ 65 .25      $ 19 .17      $ 17 .11      $ 19 .28      $ 41 .34   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     22 .8     27 .1     (32 .1 )%      (59 .1 )%      (5 .0 )%      (12 .1 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     22 .8     28 .3     (31 .0 )%      (56 .4 )%      (5 .1 )%      (12 .1 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0 .95 )%      (0 .99 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )%      (0 .95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0 .92 )%      (0 .92 )%      (0 .89 )%      (0 .90 )%      (0 .89 )%      (0 .88 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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VIX ProShares

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
    VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2010

   $ 80.0000      $ 80.0000   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.3405     (0.4058

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     35.9291        9.9776   

Change in net asset value from operations

     35.5886        9.5718   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2011

   $ 115.5886      $ 89.5718   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 80.00      $ 80.00   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2011†

   $ 114.52      $ 89.46   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     44.5     12.0

Total Return, at market value^

     43.2     11.8

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

    

Expense ratio

     (0.85 )%      (0.85 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.85 )%      (0.85 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.80 )%      (0.80 )% 

 

Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2011.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

Ultra ProShares

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra DJ-
UBS
Commodity
    Ultra DJ-
UBS
Crude Oil*
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver^^     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2009

   $ 28.2051      $ 50.4982      $ 44.0778      $ 28.5129      $ 30.1257      $ 26.1393   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1431     (0.2642     (0.3063     (0.1792     (0.1497     (0.1712

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (0.4866     (9.6564     17.0359        14.4260        (3.0726     5.8885   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (0.6297     (9.9206     16.7296        14.2468        (3.2223     5.7173   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.5754      $ 40.5776      $ 60.8074      $ 42.7597      $ 26.9034      $ 31.8566   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009†

   $ 28.43      $ 50.72      $ 44.68      $ 28.08      $ 30.17      $ 26.58   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010†

   $ 27.73      $ 40.36      $ 61.02      $ 41.63      $ 26.93      $ 31.93   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (2.2 )%      (19.6 )%      38.0     50.0     (10.7 )%      21.9

Total Return, at market value^

     (2.5 )%      (20.4 )%      36.6     48.3     (10.7 )%      20.1

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.99 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.77 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.80 )%      (0.82 )%      (0.81 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   UltraShort DJ-
UBS Commodity*
    UltraShort DJ-
UBS
Crude Oil*
    UltraShort
Gold*
    UltraShort
Silver*
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen^^
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2009

   $ 73.1052      $ 68.4432      $ 52.4052      $ 188.3683      $ 18.6755      $ 64.2739   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.4897     (0.4442     (0.2610     (0.8904     (0.1305     (0.3436

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (5.8831     (1.3015     (18.3660     (99.8296     1.2850        (13.9194

Change in net asset value from operations

     (6.3728     (1.7457     (18.6270     (100.7200     1.1545        (14.2630

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 66.7324      $ 66.6975      $ 33.7782      $ 87.6483      $ 19.8300      $ 50.0109   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009†

   $ 73.23      $ 68.25      $ 51.75      $ 191.60      $ 18.70      $ 63.90   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010†

   $ 68.00      $ 66.90      $ 33.69      $ 90.02      $ 19.82      $ 50.03   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (8.7 )%      (2.6 )%      (35.5 )%      (53.5 )%      6.2     (22.2 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (7.2 )%      (2.0 )%      (34.9 )%      (53.0 )%      6.0     (21.7 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.02 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.83 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.82 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.79 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
^^ See Note 10 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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NOTE 8 – RISK

Correlation and Compounding Risk

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than one day should not be expected to be a simple inverse correlation (-1x) or multiple (2x or -2x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly. Geared Funds seek daily results as measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. The VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

While the Funds expect to meet their investment objectives, several factors may affect their ability to do so. Among these factors are: (1) a Fund’s expenses, including fees, transaction costs and the cost of the investment techniques employed by that Fund (such as costs related to the purchase, sale and storage of the commodities or currencies and the cost of leverage, all of which may be embedded in financial instruments used by a Fund); (2) less than all of the commodities in the relevant benchmark index being held by a Commodity Index Fund or its weighting of investment exposure to such commodities being different from that of the relevant benchmark index; (3) an imperfect correlation between the performance of instruments held by a Fund, such as swaps, futures contracts and/or forward contracts, and the performance of the applicable underlying indices, commodities or currencies in the cash market; (4) bid-ask spreads; (5) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s share prices being rounded to the nearest cent; (7) changes to a benchmark index that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions.

A number of factors may affect a Geared Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Geared Fund from achieving its investment objective. A number of factors may adversely affect a Geared Fund’s correlation with its benchmark, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, costs and risks associated with the use of leveraged investment techniques, income items, accounting standards and disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for the commodities or Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based or currency-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index) in which the Fund invests. A Geared Fund may not have investment exposure to all of the commodities or currencies in its underlying benchmark index, or its weighting of investment exposure to such commodities or currencies may be different from that of the index. In addition, a Geared Fund may invest in commodities or currencies or Financial Instruments not included in the index underlying its benchmark. A Geared Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to its benchmark. Activities surrounding annual index reconstitutions and other index rebalancing or reconstitution events may hinder a Geared Fund’s ability to meet its daily investment objective on or around that day. Each Geared Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily investment objective.

Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on a Geared Fund. The Geared Funds are “geared” in the sense that they have investment objectives to match a multiple, the inverse or a multiple of the inverse of the performance of an index on a given day. These Funds are subject to all of the correlation risks described above. In addition, there is a special form of correlation risk that derives from such Funds’ having a single day investment objective in combination with the use of leverage, which is that for periods greater than one day, the effect of compounding may cause the performance of a Fund to be either greater than or less than the index performance (or the inverse of the index performance) times the stated multiple in the Fund objective, before accounting for fees and fund expenses. This effect can be even more significant in the case of the Leveraged Funds due to the use of leverage. The Geared Funds are designed to provide leveraged (e.g. 2x), inverse (e.g. -1x) or inverse leveraged (e.g. -2x) results on a daily basis (before fees and expenses). Investors should monitor their holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily.

 

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Counterparty Risk

A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to Financial Instruments entered into by the Fund. The Funds structure the agreements such that either party can terminate the contract without penalty prior to the termination date. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds have sought to mitigate risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit rating, at the time of the transaction, is investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, judged by the Sponsor to be of comparable quality.

Leverage Risk

The Funds use investment techniques that may be considered aggressive, including the use of futures contracts, swap agreements and forward agreements. The Funds’ investment in Financial Instruments may involve a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed and may result in losses exceeding the amounts invested. Such instruments, particularly when used to create leverage, may expose the Funds to potentially dramatic changes (losses or gains) in the value of the instruments.

Liquidity Risk

In certain circumstances, such as the disruption of the orderly markets for the commodities or Financial Instruments in which a Fund invests, a Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of the Sponsor. Such a situation may prevent a Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains or achieving a high correlation or inverse correlation with its underlying index.

“Contango” and “Backwardation” Risk

In Funds that hold futures contracts, as the futures contracts near expiration, they are generally replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract purchased and held in August 2011 may specify an October 2011 expiration. For an Ultra Fund and a VIX Fund, as that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the October 2011 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in December 2011. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Rolling may have a positive or negative impact on performance. For example, historically, the prices of certain types of futures contracts have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as “backwardation.” In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the October 2011 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the December 2011 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection with rolling. While certain types of futures contracts have historically exhibited consistent periods of backwardation, backwardation will likely not exist in these markets at all times. The presence of contango (where prices of contracts are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months due to the costs of long-term storage of a physical commodity prior to delivery or other factors) in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect an Ultra Fund or a VIX Fund that invests in such futures and positively affect an UltraShort Fund or Short Fund that invests in such futures. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect the Short Funds and UltraShort Funds and positively affect the Ultra Funds and existing VIX Funds.

 

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Since the introduction of VIX futures contracts, there have frequently been periods where VIX futures prices reflect higher expected volatility levels further out in time. This can result in a loss from “rolling” the VIX futures to maintain the constant weighted average maturity of the VIX Futures Index. Losses from exchanging a lower priced VIX future for a higher priced longer-term future in the rolling process would adversely affect the value of each VIX Futures Index and the VIX Funds and, accordingly, decrease the return of the VIX Funds.

Gold and silver historically exhibit persistent “contango” markets rather than backwardation. Natural gas, like crude oil, moves in and out of backwardation and contango but historically has been in contango most commonly. It is generally believed this is because the market needs to build inventories for most of the year in order to have enough storage to make it through a normal winter. Periods of backwardation are typically thought to be caused by demand shocks or supply shortages such as an unusually cold winter or a hurricane.

NOTE 9 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Trust and certain principals of the Sponsor are defendants (along with several other parties) in a consolidated class action lawsuit styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint, as amended, alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by including untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs, allegedly failing to adequately disclose the Funds’ investment objectives and risks. The six Funds of the Trust named in the complaint are ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Silver. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds. Accordingly, no loss contingency has been recorded in the balance sheet and the amount of loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. The subsequent events were as follows:

On October 3, 2011, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF commenced investment operations. On October 4, 2011, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas commenced investment operations.

On September 27, 2011, the Trust announced a 1-for-3 reverse split of the shares of beneficial interest of ProShares UltraShort Yen (NYSE Arca symbol “YCS”). The reverse split was effective prior to the opening of trading on NYSE Arca on October 13, 2011.

The reverse split was effective for shareholders of record after the close of the markets on October 12, 2011. The Fund traded at its post-split price on October 13, 2011. The ticker symbol for the Fund did not change, and it will continue to trade on NYSE Arca.

The reverse split was applied retroactively for all periods presented, reducing the number of shares outstanding for the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund, and resulted in a proportionate increase in the price per share and per share information of the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund. Therefore, the reverse split did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the split.

On September 27, 2011, the Trust announced a 2-for-1 split of the shares of beneficial interest of ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSE Arca symbol “AGQ”). The split was effective prior to the opening of trading on NYSE Arca on October 13, 2011.

The split was effective for shareholders of record after the close of the markets on October 10, 2011, payable after the close of the markets on October 12, 2011. The Fund traded at its post-split price on October 13, 2011. The ticker symbol for the Fund did not change, and it will continue to trade on NYSE Arca.

The split was applied retroactively for all periods presented, increasing the number of shares outstanding for ProShares Ultra Silver, and resulted in a proportionate decrease in the price per share and per share information of ProShares Ultra Silver. Therefore, the split did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the split.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. None of the Trust, the Sponsor or the Trustee (as each term is defined below) assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, none of the Trust, the Sponsor or the Trustee is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or to a change in expectations or predictions.

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The following fourteen series of the Trust, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”), ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “VIX Fund” and collectively, the “VIX Funds”) issue common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Leveraged or VIX Fund. The Shares of each Leveraged and VIX Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange Archipelago (“NYSE Arca”). The Trust has also registered shares for ten additional series: ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (each, a “Short Fund” and collectively, the “Short Funds”), ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas (each, a “New Natural Gas Fund” and collectively, the “New Natural Gas Funds”), ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “New VIX Fund” and collectively, the “New VIX Funds”). The Short Funds, the New Natural Gas Funds and the New VIX Funds are collectively referred to herein as the “New Funds”. As of September 30, 2011, each of the Short Funds had seed capital of $200, but neither of the Short Funds had commenced investment operations, and each of the New Natural Gas Funds and the New VIX Funds had seed capital of $400, but none of the New Natural Gas Funds or the New VIX Funds had commenced investment operations; therefore, the Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not include Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity or Statements of Cash Flows for the New Funds. The New Funds, together with the Leveraged Funds, are referred to as the “Geared Funds” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008 other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares of each Leveraged Fund at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the Funds.

Eight of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. Four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on December 3, 2008. The VIX Funds commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on January 3, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the New Funds had not yet commenced trading.

ProShare Capital Management LLC serves as the Trust’s Sponsor (the “Sponsor”), commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. Wilmington Trust Company serves as the Trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Funds are commodity pools, as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and are operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in several different ways. References to “Ultra Funds,” “Short Funds” or “UltraShort Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objectives, but without distinguishing among the Funds’ benchmarks. References to “Commodity Index Funds,” “Commodity Funds” and “Currency Funds” refer to the different Funds according to their general benchmark categories without distinguishing among the Funds’ investment objectives or Fund-specific benchmarks. References to “VIX Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objective and their general benchmark categories.

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark, as measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. Each “Short” Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each of the Geared Funds generally invests or will invest in Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based, currency-based or equity market volatility-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts and options on futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other commodity-based or currency-based options contracts) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies or equity market volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity index, currency benchmark, commodity, currency or to an equity market volatility index. The Financial Instruments in which ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas will invest are limited to futures contracts. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged” or “inverse” investment results for the Funds. Each “VIX Fund” seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match the performance of a benchmark. Each VIX Fund obtains exposure to its benchmark by investing in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”).

Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods. This is different from most exchange-traded funds and means that the return of such Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from 2x, -1x or -2x of the return of the index to which such Fund is benchmarked for that period. In periods of higher market volatility, the volatility of the benchmark may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for the period as the return of the benchmark. Geared Funds are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that are not geared. Accordingly, these funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily inverse investment results. Shareholders should actively monitor their investments.

The VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil each have a benchmark designed to track the performance of commodity futures contracts. The daily performance of these indexes and the corresponding funds will likely be very different from the daily performance of the price of the related physical commodities.

Each Geared Fund continuously offers and redeems or will offer and redeem its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares and each VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares (each such block a “Creation Unit”). Only Authorized Participants may purchase and redeem Shares from a Fund and then only in Creation Units. An Authorized Participant is an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with one or more of the Funds. Shares of the Funds are offered to Authorized Participants in Creation Units at each Fund’s respective net asset value per Share (“NAV”). Authorized Participants may then offer to the public, from time to time, Shares from any Creation Unit they create at a per-Share market price that varies depending on, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares of each Fund on the NYSE Arca, the NAV and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of the offer. Shares from the same Creation Unit may be offered at different times and may have different offering prices based upon the above factors. The form of Authorized Participant Agreement and related Authorized Participant Handbook set forth the terms and conditions under which an Authorized Participant may purchase or redeem a Creation Unit. Authorized Participants do not receive from any Fund, the Sponsor, or any of their affiliates, any underwriting fees or compensation in connection with their sale of Shares to the public.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a significant portion of the NAV of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury Securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and each Fund’s trading in futures and forward contracts. The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term fixed-income securities bear to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund varies from period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, each of the Leveraged and VIX Funds earned interest income as follows:

 

Fund

   Interest Income
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
     Interest Income
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
     Interest Income
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
     Interest Income
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 993       $ 5,629       $ 10,264       $ 16,947   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     731         949         3,522         3,267   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     16,734         174,914         154,462         348,968   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     5,491         21,433         67,925         76,927   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     20,274         85,654         138,778         187,823   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     6,156         33,103         50,183         72,856   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     54,294         78,646         413,210         195,896   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     36,609         28,202         141,157         67,469   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     511         6,398         4,353         12,220   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     36,861         182,133         255,628         415,352   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     216         2,242         1,711         4,788   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     23,905         74,322         176,008         160,451   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     1,884         —           11,821         —     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     569         —           3,584         —     

Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures and forward contracts, as the case may be, are subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, swaps and forward contracts are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and in general are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. In the case of futures contracts, commodity exchanges may limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no futures trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in such futures contracts can neither be taken nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent a Fund from promptly liquidating its futures positions.

Entry into swap agreements or forward contracts may further impact liquidity because these contractual agreements are executed “off-exchange” between private parties and, therefore, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for exchange-traded instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.

The Trust is unaware of any other trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to the Trust’s liquidity needs.

Because each Fund may enter into swaps and may trade futures and forward contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk).

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 16,695,263      $ 12,304,949   

NAV end of period

   $ 11,710,948      $ 9,651,779   

Percentage change in NAV

     (29.9 %)      (21.6 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     500,014        550,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     450,014        350,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (10.0 %)      (36.4 %) 

Shares created

     —          —     

Shares redeemed

     50,000        200,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 33.39      $ 22.37   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 26.02      $ 27.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (22.1 %)      23.3

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.3 %)      11.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     20.2     12.5

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted in part from a decrease from 500,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 450,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010 the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 550,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 350,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 22.1% for the period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the increase of 23.3% for the period ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 26, 2011 at $36.90 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2011 at $26.02 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2010 at $27.58 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 6, 2010 at $21.73 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index, primarily Crude Oil, during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (36,061   $ (22,115

Management fee

     37,054        27,744   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,050,593     2,113,613   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,077,012     176,964   

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,163,666   $ 2,268,462   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 29,495,769      $ 3,381,653   

NAV end of period

   $ 12,378,058      $ 1,334,848   

Percentage change in NAV

     (58.0 %)      (60.5 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     609,997        40,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     209,997        20,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (65.6 %)      (50.0 %) 

Shares created

     —          —     

Shares redeemed

     400,000        20,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 48.35      $ 84.54   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 58.94      $ 66.73   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     21.9     (21.1 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.3 %)      11.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     20.2     12.5

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 609,997 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 209,997 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 40,003 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 20,003 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 21.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 21.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $58.94 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 26, 2011 at $43.39 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 2, 2010 at $86.91 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2010 at $66.73 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index, primarily Crude Oil, during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

000.000.000 000.000.000
     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (31,685   $ (4,531

Management fee

     32,416        5,480   

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,148,712        (806,062

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,248,416     335,668   

Net income (loss)

   $ 868,611      $ (474,925

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

000.000.000 000.000.000
     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 426,397,237      $ 501,252,171   

NAV end of period

   $ 380,889,526      $ 387,516,335   

Percentage change in NAV

     (10.7 %)      (22.7 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     9,999,170        13,012,504   

Shares outstanding end of period

     13,949,170        9,550,004   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     39.5     (26.6 %) 

Shares created

     10,900,000        7,925,000   

Shares redeemed

     6,950,000        11,387,500   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 42.64      $ 38.52   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 27.31      $ 40.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (36.0 %)      5.3

Percentage change in benchmark

     (18.3 %)      3.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     38.5     25.5

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,999,170 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 13,949,170 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30,

 

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2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 13,012,504 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 9,550,004 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 36.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 5.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 22, 2011 at $45.99 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2011 at $27.31 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on August 3, 2010 at $44.89 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 24, 2010 at $33.45 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 18.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (964,691   $ (892,150

Management fee

     960,393        1,034,809   

Brokerage commission

     21,032        32,255   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (87,767,836     38,011,421   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (45,561,944     22,157,832   

Net income (loss)

   $ (134,294,471   $ 59,277,103   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 160,288,442      $ 51,326,108   

NAV end of period

   $ 72,357,831      $ 40,018,686   

Percentage change in NAV

     (54.9 %)      (22.0 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,319,944        680,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,119,944        600,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (66.3 %)      (11.8 %) 

Shares created

     950,000        1,300,000   

Shares redeemed

     3,150,000        1,380,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 48.28      $ 75.48   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 64.61      $ 66.70   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     33.8     (11.6 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (18.3 %)      3.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     38.5     25.5

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 3,319,944 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 1,119,944 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 680,003 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 600,003 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 33.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 11.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on August 9, 2011 at $67.93 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 22, 2011 at $44.06 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on August 24, 2010 at $83.07 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 3, 2010 at $62.77 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 18.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (239,496   $ (121,343

Management fee

     236,646        132,890   

Brokerage commission

     8,341        9,886   

Net realized gain (loss)

     40,873,422        7,955,198   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,326,282        (3,546,545

Net income (loss)

   $ 42,960,208      $ 4,287,310   

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

 

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NAV of ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 282,765,412      $ 209,324,263   

NAV end of period

   $ 374,010,221      $ 203,705,598   

Percentage change in NAV

     32.3     (2.7 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,650,014        3,750,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,300,014        3,350,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     17.8     (10.7 %) 

Shares created

     900,000        250,000   

Shares redeemed

     250,000        650,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 77.47      $ 55.82   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 86.98      $ 60.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     12.3     8.9

Percentage change in benchmark

     7.6     5.1

Benchmark annualized volatility

     30.0     13.1

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,650,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 4,300,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 3,750,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 3,350,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 12.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 8.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively higher appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 6, 2011 at $120.56 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 1, 2011 at $75.15 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 29, 2010 at $60.85 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 28, 2010 at $48.05 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 7.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively higher increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (939,268   $ (381,515

Management fee

     958,522        466,267   

Brokerage commission

     1,020        902   

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,796,540        7,178,453   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     23,303,771        9,263,007   

Net income (loss)

   $ 27,161,043      $ 16,059,945   

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Gold*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 95,525,554      $ 71,715,632   

NAV end of period

   $ 178,039,495      $ 75,659,755   

Percentage change in NAV

     86.4     5.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,989,901        1,889,901   

Shares outstanding end of period

     9,239,901        2,239,901   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     131.6     18.5

Shares created

     6,900,000        450,000   

Shares redeemed

     1,650,000        100,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 23.94      $ 37.95   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 19.27      $ 33.78   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (19.5 %)      (11.0 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     7.6     5.1

Benchmark annualized volatility

     30.0     13.1

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 3,989,901 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 9,239,901 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,889,901 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 2,239,901 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 19.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 11.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively higher depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 1, 2011 at $24.65 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 6, 2011 at $14.52 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 28, 2010 at $43.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 29, 2010 at $33.76 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 7.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively higher increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (293,684   $ (150,860

Management fee

     299,227        183,450   

Brokerage commission

     613        513   

Net realized gain (loss)

     7,282,203        (5,235,802

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,240,024     (3,101,016

Net income (loss)

   $ (5,251,505   $ (8,487,678

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the timing of capital share transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 881,928,826      $ 181,076,130   

NAV end of period

   $ 705,943,332      $ 200,971,964   

Percentage change in NAV

     (20.0 %)      11.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     10,500,028        5,700,028   

Shares outstanding end of period

     12,900,028        4,700,028   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     22.9     (17.5 %) 

Shares created

     4,800,000        100,000   

Shares redeemed

     2,400,000        1,100,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 83.99      $ 31.77   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 54.72      $ 42.76   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (34.8 %)      34.6

Percentage change in benchmark

     (13.1 %)      17.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     73.0     23.6

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 10,500,028 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 12,900,028 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 5,700,028 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 4,700,028 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 34.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 34.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on August 22, 2011 at $124.74 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 26, 2011 at $48.48 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2010 at $42.76 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 20, 2010 at $27.68 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 13.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 17.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,371,209   $ (322,145

Management fee

     2,423,377        399,644   

Brokerage commission

     2,126        1,147   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (350,312,420     35,416,828   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     84,424,890        17,444,906   

Net income (loss)

   $ (268,258,739   $ 52,539,589   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the share split for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 657,213,364      $ 60,185,658   

NAV end of period

   $ 533,394,247      $ 60,913,712   

Percentage change in NAV

     (18.8 %)      1.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     35,194,369        469,979   

Shares outstanding end of period

     32,694,369        694,979   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (7.1 %)      47.9

Shares created

     17,200,000        312,500   

Shares redeemed

     19,700,000        87,500   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 18.67      $ 128.06   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 16.31      $ 87.65   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (12.6 %)      (31.6 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (13.1 %)      17.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     73.0     23.6

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 35,194,369 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 32,694,369 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 469,979 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 694,979 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 12.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 31.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 26, 2011 at $22.09 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 22, 2011 at $10.93 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 20, 2010 at $144.32 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2010 at $87.65 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 13.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 17.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/ Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,293,605   $ (118,907

Management fee

     1,328,783        146,320   

Brokerage commission

     1,431        789   

Net realized gain (loss)

     184,560,838        (17,827,197

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (217,251,319     (5,514,318

Net income (loss)

   $ (33,984,086   $ (23,460,422

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the timing of capital share transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share splits for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund.

 

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NAV of ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 9,061,264      $ 16,329,042   

NAV end of period

   $ 7,715,933      $ 12,106,899   

Percentage change in NAV

     (14.8 %)      (25.9 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     300,014        750,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     300,014        450,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     (40.0 %) 

Shares created

     —          —     

Shares redeemed

     —          300,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 30.20      $ 21.77   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 25.72      $ 26.90   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (14.8 %)      23.6

Percentage change in benchmark

     (7.6 %)      11.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     11.7     11.7

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from June 30, 2011 to September 30, 2011. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 750,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 450,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 14.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 23.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 1, 2011 at $30.31 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2011 at $25.72 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2010 at $26.90 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 1, 2010 at $22.80 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 7.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (20,157   $ (30,018

Management fee

     20,668        36,416   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,200     1,189,513   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,321,974     1,996,030   

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,345,331   $ 3,155,525   

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 632,327,167      $ 462,324,726   

NAV end of period

   $ 936,941,013      $ 277,619,839   

Percentage change in NAV

     48.2     (40.0 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     37,750,014        18,500,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     48,600,014        14,000,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     28.7     (24.3 %) 

Shares created

     17,550,000        1,300,000   

Shares redeemed

     6,700,000        5,800,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 16.75      $ 24.99   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 19.28      $ 19.83   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     15.1     (20.6 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (7.6 %)      11.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     11.7     11.7

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 37,750,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 48,600,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 18,500,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 14,000,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 15.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 20.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $19.28 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 29, 2011 at $16.54 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 1, 2010 at $23.81 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2010 at $19.83 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 7.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,691,141   $ (664,325

Management fee

     1,728,002        846,458   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (11,049,248     (33,896,461

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     122,318,756        (49,936,224

Net income (loss)

   $ 109,578,367      $ (84,497,010

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 3,376,952      $ 4,292,085   

NAV end of period

   $ 5,485,629      $ 6,371,767   

Percentage change in NAV

     62.4     48.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     100,014        150,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     150,014        200,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     50.0     33.3

Shares created

     50,000        50,000   

Shares redeemed

     —          —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 33.76      $ 28.61   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 36.57      $ 31.86   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     8.3     11.3

Percentage change in benchmark

     4.4     5.9

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.9     10.6

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 100,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 150,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 150,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 200,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 8.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 11.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 22, 2011 at $37.40 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $33.17 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 14, 2010 at $32.21 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 9, 2010 at $28.43 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 4.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (12,276   $ (11,174

Management fee

     12,492        13,416   

Net realized gain (loss)

     496,377        849,525   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (71,571     (217,358

Net income (loss)

   $ 412,530      $ 620,993   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Yen*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 356,417,645      $ 145,332,808   

NAV end of period

   $ 271,440,942      $ 163,369,201   

Percentage change in NAV

     (23.8 %)      12.4

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     7,850,004        2,566,671   

Shares outstanding end of period

     6,566,671        3,266,671   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (16.3 %)      27.3

Shares created

     —          1,233,333   

Shares redeemed

     1,283,333        533,333   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 45.40      $ 56.62   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 41.34      $ 50.01   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (9.0 %)      (11.7 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     4.4     5.9

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.9     10.6

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 7,850,004 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 6,566,671 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,566,671 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2010 to 3,266,671 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 9.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 11.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 7, 2011 at $46.20 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 22, 2011 at $40.45 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on July 9, 2010 at $56.89 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 14, 2010 at $49.71 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 4.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (701,439   $ (302,251

Management fee

     725,344        376,573   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (34,105,281     (26,657,095

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,590,082        8,153,876   

Net income (loss)

   $ (30,216,638   $ (18,805,470

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the increase in capital shares outstanding from the three months ended September 30, 2010 to the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund.

NAV of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 46,602,361   

NAV end of period

   $ 28,897,739   

Percentage change in NAV

     (38.0 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,025,005   

Shares outstanding end of period

     250,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (75.6 %) 

Shares created

     2,250,000   

Shares redeemed

     3,025,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 45.47   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 115.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     154.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     157.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

     97.2

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 1,025,005 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 250,005 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $115.59 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $43.15 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 157.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 can be attributed to a sharp rise in the front end of the VIX futures curve over the period.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (74,409

Management fee

     26,672   

Offering costs

     49,621   

Net realized gain (loss)

     24,351,300   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,991,692   

Net income (loss)

   $ 32,268,583   

NAV of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 13,895,731   

NAV end of period

   $ 13,436,216   

Percentage change in NAV

     (3.3 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     225,005   

Shares outstanding end of period

     150,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (33.3 %) 

Shares created

     50,000   

Shares redeemed

     125,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 61.76   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 89.57   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     45.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     45.4

Benchmark annualized volatility

     48.5

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 225,005 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2011 to 150,005 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $89.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $57.37 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 45.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 can be attributed to a sharp rise in the VIX futures curve over the period.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (26,403

Offering costs

     31,013   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (4,041

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,364,369   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,243,166   

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,581,132   

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 18,186,658      $ 19,743,932   

NAV end of period

   $ 11,710,948      $ 9,651,779   

Percentage change in NAV

     (35.6 %)      (51.1 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     500,014        700,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     450,014        350,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (10.0 %)      (50.0 %) 

Shares created

     50,000        250,000   

Shares redeemed

     100,000        600,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 36.37      $ 28.21   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 26.02      $ 27.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (28.5 %)      (2.2 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (13.6 %)      0.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     18.4     15.9

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 500,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 450,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 700,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 350,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 28.5% for the period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the decrease of 2.2% for the period ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively higher depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on April 29, 2011 at $41.87 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2011 at $26.02 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on January 6, 2010 at $30.58 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 4, 2010 at $21.14 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 13.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 0.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index, primarily Crude Oil, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (121,339   $ (71,723

Management fee

     131,603        88,670   

Net realized gain (loss)

     939,697        (623,565

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,646,187     (457,054

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,827,829   $ (1,152,342

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 1,440,073      $ 2,924,426   

NAV end of period

   $ 12,378,058      $ 1,334,848   

Percentage change in NAV

     759.5     (54.4 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     30,003        40,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     209,997        20,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     599.9     (50.0 %) 

Shares created

     1,780,000        40,000   

Shares redeemed

     1,600,006        60,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 48.00      $ 73.11   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 58.94      $ 66.73   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     22.8     (8.7 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (13.6 %)      0.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     18.4     15.9

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 30,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 209,997 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 40,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 20,003 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 22.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 8.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $58.94 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 29, 2011 at $39.91 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on June 4, 2010 at $90.42 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2010 at $66.73 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 13.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 0.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index, primarily Crude Oil, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (107,931   $ (21,704

Management fee

     111,453        24,971   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,366,124     (254,724

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,168,483        115,152   

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,305,572   $ (161,276

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index and the timing of capital share transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 228,133,077      $ 323,819,670   

NAV end of period

   $ 380,889,526      $ 387,516,335   

Percentage change in NAV

     67.0     19.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     4,562,504        6,412,504   

Shares outstanding end of period

     13,949,170        9,550,004   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     205.7     48.9

Shares created

     28,375,000        25,087,500   

Shares redeemed

     18,988,334        21,950,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 50.00      $ 50.50   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 27.31      $ 40.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (45.4 %)      (19.6 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (22.3 %)      (7.4 %) 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     34.3     27.8

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 4,562,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 13,949,170 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 6,412,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 9,550,004 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 45.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 19.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively higher depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on April 29, 2011 at $63.90 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2011 at $27.31 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on May 3, 2010 at $57.29 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 24, 2010 at $33.45 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 22.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively greater decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,337,960   $ (2,243,523

Management fee

     2,416,617        2,480,271   

Brokerage commission

     75,805        112,220   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (13,416,979     33,864,670   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (74,873,291     8,155,123   

Net income (loss)

   $ (90,628,230   $ 39,776,270   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 132,214,257      $ 76,656,626   

NAV end of period

   $ 72,357,831      $ 40,018,686   

Percentage change in NAV

     (45.3 %)      (47.8 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,600,003        1,120,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,119,944        600,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (56.9 %)      (46.3 %) 

Shares created

     8,030,000        4,970,000   

Shares redeemed

     9,510,059        5,490,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 50.85      $ 68.44   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 64.61      $ 66.70   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     27.1     (2.6 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (22.3 %)      (7.4 %) 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     34.3     27.8

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 2,600,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 1,119,944 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended

 

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September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 1,120,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 600,003 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 27.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 2.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on August 9, 2011 at $67.93 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 29, 2011 at $36.11 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on May 25, 2010 at $90.21 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 3, 2010 at $55.10 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 22.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively greater decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (908,915   $ (500,355

Management fee

     936,197        539,674   

Brokerage commission

     40,643        37,608   

Net realized gain (loss)

     58,477,447        31,548,421   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     18,005,467        (290,950

Net income (loss)

   $ 75,573,999      $ 30,757,116   

The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark index during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 259,562,075      $ 156,476,709   

NAV end of period

   $ 374,010,221      $ 203,705,598   

Percentage change in NAV

     44.1     30.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,750,014        3,550,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,300,014        3,350,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     14.7     (5.6 %) 

Shares created

     1,250,000        1,400,000   

Shares redeemed

     700,000        1,600,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 69.22      $ 44.08   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 86.98      $ 60.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     25.7     38.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     15.3     20.2

Benchmark annualized volatility

     20.5     15.9

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from an increase from 3,750,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 4,300,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 3,550,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,350,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 25.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 38.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lower appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 6, 2011 at $120.56 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 28, 2011 at $60.68 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 29, 2010 at $60.85 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 5, 2010 at $41.35 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 15.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 20.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,031,008   $ (1,111,843

Management fee

     2,166,956        1,296,693   

Brokerage commission

     2,830        2,973   

Net realized gain (loss)

     55,429,164        50,897,147   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (623,541     9,072,995   

Net income (loss)

   $ 52,774,615      $ 58,858,299   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort Gold*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 77,732,507      $ 67,602,811   

NAV end of period

   $ 178,039,495      $ 75,659,755   

Percentage change in NAV

     129.0     11.9

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,739,901        1,290,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     9,239,901        2,239,901   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     237.2     73.6

Shares created

     8,900,000        1,600,000   

Shares redeemed

     2,400,000        650,102   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 28.37      $ 52.41   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 19.27      $ 33.78   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (32.1 %)      (35.5 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     15.3     20.2

Benchmark annualized volatility

     20.5     15.9

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,739,901 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 9,239,901 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,290,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,239,901 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 32.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 35.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on January 28, 2011 at $32.10 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 6, 2011 at $14.52 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on February 5, 2010 at $54.47 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 29, 2010 at $33.76 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 15.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 20.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (682,151   $ (427,470

Management fee

     729,868        497,988   

Brokerage commission

     2,466        2,338   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (16,106,587     (25,637,360

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (4,468,775     (3,537,347

Net income (loss)

   $ (21,257,513   $ (29,602,177

The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 547,003,919      $ 145,416,382   

NAV end of period

   $ 705,943,332      $ 200,971,964   

Percentage change in NAV

     29.1     38.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     7,000,028        5,100,028   

Shares outstanding end of period

     12,900,028        4,700,028   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     84.3     (7.8 %) 

Shares created

     12,200,000        2,800,000   

Shares redeemed

     6,300,000        3,200,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 78.14      $ 28.51   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 54.72      $ 42.76   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (30.0 %)      50.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     (0.6 %)      29.9

Benchmark annualized volatility

     63.8     30.9

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 7,000,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 12,900,028 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 5,100,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 4,700,028 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 30.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 50.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on April 28, 2011 at $184.61 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 26, 2011 at $48.48 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2010 at $42.76 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 8, 2010 at $22.20 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 0.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 29.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (6,124,890   $ (1,000,101

Management fee

     6,530,746        1,191,495   

Brokerage commission

     7,354        4,502   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (283,259,673     60,475,990   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,445,205        18,160,956   

Net income (loss)

   $ (284,939,358   $ 77,636,845   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the share split for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 99,032,781      $ 64,516,145   

NAV end of period

   $ 533,394,247      $ 60,913,712   

Percentage change in NAV

     438.6     (5.6 %) 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,482,479        342,500   

Shares outstanding end of period

     32,694,369        694,979   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     1,217.0     102.9

Shares created

     62,887,500        667,500   

Shares redeemed

     32,675,610        315,021   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 39.89      $ 188.37   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 16.31      $ 87.65   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (59.1 %)      (53.5 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (0.6 %)      29.9

Benchmark annualized volatility

     63.8     30.9

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,482,479 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 32,694,369 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in

 

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London. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 342,500 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 694,979 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 59.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 53.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively higher depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on January 25, 2011 at $51.11 per Share and reached its low for the period on August 22, 2011 at $10.93 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on February 8, 2010 at $227.03 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 30, 2010 at $87.65 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 0.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 29.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,674,603   $ (378,626

Management fee

     2,812,042        443,414   

Brokerage commission

     3,718        2,681   

Net realized gain (loss)

     132,218,978        (40,005,168

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (190,241,523     (6,535,128

Net income (loss)

   $ (60,697,148   $ (46,918,922

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the timing of capital share transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share splits for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 7,729,684      $ 7,531,857   

NAV end of period

   $ 7,715,933      $ 12,106,899   

Percentage change in NAV

     (0.2 %)      60.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     300,014        250,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     300,014        450,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     80.0

Shares created

     —          850,000   

Shares redeemed

     —          650,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.76      $ 30.13   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 25.72      $ 26.90   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (0.2 %)      (10.7 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     0.2     (4.8 %) 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     11.2     11.4

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011. By comparison, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 250,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 450,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 0.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 10.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on May 3, 2011 at $31.63 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 7, 2011 at $24.01 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on January 11, 2010 at $30.98 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 7, 2010 at $20.70 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 0.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 4.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (56,375   $ (74,127

Management fee

     60,728        86,347   

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,603,907        (1,755,348

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,561,283     2,044,090   

Net income (loss)

   $ (13,751   $ 214,615   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the timing of capital share transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 444,412,995      $ 100,847,786   

NAV end of period

   $ 936,941,013      $ 277,619,839   

Percentage change in NAV

     110.8     175.3

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     21,900,014        5,400,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     48,600,014        14,000,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     121.9     159.3

Shares created

     37,600,000        19,300,000   

Shares redeemed

     10,900,000        10,700,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 20.29      $ 18.68   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 19.28      $ 19.83   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.0 %)      6.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     0.2     (4.8 %) 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     11.2     11.4

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 21,900,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 48,600,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5,400,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 14,000,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 5.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 6.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on January 7, 2011 at $21.74 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 3, 2011 at $16.22 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on June 7, 2010 at $26.39 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 11, 2010 at $18.14 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 0.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 4.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,593,051   $ (1,921,077

Management fee

     3,848,679        2,336,429   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (112,480,023     54,597,147   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     132,937,415        (46,211,690

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,864,341      $ 6,464,380   

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark and the timing of capital share transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 5,024,240      $ 3,921,267   

NAV end of period

   $ 5,485,629      $ 6,371,767   

Percentage change in NAV

     9.2     62.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     150,014        150,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     150,014        200,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     33.3

Shares created

     50,000        50,000   

Shares redeemed

     50,000        —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 33.49      $ 26.14   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 36.57      $ 31.86   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     9.2     21.9

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.3     11.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.0     11.3

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 150,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 200,014 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV increase of 9.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the increase of 21.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 22, 2011 at $37.40 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 6, 2011 at $30.09 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 14, 2010 at $32.21 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 3, 2010 at $25.14 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 5.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (26,698   $ (27,697

Management fee

     28,409        32,485   

Net realized gain (loss)

     722,576        651,163   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (337,047     368,345   

Net income (loss)

   $ 358,831      $ 991,811   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Yen*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 207,685,813      $ 67,487,917   

NAV end of period

   $ 271,440,942      $ 163,369,201   

Percentage change in NAV

     30.7     142.1

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     4,416,671        1,050,005   

Shares outstanding end of period

     6,566,671        3,266,671   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     48.7     211.1

Shares created

     6,533,333        3,050,000   

Shares redeemed

     4,383,333        833,334   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 47.02      $ 64.27   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 41.34      $ 50.01   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (12.1 %)      (22.2 %) 

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.3     11.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.0     11.3

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 4,416,671 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 6,566,671 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,050,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,266,671 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per share NAV decrease of 12.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the decrease of 22.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on April 6, 2011 at $51.44 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 22, 2011 at $40.45 per Share. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on May 3, 2010 at $65.56 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 14, 2010 at $49.71 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Nine Months  Ended
September 30, 2011
    Nine Months  Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,077,237   $ (814,892

Management fee

     2,253,245        975,343   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (55,830,491     (26,353,245

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     18,301,702        (6,588,677

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,606,026   $ (33,756,814

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the relative performance of the Fund’s benchmark and a significant increase in net asset value during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

* See Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I regarding the reverse share split for the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund.

NAV of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 28,897,739   

Percentage change in NAV

     7,224,334.8

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     250,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     5,000,000.0

Shares created

     4,375,000   

Shares redeemed

     4,125,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 80.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 115.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     44.5

Percentage change in benchmark

     47.1

Benchmark annualized volatility

     72.6

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 250,005 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $115.59 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $43.15 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 47.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 can be attributed to the sharp rise in VIX short-term futures contracts over the period.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (198,888

Management fee

     62,960   

Offering costs

     147,749   

Net realized gain (loss)

     11,559,160   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,539,675   

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,899,947   

NAV of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 13,436,216   

Percentage change in NAV

     3,358,954.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     150,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     3,000,000.0

Shares created

     525,000   

Shares redeemed

     375,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 80.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 89.57   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     12.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     12.9

Benchmark annualized volatility

     36.2

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 150,005 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund’s per share NAV reached its high for the period on September 30, 2011 at $89.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $57.37 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 12.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 can be attributed to the sharp rise in VIX mid-term futures contracts over the period.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (58,166

Offering costs

     92,343   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (30,593

Net realized gain (loss)

     503,767   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,829,093   

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,274,694   

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of November 9, 2011, the Funds have not used, nor do they expect to use in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Funds. While each Fund’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on a Fund’s financial position.

Management fee payments made to the Sponsor are calculated as a fixed percentage of each Fund’s NAV. As such, the Sponsor cannot anticipate the amount of payments that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as NAVs are not known until a future date. The agreement with the Sponsor may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice to the other party. One officer of the Trust also serves as an officer and owner of the Sponsor.

Market Risk

Trading in futures contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying the Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it would be required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Each Fund’s exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors, including the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of each Fund’s trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.

 

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Credit Risk

When a Fund enters into swap agreements, futures contracts or forward contracts, the Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations.

The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges, which may become applicable in the future), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

Swap and forward agreements are contracted for directly with counterparties. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearing house will meet its obligations to a Fund.

Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovery collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Forward agreements do not involve the delivery of assets at the onset of a transaction, but may be settled physically in the underlying asset if such contracts are held to expiration, particularly in the case of currency forwards. Thus, prior to settlement, if the counterparty to a forward contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. However, if physically settled forwards are held until expiration (presently, there is no plan to do this), at the time of settlement, a Fund may be at risk for the full notional value of the forward contracts depending on the type of settlement procedures used.

The Sponsor attempts to minimize certain of these market and credit risks by normally:

 

   

executing and clearing trades with creditworthy counterparties, as determined by the Sponsor;

 

   

limiting the outstanding amounts due from counterparties to the Funds;

 

   

not posting margin directly with a counterparty;

 

   

generally requiring that the counterparty posts collateral in amounts approximately equal to that owed to the Funds, as marked to market;

 

   

limiting the amount of margin or premium posted at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”); and

 

   

ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.

The FCM for each Fund, in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Fund, all assets of the Fund relating to domestic futures trading, and the FCM is not allowed to commingle such assets with other assets of the FCM. In addition, CFTC regulations also require the FCM to hold in a secure account assets of each Fund related to foreign futures trading.

The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a debt security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. The Funds could also lose money if the issuer of a debt security in which it has a short position is upgraded or generally improves its standing. Changes in an issuer’s financial strength or in an issuer’s or debt security’s credit rating also may affect a security’s value and thus have an impact on a Fund’s performance. Credit risk usually applies to most debt securities, but generally is not a factor for U.S. government obligations.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

The Trust’s and the Funds’ critical accounting policies are as follows:

Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. The Trust’s and the Funds’ application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

Each Fund has significant exposure to Financial Instruments. The Funds hold a significant portion of their assets in swaps, futures or forward contracts, all of which are recorded on a trade date basis and at fair value in the financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the Statements of Operations.

The use of fair value to measure Financial Instruments, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period, is fundamental to the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements. The fair value of a Financial Instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price).

For financial reporting purposes, the Leveraged Funds and the VIX Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements differ from those used in the calculation of some Leveraged Funds’ and VIX Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Short-term investments are valued at market price. Treasury securities having a maturity of greater than sixty days are valued at market price.

Derivatives (e.g., futures, swaps and forward agreements) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. If there was no sale on that day, and for non-exchange-traded derivatives, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would be generally determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. When market closing prices are not available, the Sponsor may value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards.

Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While each Leveraged and VIX Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Leveraged or the VIX Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Leveraged and the VIX Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Leveraged or the VIX Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Leveraged or the VIX Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. See Note 2 in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

Discounts on short-term securities purchased are amortized and reflected as Interest Income in the Statements of Operations.

Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gain (loss) on open positions are determined on a specific identification basis and recognized in the Statements of Operations in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively.

Each Geared Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Quantitative Disclosure

Commodity Price Sensitivity

Each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments, which were sensitive to commodity price risk. As of September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s swap positions as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 140.1750       $ 6,650,383   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      140.1750         16,811,409   

The September 30, 2011 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s swap positions as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 140.2939       $ 4,659,257   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      140.2939         14,627,126   

 

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The September 30, 2010 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     Goldman Sachs International       Short    $ 140.1750       $ (4,499,693

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     UBS AG       Short      140.1750         (20,136,530

The September 30, 2011 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for any spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     Goldman Sachs International       Short    $ 140.2939       $ (688,504

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

     UBS AG       Short      140.2939         (1,993,193

 

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The September 30, 2010 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for any spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Long         November 2011         3,935       $ 79.20         1,000       $ 311,652,000   

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
     Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     Goldman Sachs International         Long       $ 209.3412       $ 188,482,103   

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     UBS AG         Long         209.3412         261,660,350   

The September 30, 2011 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Long         November 2010         4,133       $ 79.97         1,000       $ 330,516,010   

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
     Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     Goldman Sachs International         Long       $ 240.8953       $ 190,360,794   

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     UBS AG         Long         240.8953         254,055,319   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Short         November 2011         667       $ 79.20         1,000       $ (52,826,400

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
     Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     Goldman Sachs International         Short       $ 209.3412       $ (35,501,505

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

     UBS AG         Short         209.3412         (56,394,476

 

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The September 30, 2011 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Short         November 2010         400       $ 79.97         1,000       $ (31,988,000

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 240.8953       $ (19,406,494

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG      Short         240.8953         (28,626,377

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Long         December 2011         25       $ 1,622.30         100       $ 4,055,750   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     Goldman Sachs International         Long       $ 1,620.23       $ 183,928,510   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     UBS AG         Long         1,620.23         560,113,511   

The September 30, 2011 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Long         December 2010         72       $ 1,309.60         100       $ 9,429,120   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     Goldman Sachs International         Long       $ 1,307.16       $ 47,998,915   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     UBS AG         Long         1,307.16         350,188,164   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to

 

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adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Gold:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short         December 2011         12       $ 1,622.30         100       $ (1,946,760

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 1,620.23       $ (85,058,835

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG      Short         1,620.23         (269,120,203

The September 30, 2011 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short         December 2010         36       $ 1,309.60         100       $ (4,714,560

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 1,307.16       $ (20,781,230

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG      Short         1,307.16         (125,618,076

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Silver:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Long         December 2011         74       $ 30.083         5,000       $ 11,130,710   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International      Long       $ 30.4532       $ 367,899,019   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG      Long         30.4532         1,033,094,357   

The September 30, 2011 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These

 

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notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Long         December 2010         105       $ 21.821         5,000       $ 11,456,025   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International      Long       $ 22.0741       $ 96,702,217   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG      Long         22.0741         293,894,568   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Silver:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Short         December 2011         30       $ 30.083         5,000       $ (4,512,450

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 30.4532       $ (231,520,453

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG      Short         30.4532         (830,550,124

The September 30, 2011 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2011 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Short         December 2010         24       $ 21.821         5,000       $ (2,618,520

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 22.0741       $ (31,179,666

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG      Short         22.0741         (87,921,140

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will

 

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generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Currency Funds’ Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to changes in exchange rates. As of September 30, 2011, each of the Currency Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/07/11         6,232,725        1 .3396       $ 8,349,073   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         10/07/11         6,659,500        1 .3396         8,920,761   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/07/11         (721,200     1 .3396         (966,087

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         10/07/11         (646,900     1 .3396         (866,558

The September 30, 2011 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/08/10         9,088,625        1.3631       $ 12,388,382   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         10/08/10         12,716,100        1.3631         17,332,864   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/08/10         (64,600     1.3631         (88,054

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         10/08/10         (3,978,300     1.3631         (5,422,679

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Euro:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/07/11         63,408,700        1 .3396       $ 84,939,392   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         10/07/11         86,950,300        1 .3396         116,474,642   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/07/11         (731,587,225     1 .3396         (980,000,757

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         10/07/11         (816,704,400     1 .3396         (1,094,019,828

The September 30, 2011 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/08/10         83,196,500        1.3631       $ 113,402,195   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         10/08/10         71,122,800        1.3631         96,944,964   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/08/10         (275,824,625     1.3631         (375,966,753

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         10/08/10         (285,937,800     1.3631         (389,751,663

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Yen:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/07/11         355,590,000        0 .012963       $ 4,609,665   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/07/11         516,060,000        0 .012963         6,689,905   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/07/11         (19,800,000     0 .012963         (256,676

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/07/11         (5,630,000     0 .012963         (72,984

The September 30, 2011 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/08/10         421,140,000        0.011974       $ 5,042,857   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/08/10         682,610,000        0.011974         8,173,777   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/08/10         (38,640,000     0.011974         (462,687

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/08/10         (2,800,000     0.011974         (33,528

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/07/11         3,203,440,000        0 .012963       $ 41,527,556   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/07/11         1,423,900,000        0 .012963         18,458,622   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/07/11         (23,267,420,000     0 .012963         (301,625,468

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/07/11         (23,259,690,000     0 .012963         (301,525,261

The September 30, 2011 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/08/10         3,369,670,000        0.011974       $ 40,349,439   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/08/10         1,717,910,000        0.011974         20,570,770   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/08/10         (15,769,330,000     0.011974         (188,826,687

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/08/10         (16,586,520,000     0.011974         (198,611,965

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         October 2011         429       $ 42 .15         1,000       $ 18,082,350   

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         November 2011         286         37 .75         1,000         10,796,500   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

As of September 30, 2011, the ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of September 30, 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
     Expiration      Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         January 2012         78       $ 35 .50         1,000       $ 2,769,000   

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         February 2012         129         34 .70         1,000         4,476,300   

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         March 2012         129         34 .25         1,000         4,418,250   

VIX (CBOE)

     Long         April 2012         52         34 .35         1,000         1,786,200   

 

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Qualitative Disclosure

As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, it is the investment objective of each Leveraged Fund to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which match twice (2x) the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match twice (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Short Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraShort Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match twice the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each VIX Fund seeks investment results (before fees and expenses) that match the performance of a benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by two or negative two. Investors should monitor their ProShares holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

Primary Market Risk Exposure

Each Fund’s investment objective and corresponding benchmark defines the primary market risks that the Funds are exposed to. For example, the primary market risk that the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Funds are exposed to are direct and inverse exposure, respectively, to the price of crude oil as measured by the return of holding and periodically rolling crude oil futures contracts (the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index and its sub-indexes are based on the price of rolling futures positions, rather than on the cash price for immediate delivery of the corresponding commodity).

Each Fund’s exposure to market risk is further influenced by a number of factors, including the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of each Fund’s trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.

As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Commodity Price Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Commodity Index Funds or the Commodity Funds, several factors may affect the price of a commodity underlying a Commodity Index Fund or a Commodity Fund, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a physical commodity or of a commodity index (comprised of commodity futures contracts) will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

 

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Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Currency Funds, several factors may affect the value of the foreign currencies or the U.S. Dollar, and, in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a currency will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, the value of the Shares of each VIX Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a VIX Fund. The impact of changes in the price of these assets will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest.

Managing Market Risks

Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (1x, 2x, -1x or -2x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. At the close of the relevant markets each trading day (see NAV calculation times), each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. No attempt is made to adjust market exposure in order to avoid changes to the benchmark that would cause the Funds to lose value. Factors common to all Funds that may require portfolio re-positioning are create/redeem activity and index rebalances.

For Geared Funds, the impact of the Index’s movements during the day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be re-positioned. For example, if the Index for an Ultra Fund has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise, meaning that the Fund’s long exposure will need to be increased to the extent there are not offsetting factors such as redemption activity. Conversely, if the Index has fallen on a given day, net assets of an Ultra Fund should fall, meaning the Fund’s long exposure will generally need to be decreased. Net assets for Short Funds will generally decrease when the Index rises on a given day, meaning the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely if the Index has fallen on a given day, a Short Fund’s assets should rise, meaning its short exposure may need to be increased.

The use of certain Financial Instruments introduces counterparty risk. A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to Financial Instruments entered into by the Fund. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a

 

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counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. Each Fund intends to enter into swap and forward agreements only with large, established and well capitalized financial institutions that meet certain credit quality standards and monitoring policies. Each Fund may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination or reset and payment, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty, and generally requiring that the counterparty post collateral with respect to amounts owed to the Funds, marked to market daily.

Most Financial Instruments held by the Funds are “unfunded” meaning that the Fund will obtain exposure to the corresponding benchmark while still being in possession of its original cash assets. The cash positions that result from use of such Financial Instruments are held in a manner to minimize both interest rate and credit risk. During the reporting period, cash positions were maintained in a non-interest bearing demand deposit account. The Funds also invest a portion of this cash in cash equivalents (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities).

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Funds (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of September 30, 2011, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Trust and the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

Certifications

The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Trust and certain principals of the Sponsor are defendants (along with several other parties) in a consolidated class action lawsuit styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint, as amended, alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by including untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs, allegedly failing to adequately disclose the Funds’ investment objectives and risks. The six Funds of the Trust named in the complaint are ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Silver. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

These risk factors should be read in connection with other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Funds’ Financial Statements and the related Notes to the Funds’ Financial Statements. For purposes of this section:

 

   

The term “Geared Natural Gas Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas;

 

   

The term “Geared VIX Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF;

 

   

The term “Geared Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Short Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen, ProShares UltraShort Yen, each Geared Natural Gas Fund and each Geared VIX Fund;

 

   

The term “Commodity Index Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity; ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil; ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil; ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas; ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas;

 

   

The term “Commodity Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra Gold; ProShares Short Gold; ProShares UltraShort Gold; ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver;

 

   

The term “Currency Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra Euro; ProShares UltraShort Euro; ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen;

 

   

The term “Matching VIX Fund” refers to ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF; and

 

   

The term “VIX Fund” refers to each Geared VIX Fund and each Matching VIX Fund.

Risks Specific to the Geared Funds

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, the following risks apply to the Geared Funds.

Due to the compounding of daily returns, the Geared Funds’ returns over periods longer than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly even direction from the Fund multiple times the benchmark return for the period.

Each of the Geared Funds are “geared” funds in the sense that each has an investment objective to match a multiple (e.g., 2x), the inverse (e.g., -1x) or an inverse multiple (e.g., -2x) of the performance of a benchmark on a given day. Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from its net asset value (“NAV”) calculation time to its next NAV calculation time, and not for any other period. The return of a Geared Fund for a period longer than a day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ from the Geared Fund’s multiple times the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse multiples and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the fund’s underlying benchmark.

Each Ultra or UltraShort Fund uses leverage and should produce daily returns that are more volatile than that of its benchmark. For example, the daily return of an Ultra Fund with a 2x multiple should be approximately twice as volatile on a daily basis as is the return of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The daily returns of Short and UltraShort Funds are designed to be the inverse of, or twice the inverse of, the return that would be expected of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The Geared Funds

 

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are not appropriate for all investors and present different risks than other funds. The Geared Funds that use leverage are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. An investor should only consider an investment in a Geared Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged, daily inverse or daily inverse leveraged investment results. Daily objective geared funds, if used properly and in conjunction with the investor’s view on the future direction and volatility of the markets, can be useful tools for investors who want to manage their exposure to various markets and market segments and who are willing to monitor and/or periodically rebalance their portfolios. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

The hypothetical example below illustrates how daily geared fund returns can behave for periods longer than one day. Take a hypothetical fund XYZ that seeks to double the daily performance of benchmark XYZ. On each day, fund XYZ performs in line with its objective (2x the benchmark’s daily performance before fees and expenses). Notice that over the entire five-day period, the fund’s total return is considerably less than double that of the period return of the benchmark. For the five-day period, benchmark XYZ gained 5.1% while fund XYZ gained 9.8% (versus 10.2% or 2x 5.1%). In other scenarios, the return of a daily rebalanced fund could be greater than double the benchmark’s return.

 

     Benchmark XYZ     Fund XYZ  
     Level      Daily
Performance
    Daily
Performance
    Net Asset
Value
 

Start

     100.0           $ 100.00   

Day 1

     103.0         3.0     6.0   $ 106.00   

Day 2

     99.9         -3.0     -6.0   $ 99.64   

Day 3

     103.9         4.0     8.0   $ 107.61   

Day 4

     101.3         -2.5     -5.0   $ 102.23   

Day 5

     105.1         3.7     7.4   $ 109.80   

Total Return

        5.1     9.8  

This effect is caused by compounding, which exists in all investments, but has a more significant impact in geared funds. In general, during periods of higher benchmark volatility, compounding will cause longer term results to be less than two times the return of the benchmark (or less than the inverse (-1x) or twice the inverse (-2x) times the return of the benchmarks for the Short Funds and the UltraShort Funds, respectively). This effect becomes more pronounced as volatility increases. Conversely, in periods of lower benchmark volatility (particularly when combined with higher benchmark returns), fund returns over longer periods can be higher than two times the return of the benchmark. Actual results for a particular period, before fees and expenses, are also dependent on the magnitude of the benchmark return in addition to the benchmark volatility. Similar effects exist for Short Funds and the UltraShort Funds, and the significance of this effect is even greater with inverse or inverse leveraged funds.

The graphs that follow illustrate this point. Each of the graphs shows a simulated hypothetical one year performance of a benchmark compared with the performance of a fund that perfectly achieves its geared daily investment objective. The graphs demonstrate that, for periods greater than one day, a geared fund is likely to underperform or over-perform (but not match) the benchmark performance (or the inverse of the benchmark performance) times the multiple stated as the daily fund objective. Investors should understand the consequences of holding daily rebalanced funds for periods longer than a single day and should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. A one-year period is used solely for illustrative purposes. Deviations from the benchmark return times the fund multiple can occur over periods as short as two days (each day as measured from NAV to NAV) and may also occur in periods shorter than one day (when measured intraday as opposed to NAV to NAV). See “Intraday Price Performance Risk” below for additional details. To isolate the impact of leverage, these graphs assume: a) no fund expenses or transaction costs; b) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain required leverage) and cash reinvestment rates of zero percent; and c) the fund consistently maintaining perfect exposure (2x, -1x or -2x) as of the fund’s NAV time each day. If these assumptions were different, the fund’s performance would be different than that shown. Each of the graphs also assumes a volatility rate of 60%, which is an approximate average of the five-year historical volatility rate of the most volatile benchmark referenced herein (the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index). A benchmark’s volatility rate is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in its returns.

 

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The historical five year average volatility of the benchmarks utilized by the Funds ranges from 10.68 to 57.8, as set forth in the table below.

 

Benchmark

   Historical Five-Year
Average Volatility
Rate as of December 31,
2010
 

Dow Jones—UBS Commodity IndexSM

     21.36

Dow Jones—UBS Crude Oil SubindexSM

     38.64

Dow Jones—UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM

     48.00

The daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London

     22.54

The daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar fixing price for delivery in London

     39.86

The U.S. dollar price of the Euro

     10.68

The U.S. dollar price of the Japanese yen

     11.73

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

     57.8

S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index

     31.1

 

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The tables below illustrate the impact of two factors impacting a fund’s performance, benchmark volatility and benchmark return. Benchmark volatility is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of a benchmark and is calculated as the standard deviation of the natural logarithms of one plus the benchmark return (calculated daily), multiplied by the square root of the number of trading days per year (assumed to be 252). The tables show estimated fund returns for a number of combinations of benchmark return and benchmark volatility over a one-year period. To isolate the impact of leverage, these graphs assume: a) no fund expenses or transaction costs; b) borrowing/lending rates of zero percent (to obtain required leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged exposure) and cash reinvestment rates of zero percent; and c) the fund consistently maintaining perfect exposure (2x, -1x or -2x) as of the fund’s NAV time each day. If these assumptions were different, the fund’s performance would be different than that shown. If fund expenses, transaction costs and financing expenses were included, the fund’s performance would be lower than shown. The first table below shows an example in which a geared fund has an investment objective to correspond to twice (2x) the daily performance of a benchmark. The geared fund could incorrectly be expected to achieve a 20% return on a yearly basis if the benchmark return was 10%, absent the effects of compounding. However, as the table shows, with a benchmark volatility of 40%, such a fund would return 3.1. In the charts below, shaded areas represent those scenarios where a geared fund with the investment objective described will outperform (i.e., return more than) the benchmark performance times the stated multiple in the fund’s investment objective; conversely areas not shaded represent those scenarios where the fund will underperform (i.e., return less than) the benchmark performance times the multiple stated as the daily fund objective.

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Twice (2x) the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

    200%
One  Year

Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  -60     -120     -84.0     -84.0     -84.2     -84.4     -84.6     -85.0     -85.4     -85.8     -86.4     -86.9     -87.5     -88.2     -88.8
  -55     -110     -79.8     -79.8     -80.0     -80.2     -80.5     -81.0     -81.5     -82.1     -82.7     -83.5     -84.2     -85.0     -85.9
  -50     -100     -75.0     -75.1     -75.2     -75.6     -76.0     -76.5     -77.2     -77.9     -78.7     -79.6     -80.5     -81.5     -82.6
  -45     -90     -69.8     -69.8     -70.1     -70.4     -70.9     -71.6     -72.4     -73.2     -74.2     -75.3     -76.4     -77.6     -78.9
  -40     -80     -64.0     -64.1     -64.4     -64.8     -65.4     -66.2     -67.1     -68.2     -69.3     -70.6     -72.0     -73.4     -74.9
  -35     -70     -57.8     -57.9     -58.2     -58.7     -59.4     -60.3     -61.4     -62.6     -64.0     -65.5     -67.1     -68.8     -70.5
  -30     -60     -51.0     -51.1     -51.5     -52.1     -52.9     -54.0     -55.2     -56.6     -58.2     -60.0     -61.8     -63.8     -65.8
  -25     -50     -43.8     -43.9     -44.3     -45.0     -46.0     -47.2     -48.6     -50.2     -52.1     -54.1     -56.2     -58.4     -60.8
  -20     -40     -36.0     -36.2     -36.6     -37.4     -38.5     -39.9     -41.5     -43.4     -45.5     -47.7     -50.2     -52.7     -55.3
  -15     -30     -27.8     -27.9     -28.5     -29.4     -30.6     -32.1     -34.0     -36.1     -38.4     -41.0     -43.7     -46.6     -49.6
  -10     -20     -19.0     -19.2     -19.8     -20.8     -22.2     -23.9     -26.0     -28.3     -31.0     -33.8     -36.9     -40.1     -43.5
  -5     -10     -9.8     -10.0     -10.6     -11.8     -13.3     -15.2     -17.5     -20.2     -23.1     -26.3     -29.7     -33.3     -37.0
  0     0     0.0     -0.2     -1.0     -2.2     -3.9     -6.1     -8.6     -11.5     -14.8     -18.3     -22.1     -26.1     -30.2
  5     10     10.3     10.0     9.2     7.8     5.9     3.6     0.8     -2.5     -6.1     -10.0     -14.1     -18.5     -23.1
  10     20     21.0     20.7     19.8     18.3     16.3     13.7     10.6     7.0     3.1     -1.2     -5.8     -10.6     -15.6
  15     30     32.3     31.9     30.9     29.3     27.1     24.2     20.9     17.0     12.7     8.0     3.0     -2.3     -7.7

 

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Benchmark

Performance

    200%
One  Year

Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  20     40     44.0     43.6     42.6     40.8     38.4     35.3     31.6     27.4     22.7     17.6     12.1     6.4     0.5
  25     50     56.3     55.9     54.7     52.8     50.1     46.8     42.8     38.2     33.1     27.6     21.7     15.5     9.0
  30     60     69.0     68.6     67.3     65.2     62.4     58.8     54.5     49.5     44.0     38.0     31.6     24.9     17.9
  35     70     82.3     81.8     80.4     78.2     75.1     71.2     66.6     61.2     55.3     48.8     41.9     34.7     27.2
  40     80     96.0     95.5     94.0     91.6     88.3     84.1     79.1     73.4     67.0     60.1     52.6     44.8     36.7
  45     90     110.3     109.7     108.2     105.6     102.0     97.5     92.2     86.0     79.2     71.7     63.7     55.4     46.7
  50     100     125.0     124.4     122.8     120.0     116.2     111.4     105.6     99.1     91.7     83.8     75.2     66.3     57.0
  55     110     140.3     139.7     137.9     134.9     130.8     125.7     119.6     112.6     104.7     96.2     87.1     77.5     67.6
  60     120     156.0     155.4     153.5     150.3     146.0     140.5     134.0     126.5     118.1     109.1     99.4     89.2     78.6

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to the Inverse (-1x) of the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

    Inverse of
One Year
Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  -60     60     150.0     149.4     147.5     144.4     140.2     134.9     128.5     121.2     113.0     104.2     94.7     84.7     74.4
  -55     55     122.2     121.7     120.0     117.3     113.5     108.8     103.1     96.6     89.4     81.5     73.1     64.2     55.0
  -50     50     100.0     99.5     98.0     95.6     92.2     87.9     82.8     76.9     70.4     63.3     55.8     47.8     39.5
  -45     45     81.8     81.4     80.0     77.8     74.7     70.8     66.2     60.9     54.9     48.5     41.6     34.4     26.9
  -40     40     66.7     66.3     65.0     63.0     60.1     56.6     52.3     47.5     42.0     36.1     29.8     23.2     16.3
  -35     35     53.8     53.5     52.3     50.4     47.8     44.5     40.6     36.1     31.1     25.6     19.8     13.7     7.3
  -30     30     42.9     42.5     41.4     39.7     37.3     34.2     30.6     26.4     21.7     16.7     11.3     5.6     -0.3
  -25     25     33.3     33.0     32.0     30.4     28.1     25.3     21.9     18.0     13.6     8.9     3.8     -1.5     -7.0
  -20     20     25.0     24.7     23.8     22.2     20.1     17.4     14.2     10.6     6.5     2.1     -2.6     -7.6     -12.8
  -15     15     17.6     17.4     16.5     15.0     13.0     10.5     7.5     4.1     0.3     -3.9     -8.4     -13.1     -17.9
  -10     10     11.1     10.8     10.0     8.6     6.8     4.4     1.5     -1.7     -5.3     -9.3     -13.5     -17.9     -22.5
  -5     5     5.3     5.0     4.2     2.9     1.1     -1.1     -3.8     -6.9     -10.3     -14.0     -18.0     -22.2     -26.6
  0     0     0.0     -0.2     -1.0     -2.2     -3.9     -6.1     -8.6     -11.5     -14.8     -18.3     -22.1     -26.1     -30.2
  5     -5     -4.8     -5.0     -5.7     -6.9     -8.5     -10.5     -13.0     -15.7     -18.8     -22.2     -25.8     -29.6     -33.6
  10     -10     -9.1     -9.3     -10.0     -11.1     -12.7     -14.6     -16.9     -19.6     -22.5     -25.8     -29.2     -32.8     -36.6
  15     -15     -13.0     -13.3     -13.9     -15.0     -16.5     -18.3     -20.5     -23.1     -25.9     -29.0     -32.3     -35.7     -39.3
  20     -20     -16.7     -16.9     -17.5     -18.5     -19.9     -21.7     -23.8     -26.3     -29.0     -31.9     -35.1     -38.4     -41.9
  25     -25     -20.0     -20.2     -20.8     -21.8     -23.1     -24.8     -26.9     -29.2     -31.8     -34.7     -37.7     -40.9     -44.2
  30     -30     -23.1     -23.3     -23.8     -24.8     -26.1     -27.7     -29.7     -31.9     -34.5     -37.2     -40.1     -43.2     -46.3

 

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Benchmark

Performance

    Inverse of
One Year
Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  35     -35     -25.9     -26.1     -26.7     -27.6     -28.8     -30.4     -32.3     -34.5     -36.9     -39.5     -42.3     -45.3     -48.3
  40     -40     -28.6     -28.7     -29.3     -30.2     -31.4     -32.9     -34.7     -36.8     -39.1     -41.7     -44.4     -47.2     -50.2
  45     -45     -31.0     -31.2     -31.7     -32.6     -33.7     -35.2     -37.0     -39.0     -41.2     -43.7     -46.3     -49.0     -51.9
  50     -50     -33.3     -33.5     -34.0     -34.8     -35.9     -37.4     -39.1     -41.0     -43.2     -45.6     -48.1     -50.7     -53.5
  55     -55     -35.5     -35.6     -36.1     -36.9     -38.0     -39.4     -41.0     -42.9     -45.0     -47.3     -49.8     -52.3     -55.0
  60     -60     -37.5     -37.7     -38.1     -38.9     -40.0     -41.3     -42.9     -44.7     -46.7     -49.0     -51.3     -53.8     -56.4

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Twice the Inverse (-2x) of the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

    200%
Inverse of
One Year
Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  -60     120     525.0     520.3     506.5     484.2     454.3     418.1     377.1     332.8     286.7     240.4     195.2     152.2     112.2
  -55     110     393.8     390.1     379.2     361.6     338.0     309.4     277.0     242.0     205.6     169.0     133.3     99.3     67.7
  -50     100     300.0     297.0     288.2     273.9     254.8     231.6     205.4     177.0     147.5     117.9     88.9     61.4     35.8
  -45     90     230.6     228.1     220.8     209.0     193.2     174.1     152.4     128.9     104.6     80.1     56.2     33.4     12.3
  -40     80     177.8     175.7     169.6     159.6     146.4     130.3     112.0     92.4     71.9     51.3     31.2     12.1     -5.7
  -35     70     136.7     134.9     129.7     121.2     109.9     96.2     80.7     63.9     46.5     28.9     11.8     -4.5     -19.6
  -30     60     104.1     102.6     98.1     90.8     81.0     69.2     55.8     41.3     26.3     11.2     -3.6     -17.6     -30.7
  -25     50     77.8     76.4     72.5     66.2     57.7     47.4     35.7     23.1     10.0     -3.2     -16.0     -28.3     -39.6
  -20     40     56.3     55.1     51.6     46.1     38.6     29.5     19.3     8.2     -3.3     -14.9     -26.2     -36.9     -46.9
  -15     30     38.4     37.4     34.3     29.4     22.8     14.7     5.7     -4.2     -14.4     -24.6     -34.6     -44.1     -53.0
  -10     20     23.5     22.5     19.8     15.4     9.5     2.3     -5.8     -14.5     -23.6     -32.8     -41.7     -50.2     -58.1
  -5     10     10.8     10.0     7.5     3.6     -1.7     -8.1     -15.4     -23.3     -31.4     -39.6     -47.7     -55.3     -62.4
  0     0     0.0     -0.7     -3.0     -6.5     -11.3     -17.1     -23.7     -30.8     -38.1     -45.5     -52.8     -59.6     -66.0
  5     -10     -9.3     -10.0     -12.0     -15.2     -19.6     -24.8     -30.8     -37.2     -43.9     -50.6     -57.2     -63.4     -69.2
  10     -20     -17.4     -18.0     -19.8     -22.7     -26.7     -31.5     -36.9     -42.8     -48.9     -55.0     -61.0     -66.7     -71.9
  15     -30     -24.4     -25.0     -26.6     -29.3     -32.9     -37.3     -42.3     -47.6     -53.2     -58.8     -64.3     -69.5     -74.3
  20     -40     -30.6     -31.1     -32.6     -35.1     -38.4     -42.4     -47.0     -51.9     -57.0     -62.2     -67.2     -72.0     -76.4
  25     -50     -36.0     -36.5     -37.9     -40.2     -43.2     -46.9     -51.1     -55.7     -60.4     -65.1     -69.8     -74.2     -78.3
  30     -60     -40.8     -41.3     -42.6     -44.7     -47.5     -50.9     -54.8     -59.0     -63.4     -67.8     -72.0     -76.1     -79.9
  35     -70     -45.1     -45.5     -46.8     -48.7     -51.3     -54.5     -58.1     -62.0     -66.0     -70.1     -74.1     -77.9     -81.4
  40     -80     -49.0     -49.4     -50.5     -52.3     -54.7     -57.7     -61.1     -64.7     -68.4     -72.2     -75.9     -79.4     -82.7
  45     -90     -52.4     -52.8     -53.8     -55.5     -57.8     -60.6     -63.7     -67.1     -70.6     -74.1     -77.5     -80.8     -83.8

 

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One Year

Benchmark

Performance

    200%
Inverse of
One Year
Benchmark
Performance
   

 

Benchmark Volatility

 
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%  
  50     -100     -55.6     -55.9     -56.9     -58.5     -60.6     -63.2     -66.1     -69.2     -72.5     -75.8     -79.0     -82.1     -84.9
  55     -110     -58.4     -58.7     -59.6     -61.1     -63.1     -65.5     -68.2     -71.2     -74.2     -77.3     -80.3     -83.2     -85.9
  60     -120     -60.9     -61.2     -62.1     -63.5     -65.4     -67.6     -70.2     -73.0     -75.8     -78.7     -81.5     -84.2     -86.7

The foregoing tables are intended to isolate the effect of benchmark volatility and benchmark performance on the return of leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged funds. The Geared Funds’ actual returns may be significantly greater or less than the returns shown above as a result of any of the factors discussed above or under the below risk factor describing correlation risks.

Correlation Risks Specific to the Geared Funds.

In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially over- or under-exposed to the benchmarks may prevent such Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying benchmarks. Market disruptions or closure, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite levels. The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Geared Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., 2x, -1x, or -2x, as applicable) at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.

For general correlation risks of the Funds, please see “While close tracking of any Fund to its benchmark may be achieved, several factors may affect a Fund’s ability to consistently achieve this correlation.” below.

Intraday Price Performance Risk.

Each Geared Fund is rebalanced at or about the time of its NAV calculation time (which in many cases is other than at the close of the U.S. equity markets). As such, the intraday leveraging of a Fund as reflected in its secondary market price will generally be different from the Fund’s stated daily investment objective (e.g., 2x, -1x or -2x). When shares of a Fund (“Shares”) are bought intraday, the performance of a Geared Fund’s Shares until the Fund’s next NAV calculation will generally be greater than or less than the Fund’s stated daily multiple.

The use of leveraged, inverse and/or inverse leveraged positions could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

The Geared Funds that utilize leveraged or inverse leveraged techniques in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than Funds that do not employ leveraged or inverse leveraged techniques, which could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

For example, because the Ultra and UltraShort Funds offered hereby include a two times (2x) or a two times the inverse (-2x) multiplier, a single day price movement approaching 50% at any point in the day in the relevant benchmark could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that price movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or part of the price movement. This would be the case with downward one-day or intraday price movements in the benchmark of an Ultra Fund or upward one-day or intraday price movements in the benchmark of an UltraShort Fund, even though the benchmark (and the reference assets comprising that benchmark) maintains a level greater than zero at all times.

 

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Inverse positions can result in unlimited losses as the benchmark rises. As such, for Short Funds, a single day or intraday price increase approaching 100% in the relevant benchmark could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves lower. This risk exists for all of the Short Funds, and, based on historical intraday volatility measures, may be particularly acute for ProShares Short VIX Futures ETF.

Risks Specific to the VIX Funds

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, the following risks apply to the VIX Funds.

The VIX Funds are benchmarked to either the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index or the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index (each, a “VIX Futures Index”). They are not benchmarked to the VIX or actual realized volatility of the S&P 500 Index.

The level of each VIX Futures Index is based on the value of the relevant futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (the “VIX”) comprising the applicable VIX Futures Index. Each VIX Fund is benchmarked to its respective VIX Futures Index and the VIX Funds are not linked to the VIX (which is a measure of implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index over the next 30 days derived from option prices), to realized volatility of the S&P 500 Index or to the options that underlie the VIX calculation. Each VIX Fund should be expected to perform very differently from the VIX over all periods of time. In many cases the VIX Futures Indexes will significantly underperform the VIX. Furthermore, because each VIX Fund may invest in VIX futures contracts other than the VIX futures contracts comprising the Fund’s VIX Futures Index, the VIX Funds may perform differently than their respective VIX Futures Indexes.

VIX futures contracts are not directly based on a tradable underlying asset.

The VIX is not directly investable. The settlement price at maturity of VIX futures contracts are based on the calculation that determines the level of the VIX. As a result, the behavior of the VIX futures contracts may be different from traditional futures contracts whose settlement price is based on a specific tradable asset.

The VIX Futures Indexes and VIX futures have limited historical information.

The VIX Futures Indexes were created in December 2008 and Standard & Poor’s has published limited information about how the VIX Futures Indexes would have performed had they been calculated prior to their creation. In addition, VIX futures contracts have traded freely only since March 26, 2004, and not all futures of all relevant maturities have traded at all times since that date. Because the VIX Futures Indexes and the VIX futures contracts that underlie them are of recent origin and limited historical performance data exists with respect to them, your investment in the Fund may involve a greater risk than investing in alternate instruments linked to one or more indexes with a more established record of performance. A longer history of actual performance may have been helpful in providing more reliable information on which to assess the validity of the proprietary methodology that the VIX Futures Indexes make use of as the basis for an investment decision.

The level of the VIX has historically reverted to a long-term mean level and is subject to the risk associated with reversion to its mean. Accordingly, investors should not expect the VIX Funds to retain any appreciation in value over extended periods of time.

In the past, the level of the VIX has typically reverted over the longer term to a historical mean, and its absolute level has been constrained within a band. It is likely that the spot level of the VIX will continue to be constrained in the future. This means that the level of VIX futures and the VIX Futures Indexes also likely will be constrained within a band and mean reverting over time. Unlike conventional stock-based indexes and funds, it is not expected that the VIX Futures Indexes or the VIX Funds will generally rise over time. Rather the VIX Futures Indexes, the VIX Ultra Funds and the Matching VIX Funds will rise and fall (or fall and rise) and the VIX Short Funds and the VIX UltraShort Funds will fall and rise (or rise and fall) as volatility increases and decreases (or decreases and increases). For most investors this likely implies that the VIX Funds should only be used as a short-term tactical tool or for diversification purposes rather than an investment in anticipation of long-term gains.

 

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When economic uncertainty increases and there is an associated increase in expected volatility, the value of VIX futures contracts will likely also increase and the potential upside of an investment in a VIX Short Fund or VIX UltraShort Fund will correspondingly be limited as a result. Similarly, when economic uncertainty recedes, and there is an associated decrease in expected volatility, the value of VIX futures contracts will likely also decrease and the potential upside of an investment in a VIX Ultra Fund or a Matching VIX Fund will correspondingly be limited as a result.

Risks Related to All Funds

While close tracking of any Fund to its benchmark may be achieved, several factors may affect a Fund’s ability to consistently achieve this correlation.

While the Funds expect to meet their investment objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so. Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include: (1) the ability of ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) to purchase and sell Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based, currency-based or equity market volatility-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts and options on futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other commodity-based or currency-based options contracts as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies or equity market volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity index, currency benchmark, commodity, currency or to an equity market volatility index) in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of the instruments held by a Fund, such as swaps, futures contracts and/or forward contracts, and the performance of the applicable benchmark; (3) bid-ask spreads on such instruments; (4) commission costs; (5) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent; (7) changes to a benchmark that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; and (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; and (10) accounting standards.

Each Fund seeks to provide investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance (or, in the case of the Geared Funds, correspond to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance) of a benchmark at all times, even during periods when the applicable benchmark is flat as well as when the benchmark is moving in a manner which causes a Fund’s NAV to decline, thereby causing losses to such Fund.

The Funds are not actively managed by traditional methods, which typically involve effecting changes in the composition of a portfolio on the basis of judgments relating to economic, financial and market considerations with a view toward obtaining positive results under all market conditions. Rather, the Sponsor seeks to cause the NAV to track the daily performance of a benchmark in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective, even during periods in which the benchmark is flat or moving in a manner which causes the NAV of a Fund to decline. It is possible to lose money over time when an underlying benchmark is up for the corresponding Ultra Fund, or down for the corresponding Short or UltraShort Fund, due to the effects of daily rebalancing, volatility and compounding (see “Risks Specific to the Geared Funds” for additional details).

The value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by that Fund. Fluctuations in the price of these Financial Instruments or assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

With regard to the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds, several factors may affect the price of an underlying reference asset, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

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The recent proliferation of commodity linked exchange-traded products and their unknown effect on the commodity markets.

 

   

Large purchases or sales of physical commodities by the official sector. Governments and large institutions have large commodities holdings or may establish major commodities positions. For example, a significant portion of the aggregate world gold holdings is owned by governments, central banks and related institutions. Similarly, nations with centralized or nationalized oil production and organizations such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries control large physical quantities of crude oil. If one or more of these institutions decides to buy or sell any commodity in amounts large enough to cause a change in world prices, the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity will be affected.

 

   

Other political factors. In addition to the organized political and institutional trading-related activities described above, peaceful political activity such as imposition of regulations or entry into trade treaties, as well as political disruptions caused by societal breakdown, insurrection and/or war may greatly influence commodities prices.

 

   

Significant increases or decreases in the available supply of a physical commodity due to natural or technological factors. Natural factors would include depletion of known cost-effective sources for a commodity or the impact of severe weather on the ability to produce or distribute the commodity. Technological factors, such as increases in availability created by new or improved extraction, refining and processing equipment and methods or decreases caused by failure or unavailability of major refining and processing equipment (for example, shutting down or constructing oil refineries), also materially influence the supply of commodities.

 

   

Significant increases or decreases in the demand for a physical commodity due to natural or technological factors. Natural factors would include such events as unusual climatological conditions impacting the demand for energy commodities. Technological factors may include such developments as substitutes for energy or other industrial commodities.

 

   

A significant increase or decrease in commodity hedging activity by commodity producers. Should there be an increase or decrease in the level of hedge activity of commodity producing companies, countries and/or organizations, it could cause a change in world prices of any given commodity, causing the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity to be affected.

 

   

A significant change in the attitude of speculators and investors towards a commodity. Should the speculative community take a negative or positive view towards any given commodity, it could cause a change in world prices of any given commodity and the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity will be affected.

With regard to the Currency Funds, several factors may affect the value of foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar, and in turn, Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Debt level and trade deficit of the relevant foreign countries;

 

   

Inflation rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning inflation rates;

 

   

Interest rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning interest rates;

 

   

Investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and currency funds;

 

   

Global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations; and

 

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Sovereign action to set or restrict currency conversion.

With regard to the VIX Funds, several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Prevailing market prices and forward volatility levels of the U.S. stock markets, the S&P 500 Index, the equity securities included in the S&P 500 Index and prevailing market prices of options on the S&P 500 Index, the VIX, options on the VIX, the relevant VIX futures contracts, or any other financial instruments related to the S&P 500 Index and the VIX or VIX futures;

 

   

Interest rates;

 

   

Economic, financial, political, regulatory, geographical, biological or judicial events that affect the level of a VIX Futures Index or the market price or forward volatility of the U.S. stock markets, the equity securities included in the S&P 500 Index, the S&P 500 Index, the VIX or the relevant futures or option contracts on the VIX;

 

   

Supply and demand as well as hedging activities in the listed and over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity derivative markets; and

 

   

Disruptions in trading of the S&P 500 Index, futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index or options on the S&P 500 Index.

These factors interrelate in complex ways, and the effect of one factor on the market value of a Fund may offset or enhance the effect of another factor.

Financial Instruments linked to commodities, currencies and/or equity market volatility benchmarks can be highly volatile and the Funds may experience large losses when buying, selling or holding such instruments.

Financial Instruments linked to commodities, currencies and/or equity market volatility benchmarks can be highly volatile and may experience large losses. In particular, trading in VIX futures contracts and natural gas futures contracts (or other Financial Instruments linked to equity market volatility or natural gas) has been very volatile and can be expected to be very volatile in the future. High volatility may have an adverse impact on the Funds, especially the Geared Funds.

Potential negative impact from rolling futures positions.

Certain of the Funds invest in or have exposure to futures contracts and are subject to risks related to rolling. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller holding to expiration may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying reference asset or settling in cash as designated in the contract specifications. Alternatively, futures contracts may be closed out prior to expiration by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery. Once this date is reached, the futures contract “expires.” As the futures contracts held by a Fund near expiration, they are generally closed out and replaced by contracts with a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.”

When the market for these contracts is such that the prices are higher in the more distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the sale during the course of the “rolling process” of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is lower than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher futures prices for longer expiration futures contracts is often referred to as “contango.” Alternatively, when the market for these contracts is such that the prices are higher in the nearer months than in the more distant months, the sale during the course of the “rolling process” of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher futures prices of shorter expiration futures contracts is referred to as “backwardation.”

 

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There have been extended periods in which contango or backwardation has existed in the futures contract markets for various types of futures contracts, and such periods can be expected to occur in the future. The presence of contango in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect the Ultra Funds and Matching VIX Funds, and positively affect the Short Funds and UltraShort Funds. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect the Short Funds and UltraShort Funds and positively affect the Ultra Funds and Matching VIX Funds.

Funds that are designed to track a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance of gold or silver bullion (ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Short Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver) do not invest in bullion itself as certain other exchange-traded products do. Rather such Funds use Financial Instruments to gain exposure to these precious metals. Not investing directly in bullion may introduce additional tracking error and these Funds are subject to the effects of contango and backwardation described above.

Using Financial Instruments such as forwards and futures in an effort to replicate the performance of gold and silver bullion may introduce tracking error to the performance of such Funds. The primary cause of tracking error resulting from not investing directly in bullion is expected to be caused by the need to roll futures or forward contracts as described above and the resulting possibility that contango or backwardation can occur. Gold and silver historically exhibit contango markets during most periods. The existence of historically prevalent contango markets would be expected to adversely affect the Ultra Funds. Alternatively, the existence of backwardated markets in either silver or gold would have an adverse impact on the Short and UltraShort Funds.

Possible illiquid markets may exacerbate losses.

Financial Instruments cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at a reasonable cost.

There can be no assurance that market illiquidity will not cause losses for the Funds. The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

It may not be possible to gain exposure to the benchmarks using exchange-traded Financial Instruments in the future.

The Funds may utilize exchange-traded Financial Instruments. It may not be possible to gain exposure to the benchmarks with these Financial Instruments in the future. If these Financial Instruments cease to be traded on regulated exchanges, they may be replaced with Financial Instruments traded on trading facilities that are subject to lesser degrees of regulation or, in some cases, no substantive regulation. As a result, trading in such Financial Instruments, and the manner in which prices and volumes are reported by the relevant trading facilities, may not be subject to the provisions of, and the protections afforded by, the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (the “CEA”), or other applicable statutes and related regulations, that govern trading on regulated U.S. futures exchanges, or similar statutes and regulations that govern trading on regulated U.K. futures exchanges. In addition, many electronic trading facilities have only recently initiated trading and do not have significant trading histories. As a result, the trading of contracts on such facilities, and the inclusion of such contracts in a benchmark index, may be subject to certain risks not presented by U.S. or U.K. exchange-traded futures contracts, including risks related to the liquidity and price histories of the relevant contracts.

Fees are charged regardless of a Fund’s returns and may result in depletion of assets.

The Funds are subject to the fees and expenses described herein which are payable irrespective of a Fund’s returns. Such fees and expenses include asset-based fees of 0.95% per annum of each Geared Fund’s average daily NAV and 0.85% per annum of each Matching VIX Fund’s average daily NAV, as well as the effects of commissions, trading spreads, and embedded financing, borrow costs and fees associated with swaps, forwards, futures contracts, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities. Additional charges may include other fees as applicable.

 

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To the extent that a Fund benchmark is an index, changes implemented by the index provider that affect the composition and valuation of the index could adversely affect the value of an investment in a Fund’s Shares.

Certain Fund benchmarks are indexes maintained by index providers that are unaffiliated with the Funds or the Sponsor. The policies implemented by index providers concerning the calculation of the level of an index or the composition of an index could affect the level of the index and, therefore, the value of Shares. The index providers may change the composition of its indexes, or make other methodological changes that could change the level of an index. Additionally, the index providers may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination an index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of Shares of a Fund using that index as a benchmark. Index providers have no obligation to consider Fund shareholder interests in calculating or revising an index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of Fund Shares. Calculation of an index may not be possible or feasible under certain events or circumstances that are beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor, which in turn may adversely impact both the index and/or the Shares, as applicable. Additionally, index calculations may be disrupted by rollover disruptions, rebalancing disruptions and/or market emergencies, which may have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares.

The Funds are subject to counterparty risks, credit risks and other risks associated with swap agreements and forward contracts, which could result in significant losses to such Funds.

Certain of the Funds may use swap agreements and/or forward contracts as a means to achieve their respective investment objectives. These Financial Instruments are traded over the counter and are essentially unregulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Investors, therefore, do not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the CEA in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.

Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to swap agreements or forward contracts is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, a Fund is subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to swaps and forward contracts entered into as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.

The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is otherwise insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well established financial institutions.

Swaps or forward contracts have terms that make them less marketable than futures contracts. Swaps or forward contracts are less marketable because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. Swap agreements and forward contracts may entail breakage costs if terminated prior to the final maturity date.

If the value of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move in value that would cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV, the terms of the swap may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, it may not be possible for the Fund to enter into another swap agreement or to invest in other Financial Instruments necessary to achieve the desired exposure consistent with the Fund’s objective. This, in turn, may prevent the fund from achieving its investment objective, even if the value of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.

 

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Historical correlation trends between Fund benchmarks and other asset classes may not continue or may reverse, limiting or eliminating any potential diversification or other benefit from owning a Fund.

To the extent that an investor purchases a Fund seeking diversification benefits based on the historic correlation (whether positive or negative) between the returns of the commodity, equity market volatility or currency markets and other asset classes, such historic correlation may not continue or may reverse itself. In this circumstance, the diversification or other benefits sought may be limited or nonexistent.

The Funds have limited or no operating history, and, as a result, investors have only a limited performance history, if any, to serve as a factor for evaluating an investment in the Funds.

The Funds have limited or no performance history upon which to evaluate an investor’s investment in the Funds. Although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, if the Funds had longer performance histories, or any performance history in the case of ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares Short Gold Fund, ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares UltraVIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF or ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, such performance histories might (or might not) provide investors with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Funds. Likewise, certain benchmarks have a limited history which might (or might not) provide investors with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Funds.

Investors cannot be assured of the Sponsor’s continued services, the discontinuance of which may be detrimental to the Funds.

Investors cannot be assured that the Sponsor will be able to continue to service the Funds for any length of time. If the Sponsor discontinues its activities on behalf of the Funds, the Funds may be adversely affected, as there may be no entity servicing the Funds for a period of time. If the Sponsor’s registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the National Futures Association were revoked or suspended, the Sponsor would no longer be able to provide services and/or to render trading advice to the Funds. As the Funds themselves are not registered with the CFTC in any capacity, if the Sponsor were unable to provide services and/or trading advice to the Funds, the Funds would be unable to pursue their investment objectives unless and until the Sponsor’s ability to provide services and trading advice to the Funds was reinstated or a replacement for the Sponsor as commodity pool operator and/or commodity trading advisor could be found. Such an event could result in termination of the Funds.

The lack of active trading markets for the Shares of the Funds may result in losses on investors’ investments at the time of disposition of Shares.

Although the Shares of the Funds are or will be listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, there can be no guarantee that an active trading market for the Shares of the Funds will develop or be maintained. If investors need to sell their Shares at a time when no active market for them exists, the price investors receive for their Shares, assuming that investors are able to sell them, likely will be lower than the price that investors would receive if an active market did exist.

Investors may be adversely affected by redemption or creation orders that are subject to postponement, suspension or rejection under certain circumstances.

A Fund may, in its discretion, suspend the right of creation or redemption or may postpone the redemption or purchase settlement date, for (1) any period during which the NYSE Arca, New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange, marketplace or trading center, deemed to affect the normal operations of the Funds, is closed, or when trading is restricted or suspended or restricted on such exchanges in any of the Funds’ futures contracts, (2) any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the fulfillment of a purchase order or the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or (3) such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the shareholders of the Funds. In addition, a Fund will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the Authorized Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order might be unlawful.

 

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Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely affect the value of the Authorized Participant’s redemption proceeds if the NAV of the Funds decline during the period of delay. The Funds disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may result from any such suspension or postponement. Suspension of creation privileges may adversely impact how the Shares are traded and arbitraged on the Exchange, which could cause them to trade at levels materially different (premiums and discounts) from the fair value of their underlying holdings.

The NAV may not always correspond to market price and, as a result, investors may be adversely affected by the creation or redemption of Creation Units at a value that differs from the market price of the Shares.

The NAV per Share of a Fund changes as fluctuations occur in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Investors should be aware that the public trading price of a number of Shares of a Fund otherwise amounting to a Creation Unit may be different from the NAV of an actual Creation Unit (i.e., 50,000 individual Shares may trade at a premium over, or a discount to, NAV of a Creation Unit of Shares of a Geared Fund or 25,000 individual Shares may trade at a premium over, or a discount to, NAV of a Creation Unit of Shares of a Matching VIX Fund) and similarly the public trading price per Share of a Fund may be different from the NAV per Share of the Fund. Consequently, an Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Creation Unit of Shares of a Fund at a discount or a premium to the public trading price per Share of that Fund. This price difference may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares of a Fund are closely related, but not identical, to the same forces influencing the price of an underlying reference asset at any point in time.

Authorized Participants or their clients or customers may have an opportunity to realize a profit if they can purchase a Creation Unit at a discount to the public trading price of the Shares of a Fund or can redeem a Creation Unit at a premium over the public trading price of the Shares of a Fund. The Sponsor expects that the exploitation of such arbitrage opportunities by Authorized Participants and their clients and customers will tend to cause the public trading price to track NAV per Share of the Funds closely over time.

The value of a Share of a Fund may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the NYSE Arca and the market in which the Financial Instruments (or related reference assets) held by a Fund are traded. The Shares of each Fund trade, or will trade, on the NYSE Arca from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The Financial Instruments (and/or the reference assets) held by a particular Fund, however, may have different fixing or settlement times. Consequently, liquidity in the Financial Instruments underlying the applicable benchmark may be reduced after the close of trading on the applicable exchange. As a result, during the time when the NYSE Arca is open and the exchange on which the Financial Instruments underlying the applicable benchmark are traded is closed, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares of a Fund may widen, and, therefore, increase the difference between the price of the Shares of a Fund and the NAV of such Shares.

The number of underlying components included in a Fund’s benchmark may impact volatility, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Each of the indices for the Commodity Index Funds is concentrated in terms of the number and type of commodities represented, and some of the sub-indices are solely concentrated in a single commodity. The benchmarks for the Commodity Funds, the VIX Funds and the Currency Funds are concentrated solely on a reference asset. Investors should be aware that other commodity, volatility and currency benchmarks may be more diversified in terms of both the number and variety of commodities and currencies included or in terms of the volatility exposure offered. Concentration in fewer underlying reference assets may result in a greater degree of volatility in a benchmark and the NAV of the Fund which tracks that benchmark under specific market conditions and over time.

Trading on exchanges outside the United States is not subject to U.S. regulation and may result in different or diminished investor protections.

Some of the Funds’ trading may be conducted on exchanges outside the United States. Trading on such exchanges is not regulated by any U.S. governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on U.S. exchanges, including different or diminished investor protections. In trading contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, the Shares are subject to the risk of adverse exchange rate movements between the dollar and the functional currencies of such contracts. Investors could incur substantial losses from trading on foreign exchanges which such investors would not have otherwise been subject had the Funds’ trading been limited to U.S. markets.

 

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Competing claims of intellectual property rights may adversely affect the Funds and an investment in the Shares.

Although the Sponsor does not anticipate that such claims will adversely impact the Funds, it is impossible to provide definite assurances that no such negative impact will occur. The Sponsor believes that it has properly licensed or obtained the appropriate consent of all necessary parties with respect to intellectual property rights. However, other third parties could allege ownership as to such rights and may bring an action in asserting their claims. To the extent any action is brought by a third party asserting such rights, the expenses in litigating, negotiating, cross-licensing or otherwise settling such claims may adversely affect the Funds.

Investors may be adversely affected by an overstatement or understatement of the NAV calculation of the Funds due to the valuation method employed on the date of NAV calculation.

Calculating the NAV of the Funds includes, in part, any unrealized profits or losses on open Financial Instrument positions. Under normal circumstances, the NAV of a Fund reflects the value of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund, as of the time the NAV is being calculated. However, if any of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund could not be purchased or sold on a day when a Fund is accepting creation and redemption orders (due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange or otherwise), a Fund may be improperly exposed which could cause it to fail to meet its stated investment objective. Alternatively, a Fund may attempt to calculate the fair value of such Financial Instruments. In such a situation, there is a risk that the calculation of the relevant benchmark, and therefore, the NAV of the applicable Fund on such day, may not accurately reflect the realizable market value of the Financial Instruments underlying such benchmark.

The liquidity of the Shares may also be affected by the withdrawal from participation of Authorized Participants, which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares.

In the event that one or more Authorized Participants which have substantial interests in the Shares withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will likely decrease, which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares and result in investors incurring a loss on their investment.

Shareholders that are not Authorized Participants may only purchase or sell their Shares in secondary trading markets, and the conditions associated with trading in secondary markets may adversely affect investors’ investment in the Shares.

Only Authorized Participants may create or redeem Creation Units. All other investors that desire to purchase or sell Shares must do so through the NYSE Arca or in other markets, if any, in which the Shares may be traded.

NYSE Arca may halt trading in the Shares of a Fund which would adversely impact investors’ ability to sell Shares.

Trading in Shares of a Fund may be halted due to market conditions or, in light of NYSE Arca rules and procedures, for reasons that, in the view of the NYSE Arca, make trading in Shares of a Fund inadvisable. In addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules that require trading to be halted for a specified period based on a specified decline or rise in a market index (e.g., Dow Jones Industrial Average) or in the price of a Fund’s Shares. Additionally the ability to short sell a Fund’s Shares may be restricted when there is a 10% or greater change from the previous day’s official closing price. There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares of a Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

 

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Shareholders do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act (the “1940 Act”).

None of the Funds are subject to registration or regulation under the 1940 Act. Consequently, shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in investment companies.

Shareholders do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles and may be adversely affected by a lack of statutory rights and by limited voting and distribution rights.

The Shares have limited voting and distribution rights. For example, shareholders do not have the right to elect directors, the Funds may enact splits or reverse splits without shareholder approval and the Funds are not required to pay regular distributions, although the Funds may pay distributions at the discretion of the Sponsor.

The value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Funds are required to indemnify the Trustee.

Under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, as may be further amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”), the Trustee has the right to be indemnified for any liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct. That means the Sponsor may require the assets of a Fund to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it or by the Trustee. Any sale of that kind would reduce the NAV of one or more of the Funds.

Although the Shares of the Funds are limited liability investments, certain circumstances such as bankruptcy of a Fund will increase a shareholder’s liability.

The Shares of the Funds are limited liability investments; investors may not lose more than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. However, shareholders could be required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of a Fund any distribution they received at a time when such Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of the Trust Agreement.

Failure of the Futures Commission Merchants (each, an “FCM”) to segregate assets may increase losses in the Funds.

The CEA requires a clearing broker to segregate all funds received from customers from such broker’s proprietary assets. There is a risk that assets deposited by the Sponsor on behalf of the Funds as margin with the FCMs may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the FCMs. If an FCM fails to segregate the funds received from the Sponsor, the assets of the Funds might not be fully protected in the event of the FCM’s bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM’s bankruptcy, Fund Shares could be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the FCM’s combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically traceable to a particular Fund was held by the FCM. Each FCM may, from time to time, have been the subject of certain regulatory and private causes of action.

In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of any exchange or a clearing house, a Fund could experience a loss of the funds deposited through its FCM as margin with the exchange or clearing house, a loss of any profits on its open positions on the exchange, and the loss of unrealized profits on its closed positions on the exchange.

A court could potentially conclude that the assets and liabilities of one Fund are not segregated from those of another Fund and thereby potentially exposing assets in one Fund to the liabilities of another Fund.

Each Fund is a separate series of a Delaware statutory trust and not itself a separate legal entity. Section 3804(a) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “DSTA”) provides that if certain provisions are in the formation and governing documents of a statutory trust organized in series, and if separate and distinct records are maintained for any series and the assets associated with that series are held in separate and distinct records (directly or indirectly, including through a nominee or otherwise) and accounted for in such separate and distinct records separately from the other assets of the statutory trust, or any series thereof, then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are enforceable against the assets of

 

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such series only, and not against the assets of the statutory trust generally or any other series thereof, and none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the statutory trust generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series. The Sponsor is not aware of any court case that has interpreted Section 3804(a) of the DSTA or provided any guidance as to what is required for compliance. The Sponsor maintains separate and distinct records for each Fund and accounts for them separately, but it is possible a court could conclude that the methods used did not satisfy Section 3804(a) of the DSTA and thus potentially expose assets in one Fund to the liabilities of another Fund.

Shareholders’ tax liability will exceed cash distributions on the Shares.

Shareholders of each Fund are subject to U.S. federal income taxation and, in some cases, state, local, or foreign income taxation on their share of the Fund’s taxable income, whether or not they receive cash distributions from the Fund. Each Fund does not currently expect to make distributions with respect to capital gains or ordinary income. Accordingly, shareholders of a Fund will not receive cash distributions equal to their share of the Fund’s taxable income or the tax liability that results from such income. A Fund’s income, gains, losses and deductions are allocated to shareholders on a monthly basis. If you own Shares in a Fund at the beginning of a month and sell them during the month, you are generally still considered a shareholder through the end of that month.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) could adjust or reallocate items of income, gain, deduction, loss and credit with respect to the Shares if the IRS does not accept the assumptions or conventions utilized by the Fund.

U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to partnerships are complex and their application is not always clear. Moreover, the rules generally were not written for, and in some respects are difficult to apply to, publicly traded interests in partnerships. The Funds apply certain assumptions and conventions intended to comply with the intent of the rules and to report income, gain, deduction, loss and credit to shareholders in a manner that reflects the shareholders’ economic gains and losses, but these assumptions and conventions may not comply with all aspects of the applicable regulations. It is possible therefore that the IRS will successfully assert that these assumptions or conventions do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and will require that items of income, gain, deduction, loss and credit be adjusted or reallocated in a manner that could be adverse to investors.

Shareholders of each Fund may recognize significant amounts of ordinary income and short-term capital gain.

Due to the investment strategy of the Funds, the Funds may realize and pass-through to Shareholders significant amounts of ordinary income and short-term capital gains as opposed to long-term capital gains, which generally are taxed at a preferential rate. A Fund’s income, gains, losses and deductions are allocated to shareholders on a monthly basis. If you own shares in a Fund at the beginning of a month and sell them during the month, you are generally still considered a shareholder through the end of that month.

INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS AND COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES OF A FUND; SUCH TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER IN RESPECT OF DIFFERENT INVESTORS.

Regulatory changes or actions, including the implementation of new legislation, may alter the operations and profitability of the Funds.

Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools which are publicly distributed in the United States. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement their investment strategies.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. The regulation of swaps and futures transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Funds is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse.

 

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In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act will make sweeping changes to the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act sets forth a new legislative framework for OTC derivatives, including Financial Instruments, such as swaps, in which certain of the Funds may invest. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act makes broad changes to the OTC derivatives market, grants significant new authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants, and will require clearing and exchange trading of many OTC derivatives transactions.

Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act include the requirement that position limits on commodity futures contracts be established; new registration, recordkeeping, capital and margin requirements for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” as determined by the Dodd-Frank Act and applicable regulations; and the forced use of clearinghouse mechanisms for many OTC derivative transactions. Additionally, the new law requires the aggregation, for purposes of position limits, of all positions in futures held by a single entity and its affiliates, whether such positions exist on U.S. futures exchanges, non-U.S. futures exchanges, or in OTC contracts.

The CFTC, SEC and other federal regulators have been tasked with developing the rules and regulations enacting the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. It is not possible at this time to gauge the exact nature and scope of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on any of the Funds. The new law and the rules to be promulgated may negatively impact a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective either through limits or requirements imposed on it or upon its counterparties. In particular, new position limits imposed on a Fund or its counterparties may impact that Fund’s ability to invest in a manner that efficiently meets its investment objective, and new requirements, including capital and mandatory clearing, may increase the cost of a Fund’s investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

(a) None.

 

(b) The Trust initially registered Shares on Form S-1 (No. 333-146801), which was declared effective on November 21, 2008, and registered additional Shares on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-156888), which was declared effective on February 13, 2009. The Trust terminated these two offerings before the sale of all Shares registered and re-allocated the remaining amount of the Shares registered among the Funds pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-163511), which became effective on December 4, 2009, and registered additional Shares and Funds pursuant to Post-Effective Amendments to that Registration Statement, which became effective on May 28, 2010 and December 23, 2010. Additional amounts were registered pursuant to subsequent Prospectus Supplements, which aggregate total amounts are reflected in the “Amount Registered” column below. Substantially all of the proceeds received by each Fund from the issuance and sale of Shares to Authorized Participants are used by each Fund to enter into Financial Instruments relating to that Fund’s benchmark in combination with cash or cash equivalents and/or U.S. Treasury Securities or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund) that may be used to collateralize swap agreements or forward contracts or deposited with FCMs as margin in connection with any futures transactions. Each Leveraged Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares. Each VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares.

 

Title of Securities Registered

   Amount Registered      Shares Sold
for the three
months ended
September 30, 2011
     Sale Price of Shares Sold
for the three

months ended
September 30, 2011
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Common
Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 300,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 3,000,000,000         10,900,000       $ 352,846,722   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000         950,000       $ 48,259,456   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Gold
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         900,000       $ 92,734,651   

ProShares Short Gold
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Gold
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         6,900,000       $ 118,038,645   

ProShares Ultra Silver
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,000,000,000         4,800,000       $ 337,790,511   

ProShares UltraShort Silver
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,100,000,000         17,200,000       $ 223,296,405   

ProShares Ultra Euro
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,103,506,872         17,550,000       $ 314,609,537   

ProShares Ultra Yen
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         50,000       $ 1,696,147   

ProShares UltraShort Yen
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,300,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 800,000,000         2,250,000       $ 139,655,248   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         50,000       $ 4,347,490   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

Total:

   $ 20,103,506,872         61,550,000       $ 1,633,274,812   

 

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(c) From July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, the number of Shares redeemed and average price per Share for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Total
Number of
Shares Redeemed
     Average Price
Per Share
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     50,000       $ 36.41   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     —           —     

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     350,000         44.55   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     50,000         47.91   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     2,750,000         44.42   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     1,850,000         34.39   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     2,350,000         33.31   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     700,000         47.41   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     2,300,000         59.25   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     150,000         64.66   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     —           —     

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     50,000         100.70   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     200,000         118.08   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     —           —     

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     —           —     

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     1,650,000         18.35   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     500,000         104.01   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     1,300,000         105.63   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     600,000         93.66   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     —           —     

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     7,750,000         13.09   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     11,950,000         17.71   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     —           —     

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     —           —     

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     2,900,000         17.28   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     1,700,000         17.34   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     2,100,000         19.04   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     —           —     

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     —           —     

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     83,333         43.72   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     1,033,333         42.83   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     166,667         41.15   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     1,250,000         48.96   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     1,625,000         69.33   

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     150,000         105.06   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

07/01/11 to 07/31/11

     50,000         58.89   

08/01/11 to 08/31/11

     —           —     

09/01/11 to 09/30/11

     75,000         85.92   

Total:

     45,683,333         31.83   

 

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Document

31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document(3)
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema(3)
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase(3)
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase(3)
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase(3)
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase(3)

 

(1) Filed herewith.
(2) Furnished herewith.
(3) In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits is furnished and deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

PROSHARES TRUST II
 /s/ Louis Mayberg

By: Louis Mayberg

Principal Executive Officer

Date: November 9, 2011

 

 /s/ Edward Karpowicz

By: Edward Karpowicz

Principal Financial Officer

Date: November 9, 2011