1false2019Q3ProShares Trust II0001415311December-31Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements. All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts. All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures. See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.Percentages are annualized.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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019. 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM
10-Q
 
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
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)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
 
NYSE Arca, Inc.
(Title of each class)
 
(Name of exchange on which registered)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
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.    
  Yes    
  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    
  Yes    
  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large Accelerated Filer
 
 
Accelerated Filer
 
             
Non-Accelerated
Filer
 
 
Smaller Reporting Company
 
             
Emerging Growth Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.).    
  Yes    
   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.     
   Yes    
  No
As of September 30, 2019, the registrant had 100,867,767 shares of common stock, $0 par value per share, outstanding.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
         
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
ProShares Short Euro
 
EUFX
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
SVXY
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
UCO
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
BOIL
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Euro
 
ULE
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Gold
 
UGL
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Silver
 
AGQ
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
UVXY
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Yen
 
YCL
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
 
OILU
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
 
OILD
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
 
CROC
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
SCO
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
KOLD
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Euro
 
EUO
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Gold
 
GLL
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Silver
 
ZSL
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Yen
 
YCS
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
 
VIXM
 
NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
VIXY
 
NYSE Arca
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Index
         
Documents
 
Page
 
Statements of Financial Condition, Schedule of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Statements of Cash Flows:
   
 
   
4
 
   
9
 
   
14
 
   
19
 
   
24
 
   
29
 
   
34
 
   
39
 
   
44
 
   
49
 
   
54
 
   
59
 
   
64
 
   
69
 
   
74
 
   
79
 
   
84
 
   
89
 
   
94
 
   
99
 
   
104
 
   
108
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PROSHARES SHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $6,979,777 and $599,431, respectively)
  $
6,980,360
    $
599,429
 
Cash
   
11,305,811
     
7,873,056
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
297,000
     
151,800
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
64,969
     
—  
 
Interest receivable
   
17,320
     
7,641
 
                 
Total assets
   
18,665,460
     
8,631,926
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
—  
     
5,250
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
14,393
     
6,990
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
14,393
     
12,240
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
18,651,067
     
8,619,686
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
18,665,460
    $
8,631,926
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
400,000
     
200,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
46.63
    $
43.10
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
46.73
    $
43.08
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT EURO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(37% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
  $
2,000,000
    $
1,996,475
 
1.843% due 12/05/19
   
5,000,000
     
4,983,885
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $6,979,777)
   
    $
6,980,360
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
                         
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Euro Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires December 2019
   
135
    $
18,499,219
    $
263,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
107,143
    $
31,641
    $
297,766
    $
78,667
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
46,129
     
20,064
     
125,906
     
57,645
 
Brokerage commissions
   
763
     
316
     
2,118
     
919
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
46,892
     
20,380
     
128,024
     
58,564
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
60,251
     
11,261
     
169,742
     
20,103
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
625,576
     
173,885
     
849,200
     
238,110
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
625,576
     
173,885
     
849,200
     
238,110
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
342,293
     
(85,332
)    
306,572
     
168,169
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(4,588
)    
(900
)    
585
     
(19
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
337,705
     
(86,232
)    
307,157
     
168,150
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
963,281
     
87,653
     
1,156,357
     
406,260
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
1,023,532
    $
98,914
    $
1,326,099
    $
426,363
 
                                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
22,127,403
    $
8,319,329
    $
8,619,686
    $
7,991,880
 
                                 
Addition of –, –, 300,000 and – shares, respectively
   
—  
     
—  
     
13,205,150
     
—  
 
Redemption of 100,000, –, 100,000 and – shares, respectively
   
(4,499,868
)    
—  
     
(4,499,868
)    
—  
 
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), –, 200,000 and – shares, respectively
   
(4,499,868
)    
—  
     
8,705,282
     
—  
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
60,251
     
11,261
     
169,742
     
20,103
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
625,576
     
173,885
     
849,200
     
238,110
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
337,705
     
(86,232
)    
307,157
     
168,150
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
1,023,532
     
98,914
     
1,326,099
     
426,363
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
18,651,067
    $
8,418,243
    $
18,651,067
    $
8,418,243
 
                                 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
 
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PROSHARES SHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
1,326,099
    $
426,363
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(410,432,905
)    
(242,622,369
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
404,250,000
     
245,200,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(197,441
)    
(71,032
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(585
)    
19
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(64,969
)    
(103,916
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(9,679
)    
(1,162
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
7,403
     
6
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
(5,250
)    
(43,311
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(5,127,327
)    
2,784,598
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
13,205,150
     
—  
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(4,499,868
)    
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
8,705,282
     
—  
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
3,577,955
     
2,784,598
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
8,024,856
     
1,045,493
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
11,602,811
    $
3,830,091
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $167,683,524 and $–, respectively)
  $
167,710,201
    $
—  
 
Cash
   
35,343,963
     
180,835,767
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
72,222,237
     
116,062,688
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
2,697,553
     
—  
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
62,909,184
     
63,300,889
 
Interest receivable
   
102,279
     
142,222
 
                 
Total assets
   
340,985,417
     
360,341,566
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
1,790,506
     
15,448,037
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
252,837
     
297,266
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   
45,949
     
—  
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
2,089,292
     
15,745,303
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
338,896,125
     
344,596,263
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
340,985,417
    $
360,341,566
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
6,284,307
     
8,134,307
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
53.93
    $
42.36
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
53.41
    $
42.30
 
                 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(49% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
1.757% due 10/24/19
  $
10,000,000
    $
9,988,692
 
1.925% due 11/07/19
   
158,000,000
     
157,721,509
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $167,683,524)
   
    $
167,710,201
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
                         
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2019
   
5,281
    $
90,437,125
    $
7,549,341
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires November 2019
   
4,321
     
78,966,275
     
(338,838
)
                         
 
   
     
    $
7,210,503
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
 
 
 
 
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
1,291,477
    $
1,287,659
    $
4,759,836
    $
4,369,182
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
757,124
     
1,111,482
     
2,647,947
     
4,725,775
 
Brokerage commissions
   
166,779
     
272,502
     
574,800
     
1,988,563
 
Brokerage fees
   
1,541
     
4,836
     
1,565
     
151,758
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   
—  
     
—  
     
398,550
     
—  
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
925,444
     
1,388,820
     
3,622,862
     
6,866,096
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
366,033
     
(101,161
)    
1,136,974
     
(2,496,914
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
1,173,763
     
38,096,229
     
71,706,713
     
(1,789,421,125
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,969
     
—  
     
1,961
     
(259,112
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,175,732
     
38,096,229
     
71,708,674
     
(1,789,680,237
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
(5,428,459
)    
33,660,002
     
21,686,704
     
(5,909,845
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,894
     
—  
     
26,677
     
51,865
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(5,426,565
)    
33,660,002
     
21,713,381
     
(5,857,980
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(4,250,833
)    
71,756,231
     
93,422,055
     
(1,795,538,217
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(3,884,800
)   $
71,655,070
    $
94,559,029
    $
(1,798,035,131
)
                                 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
337,102,327
    $
528,238,767
    $
344,596,263
    $
770,163,871
 
                                 
Addition of 850,000, –, 1,150,000 and 17,500,000 shares, respectively
   
47,223,413
     
—  
     
62,093,409
     
2,359,283,234
 
Redemption of 750,000, 3,703,193, 3,000,000 and 12,378,193 shares, respectively
   
(41,544,815
)    
(207,784,680
)    
(162,352,576
)    
(939,302,817
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 100,000, (3,703,193), (1,850,000​​​​​​​) and 5,121,807 shares, respectively
   
5,678,598
     
(207,784,680
)    
(100,259,167
)    
1,419,980,417
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
366,033
     
(101,161
)    
1,136,974
     
(2,496,914
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,175,732
     
38,096,229
     
71,708,674
     
(1,789,680,237
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(5,426,565
)    
33,660,002
     
21,713,381
     
(5,857,980
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(3,884,800
)    
71,655,070
     
94,559,029
     
(1,798,035,131
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
338,896,125
    $
392,109,157
    $
338,896,125
    $
392,109,157
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
94,559,029
    $
(1,798,035,131
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(5,048,486,139
)    
(18,326,003,101
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
4,882,476,021
     
18,823,156,026
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,671,445
)    
(2,449,528
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(1,961
)    
259,112
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(26,677
)    
(51,865
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
391,705
     
(55,763,471
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
39,943
     
(84,773
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(44,429
)    
(508,404
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
(13,657,531
)    
(528,750
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Broker
   
—  
     
64
 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   
45,949
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(86,375,535
)    
(1,360,009,821
)
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
59,395,856
     
2,359,283,234
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(162,352,576
)    
(984,120,527
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(102,956,720
)    
1,375,162,707
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(189,332,255
)    
15,152,886
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
296,898,455
     
300,668,276
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
107,566,200
    $
315,821,162
 
                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $297,390,977 and $280,497,709, respectively)
  $
297,435,798
    $
280,502,900
 
Cash
   
26,746,532
     
123,257,905
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
7,591,500
     
13,563,407
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
6,878,000
     
11,197,000
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
9,066,757
     
12,991,664
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
—  
     
190,440
 
Interest receivable
   
58,698
     
62,514
 
                 
Total assets
   
347,777,285
     
441,765,830
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
2,351,081
     
311,815
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
268,890
     
287,236
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
37,929,315
     
72,767,125
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
40,549,286
     
73,366,176
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
307,227,999
     
368,399,654
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
347,777,285
    $
441,765,830
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
19,111,317
     
28,211,317
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
16.08
    $
13.06
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
16.22
    $
13.30
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(97% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
36,000,000
    $
35,983,757
 
1.938% due 11/07/19
   
203,000,000
     
202,642,192
 
1.889% due 12/05/19
   
59,000,000
     
58,809,849
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $297,390,977)
   
    $
297,435,798
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
1,604
    $
86,728,280
    $
2,044,987
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Rate Paid
 
 
Termination
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
(Received)
*
 
 
Date
 
 
at Value
**
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.18
%    
10/07/19
    $
152,283,160
    $
(9,747,740
)
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
107,443,164
     
(8,182,005
)
Swap agreement with Royal Bank of Canada based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.23
     
10/07/19
     
104,526,285
     
(8,850,714
)
Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
56,716,541
     
(3,847,828
)
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
106,240,027
     
(7,301,028
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(37,929,315
)
                                 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
** 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 BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
1,881,595
    $
1,905,336
    $
6,185,775
    $
5,027,003
 
                                 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee
   
864,705
     
981,939
     
2,788,455
     
3,073,296
 
Brokerage commissions
   
52,522
     
15,926
     
105,841
     
61,013
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
917,227
     
997,865
     
2,894,296
     
3,134,309
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
964,368
     
907,471
     
3,291,479
     
1,892,694
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(746,696
)    
4,256,122
     
13,852,719
     
34,484,938
 
Swap agreements
   
62,998,998
     
46,027,532
     
99,011,264
     
167,537,332
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
3,639
     
(314
)    
7,512
     
(320
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
62,255,941
     
50,283,340
     
112,871,495
     
202,021,950
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(4,683,633
)    
3,002,323
     
16,085,288
     
8,345,447
 
Swap agreements
   
(101,884,815
)    
(35,363,528
)    
34,837,810
     
(15,173,019
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(29,379
)    
(53,706
)    
39,630
     
(238
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(106,597,827
)    
(32,414,911
)    
50,962,728
     
(6,827,810
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(44,341,886
)    
17,868,429
     
163,834,223
     
195,194,140
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(43,377,518
)   $
18,775,900
    $
167,125,702
    $
197,086,834
 
                                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
381,980,628
    $
455,274,935
    $
368,399,654
    $
524,445,526
 
                                 
Addition of 15,250,000, 2,050,000, 25,650,000 and 6,350,000 shares, respectively
   
251,894,456
     
60,377,850
     
437,596,722
     
177,414,433
 
Redemption of 15,600,000, 4,200,000, 34,750,000 and 17,400,000 shares, respectively
   
(283,269,567
)    
(137,086,064
)    
(665,894,079
)    
(501,604,172
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (350,000), (2,150,000), (9,100,000) and (11,050,000) shares, respectively
   
(31,375,111
)    
(76,708,214
)    
(228,297,357
)    
(324,189,739
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
964,368
     
907,471
     
3,291,479
     
1,892,694
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
62,255,941
     
50,283,340
     
112,871,495
     
202,021,950
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(106,597,827
)    
(32,414,911
)    
50,962,728
     
(6,827,810
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(43,377,518
)    
18,775,900
     
167,125,702
     
197,086,834
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
307,227,999
    $
397,342,621
    $
307,227,999
    $
397,342,621
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
167,125,702
    $
197,086,834
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(3,649,367,114
)    
(10,724,218,285
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
3,638,063,893
     
10,927,288,348
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(5,582,535
)    
(4,880,427
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(7,512
)    
320
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(34,877,440
)    
15,173,257
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
190,440
     
(2,689,148
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
3,816
     
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(18,346
)    
(106,513
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
2,039,266
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
117,570,170
     
407,654,386
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
441,521,629
     
177,414,433
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(665,894,079
)    
(511,068,592
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(224,372,450
)    
(333,654,159
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(106,802,280
)    
74,000,227
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
148,018,312
     
10,329,503
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
41,216,032
    $
84,329,730
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $12,972,162 and $8,380,716, respectively)
  $
12,973,719
    $
8,380,427
 
Cash
   
8,849,963
     
731,158
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
4,466,401
     
6,299,444
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
—  
     
2,528,757
 
Interest receivable
   
32,346
     
11,508
 
                 
Total assets
   
26,322,429
     
17,951,294
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
1,473,911
     
3,309,741
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
27,887
     
24,113
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
1,501,798
     
3,333,854
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
24,820,631
     
14,617,440
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
26,322,429
    $
17,951,294
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
1,928,150
     
578,150
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
12.87
    $
25.28
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
12.87
    $
25.82
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
(52% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
3,000,000
    $
2,998,646
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
   
5,000,000
     
4,991,187
 
1.843% due 12/05/19
   
5,000,000
     
4,983,886
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $12,972,162)
   
    $
12,973,719
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
2,130
    $
49,629,000
    $
2,680,382
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
174,945
    $
103,480
    $
431,788
    $
357,473
 
                                 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee
   
81,234
     
60,687
     
196,929
     
235,797
 
Brokerage commissions
   
29,366
     
12,349
     
76,585
     
62,006
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
110,600
     
73,036
     
273,514
     
297,803
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
64,345
     
30,444
     
158,274
     
59,670
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(1,826,717
)    
801,033
     
(23,104,608
)    
5,881,807
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(48
)    
—  
     
(23
)    
(31
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(1,826,765
)    
801,033
     
(23,104,631
)    
5,881,776
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
3,329,755
     
696,672
     
13,003,545
     
(6,647,761
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,331
     
(3,297
)    
1,846
     
920
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,331,086
     
693,375
     
13,005,391
     
(6,646,841
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
1,504,321
     
1,494,408
     
(10,099,240
)    
(765,065
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
1,568,666
    $
1,524,852
    $
(9,940,966
)   $
(705,395
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
33,637,758
    $
25,715,598
    $
14,617,440
    $
63,268,950
 
                                 
Addition of 800,000, 200,000, 3,650,000 and 950,000 shares, respectively
   
9,839,170
     
5,288,628
     
65,142,814
     
26,844,995
 
Redemption of 1,300,000, 300,000, 2,300,000 and 2,110,284 shares, respectively
   
(20,224,963
)    
(8,920,304
)    
(44,998,657
)    
(65,799,776
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (500,000), (100,000), 1,350,000 and (1,160,284) shares, respectively
   
(10,385,793
)    
(3,631,676
)    
20,144,157
     
(38,954,781
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
64,345
     
30,444
     
158,274
     
59,670
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(1,826,765
)    
801,033
     
(23,104,631
)    
5,881,776
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,331,086
     
693,375
     
13,005,391
     
(6,646,841
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
1,568,666
     
1,524,852
     
(9,940,966
)    
(705,395
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
24,820,631
    $
23,608,774
    $
24,820,631
    $
23,608,774
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(9,940,966
)   $
(705,395
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(374,214,906
)    
(1,438,078,954
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
369,840,579
     
1,475,997,907
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(217,142
)    
(321,727
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
23
     
31
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(1,846
)    
(920
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
1,481,618
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(20,838
)    
(312
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
3,774
     
(26,081
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
(1,835,830
)    
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(16,387,152
)    
38,346,167
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
67,671,571
     
27,171,435
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(44,998,657
)    
(70,011,570
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
22,672,914
     
(42,840,135
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
6,285,762
     
(4,493,968
)
Cash, beginning of period
   
7,030,602
     
14,716,897
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
13,316,364
    $
10,222,929
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $997,969 and $1,496,665, respectively)
  $
998,237
    $
1,496,658
 
Cash
   
3,455,108
     
5,068,270
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   
921,000
     
921,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
1,357
     
61,971
 
Interest receivable
   
6,294
     
6,718
 
                 
Total assets
   
5,381,996
     
7,554,617
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
4,206
     
6,015
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
110,907
     
4,033
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
115,113
     
10,048
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
5,266,883
     
7,544,569
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
5,381,996
    $
7,554,617
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
400,000
     
500,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
13.17
    $
15.09
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
13.17
    $
15.12
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(19% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
  $
1,000,000
    $
998,237
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $997,969)
   
    $
998,237
 
                 
 
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
 
 
Contract Amount
 
 
Contract Amount
 
 
(Depreciation)/
 
 
Settlement Date
 
 
in Local Currency
 
 
in U.S. Dollars
 
 
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
   
     
     
     
 
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
   
10/04/19
     
5,436,377
    $
5,926,553
    $
(61,724
)
Euro with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
4,424,633
     
4,823,584
     
(49,183
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(110,907
)
                                 
Contracts to Sell
   
     
     
     
 
Euro with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
(154,921
)   $
(168,889
)   $
1,357
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
1,357
 
                                 
 
 
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
 
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
25,543
    $
27,379
    $
100,510
    $
77,134
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
13,210
     
19,089
     
48,425
     
64,021
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
13,210
     
19,089
     
48,425
     
64,021
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
12,333
     
8,290
     
52,085
     
13,113
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
(396,315
)    
(337,286
)    
(756,187
)    
(646,805
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
7
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(396,315
)    
(337,286
)    
(756,187
)    
(646,798
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
(150,573
)    
138,839
     
(167,488
)    
(297,367
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
268
     
(563
)    
275
     
5
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(150,305
)    
138,276
     
(167,213
)    
(297,362
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(546,620
)    
(199,010
)    
(923,400
)    
(944,160
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(534,287
)   $
(190,720
)   $
(871,315
)   $
(931,047
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
5,801,170
    $
8,848,596
    $
7,544,569
    $
9,591,516
 
                                 
Addition of –, –, 50,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively
   
—  
     
—  
     
744,567
     
2,653,492
 
Redemption of –, 50,000, 150,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively
   
—  
     
(805,500
)    
(2,150,938
)    
(3,461,585
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of –, (50,000), (100,000) and (50,000​​​​​​​) shares, respectively
   
—  
     
(805,500
)    
(1,406,371
)    
(808,093
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
12,333
     
8,290
     
52,085
     
13,113
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(396,315
)    
(337,286
)    
(756,187
)    
(646,798
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(150,305
)    
138,276
     
(167,213
)    
(297,362
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(534,287
)    
(190,720
)    
(871,315
)    
(931,047
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
5,266,883
    $
7,852,376
    $
5,266,883
    $
7,852,376
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(871,315
)   $
(931,047
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(64,626,095
)    
(379,921,345
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
65,150,000
     
383,199,612
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(25,209
)    
(73,203
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
—  
     
(7
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
167,213
     
297,362
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
424
     
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(1,809
)    
(1,107
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(206,791
)    
2,570,265
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
744,567
     
2,653,492
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(2,150,938
)    
(3,461,585
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(1,406,371
)    
(808,093
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(1,613,162
)    
1,762,172
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
5,989,270
     
2,338,427
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
4,376,108
    $
4,100,599
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $98,790,788 and $41,941,207, respectively)
  $
98,810,275
    $
41,941,734
 
Cash
   
10,941,104
     
32,035,747
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
2,181,150
     
179,296
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements
   
—  
     
8,883,000
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
2,906,000
     
—  
 
Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
4,253,301
 
Interest receivable
   
27,399
     
15,303
 
                 
Total assets
   
114,865,928
     
87,308,381
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
—  
     
3,712,654
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
1,500,082
     
7,990
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
90,636
     
64,443
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
3,921,350
     
—  
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
5,512,068
     
3,785,087
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
109,353,860
     
83,523,294
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
114,865,928
    $
87,308,381
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
2,350,000
     
2,250,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
46.53
    $
37.12
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
46.94
    $
37.41
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(90% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
14,000,000
    $
13,993,683
 
2.006% due 11/07/19
   
62,000,000
     
61,890,719
 
1.902% due 12/05/19
   
23,000,000
     
22,925,873
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $98,790,788)
   
    $
98,810,275
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Purchased
                         
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires December 2019
 
 
464
 
 
$
68,342,560
 
 
$
1,324,832
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Rate Paid
 
 
Termination
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
(Received)
*
 
 
Date
 
 
at Value
**
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
 
 
0.25
%
 
 
10/07/19
 
 
$
58,722,600
 
 
$
(1,531,632
)
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
10/07/19
 
 
 
42,918,686
 
 
 
(1,119,427
)
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold
Subindex
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
10/07/19
 
 
 
48,702,760
 
 
 
(1,270,291
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Unrealized Depreciation
 
 
$
(3,921,350
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
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 GOLD
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
508,770
    $
371,579
    $
1,333,779
    $
1,076,472
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
250,296
     
184,099
     
630,646
     
627,034
 
Brokerage commissions
   
3,838
     
8
     
7,625
     
36
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
254,134
     
184,107
     
638,271
     
627,070
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
254,636
     
187,472
     
695,508
     
449,402
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
2,270,709
     
(17,921
)    
1,898,731
     
(11,742
)
Swap agreements
   
14,454,316
     
—  
     
17,616,231
     
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
(15,436,697
)    
4,790,603
     
(12,494,591
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
—  
     
—  
     
402
     
(172
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
16,725,025
     
(15,454,618
)    
24,305,967
     
(12,506,505
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
(1,507,796
)    
4,100
     
1,252,162
     
(16,500
)
Swap agreements
   
(10,285,583
)    
—  
     
(3,921,350
)    
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
6,253,539
     
(4,253,301
)    
(4,545,712
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
5,560
     
(8,091
)    
18,960
     
444
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(11,787,819
)    
6,249,548
     
(6,903,529
)    
(4,561,768
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
4,937,206
     
(9,205,070
)    
17,402,438
     
(17,068,273
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
5,191,842
    $
(9,017,598
)   $
18,097,946
    $
(16,618,871
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
85,377,335
    $
82,112,586
    $
83,523,294
    $
93,708,748
 
                                 
Addition of 450,000, –, 850,000 and 300,000 shares, respectively
   
21,152,973
     
—  
     
36,017,830
     
12,216,052
 
Redemption of 50,000, –, 750,000 and 400,000 shares, respectively
   
(2,368,290
)    
—  
     
(28,285,210
)    
(16,210,941
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 400,000, –, 100,000 and (100,000) shares, respectively
   
18,784,683
     
—  
     
7,732,620
     
(3,994,889
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
254,636
     
187,472
     
695,508
     
449,402
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
16,725,025
     
(15,454,618
)    
24,305,967
     
(12,506,505
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(11,787,819
)    
6,249,548
     
(6,903,529
)    
(4,561,768
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
5,191,842
     
(9,017,598
)    
18,097,946
     
(16,618,871
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
109,353,860
    $
73,094,988
    $
109,353,860
    $
73,094,988
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $
18,097,946
    $
(16,618,871
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(819,101,339
)    
(3,606,027,964
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
763,380,072
     
3,640,119,898
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,127,912
)    
(1,076,435
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(402
)    
172
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
8,155,691
     
4,545,268
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
660
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(12,096
)    
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
26,193
     
(12,466
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
1,492,092
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(29,089,755
)    
20,930,262
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
36,017,830
     
12,216,052
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(31,997,864
)    
(16,210,941
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
4,019,966
     
(3,994,889
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(25,069,789
)    
16,935,373
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
41,098,043
     
1,245,903
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
16,028,254
    $
18,181,276
 
                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $228,530,105 and $123,793,893, respectively)
  $
228,568,115
    $
123,795,806
 
Cash
   
5,208,076
     
29,951,685
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
4,817,190
     
521,057
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements
   
—  
     
21,435,000
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
6,016,000
     
—  
 
Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
26,301,717
 
Interest receivable
   
79,941
     
16,306
 
                 
Total assets
   
244,689,322
     
202,021,571
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
2,991,947
     
47,576
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
191,696
     
149,619
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
25,446,936
     
—  
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
28,630,579
     
197,195
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
216,058,743
     
201,824,376
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
244,689,322
    $
202,021,571
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
7,396,526
     
7,646,526
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
29.21
    $
26.39
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
29.48
    $
26.37
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(106​​​​​​​% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
23,000,000
    $
22,989,622
 
1.963% due 11/07/19
   
166,000,000
     
165,707,409
 
1.885% due 12/05/19
   
40,000,000
     
39,871,084
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $228,530,105)
   
    $
228,568,115
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires December 2019
   
935
    $
     
79,465,650
    $
(2,498,546
)
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Rate Paid
 
 
Termination
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
(Received)
*
 
 
Date
 
 
at Value
**
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.25
%    
10/07/19
    $
148,647,493
    $
(10,245,707
)
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.30
     
10/07/19
     
84,687,175
     
(6,979,828
)
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
119,278,311
     
(8,221,401
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(25,446,936
)
                                 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.​​​​​​​
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
** 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 SILVER
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
1,032,102
    $
969,237
    $
2,867,840
    $
2,671,211
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
528,976
     
480,028
     
1,393,382
     
1,581,152
 
Brokerage commissions
   
13,720
     
12
     
27,422
     
43
 
Brokerage fees
   
—  
     
—  
     
3
     
—  
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
542,696
     
480,040
     
1,420,807
     
1,581,195
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
489,406
     
489,197
     
1,447,033
     
1,090,016
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
8,767,983
     
(18,145
)    
7,021,085
     
(19,065
)
Swap agreements
   
60,466,029
     
—  
     
35,132,591
     
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
(59,661,332
)    
32,366,374
     
(52,485,906
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
18
     
(831
)    
150
     
(1,203
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
69,234,030
     
(59,680,308
)    
74,520,200
     
(52,506,174
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
(3,576,772
)    
2,340
     
(2,839,282
)    
(7,230
)
Swap agreements
   
(32,597,679
)    
—  
     
(25,446,936
)    
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
9,681,368
     
(26,301,717
)    
(26,202,677
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
11,550
     
(25,107
)    
36,097
     
9,886
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(36,162,901
)    
9,658,601
     
(54,551,838
)    
(26,200,021
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
33,071,129
     
(50,021,707
)    
19,968,362
     
(78,706,195
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
33,560,535
    $
(49,532,510
)   $
21,415,395
    $
(77,616,179
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
  
178,444,838
    $
208,483,138
    $
201,824,376
    $
258,244,696
 
                                 
Addition of 750,000, 850,000, 2,050,000 and 1,350,000 shares, respectively
   
23,886,106
​​​​​​​
     
23,981,568
     
55,464,494
     
39,367,193
 
Redemption of 600,000, , 2,300,000 and 1,100,000 shares, respectively
   
(19,832,736
)    
—  
     
(62,645,522
)    
(37,063,514
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 150,000, 850,000, (250,000) and 250,000 shares, respectively
   
4,053,370
     
23,981,568
     
(7,181,028
)    
2,303,679
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
489,406
     
489,197
     
1,447,033
     
1,090,016
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
69,234,030
     
(59,680,308
)    
74,520,200
     
(52,506,174
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(36,162,901
)    
9,658,601
     
(54,551,838
)    
(26,200,021
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
33,560,535
     
(49,532,510
)    
21,415,395
     
(77,616,179
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
   
$
216,058,743
    $
182,932,196
    $
216,058,743
    $
182,932,196
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
21,415,395
    $
(77,616,179
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,528,443,758
)    
(6,095,031,250
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,426,099,204
     
6,215,649,682
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(2,391,508
)    
(2,671,178
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(150
)    
1,203
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
51,712,556
     
26,192,791
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
(2,000
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(63,635
)    
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
42,077
     
(43,330
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
2,944,371
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(28,685,448
)    
66,479,739
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
55,464,494
     
39,367,193
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(62,645,522
)    
(40,418,365
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(7,181,028
)    
(1,051,172
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(35,866,476
)    
65,428,567
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
51,907,742
     
4,466,934
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
16,041,266
    $
69,895,501
 
                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $209,627,690 and $–, respectively)
  $
209,661,089
    $
—  
 
Cash
   
234,349,800
     
104,967,557
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
134,029,920
     
70,020,038
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
10,851,000
     
27,933,000
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
—  
     
8,149,949
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
27,064,884
     
11,407,017
 
Interest receivable
   
286,534
     
106,307
 
                 
Total assets
   
616,243,227
     
222,583,868
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
18,550,761
     
6,745,146
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
391,189
     
202,902
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
195,227
     
1,330,949
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
19,137,177
     
8,278,997
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
597,106,050
     
214,304,871
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
616,243,227
    $
222,583,868
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
23,530,912
     
2,630,912
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
25.38
    $
81.46
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
26.04
    $
81.73
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(35% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
19,000,000
    $
18,991,427
 
1.757% due 10/24/19
   
10,000,000
     
9,988,692
 
1.932% due 11/07/19
   
181,000,000
     
180,680,970
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $209,627,690)
   
    $
209,661,089
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2019
   
26,799
    $
458,932,875
    $
(1,685,425
)
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires November 2019
   
21,928
     
400,734,200
     
(393,521
)
                         
 
   
     
    $
(2,078,946
)
                         
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Rate Paid
 
 
Termination
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
(Received)
*
 
 
Date
 
 
at Value
**
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs
& Co
.
based on iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iNAV Index
   
2.90
%    
10/23/19
    $
35,981,673
    $
(195,227
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(195,227
)
                                 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral
for futures contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates ​​​​​​​different counterparties for the​​​​​​​ir transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
** 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 VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
2,018,561
    $
1,202,062
    $
6,119,714
    $
2,441,956
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
1,166,670
     
1,338,863
     
3,488,439
     
3,185,978
 
Brokerage commissions
   
723,766
     
987,212
     
2,119,082
     
2,530,133
 
Brokerage fees
   
—  
     
—  
     
64
     
—  
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   
—  
     
—  
     
27,508
     
—  
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
1,890,436
     
2,326,075
     
5,635,093
     
5,716,111
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
128,125
     
(1,124,013
)    
484,621
     
(3,274,155
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(49,855,031
)    
(123,370,811
)    
(266,921,725
)    
147,966,370
 
Swap agreements
   
(5,472,509
)    
(32,400,344
)    
(38,604,974
)    
(42,944,849
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
11,791
     
—  
     
11,441
     
(7,731
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(55,315,749
)    
(155,771,155
)    
(305,515,258
)    
105,013,790
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
43,186,841
     
(73,846,983
)    
(34,582,911
)    
416,566
 
Swap agreements
   
2,019,086
     
(561,143
)    
1,135,722
     
(296,663
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,358
     
—  
     
33,399
     
13,265
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
45,207,285
     
(74,408,126
)    
(33,413,790
)    
133,168
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(10,108,464
)    
(230,179,281
)    
(338,929,048
)    
105,146,958
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(9,980,339
)   $
(231,303,294
)   $
(338,444,427
)   $
101,872,803
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
529,341,464
    $
359,311,519
    $
214,304,871
    $
394,035,141
 
                                 
Addition of 23,650,000, 14,690,000, 55,850,000 and 31,930,000 shares, respectively
   
634,964,519
     
686,757,350
     
1,949,376,975
     
1,886,334,443
 
Redemption of 17,550,000, 5,974,536, 34,950,000 and 24,974,536 shares, respectively
   
(557,219,594
)    
(282,554,794
)    
(1,228,131,369
)    
(1,850,031,606
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 6,100,000, 8,715,464, 20,900,000 and 6,955,464 shares, respectively
   
77,744,925
     
404,202,556
     
721,245,606
     
36,302,837
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
128,125
     
(1,124,013
)    
484,621
     
(3,274,155
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(55,315,749
)    
(155,771,155
)    
(305,515,258
)    
105,013,790
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
45,207,285
     
(74,408,126
)    
(33,413,790
)    
133,168
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(9,980,339
)    
(231,303,294
)    
(338,444,427
)    
101,872,803
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
597,106,050
    $
532,210,781
    $
597,106,050
    $
532,210,781
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(338,444,427
)   $
101,872,803
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(4,819,237,640
)    
(11,238,858,669
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
4,611,774,764
     
11,527,565,730
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(2,153,373
)    
(1,168,395
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(11,441
)    
7,731
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(1,169,121
)    
283,398
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(15,657,867
)    
(6,967,314
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(180,227
)    
(33,087
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
188,287
     
100,766
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
11,805,615
     
10,975,245
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Broker
   
—  
     
8,275
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(553,085,430
)    
393,786,483
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
1,957,526,924
     
1,886,851,373
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(1,228,131,369
)    
(1,850,031,606
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
729,395,555
     
36,819,767
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
176,310,125
     
430,606,250
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
202,920,595
     
88,750,920
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
379,230,720
    $
519,357,170
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Cash
  $
2,566,626
    $
2,419,531
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   
312,000
     
307,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
171
     
179,187
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
—  
     
2,846,576
 
Interest receivable
   
3,158
     
3,941
 
                 
Total assets
   
2,881,955
     
5,756,235
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
2,259
     
2,443
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
28,309
     
2,076
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
30,568
     
4,519
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
2,851,387
     
5,751,716
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
2,881,955
    $
5,756,235
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
49,970
     
99,970
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
57.06
    $
57.53
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
57.08
    $
57.55
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
 
 
Contract Amount
 
 
Contract Amount
 
 
(Depreciation)/
 
 
Settlement Date
 
 
in Local Currency
 
 
in U.S. Dollars
 
 
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
   
     
     
     
 
Yen with Goldman Sachs International
   
10/04/19
     
325,804,302
    $
3,013,753
    $
(14,196
)
Yen with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
303,292,846
     
2,805,518
     
(14,113
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(28,309
)
                                 
Contracts to Sell
   
     
     
     
 
Yen with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
(10,295,792
)   $
(95,238
)   $
171
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
171
 
                                 
 
 
 
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
16,771
    $
5,433
    $
62,655
    $
14,169
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
8,325
     
6,797
     
29,970
     
21,129
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
8,325
     
6,797
     
29,970
     
21,129
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
8,446
     
(1,364
)    
32,685
     
(6,960
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
37,748
     
(91,507
)    
131,724
     
(68,661
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(162
)    
—  
     
(162
)    
—  
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
37,586
     
(91,507
)    
131,562
     
(68,661
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
(76,553
)    
(85,715
)    
(205,249
)    
(75,150
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
352
     
(125
)    
—  
     
259
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(76,201
)    
(85,840
)    
(205,249
)    
(74,891
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(38,615
)    
(177,347
)    
(73,687
)    
(143,552
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(30,169
)   $
(178,711
)   $
(41,002
)   $
(150,512
)
                                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
5,807,397
    $
2,892,468
    $
5,751,716
    $
2,864,269
 
                                 
Addition of , , 100,000 and shares, respectively
   
—  
     
—  
     
5,758,562
     
—  
 
Redemption of 50,000, , 150,000 and shares, respectively
   
(2,925,841
)    
—  
     
(8,617,889
)    
—  
 
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (50,000), , (50,000​​​​​​​) and shares, respectively
   
(2,925,841
)    
—  
     
(2,859,327
)    
—  
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
8,446
     
(1,364
)    
32,685
     
(6,960
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
37,586
     
(91,507
)    
131,562
     
(68,661
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(76,201
)    
(85,840
)    
(205,249
)    
(74,891
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(30,169
)    
(178,711
)    
(41,002
)    
(150,512
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
2,851,387
    $
2,713,757
    $
2,851,387
    $
2,713,757
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(41,002
)   $
(150,512
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(40,320,918
)    
(35,287,312
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
40,338,736
     
36,800,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(17,980
)    
(13,885
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
162
     
—  
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
205,249
     
74,891
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
783
     
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(184
)    
(124
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
164,846
     
1,423,058
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
8,605,138
     
—  
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(8,617,889
)    
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(12,751
)    
—  
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
152,095
     
1,423,058
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
2,726,531
     
903,472
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
2,878,626
    $
2,326,530
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $48,931,096 and $20,979,000, respectively)
  $
48,939,861
    $
20,979,876
 
Cash
   
16,728,466
     
38,690,241
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
22,992,301
     
24,892,125
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
7,707,654
     
2,597,148
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
—  
     
551,842
 
Interest receivable
   
16,059
     
17,308
 
                 
Total assets
   
96,384,341
     
87,728,540
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
9,208,581
     
—  
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
73,095
     
61,498
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
9,281,676
     
61,498
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
87,102,665
     
87,667,042
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
96,384,341
    $
87,728,540
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
5,650,000
     
6,700,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
15.42
    $
13.08
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
15.62
    $
13.47
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(56% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
20,000,000
    $
19,990,976
 
2.012% due 11/07/19
   
29,000,000
     
28,948,885
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $48,931,096)
   
    $
48,939,861
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
4,830
    $
261,158,100
    $
2,641,411
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
484,215
    $
110,355
    $
1,723,210
    $
115,343
 
                                 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee
   
239,459
     
92,674
     
811,675
     
148,366
 
Brokerage commissions
   
78,569
     
13,783
     
231,502
     
33,256
 
Offering costs
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
52,846
 
Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(26,957
)
                                 
Total expenses
   
318,028
     
106,457
     
1,043,177
     
207,511
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
166,187
     
3,898
     
680,033
     
(92,168
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
4,691,349
     
4,185,376
     
30,865,755
     
7,547,152
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
4,161
     
—  
     
5,626
     
—  
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
4,695,510
     
4,185,376
     
30,871,381
     
7,547,152
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(24,831,963
)    
341,411
     
26,092,772
     
8,828,897
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(3,974
)    
—  
     
7,889
     
—  
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(24,835,937
)    
341,411
     
26,100,661
     
8,828,897
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(20,140,427
)    
4,526,787
     
56,972,042
     
16,376,049
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(19,974,240
)   $
4,530,685
    $
57,652,075
    $
16,283,881
 
                                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
114,953,560
    $
40,809,111
    $
87,667,042
    $
11,335,483
 
                                 
Addition of 6,450,000, 450,000, 9,100,000 and 1,050,000 shares, respectively
   
105,360,630
     
22,006,338
     
159,516,428
     
51,851,095
 
Redemption of 5,900,000, 550,000, 10,150,000 and 800,008 shares, respectively
   
(113,237,285
)    
(31,519,503
)    
(217,732,880
)    
(43,643,828
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 550,000, (100,000), (1,050,000​​​​​​​) and 249,992 shares, respectively
   
(7,876,655
)    
(9,513,165
)    
(58,216,452
)    
8,207,267
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
166,187
     
3,898
     
680,033
     
(92,168
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
4,695,510
     
4,185,376
     
30,871,381
     
7,547,152
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(24,835,937
)    
341,411
     
26,100,661
     
8,828,897
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(19,974,240
)    
4,530,685
     
57,652,075
     
16,283,881
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
87,102,665
    $
35,826,631
    $
87,102,665
    $
35,826,631
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
57,652,075
    $
16,283,881
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,773,562,464
)    
(1,341,902,799
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,746,836,257
     
1,342,000,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,220,263
)    
(97,201
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(5,626
)    
—  
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(7,889
)    
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
551,842
     
(2,371,746
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
24,342
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
1,249
     
(5,419
)
Amortization of offering costs
   
—  
     
52,846
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
11,597
     
29,886
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
9,208,581
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
39,465,359
     
14,013,790
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
154,405,922
     
51,851,095
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(217,732,880
)    
(43,643,828
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(63,326,958
)    
8,207,267
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(23,861,599
)    
22,221,057
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
63,582,366
     
10,968,900
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
39,720,767
    $
33,189,957
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $41,923,108 and $–, respectively)
  $
41,929,905
    $
—  
 
Cash
   
6,442,281
     
13,456,117
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
17,284,951
     
5,303,112
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
5,442,310
     
—  
 
Interest receivable
   
31,162
     
13,748
 
                 
Total assets
   
71,130,609
     
18,772,977
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
5,107,912
     
—  
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
—  
     
89,382
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
41,386
     
18,496
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
5,149,298
     
107,878
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
65,981,311
     
18,665,099
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
71,130,609
    $
18,772,977
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
3,874,906
     
374,906
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
17.03
    $
49.79
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
16.80
    $
48.43
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(64% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
3,000,000
    $
2,998,646
 
1.951% due 11/07/19
   
39,000,000
     
38,931,259
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $41,923,108)
   
    $
41,929,905
 
                 
Futures Contracts Sold
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
3,661
    $
197,950,270
    $
14,081,473
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase
.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
147,602
    $
56,224
    $
324,609
    $
62,491
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
76,081
     
54,403
     
156,754
     
110,213
 
Brokerage commissions
   
35,260
     
9,856
     
70,351
     
40,361
 
Offering costs
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
52,797
 
Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(176
)
                                 
Total expenses
   
111,341
     
64,259
     
227,105
     
203,195
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
36,261
     
(8,035
)    
97,504
     
(140,704
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(297,480
)    
(3,065,880
)    
(1,379,372
)    
(14,534,995
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
110
     
—  
     
232
     
—  
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(297,370
)    
(3,065,880
)    
(1,379,140
)    
(14,534,995
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
17,634,581
     
159,888
     
7,061,998
     
(2,294,411
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
5,183
     
—  
     
6,797
     
—  
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
17,639,764
     
159,888
     
7,068,795
     
(2,294,411
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
17,342,394
     
(2,905,992
)    
5,689,655
     
(16,829,406
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
17,378,655
    $
(2,914,027
)   $
5,787,159
    $
(16,970,110
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
15,342,565
    $
21,723,197
    $
18,665,099
    $
21,161,176
 
                                 
Addition of 8,050,000, 1,000,000, 9,750,000 and 2,287,500 shares, respectively
   
121,691,358
     
18,759,551
     
159,853,614
     
56,680,459
 
Redemption of 4,950,000, 450,000, 6,250,000 and 1,112,596 shares, respectively
   
(88,431,267
)    
(10,075,975
)    
(118,324,561
)    
(33,378,779
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 3,100,000, 550,000, 3,500,000 and 1,174,904 shares, respectively
   
33,260,091
     
8,683,576
     
41,529,053
     
23,301,680
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
36,261
     
(8,035
)    
97,504
     
(140,704
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(297,370
)    
(3,065,880
)    
(1,379,140
)    
(14,534,995
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
17,639,764
     
159,888
     
7,068,795
     
(2,294,411
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
17,378,655
     
(2,914,027
)    
5,787,159
     
(16,970,110
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
65,981,311
    $
27,492,746
    $
65,981,311
    $
27,492,746
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
5,787,159
    $
(16,970,110
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(380,290,329
)    
(596,956,970
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
338,535,197
     
597,000,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(167,744
)    
(43,030
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(232
)    
—  
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(6,797
)    
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(5,442,310
)    
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
35,309
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(17,414
)    
(5,419
)
Amortization of offering costs
   
—  
     
52,797
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
22,890
     
17,973
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
(89,382
)    
574,518
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(41,668,962
)    
(16,294,932
)
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
159,853,614
     
56,680,459
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(113,216,649
)    
(33,378,779
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
46,636,965
     
23,301,680
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
4,968,003
     
7,006,748
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
18,759,229
     
21,600,168
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
23,727,232
    $
28,606,916
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $–​​​​​​​ and $299,548, respectively)
  $
—  
    $
299,537
 
Cash
   
8,650,600
     
10,321,256
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
397,980
     
433,125
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
24,120
     
6,300
 
Interest receivable
   
8,294
     
8,475
 
                 
Total assets
   
9,080,994
     
11,068,693
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
5,195
     
8,360
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
5,195
     
8,360
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
9,075,799
     
11,060,333
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
9,080,994
    $
11,068,693
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
150,000
     
200,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
60.51
    $
55.30
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
60.42
    $
54.92
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
Futures Contracts Sold
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires December 2019
   
268
    $
18,138,240
    $
211,190
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
38,466
    $
29,472
    $
134,230
    $
73,735
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
17,005
     
18,194
     
57,983
     
54,862
 
Brokerage commissions
   
1,508
     
1,777
     
4,610
     
4,487
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
18,513
     
19,971
     
62,593
     
59,349
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
19,953
     
9,501
     
71,637
     
14,386
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
312,374
     
997,012
     
825,235
     
292,391
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(247
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
312,374
     
997,012
     
825,235
     
292,144
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
351,366
     
(624,470
)    
(300,635
)    
660,520
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(193
)    
(596
)    
11
     
692
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
351,173
     
(625,066
)    
(300,624
)    
661,212
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
663,547
     
371,946
     
524,611
     
953,356
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
683,500
    $
381,447
    $
596,248
    $
967,742
 
                                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
8,364,065
    $
7,577,764
    $
11,060,333
    $
13,702,102
 
                                 
Addition of 50,000, 50,000, 50,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively
   
3,004,977
     
2,477,186
     
3,004,977
     
2,477,186
 
Redemption of 50,000, 50,000, 100,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively
   
(2,976,743
)    
(2,530,619
)    
(5,585,759
)    
(9,241,252
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of –, –, (50,000) and (150,000) shares, respectively
   
28,234
     
(53,433
)    
(2,580,782
)    
(6,764,066
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
19,953
     
9,501
     
71,637
     
14,386
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
312,374
     
997,012
     
825,235
     
292,144
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
351,173
     
(625,066
)    
(300,624
)    
661,212
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
683,500
     
381,447
     
596,248
     
967,742
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
9,075,799
    $
7,905,778
    $
9,075,799
    $
7,905,778
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
596,248
    $
967,742
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(127,013,643
)    
(161,240,617
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
127,350,000
     
169,398,003
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(36,809
)    
(65,022
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
—  
     
247
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(11
)    
(692
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(17,820
)    
(107,573
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
181
     
(2,050
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(3,165
)    
(5,024
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
(52,950
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
874,981
     
8,892,064
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
3,004,977
     
2,477,186
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(5,585,759
)    
(9,241,252
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(2,580,782
)    
(6,764,066
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(1,705,801
)    
2,127,998
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
10,754,381
     
1,782,397
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
9,048,580
    $
3,910,395
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $74,855,199 and $27,967,127​​​​​​​, respectively)
  $
74,866,912
    $
27,967,534
 
Cash
   
3,996,097
     
22,869,986
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
3,017,700
     
2,746,147
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
6,199,000
     
14,356,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
10,407,039
     
20,646,726
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
—  
     
25,458,885
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
492,851
     
432,627
 
Interest receivable
   
53,062
     
36,428
 
                 
Total assets
   
99,032,661
     
114,514,333
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
5,535,471
     
—  
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
951,583
     
48,600
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
74,334
     
88,422
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
6,561,388
     
137,022
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
92,471,273
     
114,377,311
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
99,032,661
    $
114,514,333
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
5,639,884
     
3,839,884
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
16.40
    $
29.79
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
16.24
    $
29.28
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(81% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
6,000,000
    $
5,997,293
 
1.942% due 11/07/19
   
63,000,000
     
62,888,956
 
1.914% due 12/05/19
   
6,000,000
     
5,980,663
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $74,855,199)
   
    $
74,866,912
 
                 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
                         
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
630
    $
34,064,100
    $
1,237,943
 
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Rate Paid
 
 
Termination
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
(Received)
*
 
 
Date
 
 
at Value
**
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.18
%    
10/07/19
    $
(53,195,027
)   $
4,057,928
 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(29,730,396
)    
2,123,405
 
Swap agreement with Royal Bank of Canada based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.23
     
10/07/19
     
(27,375,112
)    
1,553,185
 
Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(8,125,464
)    
548,761
 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(32,567,716
)    
2,123,760
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
10,407,039
 
                                 
 
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
 
 
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
 
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
 
 
** 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 BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
418,817
    $
756,932
    $
1,205,353
    $
2,275,948
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
192,976
     
398,102
     
549,398
     
1,355,636
 
Brokerage commissions
   
25,558
     
8,555
     
54,060
     
37,057
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
218,534
     
406,657
     
603,458
     
1,392,693
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
200,283
     
350,275
     
601,895
     
883,255
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(2,990,011
)    
(4,789,930
)    
(8,173,917
)    
(12,919,916
)
Swap agreements
   
(9,243,269
)    
(20,100,329
)    
(3,091,400
)    
(87,730,014
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
—  
     
6
     
1,200
     
364
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(12,233,280
)    
(24,890,253
)    
(11,264,117
)    
(100,649,566
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
2,788,436
     
4,117,281
     
(2,034,212
)    
917,980
 
Swap agreements
   
20,406,491
     
11,474,108
     
(10,239,687
)    
8,313,050
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
4,208
     
(16,865
)    
11,306
     
12,184
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
23,199,135
     
15,574,524
     
(12,262,593
)    
9,243,214
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
10,965,855
     
(9,315,729
)    
(23,526,710
)    
(91,406,352
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
11,166,138
    $
(8,965,454
)   $
(22,924,815
)   $
(90,523,097
)
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
68,096,767
    $
177,512,584
    $
114,377,311
    $
225,843,284
 
                                 
Addition of 8,450,000, 2,300,000, 16,700,000 and 11,000,000 shares, respectively
   
127,731,733
     
34,521,758
     
270,984,807
     
200,705,962
 
Redemption of 6,850,000, 3,150,000, 14,900,000 and 9,250,000 shares, respectively
   
(114,523,365
)    
(53,025,419
)    
(269,966,030
)    
(185,982,680
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 1,600,000, (850,000), 1,800,000 and 1,750,000 shares, respectively
   
13,208,368
     
(18,503,661
)    
1,018,777
     
14,723,282
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
200,283
     
350,275
     
601,895
     
883,255
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(12,233,280
)    
(24,890,253
)    
(11,264,117
)    
(100,649,566
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
23,199,135
     
15,574,524
     
(12,262,593
)    
9,243,214
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
11,166,138
     
(8,965,454
)    
(22,924,815
)    
(90,523,097
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
92,471,273
    $
150,043,469
    $
92,471,273
    $
150,043,469
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(22,924,815
)   $
(90,523,097
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,337,379,641
)    
(5,785,942,457
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,291,301,091
     
5,934,983,255
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(808,322
)    
(2,126,115
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(1,200
)    
(364
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
10,228,381
     
(8,325,234
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(60,224
)    
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(16,634
)    
(9,629
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(14,088
)    
(69,415
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
902,983
     
(25,247
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(58,772,469
)    
47,961,697
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
296,443,692
     
197,986,961
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(264,430,559
)    
(185,982,680
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
32,013,133
     
12,004,281
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(26,759,336
)    
59,965,978
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
39,972,133
     
3,688,091
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
13,212,797
    $
63,654,069
 
                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $
1,995,937
and $299,715​​​​​​​, respectively)
  $
1,996,475
    $
299,714
 
Cash
   
4,290,271
     
11,046,280
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
1,462,600
     
7,709,942
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
337,237
     
3,096,239
 
Interest receivable
   
3,106
     
11,379
 
                 
Total assets
   
8,089,689
     
22,163,554
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
—  
     
4,321,588
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
3,465
     
16,525
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
3,465
     
4,338,113
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
8,086,224
     
17,825,441
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
8,089,689
    $
22,163,554
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
274,832
     
824,832
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
29.42
    $
21.61
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
29.47
    $
21.22
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(25% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
  $
2,000,000
    $
1,996,475
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $1,995,937)
   
    $
1,996,475
 
                 
Futures Contracts Sold
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of
 
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts
 
 
at Value
 
 
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires November 2019
   
694
    $
16,170,200
    $
765,965
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
​​​​​​​
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
25,657
    $
23,953
    $
133,810
    $
55,020
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
12,382
     
17,108
     
61,451
     
46,555
 
Brokerage commissions
   
8,619
     
5,183
     
36,500
     
18,954
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
21,001
     
22,291
     
97,951
     
65,509
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
4,656
     
1,662
     
35,859
     
(10,489
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(68,026
)    
(265,373
)    
14,701,140
     
(277,886
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(68,026
)    
(265,373
)    
14,701,140
     
(277,886
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
790,889
     
(12,945
)    
(10,072,024
)    
1,090,376
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
422
     
(511
)    
539
     
(322
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
791,311
     
(13,456
)    
(10,071,485
)    
1,090,054
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
723,285
     
(278,829
)    
4,629,655
     
812,168
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
727,941
    $
(277,167
)   $
4,665,514
    $
801,679
 
                                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
3,838,842
    $
6,746,849
    $
17,825,441
    $
6,902,743
 
                                 
Addition of 300,000​​​​​​​, 200,000, 800,000 and 550,000 shares, respectively
   
7,960,389
     
7,126,477
     
18,993,016
     
20,267,487
 
Redemption of 150,000, 100,000, 1,350,000 and 450,000 shares, respectively
   
(4,440,948
)    
(3,811,907
)    
(33,397,747
)    
(18,187,657
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 150,000, 100,000, (550,000) and 100,000 shares, respectively
   
3,519,441
     
3,314,570
     
(14,404,731
)    
2,079,830
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
4,656
     
1,662
     
35,859
     
(10,489
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(68,026
)    
(265,373
)    
14,701,140
     
(277,886
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
791,311
     
(13,456
)    
(10,071,485
)    
1,090,054
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
727,941
     
(277,167
)    
4,665,514
     
801,679
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
8,086,224
    $
9,784,252
    $
8,086,224
    $
9,784,252
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
4,665,514
    $
801,679
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(196,007,876
)    
(405,049,035
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
194,350,000
     
406,000,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(38,346
)    
(45,080
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(539
)    
322
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
2,759,002
     
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
8,273
     
(1,400
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(13,060
)    
2,037
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
17,695
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
5,722,968
     
1,726,218
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
18,993,016
     
18,487,155
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(37,719,335
)    
(18,187,657
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(18,726,319
)    
299,498
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(13,003,351
)    
2,025,716
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
18,756,222
     
3,010,206
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
5,752,871
    $
5,035,922
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $121,752,272 and $121,798,837, respectively)
  $
121,779,689
    $
121,801,685
 
Cash
   
11,534,341
     
33,215,995
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   
—  
     
3,138,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
2,834,229
     
104,074
 
Interest receivable
   
37,897
     
15,999
 
                 
Total assets
   
136,186,156
     
158,275,753
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
—  
     
2,427,020
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
103,927
     
128,696
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
162,041
     
1,599,878
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
265,968
     
4,155,594
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
135,920,188
     
154,120,159
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
136,186,156
    $
158,275,753
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
4,850,000
     
6,350,000
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
28.02
    $
24.27
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
28.03
    $
24.25
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(90% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
6,000,000
    $
5,997,293
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
   
107,000,000
     
106,811,402
 
1.843% due 12/05/19
   
9,000,000
     
8,970,994
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $121,752,272)
   
    $
121,779,689
 
                 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
 
Settlement Date
 
 
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
 
 
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
   
     
     
     
 
Euro with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
9,230,205
    $
10,062,455
    $
(162,041
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(162,041
)
                                 
Contracts to Sell
   
     
     
     
 
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
   
10/04/19
     
(115,700,269
)   $
(126,132,499
)   $
1,313,662
 
Euro with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
(142,819,935
)    
(155,697,437
)    
1,520,567
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
2,834,229
 
                                 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different ​​​​​​​counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
689,247
    $
787,334
    $
2,269,169
    $
2,188,547
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
317,568
     
410,731
     
991,761
     
1,321,368
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
317,568
     
410,731
     
991,761
     
1,321,368
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
371,679
     
376,603
     
1,277,408
     
867,179
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
9,363,923
     
6,358,881
     
14,640,542
     
10,370,332
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,917
     
9
     
1,910
     
(219
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
9,365,840
     
6,358,890
     
14,642,452
     
10,370,113
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
3,612,397
     
(2,962,684
)    
4,167,992
     
6,781,535
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(900
)    
(20,359
)    
24,569
     
7,536
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,611,497
     
(2,983,043
)    
4,192,561
     
6,789,071
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
12,977,337
     
3,375,847
     
18,835,013
     
17,159,184
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
13,349,016
    $
3,752,450
    $
20,112,421
    $
18,026,363
 
                                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
134,573,471
    $
177,734,261
    $
154,120,159
    $
202,548,197
 
                                 
Addition of 100,000, 500,000, 450,000 and 1,500,000 shares, respectively
   
2,628,221
     
11,685,477
     
11,462,917
     
32,439,081
 
Redemption of 550,000, 1,000,000, 1,950,000 and 3,750,000 shares, respectively
   
(14,630,520
)    
(23,084,739
)    
(49,775,309
)    
(82,926,192
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (450,000), (500,000), (1,500,000) and (2,250,000) shares, respectively
   
(12,002,299
)    
(11,399,262
)    
(38,312,392
)    
(50,487,111
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
371,679
     
376,603
     
1,277,408
     
867,179
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
9,365,840
     
6,358,890
     
14,642,452
     
10,370,113
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,611,497
     
(2,983,043
)    
4,192,561
     
6,789,071
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
13,349,016
     
3,752,450
     
20,112,421
     
18,026,363
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
135,920,188
    $
170,087,449
    $
135,920,188
    $
170,087,449
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
20,112,421
    $
18,026,363
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,359,993,207
)    
(3,523,724,795
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,362,077,959
     
3,616,785,001
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(2,036,277
)    
(2,015,067
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(1,910
)    
219
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(4,192,561
)    
(6,789,071
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(21,898
)    
(24,967
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(24,769
)    
(39,634
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
15,919,758
     
102,218,049
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
11,462,917
     
32,439,081
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(52,202,329
)    
(82,926,192
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(40,739,412
)    
(50,487,111
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(24,819,654
)    
51,730,938
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
36,353,995
     
4,293,895
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
11,534,341
    $
56,024,833
 
                 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $7,981,995 and $3,989,775, respectively)
  $
7,982,681
    $
3,989,563
 
Cash
   
11,708,164
     
12,563,184
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
616,500
     
38,148
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements
   
—  
     
2,502,000
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
1,207,000
     
—  
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
662,229
     
—  
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
272,802
     
1,700
 
Interest receivable
   
19,132
     
10,500
 
                 
Total assets
   
22,468,508
     
19,105,095
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
14,985
     
15,312
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
990,786
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
14,985
     
1,006,098
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
22,453,523
     
18,098,997
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
22,468,508
    $
19,105,095
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
396,977
     
246,978
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
56.56
    $
73.28
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
56.01
    $
72.84
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(36​​​​​​​% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
2,000,000
    $
1,999,098
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
   
2,000,000
     
1,996,475
 
1.843% due 12/05/19
   
4,000,000
     
3,987,108
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $7,981,995)
   
    $
7,982,681
 
                 
Futures Contracts Sold     
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires December 2019
   
131
    $
19,294,990
    $
540,364
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
    
 
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
 
 
Termination
Date
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
**
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
0.25
%    
10/07/19
    $
(13,544,988
)   $
349,289
 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
0.20
     
10/07/19
     
(6,689,210
)    
172,694
 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(5,438,600
)    
140,246
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
662,229
 
                                 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
** 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 GOLD
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
97,539
    $
118,392
    $
295,028
    $
323,515
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
42,251
     
67,024
     
137,269
     
201,913
 
Brokerage commissions
   
1,607
     
8
     
4,025
     
36
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
43,858
     
67,032
     
141,294
     
201,949
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
53,681
     
51,360
     
153,734
     
121,566
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(944,994
)    
17,879
     
(1,622,936
)    
11,739
 
Swap agreements
   
(2,527,694
)    
—  
     
(3,801,579
)    
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
4,907,434
     
(1,118,149
)    
3,216,619
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
355
     
—  
     
692
     
152
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(3,472,333
)    
4,925,313
     
(6,541,972
)    
3,228,510
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
859,992
     
(4,060
)    
572,144
     
16,480
 
Swap agreements
   
1,846,133
     
—  
     
662,229
     
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
(1,930,705
)    
990,786
     
1,834,164
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,082
)    
(3,289
)    
898
     
739
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,705,043
     
(1,938,054
)    
2,226,057
     
1,851,383
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(767,290
)    
2,987,259
     
(4,315,915
)    
5,079,893
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(713,609
)   $
3,038,619
    $
(4,162,181
)   $
5,201,459
 
                                 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
18,158,403
    $
26,248,001
    $
18,098,997
    $
31,497,410
 
                                 
Addition of 150,000, –, 550,000 and 250,000 shares, respectively
   
8,009,298
     
—  
     
36,655,009
     
16,527,151
 
Redemption of 50,000, –, 400,001 and 350,000 shares, respectively
   
(3,000,569
)    
—  
     
(28,138,302
)    
(23,939,400
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 100,000, –, 149,999 and (100,000) shares, respectively
   
5,008,729
     
—  
     
8,516,707
     
(7,412,249
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
53,681
     
51,360
     
153,734
     
121,566
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(3,472,333
)    
4,925,313
     
(6,541,972
)    
3,228,510
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,705,043
     
(1,938,054
)    
2,226,057
     
1,851,383
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(713,609
)    
3,038,619
     
(4,162,181
)    
5,201,459
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
22,453,523
    $
29,286,620
    $
22,453,523
    $
29,286,620
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(4,162,181
)   $
5,201,459
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(329,807,586
)    
(1,219,069,079
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
325,976,425
     
1,236,398,357
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(160,367
)    
(323,484
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(692
)    
(152
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(1,653,913
)    
(1,834,903
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(271,102
)    
(580
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(8,632
)    
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(327
)    
(2,842
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
(2,420
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(10,088,375
)    
20,366,356
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
36,655,009
     
16,527,151
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(28,138,302
)    
(23,939,400
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
8,516,707
     
(7,412,249
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(1,571,668
)    
12,954,107
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
15,103,332
     
1,035,445
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
13,531,664
    $
13,989,552
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $5,989,336 and $3,294,789, respectively)
  $
5,990,736
    $
3,294,766
 
Cash
   
7,141,865
     
5,677,665
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
889,350
     
44,431
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements
   
—  
     
4,554,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
975,827
     
—  
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
441,102
     
—  
 
Interest receivable
   
12,400
     
7,847
 
                 
Total assets
   
15,451,280
     
13,578,709
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
—  
     
5,720
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
10,187
     
11,115
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
1,793,011
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
10,187
     
1,809,846
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
15,441,093
     
11,768,863
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
15,451,280
    $
13,578,709
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
516,976
     
316,976
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
29.87
    $
37.13
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
29.60
    $
37.10
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(39% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
1,000,000
    $
999,549
 
2.014% due 11/07/19
   
5,000,000
     
4,991,187
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $5,989,336)
   
    $
5,990,736
 
                 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
                         
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires December 2019
   
172
    $
14,618,280
    $
934,581
 
 
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
                                 
 
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
 
 
Termination
Date
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
**
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.25
%    
10/07/19
    $
(5,463,022
)   $
374,866
 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(5,692,366
)    
253,496
 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
0.25
     
10/07/19
     
(5,063,730
)    
347,465
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
975,827
 
                                 
 
 
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
 
 
 
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
 
 
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
 
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of September 30, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
 
 
 
** 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 SILVER
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
72,984
    $
99,348
    $
229,545
    $
242,765
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
30,418
     
58,074
     
109,073
     
155,203
 
Brokerage commissions
   
1,895
     
8
     
6,070
     
34
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
32,313
     
58,082
     
115,143
     
155,237
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
40,671
     
41,266
     
114,402
     
87,528
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(1,034,054
)    
18,150
     
(887,545
)    
20,132
 
Swap agreements
   
(4,483,605
)    
—  
     
(3,406,305
)    
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
6,395,607
     
(2,144,498
)    
5,131,269
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
148
     
—  
     
226
     
(2,032
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(5,517,511
)    
6,413,757
     
(6,438,122
)    
5,149,369
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
998,892
     
(2,340
)    
979,498
     
7,280
 
Swap agreements
   
1,682,380
     
—  
     
975,827
     
—  
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
(926,674
)    
1,793,011
     
2,242,274
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(691
)    
(2,540
)    
1,423
     
1,732
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,680,581
     
(931,554
)    
3,749,759
     
2,251,286
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(2,836,930
)    
5,482,203
     
(2,688,363
)    
7,400,655
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(2,796,259
)   $
5,523,469
    $
(2,573,961
)   $
7,488,183
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
14,026,041
    $
23,192,780
    $
11,768,863
    $
14,806,259
 
                                 
Addition of 300,000, , 850,000 and 650,000 shares, respectively
   
8,840,384
     
—  
     
30,574,755
     
21,143,589
 
Redemption of 150,000, 150,000, 650,000 and 600,000 shares, respectively
   
(4,629,073
)    
(6,198,374
)    
(24,328,564
)    
(20,920,156
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 150,000, (150,000), 200,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively
   
4,211,311
     
(6,198,374
)    
6,246,191
     
223,433
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
40,671
     
41,266
     
114,402
     
87,528
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(5,517,511
)    
6,413,757
     
(6,438,122
)    
5,149,369
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,680,581
     
(931,554
)    
3,749,759
     
2,251,286
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(2,796,259
)    
5,523,469
     
(2,573,961
)    
7,488,183
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
15,441,093
    $
22,517,875
    $
15,441,093
    $
22,517,875
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(2,573,961
)   $
7,488,183
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(248,501,449
)    
(786,945,031
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
245,938,061
     
792,071,519
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(130,933
)    
(242,734
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(226
)    
2,032
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(2,770,261
)    
(2,244,006
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(441,102
)    
—  
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(4,553
)    
—  
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(928
)    
482
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
(5,720
)    
890
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(8,491,072
)    
10,131,335
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
30,574,755
     
21,143,589
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(24,328,564
)    
(24,091,933
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
6,246,191
     
(2,948,344
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(2,244,881
)    
7,182,991
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
10,276,096
     
1,363,644
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
8,031,215
    $
8,546,635
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $28,929,320 and $34,950,807, respectively)
  $
28,931,063
    $
34,951,229
 
Cash
   
11,737,227
     
21,879,254
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   
—  
     
1,691,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
395,855
     
678,152
 
Interest receivable
   
34,832
     
14,973
 
                 
Total assets
   
41,098,977
     
59,214,608
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
32,141
     
49,037
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
20,136
     
3,801,896
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
52,277
     
3,850,933
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
41,046,700
     
55,363,675
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
41,098,977
    $
59,214,608
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
549,290
     
749,290
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
74.73
    $
73.89
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
74.69
    $
73.86
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
                 
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(70% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
2,000,000
    $
1,999,098
 
1.871% due 11/07/19
   
13,000,000
     
12,977,086
 
1.843% due 12/05/19
   
14,000,000
     
13,954,879
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $28,929,320)
   
    $
28,931,063
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
                                 
 
Settlement Date
 
 
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
 
 
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
   
     
     
     
 
Yen with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
313,469,141
    $
2,899,650
    $
(20,136
)
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Depreciation
    $
(20,136
)
                                 
Contracts to Sell
   
     
     
     
 
Yen with Goldman Sachs International
   
10/04/19
     
(4,504,005,190
)   $
(41,662,926
)   $
196,246
 
Yen with UBS AG
   
10/04/19
     
(4,679,302,619
)    
(43,284,462
)    
199,609
 
                                 
   
     
     
Total Unrealized Appreciation
    $
395,855
 
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
 
 
 
 
 
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
 
 
 
 
 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
242,826
    $
369,683
    $
833,627
    $
1,041,106
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
105,189
     
190,805
     
352,973
     
629,165
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
105,189
     
190,805
     
352,973
     
629,165
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
137,637
     
178,878
     
480,654
     
411,941
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
(177,933
)    
2,520,679
     
(3,121,903
)    
(398,300
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(467
)    
—  
     
(539
)    
3
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(178,400
)    
2,520,679
     
(3,122,442
)    
(398,297
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
792,522
     
2,284,335
     
3,499,463
     
1,450,390
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(9,100
)    
(9,361
)    
1,321
     
5,875
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
783,422
     
2,274,974
     
3,500,784
     
1,456,265
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
605,022
     
4,795,653
     
378,342
     
1,057,968
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
742,659
    $
4,974,531
    $
858,996
    $
1,469,909
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
47,695,345
    $
84,457,545
    $
55,363,675
    $
131,077,453
 
                                 
Addition of
,
, 450,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively
   
—  
     
—  
     
34,403,213
     
7,078,646
 
Redemption of 100,000, 150,000, 650,000 and 850,000 shares, respectively
   
(7,391,304
)    
(11,275,032
)    
(49,579,184
)    
(61,468,964
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), (150,000), (200,000) and (750,000) shares, respectively
   
(7,391,304
)    
(11,275,032
)    
(15,175,971
)    
(54,390,318
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
137,637
     
178,878
     
480,654
     
411,941
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(178,400
)    
2,520,679
     
(3,122,442
)    
(398,297
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
783,422
     
2,274,974
     
3,500,784
     
1,456,265
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
742,659
     
4,974,531
     
858,996
     
1,469,909
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
41,046,700
    $
78,157,044
    $
41,046,700
    $
78,157,044
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
858,996
    $
1,469,909
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(632,231,535
)    
(2,653,216,466
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
638,904,665
     
2,738,199,781
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(652,182
)    
(1,030,832
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
539
     
(3
)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(3,500,784
)    
(1,456,265
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(19,859
)    
(2,703
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(16,896
)    
(47,726
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
3,342,944
     
83,915,695
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
34,403,213
     
7,078,646
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(49,579,184
)    
(65,228,947
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(15,175,971
)    
(58,150,301
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(11,833,027
)    
25,765,394
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
23,570,254
     
1,582,684
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
11,737,227
    $
27,348,078
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $
19,969,188
and $
, respectively)
  $
19,971,066
    $
—  
 
Cash
   
24,037,268
     
48,860,400
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
1,715,657
     
8,682,024
 
Interest receivable
   
47,135
     
29,104
 
                 
Total assets
   
45,771,126
     
57,571,528
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
—  
     
674,832
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
810,277
     
565,495
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
27,785
     
32,080
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
838,062
     
1,272,407
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
44,933,064
     
56,299,121
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
45,771,126
    $
57,571,528
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
1,912,403
     
2,112,403
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
23.50
    $
26.65
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
23.67
    $
26.74
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(44% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
1.757% due 10/24/19
  $
10,000,000
    $
9,988,692
 
1.985% due 11/07/19
   
10,000,000
     
9,982,374
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $19,969,188)
   
    $
19,971,066
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2020
   
432
    $
8,132,400
    $
789,377
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2020
   
786
     
14,992,950
     
929,081
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires March 2020
   
786
     
14,992,950
     
243,813
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2020
   
354
     
6,805,650
     
18,650
 
                         
 
   
     
    $
1,980,921
 
                         
All or partial amount pledged as collateral
for futures contracts.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
   
     
     
     
 
Interest
  $
227,815
    $
61,731
    $
718,946
    $
171,777
 
                                 
Expenses
   
     
     
     
 
Management fee
   
90,860
     
39,915
     
279,430
     
137,319
 
Brokerage commissions
   
5,777
     
1,277
     
25,466
     
15,635
 
Brokerage fees
   
1,681
     
—  
     
1,681
     
—  
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
98,318
     
41,192
     
306,577
     
152,954
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
129,497
     
20,539
     
412,369
     
18,823
 
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
   
     
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
1,477,618
     
(1,922,746
)    
(5,577,673
)    
2,044,708
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
—  
     
—  
     
8
     
—  
 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,477,618
     
(1,922,746
)    
(5,577,665
)    
2,044,708
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
   
     
     
     
 
Futures contracts
   
2,654,603
     
(253,265
)    
(1,777,185
)    
1,583,775
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(4,586
)    
—  
     
1,878
     
(187
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,650,017
     
(253,265
)    
(1,775,307
)    
1,583,588
 
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
4,127,635
     
(2,176,011
)    
(7,352,972
)    
3,628,296
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
4,257,132
    $
(2,155,472
)   $
(6,940,603
)   $
3,647,119
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
37,756,409
    $
19,864,692
    $
56,299,121
    $
26,347,948
 
                                 
Addition of 350,000, 50,000, 1,125,000 and 700,000 shares, respectively
   
7,593,407
     
1,061,436
     
24,946,172
     
15,131,247
 
Redemption of 200,000,
, 1,325,000 and 1,025,000 shares, respectively
   
(4,673,884
)    
—  
     
(29,371,626
)    
(26,355,658
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 150,000, 50,000, (200,000) and (325,000) shares, respectively
   
2,919,523
     
1,061,436
     
(4,425,454
)    
(11,224,411
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
129,497
     
20,539
     
412,369
     
18,823
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,477,618
     
(1,922,746
)    
(5,577,665
)    
2,044,708
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,650,017
     
(253,265
)    
(1,775,307
)    
1,583,588
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
4,257,132
     
(2,155,472
)    
(6,940,603
)    
3,647,119
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
44,933,064
    $
18,770,656
    $
44,933,064
    $
18,770,656
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(6,940,603
)   $
3,647,119
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,149,234,856
)    
(1,112,899,672
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,129,579,598
     
1,134,000,000
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(313,922
)    
(107,000
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(8
)    
—  
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(1,878
)    
187
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
—  
     
170,015
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(18,031
)    
(4,289
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
(4,295
)    
(12,453
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
244,782
     
95,114
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(26,689,213
)    
24,889,021
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
24,946,172
     
15,131,247
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(30,046,458
)    
(27,413,967
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(5,100,286
)    
(12,282,720
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(31,789,499
)    
12,606,301
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
57,542,424
     
6,266,358
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
25,752,925
    $
18,872,659
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
   
     
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $191,676,882 and $114,780,333​​​​​​​, respectively)
  $
191,711,175
    $
114,785,002
 
Cash
   
110,166,843
     
23,538,353
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
18,695,837
     
15,855,066
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
2,861,713
     
912,016
 
Interest receivable
   
101,793
     
16,966
 
                 
Total assets
   
323,537,361
     
155,107,403
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
11,556,008
     
—  
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
12,428,767
     
5,489,302
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
142,704
     
70,986
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
24,127,479
     
5,560,288
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
299,409,882
     
149,547,115
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
323,537,361
    $
155,107,403
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
15,601,317
     
3,876,317
 
                 
Net asset value per share
  $
19.19
    $
38.58
 
                 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $
19.52
    $
38.61
 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
 
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
     
 
(64% of shareholders’ equity)
   
     
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
   
     
 
2.089% due 10/10/19
  $
33,000,000
    $
32,985,110
 
1.757% due 10/24/19
   
10,000,000
     
9,988,692
 
1.969% due 11/07/19
   
149,000,000
     
148,737,373
 
                 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $191,676,882)
   
    $
191,711,175
 
                 
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
Number of
Contracts
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2019
   
9,333
    $
159,827,625
    $
(2,535,512
)
VIX Futures - CBOE, expires November 2019
   
7,636
     
139,547,900
     
229,197
 
                         
 
   
     
    $
(2,306,315
)
                         
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
1,278,488
    $
366,829
    $
3,414,854
    $
878,858
 
                                 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee
   
561,431
     
284,856
     
1,409,677
     
759,563
 
Brokerage commissions
   
96,608
     
31,960
     
179,790
     
133,431
 
Brokerage fees
   
5,028
     
—  
     
8,662
     
268
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
663,067
     
316,816
     
1,598,129
     
893,262
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
615,421
     
50,013
     
1,816,725
     
(14,404
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(15,928,298
)    
(24,690,361
)    
(82,123,131
)    
29,057,091
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
6,251
     
—  
     
7,980
     
(1,993
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(15,922,047
)    
(24,690,361
)    
(82,115,151
)    
29,055,098
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
13,428,427
     
(16,539,938
)    
(19,684,760
)    
(2,351,601
)
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(3,031
)    
—  
     
29,624
     
10,166
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
13,425,396
     
(16,539,938
)    
(19,655,136
)    
(2,341,435
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(2,496,651
)    
(41,230,299
)    
(101,770,287
)    
26,713,663
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
(1,881,230
)   $
(41,180,286
)   $
(99,953,562
)   $
26,699,259
 
                                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
240,473,128
    $
114,097,930
    $
149,547,115
    $
137,741,560
 
                                 
Addition of 8,875,000, 3,625,000, 21,000,000 and 7,300,000 shares, respectively
   
169,898,748
     
88,981,896
     
473,318,044
     
206,106,237
 
Redemption of 4,800,000, 300,000, 9,275,000 and 6,125,000 shares, respectively
   
(109,080,764
)    
(7,268,154
)    
(223,501,715
)    
(215,915,670
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 4,075,000, 3,325,000, 11,725,000 and 1,175,000 shares, respectively
   
60,817,984
     
81,713,742
     
249,816,329
     
(9,809,433
)
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
615,421
     
50,013
     
1,816,725
     
(14,404
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(15,922,047
)    
(24,690,361
)    
(82,115,151
)    
29,055,098
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
13,425,396
     
(16,539,938
)    
(19,655,136
)    
(2,341,435
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
(1,881,230
)    
(41,180,286
)    
(99,953,562
)    
26,699,259
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
299,409,882
    $
154,631,386
    $
299,409,882
    $
154,631,386
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(99,953,562
)   $
26,699,259
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(1,532,412,598
)    
(4,972,527,143
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
1,457,989,132
     
5,107,914,327
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(2,465,103
)    
(533,407
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(7,980
)    
1,993
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(29,624
)    
(10,166
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(1,949,697
)    
(2,176,948
)
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(84,827
)    
(37,100
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
71,718
     
514
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
6,939,465
     
3,331,846
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(171,903,076
)    
162,663,175
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
473,318,044
     
206,106,237
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(211,945,707
)    
(219,347,383
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
261,372,337
     
(13,241,146
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
89,469,261
     
149,422,029
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
39,393,419
     
3,715,132
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
128,862,680
    $
153,137,161
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
 
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $1,566,977,325 and $785,069,552, respectively)
  $
1,567,237,357
    $
785,085,860
 
Cash
   
555,200,406
     
729,259,407
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   
292,678,274
     
272,501,850
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements
   
—  
     
37,374,000
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   
1,233,000
     
6,057,000
 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   
34,057,000
     
53,486,000
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
12,045,095
     
20,646,726
 
Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
30,555,018
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
3,231,612
     
1,023,384
 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   
19,471,964
     
54,572,979
 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   
99,911,172
     
79,899,070
 
Interest receivable
   
978,841
     
555,187
 
                 
Total assets
   
2,586,044,721
     
2,071,016,481
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
22,199,391
     
11,136,094
 
Payable on open futures contracts
   
52,057,496
     
32,074,054
 
Payable to Sponsor
   
1,773,197
     
1,541,554
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
67,492,828
     
74,098,074
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements
   
—  
     
2,783,797
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   
321,393
     
5,407,883
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   
45,949
     
—  
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
143,890,254
     
127,041,456
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
   
2,442,154,467
     
1,943,975,025
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
2,586,044,721
    $
2,071,016,481
 
                 
Shares outstanding
   
100,867,767
     
75,842,768
 
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
  $
10,780,563
    $
8,684,059
    $
33,442,044
    $
23,542,372
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee
   
5,402,289
     
5,834,934
     
16,267,543
     
18,491,990
 
Brokerage commissions
   
1,246,155
     
1,360,732
     
3,525,847
     
4,925,964
 
Brokerage fees
   
8,250
     
4,836
     
11,975
     
152,026
 
Offering costs
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
105,643
 
Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(27,133
)
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   
—  
     
—  
     
426,058
     
—  
 
                                 
Total expenses
   
6,656,694
     
7,200,502
     
20,231,423
     
23,648,490
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
4,123,869
     
1,483,557
     
13,210,621
     
(106,118
)
                                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
(54,371,935
)    
(109,595,481
)    
(248,070,329
)    
(1,589,640,291
)
Swap agreements
   
116,192,266
     
(6,473,141
)    
102,855,828
     
36,862,469
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
(63,794,988
)    
33,894,330
     
(56,632,609
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
8,827,423
     
8,450,767
     
10,894,176
     
9,256,566
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
29,682
     
(1,130
)    
38,616
     
(272,534
)
                                 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
70,677,436
     
(171,413,973
)    
(100,387,379
)    
(1,600,426,399
)
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures contracts
   
46,337,452
     
(49,385,316
)    
15,749,674
     
4,808,142
 
Swap agreements
   
(118,813,987
)    
(24,450,563
)    
(1,996,385
)    
(7,156,632
)
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
13,077,528
     
(27,771,221
)    
(26,671,951
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
4,177,793
     
(625,225
)    
7,294,718
     
7,859,408
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(25,398
)    
(145,310
)    
243,724
     
114,802
 
                                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(68,324,140
)    
(61,528,886
)    
(6,479,490
)    
(21,046,231
)
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
2,353,296
     
(232,942,859
)    
(106,866,869
)    
(1,621,472,630
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $
6,477,165
    $
(231,459,302
)   $
(93,656,248
)   $
(1,621,578,748
)
                                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $
2,282,898,916
    $
2,379,161,650
    $
1,943,975,025
    $
2,947,278,212
 
                                 
Addition of 74,825,000, 25,965,000, 150,475,000 and 83,967,500 shares, respectively
   
1,551,679,782
     
963,025,515
     
3,849,113,475
     
5,134,521,982
 
Redemption of 59,750,000, 20,127,729, 125,450,001 and 83,075,617 shares, respectively
   
(1,398,901,396
)    
(785,941,064
)    
(3,257,277,785
)    
(4,135,434,647
)
                                 
Net addition (redemption) of 15,075,000, 5,837,271, 25,024,999 and 891,883 shares, respectively
   
152,778,386
     
177,084,451
     
591,835,690
     
999,087,335
 
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
   
4,123,869
     
1,483,557
     
13,210,621
     
(106,118
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
70,677,436
     
(171,413,973
)    
(100,387,379
)    
(1,600,426,399
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(68,324,140
)    
(61,528,886
)    
(6,479,490
)    
(21,046,231
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
   
6,477,165
     
(231,459,302
)    
(93,656,248
)    
(1,621,578,748
)
                                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $
2,442,154,467
    $
2,324,786,799
    $
2,442,154,467
    $
2,324,786,799
 
                                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $
(93,656,248
)   $
(1,621,578,748
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
   
     
 
Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(25,820,665,998
)    
(74,645,523,313
)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
25,060,211,654
     
76,349,727,446
 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   
(21,414,813
)    
(19,354,782
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(38,616
)    
272,534
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
22,229,164
     
25,854,373
 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   
(20,012,102
)    
(68,530,403
)
Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor
   
—  
     
59,651
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   
(423,654
)    
(212,310
)
Amortization of offering costs
   
—  
     
105,643
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   
231,643
     
(723,455
)
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   
19,983,442
     
14,342,630
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Broker
   
—  
     
8,339
 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   
45,949
     
—  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(853,509,579
)    
34,447,605
 
                 
Cash flow from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from addition of shares
   
3,884,214,490
     
5,130,866,019
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(3,246,214,488
)    
(4,208,705,204
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
638,000,002
     
922,160,815
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
(215,509,577
)    
956,608,420
 
Cash, beginning of period
   
1,098,678,257
     
483,772,745
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
883,168,680
    $
1,440,381,165
 
                 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES TRUST II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
ProShares Trust II (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of September 30, 2019, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds, are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX 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 at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.
Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in several different ways. References to “Short Funds,” “UltraShort Funds,” “UltraPro Short Funds,” “Ultra Funds” or “UltraPro 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 Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
or 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either one and
one-half
times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that over time, match the performance of the corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.
The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than a single day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (e.g.,
-0.5x,
-1x,
-2x,
-3x,
1.5x, 2x or 3x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.
 
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Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits
The table below includes Share splits and reverse Share splits for the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2018. There were no Share splits or reverse Share splits for the Funds during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The ticker symbols for these Funds did not change, and each Fund continues to trade on the NYSE Arca.
             
 
Execution Date
 
 
Date Trading
 
(Prior to Opening
 
 
Resumed at Post-
Fund
 
of Trading)
 
Type of Split
 
Split Price
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
March 19, 2018
 
1-for-5 reverse Share split
 
March 20, 2018
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
 
March 19, 2018
 
1-for-4 reverse Share split
 
March 20, 2018
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
September 17, 2018
 
1-for-4 reverse Share split
 
September 18, 2018
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
September 17, 2018
 
1-for-5 reverse Share split
 
September 18, 2018
 
 
 
The reverse splits were applied retroactively for all periods presented, reducing the number of Shares outstanding for each of the Funds, and resulted in a proportionate increase in the price per Share and per Share information of each such Fund. Therefore, the reverse splits did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the reverse split.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Each Fund is an investment company, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” As such, the Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each 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”). Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
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 (“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/A
for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019.
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 of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. 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, these 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 each 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 Shares 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, 2019 and 2018, and represents cash, segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, segregated cash with brokers for swap agreements, segregated cash with brokers for forward agreements, and segregated cash with brokers for foreign currency forward agreements but does not include short-term investments.
 
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Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period
The
cut-off
times and the times of the calculation of the Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund Shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were typically as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:
 
Create/Redeem
 
NAV Calculation
 
NAV
Fund
 
Cut-off*
 
Time
 
Calculation Date
UltraShort Silver, Ultra Silver
 
1:00 p.m.
 
1:25 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
UltraShort Gold, Ultra Gold
 
1:00 p.m.
 
1:30 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil,
 
 
 
Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
2:00 p.m.
 
2:30 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF,
 
 
 
UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF,
 
 
 
UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas,
 
 
 
Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
2:00 p.m.
 
2:30 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
UltraShort Australian Dollar
 
3:00 p.m.
 
4:00 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
Short Euro,
 
 
 
UltraShort Euro,
 
 
 
Ultra Euro
 
3:00 p.m.
 
4:00 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
UltraShort Yen,
 
 
 
Ultra Yen
 
3:00 p.m.
 
4:00 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
 
 
 
Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
 
 
 
Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
2:00 p.m.
 
4:15 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
 
2:00 p.m.
 
4:15 p.m.
 
September 30, 2019
* Although the 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 months ended September 30, 2019.
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 Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain of the Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Investment Valuation
Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy.
Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) 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, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro 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, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are generally valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are generally valued at the last settled price. Futures contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy. Swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy. 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. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and
 
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would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with industry standards. The Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted. Depending on the source and relevant significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level II or Level III in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While the Funds’ policies are intended to result in a calculation of its respective Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, such 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 such 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.
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, 2019 using the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
 
 
 
Level II - Other Significant Observable
 
 
Level I - Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term
 U.S.
 
 
 
 
Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government and
 
 
Futures
 
 
Forward
 
 
Swap
 
 
 
Fund
 
Agencies
 
 
Contracts
*
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Agreements
 
 
Total
 
ProShares Short Euro
  $
6,980,360
    $
263,291
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
7,243,651
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
167,710,201
     
  7,210,503
     
—  
     
—  
     
174,920,704
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
297,435,798
     
2,044,987
     
—  
     
(37,929,315
)    
261,551,470
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
12,973,719
     
2,680,382
     
—  
     
—  
     
15,654,101
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
998,237
     
—  
     
   (109,550
)    
—  
     
888,687
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
98,810,275
     
1,324,832
     
—  
     
(3,921,350
)    
96,213,757
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
   228,568,115
     
(2,498,546
)    
—  
     
(25,446,936
)    
   200,622,633
 
 
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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $
209,661,089
    $
(2,078,946
)   $
—  
    $
(195,227
)   $
207,386,916
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
—  
     
—  
     
(28,138
)    
—  
     
(28,138
)
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
48,939,861
     
2,641,411
     
—  
     
—  
     
51,581,272
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
41,929,905
     
14,081,473
     
—  
     
—  
     
56,011,378
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
—  
     
211,190
     
—  
     
—  
     
211,190
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
74,866,912
     
1,237,943
     
—  
     
10,407,039
     
86,511,894
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
1,996,475
     
765,965
     
—  
     
—  
     
2,762,440
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
121,779,689
     
—  
     
2,672,188
     
—  
     
124,451,877
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
7,982,681
     
540,364
     
—  
     
662,229
     
9,185,274
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
5,990,736
     
934,581
     
—  
     
975,827
     
7,901,144
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
28,931,063
     
—  
     
375,719
     
—  
     
29,306,782
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
19,971,066
     
1,980,921
     
—  
     
—  
     
21,951,987
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
191,711,175
     
(2,306,315
)    
—  
     
—  
     
189,404,860
 
                                         
Total Trust
 
$
1,567,237,357
 
 
$
29,034,036
 
 
$
2,910,219
 
 
$
(55,447,733
)
 
$
1,543,733,879
 
 
 
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
 
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, 2018 using the fair value hierarchy:
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
Level II - Other Significant Observable
   
 
 
Level I - Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term
 U.S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government and
 
 
Futures
 
 
Forward
 
 
Forward
 
 
Swap
 
 
 
Fund
 
Agencies
 
 
Contracts
*
 
 
Agreements
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Agreements
 
 
Total
 
ProShares Short Euro
  $
599,429
    $
(43,281
)   $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
556,148
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
—  
     
(14,476,201
)    
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(14,476,201
)
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
280,502,900
     
(14,040,301
)    
—  
     
—  
     
(72,767,125
)    
193,695,474
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
8,380,427
     
(10,323,163
)    
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(1,942,736
)
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
1,496,658
     
—  
     
—  
     
57,938
     
—  
     
1,554,596
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
41,941,734
     
72,670
     
4,253,301
     
—  
     
—  
     
46,267,705
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
123,795,806
     
340,736
     
26,301,717
     
—  
     
—  
     
150,438,259
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
—  
     
32,503,965
     
—  
     
—  
     
(1,330,949
)    
31,173,016
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
    177,111
     
—  
     
177,111
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
20,979,876
     
(23,451,361
)    
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(2,471,485
)
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
—  
     
7,019,475
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
7,019,475
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
299,537
     
511,825
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
811,362
 
 
 
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
  $
27,967,534
    $
3,272,155
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
20,646,726
    $
51,886,415
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
299,714
     
10,837,989
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
11,137,703
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
121,801,685
     
—  
     
—  
     
(1,495,804
)    
—  
     
120,305,881
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
3,989,563
     
(31,780
)    
(990,786
)    
—  
     
—  
     
2,966,997
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
3,294,766
     
(44,917
)    
(1,793,011
)    
—  
     
—  
     
1,456,838
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
34,951,229
     
—  
     
—  
     
(3,123,744
)    
—  
     
31,827,485
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
—  
     
3,758,106
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
3,758,106
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
114,785,002
     
17,378,445
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
132,163,447
 
                                                 
Total Trust
 
$
785,085,860
 
 
$
13,284,362
 
 
$
27,771,221
 
 
$
(4,384,499
)
 
$
(53,451,348
)
 
$
768,305,596
 
 
 
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
 
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.
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or discount, and is reflected as Interest Income in the Statement of Operations.
Brokerage Commissions and Fees
Each 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 (“CFTC”) 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 would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized when the transaction is closed). The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.
Federal Income Tax
Each Fund is registered as a series of a Delaware statutory trust and is 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 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 (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) 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 monitors its tax positions taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to,
on-going
analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.
 
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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, futures, and/or 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, including derivative positions, which the Sponsor believes in combination, should produce returns consistent with a Fund’s objective.
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on each respective Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Certain Funds utilized a varying level of derivative instruments in conjunction with investment securities in seeking to meet their investment objectives during the period. While the volume of open positions may vary on a daily basis as each Fund transacts derivatives contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure to meet its investment objective, the volume of these open positions relative to the net assets of each respective Fund at the date of this report is generally representative of open positions throughout the reporting period.
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 may enter into futures contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of, or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting), an underlying Index, currency 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 asset 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 affected. The initial margin is segregated as cash and/or securities balances with brokers for futures contracts, as disclosed in the Statements of Financial Condition, and is restricted as to its use. The Funds that enter into futures contracts maintain collateral at the broker in the form of cash and/or securities. Pursuant to the futures contract, each Fund generally agrees to receive from or pay to the broker(s) 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.
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 but some counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the credit risk resides with the Funds’ clearing broker or clearinghouse itself. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified times during the trading day. Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses. If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The risk the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.
 
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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) an underlying Index, currency or commodity, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are
two-party
contracts that have traditionally been entered into primarily with institutional investors in
over-the-counter
(“OTC”) markets for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year. However, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of the OTC derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such transactions through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization. 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. Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered into. 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 a Matching VIX Fund, an Ultra Fund, or an UltraPro Fund, the Matching VIX Fund, Ultra Fund, or UltraPro Fund would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the level of the benchmark increases and would be required to make payments to the swap counterparties in the event the level of 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 a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund, or an UltraPro Short Fund, the Short Fund, UltraShort Fund, or UltraPro Short Fund would be required to make payments to the swap counterparties in the event the level of the benchmark increases and would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the level of 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 OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian. The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its obligations with respect to each OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated account by a third party 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 asset.
Swap 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 to 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 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 correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference Index and the inability of 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 typically enter into swap agreements only with major global 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, 2019 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party at any time. Upon termination, the Fund is obligated 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. As noted above, collateral posted in connection with OTC derivative transactions is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated
tri-party
account at the Custodian to protect the
 
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counterparty against
non-payment
by the Funds. The collateral held in this account is restricted as to its use. 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 in connection with OTC swaps 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, subject to certain minimum thresholds. In the event of a bankruptcy of a counterparty, such 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, 2019, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.
The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily
marking-to-market
and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
Forward Contracts
Certain of the Funds enter into forward contracts for the purpose 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 an asset at or before a specified date in the future at a specified price. Forward contracts are typically traded in OTC markets and all details of the contracts 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 have traditionally not been cleared or guaranteed by a third party. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC now regulates
non-deliverable
forwards (including deliverable forwards where the parties do not take delivery). Certain
non-deliverable
forward contracts, such as
non-deliverable
foreign exchange forwards, may be subject to regulation as swap agreements, including mandatory clearing. Changes in the forward markets may entail increased costs and result in increased reporting requirements.
The Funds may collateralize OTC 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 a third party custodian to protect the counterparty against
non-payment
by the Funds. The collateral held in this account is restricted as to its use. 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, subject to minimum thresholds. 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 Fund 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, 2019, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.
 
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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. In recent years, however, many OTC market participants in foreign exchange trading have begun to require their counterparties to post margin.
A Fund will typically enter into forward contracts only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a forward contract is monitored by the Sponsor.
The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily
marking-to-market
and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
The following tables indicate the location of derivative related items on the Statement of Financial Condition as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the reporting period.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2019
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
 
Fund
 
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
 
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
 
Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
   
Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
   
$ 7,549,341
*
   
   
$ 338,838
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
   
—  
   
   
2,274,173
*
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
 
   
1,980,921
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
   
229,197
*
 
 
   
2,535,512
*
 
Commodities Contracts
 
 
Receivables on open futures contracts and/or unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
   
Payable on open futures contracts and/or unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
   
2,044,987
*
 
 
   
37,929,315
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
   
2,680,382
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
 
   
1,324,832
*
 
 
   
3,921,350
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
 
   
—  
   
   
27,945,482
*
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
 
   
2,641,411
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
 
   
14,081,473
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
   
11,644,982
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
   
765,965
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
 
   
1,202,593
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
 
   
1,910,408
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
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Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts
   
   
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts
   
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
 
  $
263,291
*
 
 
  $
—  
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
 
   
1,357
   
   
110,907
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
 
   
171
   
   
28,309
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
 
   
211,190
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
 
   
2,834,229
   
   
162,041
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
 
   
395,855
   
   
20,136
 
                             
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
51,762,585
*
 
 
 
$
  75,266,063
*
 
 
 
 
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures
.
 
 
                             
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2018
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
 
Fund
 
Statements of Financial
Condition Location
 
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
Statements of Financial
Condition Location
 
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
 
Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   
   
Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
  $
910,460
*
 
 
  $
  15,386,661
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
   
33,798,582
*
 
 
   
2,625,566
*
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
 
   
3,888,156
*
 
 
   
130,050
*
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 
   
18,392,959
*
 
 
   
1,014,514
*
 
Commodities Contracts
 
 
Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements
   
   
Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements
   
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
   
—  
   
   
86,807,426
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
   
—  
   
   
10,323,163
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
 
   
4,325,971
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
 
   
26,642,453
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
 
   
—  
   
   
23,451,361
*
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
 
   
7,019,475
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
   
23,918,881
*
 
 
   
—  
 
 
 
 
 
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
 
$
10,837,989
*
 
 
 
$
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
 
1,022,566
*
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
 
1,837,928
*
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts
 
 
 
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts
 
 
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
 
43,281
*
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
 
 
 
61,971
 
 
 
 
4,033
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
 
 
 
179,187
 
 
 
 
2,076
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
 
 
 
511,825
*
 
 
 
 
—  
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
 
 
 
104,074
 
 
 
 
1,599,878
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
 
 
 
678,152
 
 
 
 
3,801,896
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
131,270,135
*
 
 
 
$
  
148,050,399
*
 
 
 
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
 
 
 
                         
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2019
 
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
 
Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Fund
 
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $
1,173,763
    $
(5,428,459
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(55,327,540
)    
45,205,927
 
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
1,477,618
     
2,654,603
 
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(15,928,298
)    
13,428,427
 
Commodities Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
 
 
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
  $
62,252,302
    $
(106,568,448
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
(1,826,717
)    
3,329,755
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
16,725,025
     
(11,793,379
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
69,234,012
     
(36,174,451
)
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
4,691,349
     
(24,831,963
)
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
(297,480
)    
17,634,581
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
(12,233,280
)    
23,194,927
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
(68,026
)    
790,889
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
(3,472,688
)    
2,706,125
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
(5,517,659
)    
2,681,272
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
  $
625,576
    $
342,293
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
(396,315
)    
(150,573
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
37,748
     
(76,553
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
312,374
     
351,366
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
9,363,923
     
3,612,397
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
(177,933
)    
792,522
 
                         
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
 
 
70,647,754
 
 
$
(68,298,742
)
 
 
 
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
 
Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Fund
 
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $
71,706,713
    $
 
21,686,704
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(305,526,699
)    
(33,447,189
)
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
(5,577,673
)    
(1,777,185
)
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(82,123,131
)    
(19,684,760
)
 
 
 
 
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Commodities Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
  $
112,863,983
    $
50,923,098
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
(23,104,608
)    
13,003,545
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
24,305,565
     
(6,922,489
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
74,520,050
     
(54,587,935
)
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
30,865,755
     
26,092,772
 
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
(1,379,372
)    
7,061,998
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
(11,265,317
)    
(12,273,899
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
14,701,140
     
(10,072,024
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
(6,542,664
)    
2,225,159
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
(6,438,348
)    
3,748,336
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
   
849,200
     
306,572
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
(756,187
)    
(167,488
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
131,724
     
(205,249
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
825,235
     
(300,635
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
14,640,542
     
4,167,992
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
(3,121,903
)    
3,499,463
 
                         
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
(100,425,995
)
 
$
(6,723,214
)
 
 
 
 
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2018
 
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
 
Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Fund
 
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $
38,096,229
    $
33,660,002
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(155,771,155
)    
(74,408,126
)
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
(1,922,746
)    
(253,265
)
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
(24,690,361
)    
(16,539,938
)
Commodities Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures, swap and/or forward agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
50,283,654
     
(32,361,205
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
801,033
     
696,672
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
(15,454,618
)    
6,257,639
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
(59,679,477
)    
9,683,708
 
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
4,185,376
     
341,411
 
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
(3,065,880
)    
159,888
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
(24,890,259
)    
15,591,389
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
(265,373
)    
(12,945
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
4,925,313
     
(1,934,765
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
6,413,757
     
(929,014
)
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
   
173,885
     
(85,332
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
(337,286
)    
138,839
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
(91,507
)    
(85,715
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
997,012
     
(624,470
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
6,358,881
     
(2,962,684
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
2,520,679
     
2,284,335
 
                         
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
(171,412,843
)
 
$
(61,383,576
)
                         
 
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
 
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
 
Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Fund
 
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
VIX Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $
(1,789,421,125
)   $
(5,909,845
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
105,021,521
     
119,903
 
 
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
2,044,708
     
1,583,775
 
 
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
29,057,091
     
(2,351,601
)
Commodities 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 Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
202,022,270
     
(6,827,572
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
5,881,807
     
(6,647,761
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
(12,506,333
)    
(4,562,212
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
(52,504,971
)    
(26,209,907
)
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
7,547,152
     
8,828,897
 
 
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
(14,534,995
)    
(2,294,411
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
(100,649,930
)    
9,231,030
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
(277,886
)    
1,090,376
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
3,228,358
     
1,850,644
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
5,151,401
     
2,249,554
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts
 
   
     
 
 
 
ProShares Short Euro
   
238,110
     
168,169
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
(646,805
)    
(297,367
)
 
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
(68,661
)    
(75,150
)
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
292,391
     
660,520
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
10,370,332
     
6,781,535
 
 
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
(398,300
)    
1,450,390
 
                         
 
 
Total Trust
 
$
(1,600,153,865
)
 
$
(21,161,033
)
 
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Each Fund is subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements that allow for amounts owed between each Fund and the counterparty to be netted upon an early termination. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements or similar arrangements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. As described above, the Funds utilize derivative instruments to achieve their investment objective during the year. The amounts shown in the Statements of Financial Condition do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements or similar arrangements.
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Financial Condition.
 
The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2019.
                                                 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2019
 
 
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
Fund
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Net Amounts of
Assets presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
  $
  
    $
  
    $
  
    $
  37,929,315
    $
  
    $
  37,929,315
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
1,357
     
  
     
1,357
     
110,907
     
  
     
110,907
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
  
     
  
     
  
     
3,921,350
     
  
     
3,921,350
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
  
     
  
     
  
     
25,446,936
     
  
     
25,446,936
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
  
     
  
     
  
     
195,227
     
  
     
195,227
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
171
     
  
     
171
     
28,309
     
  
     
28,309
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
10,407,039
     
  
     
10,407,039
     
  
     
  
     
  
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
2,834,229
     
  
     
2,834,229
     
162,041
     
  
     
162,041
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
662,229
     
  
     
662,229
     
  
     
  
     
  
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
975,827
     
  
     
975,827
     
  
     
  
     
  
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
395,855
     
  
     
395,855
     
20,136
     
  
     
20,136
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at September 30, 2019. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be
un-collateralized
due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.
                                 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2019
 
Fund
 
Amounts of Recognized Assets /
(Liabilities) presented in the
Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
Financial Instruments for
the Benefit of (the Funds) /
the Counterparties
 
 
Cash Collateral for the
Benefit of (the Funds) /
the Counterparties
 
 
Net Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
  $
(9,747,740
)   $
2,869,740
    $
6,878,000
    $
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(8,182,005
)    
8,182,005
     
—  
     
—  
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
(8,850,714
)    
8,850,714
     
—  
     
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
(3,847,828
)    
3,847,828
     
—  
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(7,301,028
)    
7,301,028
     
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(61,724
)    
—  
     
61,724
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(47,826
)    
—  
     
47,826
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
(1,531,632
)    
—  
     
1,531,632
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(1,119,427
)    
1,119,427
     
—  
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(1,270,291
)    
1,270,291
     
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
(10,245,707
)    
4,229,707
     
6,016,000
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(6,979,828
)    
6,979,828
     
—  
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(8,221,401
)    
8,221,401
     
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs
 & Co.
   
(195,227
)    
—  
     
195,227
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(14,196
)    
—  
     
14,196
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(13,942
)    
—  
     
13,942
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
4,057,928
     
—  
     
(2,250,000
)    
1,807,928
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
2,123,405
     
(1,122,724
)    
—  
     
1,000,681
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
1,553,185
     
—  
     
(620,000
)    
933,185
 
Societe Generale
   
548,761
     
(257,363
)    
—  
     
291,398
 
UBS AG
   
2,123,760
     
(1,032,343
)    
—  
     
1,091,417
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
1,313,662
     
(777,931
)    
—  
     
535,731
 
UBS AG
   
1,358,526
     
(806,144
)    
—  
     
552,382
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
349,289
     
—  
     
—  
     
349,289
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
172,694
     
—  
     
—  
     
172,694
 
UBS AG
   
140,246
     
—  
     
—  
     
140,246
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
374,866
     
—  
     
—  
     
374,866
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
253,496
     
—  
     
—  
     
253,496
 
UBS AG
   
347,465
     
—  
     
—  
     
347,465
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
196,246
     
(154,745
)    
—  
     
41,501
 
UBS AG
   
179,473
     
—  
     
—  
     
179,473
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of December 31, 2018:
                                                 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2018
 
 
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
Fund
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Net Amounts of
Assets presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
 
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
  $
—  
    $
  
    $
—  
    $
  72,767,125
    $
  
    $
  72,767,125
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
61,971
     
  
     
61,971
     
4,033
     
  
     
4,033
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Forward agreements
   
4,253,301
     
  
     
4,253,301
     
—  
     
  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Forward agreements
   
26,301,717
     
  
     
26,301,717
     
—  
     
  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
—  
     
  
     
—  
     
1,330,949
     
  
     
1,330,949
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
179,187
     
  
     
179,187
     
2,076
     
  
     
2,076
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Swap agreements
   
20,646,726
     
  
     
20,646,726
     
—  
     
  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
104,074
     
  
     
104,074
     
1,599,878
     
  
     
1,599,878
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
  
     
—  
     
990,786
     
  
     
990,786
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Forward agreements
   
—  
     
  
     
—  
     
1,793,011
     
  
     
1,793,011
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
   
678,152
     
  
     
678,152
     
3,801,896
     
  
     
3,801,896
 
 
 
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2018. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be
un-collateralized
due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.
 
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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2018
 
Fund
 
Amounts of Recognized
Assets / (Liabilities)
presented in the Statements
of Financial Condition
 
 
Financial Instruments for
the Benefit of (the Funds)
/ the Counterparties
 
 
Cash Collateral for the
Benefit of (the Funds) /
the Counterparties
 
 
Net Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
  $
(22,752,565
)   $
20,667,565
    $
2,085,000
    $
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(15,691,687
)    
10,417,687
     
5,274,000
     
—  
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
(13,836,386
)    
13,836,386
     
—  
     
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
(5,206,589
)    
1,491,589
     
3,715,000
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(15,279,898
)    
15,156,898
     
123,000
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
26,209
     
—  
     
—  
     
26,209
 
UBS AG
   
31,729
     
—  
     
—  
     
31,729
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
1,682,026
     
(1,682,026
)    
—  
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
1,223,528
     
(1,223,528
)    
—  
     
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
61,260
     
—  
     
—  
     
61,260
 
UBS AG
   
1,286,487
     
(1,286,487
)    
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
9,662,061
     
(8,053,860
)    
—  
     
1,608,201
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
8,418,745
     
(1,655,971
)    
—  
     
6,762,774
 
Societe Generale
   
118,797
     
—  
     
—  
     
118,797
 
UBS AG
   
8,102,114
     
(6,971,401
)    
—  
     
1,130,713
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(1,330,949
)    
—  
     
1,330,949
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
73,705
     
—  
     
—  
     
73,705
 
UBS AG
   
103,406
     
—  
     
—  
     
103,406
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
8,336,367
     
(8,336,367
)    
—  
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
2,752,372
     
(2,752,372
)    
—  
     
—  
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
4,237,960
     
—  
     
(4,237,960
)    
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
1,891,050
     
(1,891,050
)    
—  
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
3,428,977
     
(3,428,977
)    
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(610,002
)    
610,002
     
—  
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(885,802
)    
—  
     
885,802
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
(380,655
)    
119,655
     
261,000
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(258,134
)    
—  
     
258,134
     
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
(63,076
)    
—  
     
63,076
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(288,921
)    
—  
     
288,921
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
     
     
     
 
Citibank, N.A.
   
(566,050
)    
—  
     
566,050
     
—  
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(605,756
)    
—  
     
605,756
     
—  
 
Societe Generale
   
(119,953
)    
—  
     
119,953
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(501,252
)    
—  
     
501,252
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
     
     
     
 
Goldman Sachs International
   
(1,425,071
)    
—  
     
1,425,071
     
—  
 
UBS AG
   
(1,698,673
)    
1,571,673
     
127,000
     
—  
 
 
 
NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS
Management Fee
Each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund pays 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. Each Matching 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 of such Fund.
 
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The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund that the Sponsor pays directly. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, generally as determined by the Sponsor, including but not limited to, (i) the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, ProFunds Distributors, Inc. (“PDI”), an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent, accounting and auditing fees and expenses, (ii) any Index licensors for the Funds; and (iii) the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund after the commencement of its trading operations. Fees associated with a Fund’s trading operations may include expenses such as 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 and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees, individual Schedule
K-1
preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the net assets of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.
Non-Recurring
Fees and Expenses
Each Fund pays all its
non-recurring
and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor.
Non-recurring
and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are unexpected or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
The Administrator
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a division of The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as the Administrator of the Funds. The Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into an administration and accounting agreement (the “Administratio
n
and Accounting Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration and Accounting Agreement and under the supervision and direction of the Sponsor and the Trust, BNY Mellon prepares and files certain regulatory filings on behalf of the Funds. BNY Mellon may also perform other services for the Funds pursuant to the Administration and Accounting Agreement as mutually agreed upon by the Sponsor, the Trust and BNY Mellon from time to time. The Administrator’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”) served as administr
a
tor of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.
The Custodian
BNY Mellon serves as the Custodian of the Funds, and the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into a custody agreement (the “Custody Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement, BNY Mellon 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 BNY Mellon by the Funds. The Custodian’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
BBH&Co. served as custodian of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.
The Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon serves as the Transfer Agent of the Funds for Authorized Participants and has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement (the “Transfer Agency and Service Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, BNY Mellon is responsible for processing purchase and redemption orders and maintaining records of ownership of the Funds. The Transfer Agent Fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
BBH&Co. served as transfer agent of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.
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. The Sponsor pays SEI for performing its duties on behalf of the Funds.
 
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NOTE 5 – OFFERING COSTS
Offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a
twelve month
period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations. Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of a Fund after the commencement of its trading operations will be paid by the Sponsor.
NOTE 6 – CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS
Each Fund issues and redeems 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 Matching VIX Fund. Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants. As a result of the Share splits and 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 governed by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement and Authorized Participant Procedures Handbook. By placing a purchase order, an Authorized Participant agrees to: (1) deposit cash with the Custodian; and (2) if permitted by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, enter into or arrange for an exchange of futures contract for related position or block trade with the relevant fund whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date.
Authorized Participants may pay a fixed transaction fee (typically $250) in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BNY Mellon, as the Administrator, the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions. Authorized Participants also may pay a variable transaction fee to the Fund of up to 0.10% (and a variable transaction fee to the Matching VIX Funds of 0.05%) of the value of the Creation Unit that is purchased or redeemed unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by the Sponsor. The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction fee. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.
Transaction fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 which are included in the Addition and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, were as follows:
                 
Fund
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
ProShares Short Euro
  $
—  
    $
—  
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
43,815
     
111,420
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
—  
     
57,619
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
—  
     
5,580
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
—  
     
1,632
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
—  
     
7,332
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
584,263
     
1,565,968
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraPro 3
x
 Crude Oil ETF
   
—  
     
24,934
 
ProShares UltraPro 3
x
 Short Crude Oil ETF
   
—  
     
8,919
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
—  
     
27,697
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
—  
     
1,378
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
—  
     
1,606
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
—  
     
—  
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
3,639
     
16,303
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
83,398
     
147,618
 
             
Total Trust
 
$
715,115
 
 
$
1,978,006
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2019
                                                 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Short VIX
 
 
Ultra
 
 
Ultra
 
 
 
 
 
Per Share Operating
 
 
 
Short-Term
 
 
Bloomberg
 
 
Bloomberg
 
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
Short Euro
 
 
Futures ETF
 
 
Crude Oil
 
 
Natural Gas
 
 
Ultra Euro
 
 
Ultra Gold
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2019
  $
44.25
    $
54.51
    $
19.63
    $
13.85
    $
14.50
    $
43.78
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.14
     
0.06
     
0.05
     
0.03
     
0.03
     
0.12
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
2.24
     
(0.64
)    
(3.60
)    
(1.01
)    
(1.36
)    
2.63
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
2.38
     
(0.58
)    
(3.55
)    
(0.98
)    
(1.33
)    
2.75
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
46.63
    $
53.93
    $
16.08
    $
12.87
    $
13.17
    $
46.53
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2019
  $
44.26
    $
53.87
    $
19.32
    $
13.92
    $
14.51
    $
43.80
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
46.73
    $
53.41
    $
16.22
    $
12.87
    $
13.17
    $
46.94
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
5.4
%    
(1.1
)%    
(18.1
)%    
(7.1
)%    
(9.2
)%    
6.3
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
5.6
%    
(0.9
)%    
     
(7.5
)%    
(9.2
)%    
7.2
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.16
%    
1.01
%    
1.29
%    
0.95
%    
0.96
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
1.24
%    
0.46
%    
1.06
%    
0.75
%    
0.89
%    
0.97
%
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Ultra Silver
 
 
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
 
 
Ultra Yen
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF
 
 
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2019
  $
24.62
    $
30.37
    $
58.09
    $
22.54
    $
19.80
    $
55.76
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.07
     
0.01
     
0.14
     
0.03
     
0.02
     
0.16
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
4.52
     
(5.00
)    
(1.17
)    
(7.15
)    
(2.79
)    
4.59
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
4.59
     
(4.99
)    
(1.03
)    
(7.12
)    
(2.77
)    
4.75
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
29.21
    $
25.38
    $
57.06
    $
15.42
    $
17.03
    $
60.51
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2019
  $
24.65
    $
31.49
    $
58.09
    $
22.00
    $
20.28
    $
55.76
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
29.48
    $
26.04
    $
57.08
    $
15.62
    $
16.80
    $
60.42
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
18.6
%    
(16.4
)%    
(1.8
)%    
(31.6
)%    
(14.0
)%    
8.5
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
19.6
%    
(17.3
)%    
(1.7
)%    
(29.0
)%    
(17.2
)%    
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.54
%    
0.95
%    
1.26
%    
1.39
%    
1.03
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.88
%    
0.10
%    
0.96
%    
0.66
%    
0.45
%    
1.11
%
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
 
 
UltraShort
Euro
 
 
UltraShort
Gold
 
 
UltraShort
Silver
 
 
UltraShort
Yen
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2019
  $
16.86
    $
30.75
    $
25.39
    $
61.14
    $
38.22
    $
73.46
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.04
     
0.03
     
0.07
     
0.17
     
0.10
     
0.23
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(0.50
)    
(1.36
)    
2.56
     
(4.75
)    
(8.45
)    
1.04
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(0.46
)    
(1.33
)    
2.63
     
(4.58
)    
(8.35
)    
1.27
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
16.40
    $
29.42
    $
28.02
    $
56.56
    $
29.87
    $
74.73
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2019
  $
17.12
    $
30.58
    $
25.34
    $
61.10
    $
38.18
    $
73.46
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
16.24
    $
29.47
    $
28.03
    $
56.01
    $
29.60
    $
74.69
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(2.7
)%    
(4.3
)%    
10.4
%    
(7.5
)%    
     
1.7
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(5.1
)%    
(3.6
)%    
10.6
%    
(8.3
)%    
(22.5
)%    
1.7
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
1.08
%    
1.61
%    
0.95
%    
0.99
%    
1.01
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.99
%    
0.36
%    
1.11
%    
1.21
%    
1.27
%    
1.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 
 
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2019
  $
21.42
    $
20.86
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.07
     
0.05
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
2.01
     
(1.72
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
2.08
     
(1.67
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
23.50
    $
19.19
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2019
  $
21.63
    $
21.40
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
23.67
    $
19.52
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
9.7
%    
(8.0
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
9.4
%    
(8.8
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.92
%    
1.00
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.85
%    
0.85
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
1.21
%    
0.93
%
 
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2018
                                                 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Short Euro
 
 
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
*
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
*
 
 
Ultra Euro
 
 
Ultra Gold
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2018
  $
41.60
    $
51.10
    $
34.33
    $
29.28
    $
16.09
    $
36.49
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.06
     
(0.01
)    
0.07
     
0.03
     
0.02
     
0.08
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
0.43
     
8.01
     
1.36
     
1.03
     
(0.41
)    
(4.08
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
0.49
     
8.00
     
1.43
     
1.06
     
(0.39
)    
(4.00
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
42.09
    $
59.10
    $
35.76
    $
30.34
    $
15.70
    $
32.49
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2018
  $
41.53
    $
50.88
    $
34.38
    $
29.27
    $
16.06
    $
36.56
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
42.12
    $
59.09
    $
35.96
    $
30.27
    $
15.70
    $
32.75
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
1.2
%    
15.7
%    
4.2
%    
3.6
%    
(2.4
)%    
(11.0
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
1.4
%    
16.1
%    
4.6
%    
3.4
%    
(2.2
)%    
(10.4
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.18
%    
0.96
%    
1.15
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.53
%    
(0.09
)%    
0.88
%    
0.48
%    
0.41
%    
0.97
%
 
 
* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Ultra Silver
 
 
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
*
 
 
Ultra Yen
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF
*
 
 
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2018
  $
29.38
    $
61.26
    $
57.88
    $
62.78
    $
19.31
    $
50.52
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.06
     
(0.09
)    
(0.03
)    
0.01
     
(0.01
)    
0.06
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(6.42
)    
(24.67
)    
(3.54
)    
2.35
     
(2.89
)    
2.13
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(6.36
)    
(24.76
)    
(3.57
)    
2.36
     
(2.90
)    
2.19
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
23.02
    $
36.50
    $
54.31
    $
65.14
    $
16.41
    $
52.71
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2018
  $
29.66
    $
61.70
    $
58.33
    $
63.02
    $
19.27
    $
51.20
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
24.07
    $
36.80
    $
54.44
    $
65.68
    $
16.27
    $
52.78
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(21.6
)%    
(40.4
)%    
(6.2
)%    
3.8
%    
(15.0
)%    
4.3
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(18.8
)%    
(40.4
)%    
(6.7
)%    
4.2
%    
(15.6
)%    
3.1
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.95
%    
1.66
%    
0.95
%    
1.09
%    
1.12
%    
1.04
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.97
%    
(0.80
)%    
(0.19
)%    
0.04
%    
(0.14
)%    
0.50
%
 
 
* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
 
 
UltraShort
Euro
 
 
UltraShort
Gold
 
 
UltraShort
Silver
 
 
UltraShort
Yen
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2018
  $
14.93
    $
38.59
    $
22.79
    $
75.65
    $
34.77
    $
73.49
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.03
     
0.01
     
0.05
     
0.15
     
0.07
     
0.17
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(1.37
)    
(3.00
)    
0.46
     
8.60
     
8.72
     
4.55
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(1.34
)    
(2.99
)    
0.51
     
8.75
     
8.79
     
4.72
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
13.59
    $
35.60
    $
23.30
    $
84.40
    $
43.56
    $
78.21
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2018
  $
14.91
    $
38.62
    $
22.79
    $
75.39
    $
34.40
    $
73.44
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
13.50
    $
35.65
    $
23.31
    $
83.75
    $
41.58
    $
78.18
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(9.0
)%    
(7.7
)%    
2.2
%    
11.6
%    
25.3
%    
6.4
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(9.5
)%    
(7.7
)%    
2.3
%    
11.1
%    
20.9
%    
6.5
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.23
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.84
%    
0.09
%    
0.87
%    
0.73
%    
0.67
%    
0.89
%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 
 
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2018
  $
23.03
    $
30.42
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.02
     
0.01
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(2.48
)    
(8.58
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(2.46
)    
(8.57
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
20.57
    $
21.85
 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2018
  $
23.02
    $
30.52
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
20.68
    $
21.94
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(10.7
)%    
(28.2
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(10.2
)%    
(28.1
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.88
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.85
%    
0.85
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.44
%    
0.15
%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2019
                                                 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Short Euro
 
 
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
 
 
Ultra Euro
 
 
Ultra Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2018
  $
43.10
    $
42.36
    $
13.06
    $
25.28
    $
15.09
    $
37.12
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.43
     
0.16
     
0.16
     
0.09
     
0.11
     
0.32
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
3.10
     
11.41
     
2.86
     
(12.50
)    
(2.03
)    
9.09
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
3.53
     
11.57
     
3.02
     
(12.41
)    
(1.92
)    
9.41
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
46.63
    $
53.93
    $
16.08
    $
12.87
    $
13.17
    $
46.53
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2018
  $
43.08
    $
42.30
    $
13.30
    $
25.82
    $
15.12
    $
37.41
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
46.73
    $
53.41
    $
16.22
    $
12.87
    $
13.17
    $
46.94
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
8.2
%    
27.3
%    
23.1
%    
(49.1
)%    
(12.7
)%    
25.3
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
8.5
%    
26.3
%    
22.0
%    
(50.2
)%    
(12.9
)%    
25.5
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.30
%^^    
0.99
%    
1.32
%    
0.95
%    
0.96
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
1.28
%    
0.41
%    
1.12
%    
0.76
%    
1.02
%    
1.05
%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
^^ Expense ratio, excluding
non-recurring
fees and expense is 1.16%.
 
 
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Ultra Silver
 
 
Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
 
 
Ultra Yen
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF
 
 
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2018
  $
26.39
    $
81.46
    $
57.53
    $
13.08
    $
49.79
    $
55.30
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.20
     
0.03
     
0.44
     
0.13
     
0.09
     
0.49
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
2.62
     
(56.11
)    
(0.91
)    
2.21
     
(32.85
)    
4.72
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
2.82
     
(56.08
)    
(0.47
)    
2.34
     
(32.76
)    
5.21
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
29.21
    $
25.38
    $
57.06
    $
15.42
    $
17.03
    $
60.51
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2018
  $
26.37
    $
81.73
    $
57.55
    $
13.47
    $
48.43
    $
54.92
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
29.48
    $
26.04
    $
57.08
    $
15.62
    $
16.80
    $
60.42
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
10.7
%    
(68.8
)%    
(0.8
)%    
17.9
%    
(65.8
)%    
9.4
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
11.8
%    
(68.1
)%    
(0.8
)%    
16.0
%    
(65.3
)%    
10.0
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.53
%^^    
0.95
%    
1.22
%    
1.38
%    
1.03
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.99
%    
0.13
%    
1.04
%    
0.80
%    
0.59
%    
1.17
%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
^^ Expense ratio, excluding
non-recurring
fees and expense is
1.53
%.
 
 
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
 
 
UltraShort
Euro
 
 
UltraShort
Gold
 
 
UltraShort
Silver
 
 
UltraShort
Yen
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2018
  $
29.79
    $
21.61
    $
24.27
    $
73.28
    $
37.13
    $
73.89
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.14
     
0.10
     
0.24
     
0.52
     
0.27
     
0.72
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(13.53
)    
7.71
     
3.51
     
(17.24
)    
(7.53
)    
0.12
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(13.39
)    
7.81
     
3.75
     
(16.72
)    
(7.26
)    
0.84
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
16.40
    $
29.42
    $
28.02
    $
56.56
    $
29.87
    $
74.73
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2018
  $
29.28
    $
21.22
    $
24.25
    $
72.84
    $
37.10
    $
73.86
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
16.24
    $
29.47
    $
28.03
    $
56.01
    $
29.60
    $
74.69
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(44.9
)%    
36.1
%    
15.5
%    
(22.8
)%    
(19.6
)%    
1.1
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(44.5
)%    
38.9
%    
15.6
%    
(23.1
)%    
(20.2
)%    
1.1
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
1.04
%    
1.51
%    
0.95
%    
0.98
%    
1.00
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
1.04
%    
0.55
%    
1.22
%    
1.06
%    
0.99
%    
1.29
%
 
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 
 
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2018
  $
26.65
    $
38.58
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.21
     
0.19
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(3.36
)    
(19.58
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(3.15
)    
(19.39
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2019
  $
23.50
    $
19.19
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2018
  $
26.74
    $
38.61
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2019
  $
23.67
    $
19.52
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(11.8
)%    
(50.3
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(11.5
)%    
(49.4
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.93
%    
0.96
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.85
%    
0.85
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
1.25
%    
1.10
%
 
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2018
                                                 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Short Euro
 
 
Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
*
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
*
 
 
Ultra Euro
 
 
Ultra Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2017
  $
39.96
    $
509.20
    $
23.66
    $
32.64
    $
17.44
    $
39.88
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.10
     
(0.25
)    
0.13
     
0.05
     
0.02
     
0.20
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
2.03
     
(449.85
)    
11.97
     
(2.35
)    
(1.76
)    
(7.59
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
2.13
     
(450.10
)    
12.10
     
(2.30
)    
(1.74
)    
(7.39
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
42.09
    $
59.10
    $
35.76
    $
30.34
    $
15.70
    $
32.49
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2017
  $
39.99
    $
512.84
    $
23.44
    $
32.50
    $
17.46
    $
40.67
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
42.12
    $
59.09
    $
35.96
    $
30.27
    $
15.70
    $
32.75
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
5.3
%    
(88.4
)%    
51.1
%    
(7.0
)%    
(10.0
)%    
(18.5
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
5.3
%    
(88.5
)%    
53.4
%    
(6.9
)%    
(10.1
)%    
(19.5
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expense ratio
   
0.97
%    
1.38
%    
0.97
%    
1.20
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.33
%    
(0.50
)%    
0.58
%    
0.24
%    
0.19
%    
0.68
%
 
 
 
 
* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
Ultra Silver
 
 
Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
*
 
 
Ultra Yen
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
 
 
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF
*
 
 
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2017
  $
33.55
    $
51.67
    $
57.32
    $
37.78
    $
42.32
    $
45.67
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.15
     
(0.39
)    
(0.14
)    
(0.19
)    
(0.16
)    
0.09
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(10.68
)    
(14.78
)    
(2.87
)    
27.55
     
(25.75
)    
6.95
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(10.53
)    
(15.17
)    
(3.01
)    
27.36
     
(25.91
)    
7.04
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
23.02
    $
36.50
    $
54.31
    $
65.14
    $
16.41
    $
52.71
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2017
  $
33.85
    $
51.05
    $
57.45
    $
37.23
    $
42.88
    $
45.72
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
24.07
    $
36.80
    $
54.44
    $
65.68
    $
16.27
    $
52.78
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(31.4
)%    
(29.4
)%    
(5.3
)%    
72.4
%    
(61.2
)%    
15.4
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(28.9
)%    
(27.9
)%    
(5.2
)%    
76.4
%    
(62.1
)%    
15.4
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.95
%    
1.70
%    
0.95
%    
1.13
%    
1.19
%    
1.03
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.66
%    
(0.98
)%    
(0.31
)%    
(0.50
)%    
(0.82
)%    
0.25
%
 
 
 
 
* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 

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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 
 
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
 
 
UltraShort
Euro
 
 
UltraShort
Gold
 
 
UltraShort
Silver
 
 
UltraShort
Yen
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2017
  $
24.31
    $
39.48
    $
21.21
    $
70.47
    $
31.71
    $
74.93
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.09
     
(0.06
)    
0.10
     
0.31
     
0.14
     
0.33
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(10.81
)    
(3.82
)    
1.99
     
13.62
     
11.71
     
2.95
 
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(10.72
)    
(3.88
)    
2.09
     
13.93
     
11.85
     
3.28
 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
13.59
    $
35.60
    $
23.30
    $
84.40
    $
43.56
    $
78.21
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2017
  $
24.56
    $
39.65
    $
21.20
    $
69.11
    $
31.40
    $
74.98
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
13.50
    $
35.65
    $
23.31
    $
83.75
    $
41.58
    $
78.18
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(44.1
)%    
(9.8
)%    
9.9
%    
19.8
%    
37.4
%    
4.4
%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(45.0
)%    
(10.1
)%    
10.0
%    
21.2
%    
32.4
%    
4.3
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expense ratio
   
0.98
%    
1.33
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%    
0.95
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.62
%    
(0.21
)%    
0.62
%    
0.57
%    
0.53
%    
0.62
%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating
Performance
 
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
 
 
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2017
  $
21.29
    $
23.34
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
0.02
     
0.00
(1)
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   
(0.74
)    
(1.49
)
Change in net asset value from operations
   
(0.72
)    
(1.49
)
Net asset value, at September 30, 2018
  $
20.57
    $
21.85
 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2017
  $
21.15
    $
23.15
 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2018
  $
20.68
    $
21.94
 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   
(3.4
)%    
(6.4
)%
Total Return, at market value^
   
(2.2
)%    
(5.2
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expense ratio
   
0.94
%    
0.99
%
Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees
   
0.85
%    
0.85
%
Net investment income gain (loss)
   
0.12
%    
(0.02
)%
 
 
** Percentages are annualized.
 
 
# 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 NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
 
 
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2018.
 
 
(1) Amount represents greater than $(0.005).
 
 
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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 a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time). The return of a Geared Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ in amount and possibly even direction from one-half the inverse (-0.5x), the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x), three times the inverse (-3x), one and one-half times (1.5x) the return, two times (2x) of the return or three times of the return (3x) of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Geared Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if the performance of its benchmark increases (or decreases in the case of Short, UltraShort and UltraPro Short Funds), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility, compounding, and other factors. Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to the principal amount invested over time. Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated. The effects of compounding will likely cause the performance of a Geared Fund to differ from the Geared Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period. The effect of compounding becomes more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Geared Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark during the holding period of an investment in the Geared Fund. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared 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 Geared Fund’s underlying benchmark. The Matching VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective over time.
Each Ultra, UltraShort, UltraPro and UltraPro Short 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 or UltraPro Fund with a 1.5x or 2x or 3x multiple should be approximately one and
one-half
or two or three times as volatile on a daily basis as is the return of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The daily return of an UltraShort or UltraPro Short Fund is designed to return two times the inverse
(-2x)
or three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the return that would be expected of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The Geared Funds are not appropriate for all investors and present significant risks not applicable to other types of funds. The Leveraged Funds use leverage and 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. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.
While the Funds seek 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 Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark; (3)
 bid-ask
spreads on such Financial Instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments and commission costs; (5) holding or trading instruments in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology; (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; (10) accounting standards; and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
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. In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Geared Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Geared Funds, regulatory restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors 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.,
-0.5x,
-1x,
-2x,
-3x,
1.5x, 2x, or 3x as applicable) to its benchmark 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.
 
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Each Geared Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on a daily basis. The time and manner in which a Geared Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and other circumstances at the discretion of the Sponsor. Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.
Counterparty Risk
Each Fund may use derivatives such as swap agreements and forward contracts (collectively referred to herein as “derivatives”) in the manner described herein as a means to achieve their respective investment objectives. The use of derivatives by a Fund exposes the Fund to counterparty risks.
Regulatory Treatment
Derivatives are generally traded in OTC markets and have only recently become subject to comprehensive regulation in the United States. Cash-settled forwards are generally regulated as “swaps”, whereas physically settled forwards are generally not subject to regulation (in the case of commodities other than currencies) or subject to the federal securities laws (in the case of securities).
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Title VII”) created a regulatory regime for derivatives, with the CFTC responsible for the regulation of swaps and the SEC responsible for the regulation of “security-based swaps.” The SEC requirements have largely yet to be made effective, but the CFTC requirements are largely in place. The CFTC requirements have included rules for some of the types of transactions in which the Funds will engage, including mandatory clearing and exchange trading, reporting, and margin for OTC swaps. Title VII also created new categories of regulated market participants, such as “swap dealers,” “security-based swap dealers,” “major swap participants,” and “major security-based swap participants” who are, or will be, subject to significant new capital, registration, recordkeeping, reporting, disclosure, business conduct and other regulatory requirements. The regulatory requirements under Title VII continue to be developed and there may be further modifications that could materially and adversely impact the Funds, the markets in which a Fund trades and the counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions.
As noted, the CFTC rules may not apply to all of the swap agreements and forward contracts entered into by the Funds. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act (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.
Counterparty Credit Risk
The Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivatives. In the case of cleared derivatives, the Funds will have credit risk to the clearing corporation in a similar manner as the Funds would for futures contracts. In the case of OTC derivatives, the Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparty to the transaction – typically a single bank or financial institution. As a result, a Fund is subject to increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to OTC derivatives entered into as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, 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, subject to certain minimum thresholds. However, there are no limitations on the percentage of assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, 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 major global financial institutions.
OTC derivatives of the type that may be utilized by the Funds are generally less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally 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. 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 to the party under the agreement. For
 
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example, if the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move 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 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, particularly if the level of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.
In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from daily
marking-to-market
and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. To the extent the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a Futures Commission Merchant in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are required by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions. Cleared swap customer collateral is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default. For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is only permitted to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker. Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC. This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss.
The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality. In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers the addition of new counterparties and the counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time. Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio holdings as of the prior Business Day. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings identifies its counterparties, as applicable. This portfolio holdings information may be accessed through the web on the Sponsor’s website at www.ProShares.com.
Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund, subject to applicable law.
The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives. Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and is a Fund’s counterparty on the derivative. The clearing organization guarantees the performance of the other side of the derivative. Nevertheless, some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to a Fund.
Leverage Risk
The Leveraged Funds may utilize leverage in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives and will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than funds that do not employ leverage. The use of leveraged and/or inverse leveraged positions increases the risk of total loss of an investor’s investment, even over periods as short as a single day.
For example, because the UltraShort Funds and Ultra Funds (except for the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF which includes a one and
one-half
times multiplier) include a two times the inverse
(-2x),
or a two times (2x) multiplier, a
single-day
movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% at any point in the day could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that 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 a portion of the movement. For the UltraPro Fund and UltraPro Short Fund, because the Funds include a three times (3x) or three times the inverse
(-3x)
multiplier, a single day movement in the benchmark approaching 33% at any point in the day could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if the benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of the movement. This would be the case with downward
single-day
or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of an Ultra Fund and UltraPro Fund or upward
single-day
or intraday movements in the benchmark of an UltraShort Fund and UltraPro Short Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.
 
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Liquidity Risk
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. Market illiquidity may 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.
“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 November 2018 may specify a January 2019 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the January 2019 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2019. 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 January 2019 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the March 2019 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, an UltraPro Fund or a Matching VIX Fund that invests in such futures, and positively affect a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund or an UltraPro 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, UltraShort Funds, and UltraPro Short Funds, and positively affect the Ultra Funds, UltraPro Funds and Matching VIX Funds.
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 applicable 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, accordingly, decrease the return of the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and the Matching VIX Funds.
Gold and silver have historically exhibited 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.
NOTE 9 – 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. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s or the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
 
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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,” “intend,” “project,” “seek” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. None of the Trust, the Sponsor, the Trustee, or the Administrator 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, the Trustee, or the Administrator 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.
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risk and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Funds’ control. The Funds’ forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions and important factors, risks and uncertainties in the markets for financial instruments that the Funds trade, in the markets for related physical commodities, in the legal and regulatory regimes applicable to the Sponsor, the Funds, and the Funds’ service providers, and in the broader economy may cause the Funds’ actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.
Introduction
ProShares Trust II (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of September 30, 2019, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds, are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds”. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds”.
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 at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.
The Sponsor also serves as the Trust’s commodity pool operator. Wilmington Trust Company serves as the Trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Funds are commodity pools, as defined under “the CEA”, 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.
Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
in several different ways. References to “Short Funds,” “UltraShort Funds,” “UltraPro Short Funds,” “Ultra Funds” or “UltraPro 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.
As described in each Fund’s prospectus, each of the Funds intends to invest in “Financial Instruments” (Financial Instruments are instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or benchmark including futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other instruments) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies, or spot volatility products in order to gain exposure to the VIX Index, natural gas, crude oil, precious metals, or currencies, as applicable. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “inverse”, “inverse leveraged” or “leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds.
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Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
or 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either one and
one-half
times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that over time, match the performance of the corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.
Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, not for any other period. 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 in amount and possibly even direction from
-0.5x,
-1x,
-2x,
-3x,
1.5x, 2x or 3x, as applicable, of the return of the benchmark to which such Fund is benchmarked for that period. 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 that use leverage, are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. Geared Funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.
Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that match the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index (the “Short-Term VIX Index”) or the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index (the
“Mid-Term
VIX Index”) (each a “VIX Futures Index”). Each Geared VIX Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to a multiple or the inverse of the daily performance of the Short-Term VIX Index. Each VIX Fund intends to obtain exposure to its benchmark by taking positions in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”).
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas are benchmarked to indexes designed to track the performance of commodity futures contracts, as applicable. The daily performance of these Indexes and the corresponding Funds will likely be very different in amount and possibly even direction from the daily performance of the price of the related physical commodities.
Each Geared Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares and each Matching VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems its 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 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.
The Sponsor maintains an Internet website at www.ProShares.com, through which monthly account statements and the Trust’s Annual Report on Form
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q,
Current Reports on Form
8-K
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), can be accessed free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov.
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a 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, futures, and/or 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, 2019 and 2018, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:
                                 
Fund
 
Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2018
 
 
Interest Income
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Interest Income
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2018
 
ProShares Short Euro
  $
107,143
    $
31,641
    $
297,766
    $
78,667
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term
Futures ETF
   
1,291,477
     
1,287,659
     
4,759,836
     
4,369,182
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
1,881,595
     
1,905,336
     
6,185,775
     
5,027,003
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   
174,945
     
103,480
     
431,788
     
357,473
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   
25,543
     
27,379
     
100,510
     
77,134
 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   
508,770
     
371,579
     
1,333,779
     
1,076,472
 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   
1,032,102
     
969,237
     
2,867,840
     
2,671,211
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
2,018,561
     
1,202,062
     
6,119,714
     
2,441,956
 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   
16,771
     
5,433
     
62,655
     
14,169
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
   
484,215
     
110,355
     
1,723,210
     
115,343
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
   
147,602
     
56,224
     
324,609
     
62,491
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
   
38,466
     
29,472
     
134,230
     
73,735
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   
418,817
     
756,932
     
1,205,353
     
2,275,948
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg
Natural Gas
   
25,657
     
23,953
     
133,810
     
55,020
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   
689,247
     
787,334
     
2,269,169
     
2,188,547
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   
97,539
     
118,392
     
295,028
     
323,515
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   
72,984
     
99,348
     
229,545
     
242,765
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   
242,826
     
369,683
     
833,627
     
1,041,106
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   
227,815
     
61,731
     
718,946
     
171,777
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   
1,278,488
     
366,829
     
3,414,854
     
878,858
 
 
 
Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures, forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts, as applicable, may be 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 to 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 large size of the positions in which a Fund 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 Investments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
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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Market Risk
Trading in derivatives contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity, currency or spot volatility product underlying such Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such derivative contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, currency or spot volatility product, it would be required to make delivery of that commodity, currency or spot volatility product 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, currency or spot volatility product can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities, currencies or spot volatility products would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.
For more information, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
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 as well as certain swaps 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.
Certain 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 an OTC swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss typically 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 the recovery of 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 will generally consist 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;
 
 
 
 
  requiring that the counterparty posts collateral in amounts approximately equal to that owed to the Funds, as marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds;
 
 
 
 
  limiting the amount of margin or premium posted at a futures commission merchant; and
 
 
 
 
  ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.
 
 
 
 
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of November 1, 2019, 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.
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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 payment amounts 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.
Critical Accounting Policies
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, forward contracts or foreign currency 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 Funds value investments based upon the closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the period ended September 30, 2019.
Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations.
Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) 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, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro 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, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at last settled price. Futures contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy. Swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy. 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. 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. 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 II or Level III in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While each Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the 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 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.
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 investments 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.
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Each 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. The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions in VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.
 
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
ProShares Short Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
22,127,403
    $
8,319,329
 
NAV end of period
  $
18,651,067
    $
8,418,243
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(15.7
)%    
1.2
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
500,000
     
200,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
400,000
     
200,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(20.0
)%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
—  
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
100,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
44.25
    $
41.60
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
46.63
    $
42.09
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
5.4
%    
1.2
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.1
)%    
(0.6
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.2
%    
7.1
%
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 500,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 inverse
(-1x)
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, 2018, 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 the inverse
(-1x)
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, 2018 to September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 5.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 1.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
60,251
    $
11,261
 
Management fee
   
46,129
     
20,064
 
Brokerage commission
   
763
     
316
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
625,576
     
173,885
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
337,705
     
(86,232
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
1,023,532
    $
98,914
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
337,102,327
    $
528,238,767
 
NAV end of period
  $
338,896,125
    $
392,109,157
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
0.5
%    
(25.8
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
6,184,307
     
10,337,500
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
6,284,307
     
6,634,307
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
1.6
%    
(35.8
)%
Shares created
   
850,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
750,000
     
3,703,193
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
54.51
    $
51.10
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
53.93
    $
59.10
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(1.1
)%    
15.7
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(7.8
)%    
(27.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
76.4
%    
43.7
%
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 6,184,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 6,284,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 10,337,500 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 6,634,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to
one-half
the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 1.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 7.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 27.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
366,033
    $
(101,161
)
Management fee
   
757,124
     
1,111,482
 
Brokerage commission
   
166,779
     
272,502
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,175,732
     
38,096,229
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(5,426,565
)    
33,660,002
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(3,884,800
)   $
71,655,070
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
 
 
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
381,980,628
    $
455,274,935
 
NAV end of period
  $
307,227,999
    $
397,342,621
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(19.6
)%    
(12.7
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
19,461,317
     
13,261,317
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
19,111,317
     
11,111,317
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(1.8
)%    
(16.2
)%
Shares created
   
15,250,000
     
2,050,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
15,600,000
     
4,200,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
19.63
    $
34.33
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
16.08
    $
35.76
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(18.1
)%    
4.2
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(6.6
)%    
3.3
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
47.5
%    
23.7
%
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 19,461,317
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outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 19,111,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 13,261,317 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 11,111,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 18.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 4.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
964,368
    $
907,471
 
Management fee
   
864,705
     
981,939
 
Brokerage commission
   
52,522
     
15,926
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
62,255,941
     
50,283,340
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(106,597,827
)    
(32,414,911
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(43,377,518
)   $
18,775,900
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
33,637,758
    $
25,715,598
 
NAV end of period
  $
24,820,631
    $
23,608,774
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(26.2
)%    
(8.2
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
2,428,150
     
878,150
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
1,928,150
     
778,150
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(20.6
)%    
(11.4
)%
Shares created
   
800,000
     
200,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
1,300,000
     
300,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
13.85
    $
29.28
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
12.87
    $
30.34
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(7.1
)%    
3.6
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(1.7
)%    
2.9
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
34.4
%    
21.4
%
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,428,150 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 1,928,150 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 878,150 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 778,150 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 7.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 1.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 2.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
64,345
    $
30,444
 
Management fee
   
81,234
     
60,687
 
Brokerage commission
   
29,366
     
12,349
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(1,826,765
)    
801,033
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,331,086
     
693,375
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
1,568,666
    $
1,524,852
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
5,801,170
    $
8,848,596
 
NAV end of period
  $
5,266,883
    $
7,852,376
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(9.2
)%    
(11.3
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
400,000
     
550,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
400,000
     
500,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
—  
     
(9.1
)%
Shares created
   
—  
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
—  
     
50,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
14.50
    $
16.09
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
13.17
    $
15.70
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(9.2
)%    
(2.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.1
)%    
(0.6
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.2
%    
7.1
%
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times (2x) 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, 2019 to September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 550,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 500,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 9.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 2.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
12,333
    $
8,290
 
Management fee
   
13,210
     
19,089
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(396,315
)    
(337,286
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(150,305
)    
138,276
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(534,287
)   $
(190,720
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
85,377,335
    $
82,112,586
 
NAV end of period
  $
109,353,860
    $
73,094,988
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
28.1
%    
(11.0
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
1,950,000
     
2,250,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
2,350,000
     
2,250,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
20.5
%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
450,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
50,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
43.78
    $
36.49
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
46.53
    $
32.49
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
6.3
%    
(11.0
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
3.8
%    
(5.1
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
14.3
%    
8.3
%
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Gold Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was the LBMA Gold Price PM.
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,950,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 2,350,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018.
 
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For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 6.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 3.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s decline of 5.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
254,636
    $
187,472
 
Management fee
   
250,296
     
184,099
 
Brokerage commission
   
3,838
     
8
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
16,725,025
     
(15,454,618
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(11,787,819
)    
6,249,548
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
5,191,842
    $
(9,017,598
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
178,444,838
    $
208,483,138
 
NAV end of period
  $
216,058,743
    $
182,932,196
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
21.1
%    
(12.3
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
7,246,526
     
7,096,526
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
7,396,526
     
7,946,526
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
2.1
%    
12.0
%
Shares created
   
750,000
     
850,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
600,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
24.62
    $
29.38
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.21
    $
23.02
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
18.6
%    
(21.6
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
10.5
%    
(10.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
27.9
%    
13.2
%
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Silver Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker: BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was the London Silver Price.
 
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During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 7,246,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 7,396,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 7,096,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 7,946,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 18.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 10.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
489,406
    $
489,197
 
Management fee
   
528,976
     
480,028
 
Brokerage commission
   
13,720
     
12
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
69,234,030
     
(59,680,308
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(36,162,901
)    
9,658,601
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
33,560,535
    $
(49,532,510
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
529,341,464
    $
359,311,519
 
NAV end of period
  $
597,106,050
    $
532,210,781
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
12.8
%    
48.1
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
17,430,912
     
5,865,448
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
23,530,912
     
14,580,912
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
35.0
%    
148.6
%
Shares created
   
23,650,000
     
14,690,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
17,550,000
     
5,974,536
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
30.37
    $
61.26
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
25.38
    $
36.50
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(16.4
)%    
(40.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(7.8
)%    
(27.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
76.4
%    
43.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 17,430,912 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 23,530,912 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 5,865,448 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 14,580,912 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 1.5x the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 16.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 40.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 7.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 27.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
128,125
    $
(1,124,013
)
Management fee
   
1,166,670
     
1,338,863
 
Brokerage commission
   
723,766
     
987,212
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(55,315,749
)    
(155,771,155
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
45,207,285
     
(74,408,126
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(9,980,339
)   $
(231,303,294
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
5,807,397
    $
2,892,468
 
NAV end of period
  $
2,851,387
    $
2,713,757
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(50.9
)%    
(6.2
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
99,970
     
49,970
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
49,970
     
49,970
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(50.0
)%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
—  
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
50,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
58.09
    $
57.88
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
57.06
    $
54.31
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(1.8
)%    
(6.2
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(0.3
)%    
(2.5
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
7.0
%    
5.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 99,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 49,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) 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, 2018, 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 two times (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 June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 1.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 6.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 0.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
8,446
    $
(1,364
)
Management fee
   
8,325
     
6,797
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
37,586
     
(91,507
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(76,201
)    
(85,840
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(30,169
)   $
(178,711
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
114,953,560
    $
40,809,111
 
NAV end of period
  $
87,102,665
    $
35,826,631
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(24.2
)%    
(12.2
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
5,100,000
     
650,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
5,650,000
     
550,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
10.8
%    
(15.4
)%
Shares created
   
6,450,000
     
450,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
5,900,000
     
550,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
22.54
    $
62.78
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
15.42
    $
65.14
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(31.6
)%    
3.8
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(6.6
)%    
3.3
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
47.5
%    
23.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 three times (3x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 5,100,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 5,650,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 650,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 550,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 three times (3x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 31.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
166,187
    $
3,898
 
Management fee
   
239,459
     
92,674
 
Brokerage commission
   
78,569
     
13,783
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
4,695,510
     
4,185,376
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(24,835,937
)    
341,411
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(19,974,240
)   $
4,530,685
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September
 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended
September
 30, 2018, primarily due to a
decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
15,342,565
    $
21,723,197
 
NAV end of period
  $
65,981,311
    $
27,492,746
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
330.1
%    
26.6
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
774,906
     
1,124,906
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
3,874,906
     
1,674,906
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
400.0
%    
48.9
%
Shares created
   
8,050,000
     
1,000,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
4,950,000
     
450,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
19.80
    $
19.31
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
17.03
    $
16.41
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(14.0
)%    
(15.0
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(6.6
)%    
3.3
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
47.5
%    
23.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 774,906 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 3,874,906 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,124,906 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 1,674,906 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
 
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For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 14.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 15.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
36,261
    $
(8,035
)
Management fee
   
76,081
     
54,403
 
Brokerage commission
   
35,260
     
9,856
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(297,370
)    
(3,065,880
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
17,639,764
     
159,888
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
17,378,655
    $
(2,914,027
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
8,364,065
    $
7,577,764
 
NAV end of period
  $
9,075,799
    $
7,905,778
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
8.5
%    
4.3
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
150,000
     
150,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
150,000
     
150,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
—  
     
—  
 
Shares created
   
50,000
     
50,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
50,000
     
50,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
55.76
    $
50.52
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
60.51
    $
52.71
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
8.5
%    
4.3
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(3.8
)%    
(2.3
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
6.4
%    
9.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from June 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 4.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
19,953
    $
9,501
 
Management fee
   
17,005
     
18,194
 
Brokerage commission
   
1,508
     
1,777
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
312,374
     
997,012
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
351,173
     
(625,066
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
683,500
    $
381,447
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
68,096,767
    $
177,512,584
 
NAV end of period
  $
92,471,273
    $
150,043,469
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
35.8
%    
(15.5
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
4,039,884
     
11,889,884
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
5,639,884
     
11,039,884
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
39.6
%    
(7.1
)%
Shares created
   
8,450,000
     
2,300,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
6,850,000
     
3,150,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
16.86
    $
14.93
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
16.40
    $
13.59
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(2.7
)%    
(9.0
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(6.6
)%    
3.3
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
47.5
%    
23.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 4,039,884 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 5,639,884 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 11,889,884 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 11,039,884 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 2.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 9.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
200,283
    $
350,275
 
Management fee
   
192,976
     
398,102
 
Brokerage commission
   
25,558
     
8,555
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(12,233,280
)    
(24,890,253
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
23,199,135
     
15,574,524
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
11,166,138
    $
(8,965,454
)
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
3,838,842
    $
6,746,849
 
NAV end of period
  $
8,086,224
    $
9,784,252
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
110.6
%    
45.0
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
124,832
     
174,832
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
274,832
     
274,832
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
120.2
%    
57.2
%
Shares created
   
300,000
     
200,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
150,000
     
100,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
30.75
    $
38.59
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.42
    $
35.60
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(4.3
)%    
(7.7
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(1.7
)%    
2.9
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
34.4
%    
21.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 124,832 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 274,832 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 174,832 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 274,832 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 4.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 1.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 2.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
4,656
    $
1,662
 
Management fee
   
12,382
     
17,108
 
Brokerage commission
   
8,619
     
5,183
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(68,026
)    
(265,373
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
791,311
     
(13,456
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
727,941
    $
(277,167
)
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
134,573,471
    $
177,734,261
 
NAV end of period
  $
135,920,188
    $
170,087,449
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
1.0
%    
(4.3
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
5,300,000
     
7,800,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
4,850,000
     
7,300,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(8.5
)%    
(6.4
)%
Shares created
   
100,000
     
500,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
550,000
     
1,000,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
25.39
    $
22.79
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
28.02
    $
23.30
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
10.4
%    
2.2
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.1
)%    
(0.6
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.2
%    
7.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 5,300,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 4,850,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 7,800,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 7,300,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
 
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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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 10.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 2.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
371,679
    $
376,603
 
Management fee
   
317,568
     
410,731
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
9,365,840
     
6,358,890
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,611,497
     
(2,983,043
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
13,349,016
    $
3,752,450
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
18,158,403
    $
26,248,001
 
NAV end of period
  $
22,453,523
    $
29,286,620
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
23.7
%    
11.6
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
296,977
     
346,978
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
396,977
     
346,978
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
33.7
%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
150,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
50,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
61.14
    $
75.65
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
56.56
    $
84.40
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(7.5
)%    
11.6
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
3.8
%    
(5.1
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
14.3
%    
8.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was the LBMA Gold Price PM.
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 296,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 396,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 7.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 11.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 3.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s decline of 5.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
53,681
    $
51,360
 
Management fee
   
42,251
     
67,024
 
Brokerage commission
   
1,607
     
8
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(3,472,333
)    
4,925,313
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,705,043
     
(1,938,054
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(713,609
)   $
3,038,619
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
14,026,041
    $
23,192,780
 
NAV end of period
  $
15,441,093
    $
22,517,875
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
10.1
%    
(2.9
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
366,976
     
666,976
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
516,976
     
516,976
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
40.9
%    
(22.5
)%
Shares created
   
300,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
150,000
     
150,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
38.22
    $
34.77
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.87
    $
43.56
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(21.8
)%    
25.3
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
10.5
%    
(10.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
27.9
%    
13.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker: BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was the London Silver Price.
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 366,976 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 516,976 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 666,976 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 516,976 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 21.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 25.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
 
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The new benchmark’s rise of 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 10.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
40,671
    $
41,266
 
Management fee
   
30,418
     
58,074
 
Brokerage commission
   
1,895
     
8
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(5,517,511
)    
6,413,757
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,680,581
     
(931,554
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(2,796,259
)   $
5,523,469
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
47,695,345
    $
84,457,545
 
NAV end of period
  $
41,046,700
    $
78,157,044
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(13.9
)%    
(7.5
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
649,290
     
1,149,290
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
549,290
     
999,290
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(15.4
)%    
(13.1
)%
Shares created
   
—  
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
100,000
     
150,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
73.46
    $
73.49
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
74.73
    $
78.21
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
1.7
%    
6.4
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(0.3
)%    
(2.5
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
7.0
%    
5.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 649,290 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 549,290 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-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, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 1,149,290 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 999,290 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
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, 2019 and 2018, 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 1.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 6.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 0.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
137,637
    $
178,878
 
Management fee
   
105,189
     
190,805
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(178,400
)    
2,520,679
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
783,422
     
2,274,974
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
742,659
    $
4,974,531
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
37,756,409
    $
19,864,692
 
NAV end of period
  $
44,933,064
    $
18,770,656
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
19.0
%    
(5.5
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
1,762,403
     
862,403
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
1,912,403
     
912,403
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
8.5
%    
5.8
%
Shares created
   
350,000
     
50,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
200,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
21.42
    $
23.03
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
23.50
    $
20.57
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
9.7
%    
(10.7
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
10.0
%    
(10.3
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
31.4
%    
20.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 1,762,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 1,912,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 862,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 912,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s rise of 10.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 10.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
129,497
    $
20,539
 
Management fee
   
90,860
     
39,915
 
Brokerage commission
   
5,777
     
1,277
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,477,618
     
(1,922,746
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,650,017
     
(253,265
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
4,257,132
    $
(2,155,472
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
240,473,128
    $
114,097,930
 
NAV end of period
  $
299,409,882
    $
154,631,386
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
24.5
%    
35.5
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
11,526,317
     
3,751,317
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
15,601,317
     
7,076,317
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
35.4
%    
88.6
%
Shares created
   
8,875,000
     
3,625,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
4,800,000
     
300,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
20.86
    $
30.42
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
19.19
    $
21.85
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(8.0
)%    
(28.2
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(7.8
)%    
(27.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
76.4
%    
43.7
%
 
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 11,526,317 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2019 to 15,601,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 3,751,317 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2018 to 7,076,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 8.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 7.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 27.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
615,421
    $
50,013
 
Management fee
   
561,431
     
284,856
 
Brokerage commission
   
96,608
     
31,960
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(15,922,047
)    
(24,690,361
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
13,425,396
     
(16,539,938
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(1,881,230
)   $
(41,180,286
)
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
ProShares Short Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
8,619,686
    $
7,991,880
 
NAV end of period
  $
18,651,067
    $
8,418,243
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
116.4
%    
5.3
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
200,000
     
200,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
400,000
     
200,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
100.0
%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
300,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
100,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
43.10
    $
39.96
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
46.63
    $
42.09
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
8.2
%    
5.3
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.9
)%    
(3.2
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.4
%    
7.4
%
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 200,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 inverse
(-1x)
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, 2018, 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 the inverse
(-1x)
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, 2017 to September 30, 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 5.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
169,742
    $
20,103
 
Management fee
   
125,906
     
57,645
 
Brokerage commission
   
2,118
     
919
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
849,200
     
238,110
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
307,157
     
168,150
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
1,326,099
    $
426,363
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
344,596,263
    $
770,163,871
 
NAV end of period
  $
338,896,125
    $
392,109,157
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(1.7
)%    
(49.1
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
8,134,307
     
1,512,500
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
6,284,307
     
6,634,307
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(22.7
)%    
338.6
%
Shares created
   
1,150,000
     
17,500,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
3,000,000
     
12,378,193
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
42.36
    $
509.20
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
53.93
    $
59.10
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
27.3
%    
(88.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(49.9
)%    
(5.0
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
63.5
%    
129.9
%
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 8,134,307 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 6,284,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 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 the inverse
(-1x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, effective as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 1,512,500 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 6,634,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and to
one-half
the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark as of the close of business, February 27, 2018. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 27.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 88.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 49.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
1,136,974
    $
(2,496,914
)
Management fee
   
2,647,947
     
4,725,775
 
Brokerage commission
   
574,800
     
1,988,563
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   
398,550
     
—  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
71,708,674
     
(1,789,680,237
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
21,713,381
     
(5,857,980
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
94,559,029
    $
(1,798,035,131
)
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
 
 
 
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
368,399,654
    $
524,445,526
 
NAV end of period
  $
307,227,999
    $
397,342,621
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(16.6
)%    
(24.2
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
28,211,317
     
22,161,317
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
19,111,317
     
11,111,317
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(32.3
)%    
(49.9
)%
Shares created
   
25,650,000
     
6,350,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
34,750,000
     
17,400,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
13.06
    $
23.66
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
16.08
    $
35.76
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
23.1
%    
51.1
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
18.1
%    
27.2
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
36.4
%    
24.0
%
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 28,211,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 19,111,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 22,161,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 11,111,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 23.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 51.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s rise of 18.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
3,291,479
    $
1,892,694
 
Management fee
   
2,788,455
     
3,073,296
 
Brokerage commission
   
105,841
     
61,013
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
112,871,495
     
202,021,950
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
50,962,728
     
(6,827,810
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
167,125,702
    $
197,086,834
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
14,617,440
    $
63,268,950
 
NAV end of period
  $
24,820,631
    $
23,608,774
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
69.8
%    
(62.7
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
578,150
     
1,938,434
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
1,928,150
     
778,150
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
233.5
%    
(59.9
)%
Shares created
   
3,650,000
     
950,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
2,300,000
     
2,110,284
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
25.28
    $
32.64
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
12.87
    $
30.34
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(49.1
)%    
(7.0
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(24.2
)%    
(0.1
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
35.2
%    
24.2
%
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 578,150 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 1,928,150 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,938,434 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 778,150 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 49.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 24.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
158,274
    $
59,670
 
Management fee
   
196,929
     
235,797
 
Brokerage commission
   
76,585
     
62,006
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(23,104,631
)    
5,881,776
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
13,005,391
     
(6,646,841
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(9,940,966
)   $
(705,395
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
7,544,569
    $
9,591,516
 
NAV end of period
  $
5,266,883
    $
7,852,376
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(30.2
)%    
(18.1
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
500,000
     
550,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
400,000
     
500,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(20.0
)%    
(9.1
)%
Shares created
   
50,000
     
150,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
150,000
     
200,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
15.09
    $
17.44
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
13.17
    $
15.70
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(12.7
)%    
(10.0
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.9
)%    
(3.2
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.4
%    
7.4
%
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 500,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 550,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 500,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 12.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 4.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
52,085
    $
13,113
 
Management fee
   
48,425
     
64,021
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(756,187
)    
(646,798
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(167,213
)    
(297,362
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(871,315
)   $
(931,047
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
83,523,294
    $
93,708,748
 
NAV end of period
  $
109,353,860
    $
73,094,988
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
30.9
%    
(22.0
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
2,250,000
     
2,350,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
2,350,000
     
2,250,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
4.4
%    
(4.3
)%
Shares created
   
850,000
     
300,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
750,000
     
400,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
37.12
    $
39.88
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
46.53
    $
32.49
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
25.4
%    
(18.5
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
14.2
%    
(8.0
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
12.0
%    
(8.8
)%
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Gold Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was the LBMA Gold Price PM.
 
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 2,250,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 2,350,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,350,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 2,250,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 25.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 18.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 14.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
695,508
    $
449,402
 
Management fee
   
630,646
     
627,034
 
Brokerage commission
   
7,625
     
36
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
24,305,967
     
(12,506,505
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(6,903,529
)    
(4,561,768
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
18,097,946
    $
(16,618,871
)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
201,824,376
    $
258,244,696
 
NAV end of period
  $
216,058,743
    $
182,932,196
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
7.1
%    
(29.2
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
7,646,526
     
7,696,526
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
7,396,526
     
7,946,526
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(3.3
)%    
3.2
%
Shares created
   
2,050,000
     
1,350,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
2,300,000
     
1,100,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
26.39
    $
33.55
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.21
    $
23.02
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
10.7
%    
(31.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
8.5
%    
(15.2
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
20.5
%    
13.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Silver Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker: BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was the London Silver Price.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 7,646,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 7,396,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 7,696,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 7,946,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 10.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 31.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 8.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 15.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
1,447,033
    $
1,090,016
 
Management fee
   
1,393,382
     
1,581,152
 
Brokerage commission
   
27,422
     
43
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
74,520,200
     
(52,506,174
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(54,551,838
)    
(26,200,021
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
21,415,395
    $
(77,616,179
)
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
214,304,871
    $
394,035,141
 
NAV end of period
  $
597,106,050
    $
532,210,781
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
178.6
%    
35.1
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
2,630,912
     
7,625,448
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
23,530,912
     
14,580,912
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
794.4
%    
91.2
%
Shares created
   
55,850,000
     
31,930,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
34,950,000
     
24,974,536
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
81.46
    $
51.67
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
25.38
    $
36.50
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(68.8
)%    
(29.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(49.9
)%    
(5.0
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
63.5
%    
129.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,630,912 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 23,530,912 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 7,625,448 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 14,580,912 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times (2x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short- Term Futures Index prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and one and
one-half
times (1.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, effective as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period.
 
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark prior to close of business on February 27, 2018, and 1.5x the daily performance of its benchmark as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period. The Fund’s per Share NAV 
decrease of 68.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 29.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 49.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
484,621
    $
(3,274,155
)
Management fee
   
3,488,439
     
3,185,978
 
Brokerage commission
   
2,119,082
     
2,530,133
 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   
27,508
     
—  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(305,515,258
)    
105,013,790
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(33,413,790
)    
133,168
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(338,444,427
)   $
101,872,803
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
5,751,716
    $
2,864,269
 
NAV end of period
  $
2,851,387
    $
2,713,757
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(50.4
)%    
(5.3
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
99,970
     
49,970
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
49,970
     
49,970
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(50.0
)%    
—  
 
Shares created
   
100,000
     
—  
 
Shares redeemed
   
150,000
     
—  
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
57.53
    $
57.32
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
57.06
    $
54.31
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(0.8
)%    
(5.3
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
1.4
%    
(0.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
6.1
%    
6.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 99,970 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 49,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) 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, 2018, 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 two times (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, 2017 to September 30, 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 0.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s rise of 1.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
32,685
    $
(6,960
)
Management fee
   
29,970
     
21,129
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
131,562
     
(68,661
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(205,249
)    
(74,891
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(41,002
)   $
(150,512
)
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
87,667,042
    $
11,335,483
 
NAV end of period
  $
87,102,665
    $
35,826,631
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(0.6
)%    
216.1
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
6,700,000
     
300,008
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
5,650,000
     
550,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(15.7
)%    
83.3
%
Shares created
   
9,100,000
     
1,050,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
10,150,000
     
800,008
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
13.08
    $
37.78
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
15.42
    $
65.14
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
17.9
%    
72.4
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
18.1
%    
27.2
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
36.4
%    
24.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 6,700,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 5,650,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 three times (3x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 300,008 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 550,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 three times (3x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 17.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 72.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s rise of 18.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
680,033
    $
(92,168
)
Management fee
   
811,675
     
148,366
 
Brokerage commission
   
231,502
     
33,256
 
Offering costs
   
—  
     
52,846
 
Limitation by sponsor
   
—  
     
(26,957
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
30,871,381
     
7,547,152
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
26,100,661
     
8,828,897
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
57,652,075
    $
16,283,881
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil, in conjunction with a significant increase in average shares outstanding, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
18,665,099
    $
21,161,176
 
NAV end of period
  $
65,981,311
    $
27,492,746
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
253.5
%    
29.9
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
374,906
     
500,002
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
3,874,906
     
1,674,906
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
933.6
%    
235.0
%
Shares created
   
9,750,000
     
2,287,500
 
Shares redeemed
   
6,250,000
     
1,112,596
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
49.79
    $
42.32
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
17.03
    $
16.41
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(65.8
)%    
(61.2
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
18.1
%    
27.2
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
36.4
%    
24.0
%
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 374,906 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 3,874,906 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 500,002 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 1,674,906 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 three times the inverse
(-3x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 65.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 61.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s rise of 18.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
97,504
    $
(140,704
)
Management fee
   
156,754
     
110,213
 
Brokerage commission
   
70,351
     
40,361
 
Offering costs
   
—  
     
52,797
 
Limitation by sponsor
   
—  
     
(176
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(1,379,140
)    
(14,534,995
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
7,068,795
     
(2,294,411
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
5,787,159
    $
(16,970,110
)
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
11,060,333
    $
13,702,102
 
NAV end of period
  $
9,075,799
    $
7,905,778
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(17.9
)%    
(42.3
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
200,000
     
300,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
150,000
     
150,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(25.0
)%    
(50.0
)%
Shares created
   
50,000
     
50,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
100,000
     
200,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
55.30
    $
45.67
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
60.51
    $
52.71
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
9.4
%    
15.4
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.2
)%    
(7.4
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
7.2
%    
8.7
%
 
 
 
 
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 200,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 150,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 300,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 150,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
71,637
    $
14,386
 
Management fee
   
57,983
     
54,862
 
Brokerage commission
   
4,610
     
4,487
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
825,235
     
292,144
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(300,624
)    
661,212
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
596,248
    $
967,742
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
114,377,311
    $
225,843,284
 
NAV end of period
  $
92,471,273
    $
150,043,469
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(19.2
)%    
(33.6
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
3,839,884
     
9,289,884
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
5,639,884
     
11,039,887
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
46.9
%    
18.8
%
Shares created
   
16,700,000
     
11,000,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
14,900,000
     
9,250,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
29.79
    $
24.31
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
16.40
    $
13.59
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(44.9
)%    
(44.1
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
18.1
%    
27.2
%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
36.4
%    
24.0
%
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 3,839,884 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 5,639,884 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,289,884 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 11,039,884 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 44.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 44.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s rise of 18.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
601,895
    $
883,255
 
Management fee
   
549,398
     
1,355,636
 
Brokerage commission
   
54,060
     
37,057
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(11,264,117
)    
(100,649,566
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(12,262,593
)    
9,243,214
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(22,924,815
)   $
(90,523,097
)
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
17,825,441
    $
6,902,743
 
NAV end of period
  $
8,086,223
    $
9,784,252
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(54.6
)%    
41.7
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
824,832
     
174,832
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
274,832
     
274,832
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(66.7
)%    
57.2
%
Shares created
   
800,000
     
550,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
1,350,000
     
450,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
21.61
    $
39.48
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.42
    $
35.60
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
36.1
%    
(9.8
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(24.2
)%    
(0.1
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
35.2
%    
24.2
%
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 824,832 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 274,832 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 174,832 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 274,832 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, in conjunction with the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 36.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 9.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 24.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
35,859
    $
(10,489
)
Management fee
   
61,451
     
46,555
 
Brokerage commission
   
36,500
     
18,954
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
14,701,140
     
(277,886
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(10,071,485
)    
1,090,054
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
4,665,514
    $
801,679
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
154,120,159
    $
202,548,197
 
NAV end of period
  $
135,920,188
    $
170,087,449
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(11.8
)%    
(16.0
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
6,350,000
     
9,550,000
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
4,850,000
     
7,300,000
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(23.6
)%    
(23.6
)%
Shares created
   
450,000
     
1,500,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
1,950,000
     
3,750,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
24.27
    $
21.21
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
28.02
    $
23.30
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
15.5
%    
9.9
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(4.9
)%    
(3.2
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
5.4
%    
7.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 6,350,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 4,850,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
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, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 9,550,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 7,300,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 15.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s decline of 4.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
1,277,408
    $
867,179
 
Management fee
   
991,761
     
1,321,368
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
14,642,452
     
10,370,113
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
4,192,561
     
6,789,071
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
20,112,421
    $
18,026,363
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
18,098,997
    $
31,497,410
 
NAV end of period
  $
22,453,523
    $
29,286,620
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
24.1
%    
(7.0
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
246,978
     
446,978
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
396,977
     
346,978
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
60.7
%    
(22.4
)%
Shares created
   
550,000
     
250,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
400,001
     
350,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
73.28
    $
70.47
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
56.56
    $
84.40
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(22.8
)%    
19.8
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
14.2
%    
(8.0
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
12.0
%    
8.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was the LBMA Gold Price PM.
 
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 246,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 396,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 446,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 346,978 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 22.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 19.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 14.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
153,734
    $
121,566
 
Management fee
   
137,269
     
201,913
 
Brokerage commission
   
4,025
     
36
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(6,541,972
)    
3,228,510
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
2,226,057
     
1,851,383
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(4,162,181
)   $
5,201,459
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
11,768,863
    $
14,806,259
 
NAV end of period
  $
15,441,093
    $
22,517,875
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
31.2
%    
52.1
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
316,976
     
466,976
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
516,976
     
516,976
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
63.1
%    
10.7
%
Shares created
   
850,000
     
650,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
650,000
     
600,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
37.13
    $
31.71
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
29.87
    $
43.56
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(19.6
)%    
37.4
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
8.5
%    
(15.2
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
20.5
%    
13.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker: BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was the London Silver Price.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 316,976 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 516,976 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 466,976 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 516,976 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 19.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 37.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The new benchmark’s rise of 8.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 15.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2019.
 
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
114,402
    $
87,528
 
Management fee
   
109,073
     
155,203
 
Brokerage commission
   
6,070
     
34
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(6,438,122
)    
5,149,369
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,749,759
     
2,251,286
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(2,573,961
)   $
7,488,183
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares UltraShort Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
55,363,675
    $
131,077,453
 
NAV end of period
  $
41,046,700
    $
78,157,044
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(25.9
)%    
(40.4
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
749,290
     
1,749,290
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
549,290
     
999,290
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(26.7
)%    
(42.9
)%
Shares created
   
450,000
     
100,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
650,000
     
850,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
73.89
    $
74.93
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
74.73
    $
78.21
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
1.1
%    
4.4
%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
1.4
%    
(0.8
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
6.1
%    
6.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 749,290 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 549,290 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
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, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 1,749,290 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 999,290 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 two times the inverse
(-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, 2019 and 2018, 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 1.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 4.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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The benchmark’s rise of 1.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 0.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
480,654
    $
411,941
 
Management fee
   
352,973
     
629,165
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(3,122,442
)    
(398,297
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
3,500,784
     
1,456,265
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
858,996
    $
1,469,909
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
56,299,121
    $
26,347,948
 
NAV end of period
  $
44,933,064
    $
18,770,656
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
(20.2
)%    
(28.8
)%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
2,112,403
     
1,237,403
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
1,912,403
     
912,403
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
(9.5
)%    
(26.3
)%
Shares created
   
1,125,000
     
700,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
1,325,000
     
1,025,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
26.65
    $
21.29
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
23.50
    $
20.57
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(11.8
)%    
(3.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(11.1
)%    
(2.1
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
26.5
%    
41.4
%
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 2,112,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 1,912,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,237,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 912,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index.
 
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 3.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 11.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
412,369
    $
18,823
 
Management fee
   
279,430
     
137,319
 
Brokerage commission
   
25,466
     
15,635
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(5,577,665
)    
2,044,708
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(1,775,307
)    
1,583,588
 
Net Income (loss)
  $
(6,940,603
)   $
3,647,119
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
NAV beginning of period
  $
149,547,115
    $
137,741,560
 
NAV end of period
  $
299,409,882
    $
154,631,386
 
Percentage change in NAV
   
100.2
%    
12.3
%
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   
3,876,317
     
5,901,317
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   
15,601,317
     
7,076,317
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   
302.5
%    
19.9
%
Shares created
   
21,000,000
     
7,300,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
9,275,000
     
6,125,000
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $
38.58
    $
23.34
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $
19.19
    $
21.85
 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   
(50.3
)%    
(6.4
)%
Percentage change in benchmark
   
(49.9
)%    
(5.0
)%
Benchmark annualized volatility
   
63.5
%    
129.9
%
 
 
 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,876,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 15,601,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2019. 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 5,901,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 7,076,317 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2018. 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 50.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 6.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The benchmark’s decline of 49.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2019.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
                 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $
1,816,725
    $
(14,404
)
Management fee
   
1,409,677
     
759,563
 
Brokerage commission
   
179,790
     
133,431
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(82,115,151
)    
29,055,098
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(19,655,136
)    
(2,341,435
)
Net Income (loss)
  $
(99,953,562
)   $
26,699,259
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 
 
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Quantitative Disclosure
Exchange Rate Sensitivity, Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity, and Commodity Price Sensitivity
Each of the Funds is exposed to certain risks pertaining to the use of Financial Instruments. Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the VIX Funds is exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the Commodity Funds and Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments.
The tables below provide information about each of the Currency Funds’ Financial Instruments, VIX Funds’ Financial Instruments, and Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, each of the Fund’s positions were as follows:
ProShares Short Euro
:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Short Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)
   
Short
     
December 2019
     
135
    $
1.10
     
125,000
    $
(18,499,219
)
   
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)
   
Short
     
December 2018
     
58
    $
1.17
     
125,000
    $
(8,469,450
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 $1.00 of short exposure to the euro for every $1.00 of net assets. Future
period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the euro and multiplying by negative one. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to inverse 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Short
     
October 2019
     
5,281
    $
17.13
     
1,000
    $
(90,437,125
)
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Short
     
November 2019
     
4,321
     
18.28
     
1,000
     
(78,966,275
)
 
 
 
 
 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Short
     
October 2018
     
8,195
    $
13.98
     
1,000
    $
  (114,525,125
)
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Short
     
November 2018
     
5,478
     
14.98
     
1,000
     
(82,033,050
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its position in Financial Instruments each day to have $0.50 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative
one-half.
See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Long
     
November 2019
     
1,604
    $
54.07
     
1,000
    $
86,728,280
 
   
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
 
 
Counterparty
   
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
   
Citibank, N.A.
     
Long
    $
79.7080
    $
152,283,160
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
79.7080
     
107,443,164
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
   
Royal Bank of Canada
     
Long
     
79.7080
     
104,526,285
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
   
Societe Generale
     
Long
     
79.7080
     
56,716,541
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
79.7080
     
106,240,027
 
   
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Long
     
November 2018
     
2,959
    $
73.25
     
1,000
    $
216,746,750
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index
Close
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Citibank N.A.
     
Long
    $
110.5124
    $
158,650,102
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
110.5124
     
139,341,211
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Royal Bank of Canada
     
Long
     
110.5124
     
90,338,589
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Societe Generale
     
Long
     
110.5124
     
61,779,516
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
110.5124
     
127,870,585
 
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values 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 values, 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. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
   
Long
     
November 2019
     
2,130
    $
2.33
     
10,000
    $
49,629,000
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
Expiration
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
 
Long
 
November 2018
   
1,570
    $
3.01
     
10,000
    $
47,225,600
 
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, 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. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares Ultra Euro:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of EUR/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
 
 
 
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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
10/04/19
     
5,436,377
     
1.1015
    $
5,988,277
 
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/04/19
     
4,424,633
     
1.1013
     
4,872,767
 
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/04/19
     
(154,921
)    
1.0989
     
(170,246
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward
Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
7,218,625
     
1.1612
    $
8,382,414
 
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
6,640,300
     
1.1612
     
7,710,852
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(51,700
)    
1.1612
     
(60,036
)
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(281,800
)    
1.1612
     
(327,231
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 USD market value equals the number of euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, 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 euro for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 Gold:
As of September 30, 2019 the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. As of September 30, 2018 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
   
Long
     
December 2019
     
464
    $
1,472.90
     
100
    $
68,342,560
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
   
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
   
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
 
Citibank, N.A.
     
Long
    $
169.6744
    $
58,722,600
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
 
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
169.6744
     
42,918,686
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
 
UBS AG
     
Long
     
169.6744
     
48,702,760
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
   
Long
     
December 2018
     
2
    $
1,196.20
     
100
    $
239,240
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
Forward Agreements as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Citibank N.A.
     
Long
    $
1,190.35
    $
57,851,010
 
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
1,190.32
     
44,541,774
 
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Societe Generale
     
Long
     
1,190.31
     
4,285,116
 
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
1,190.31
     
39,280,230
 
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, 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. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or 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, 2019 the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. As of September 30, 2018, 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   
Long
     
December 2019
     
935
    $
17.00
     
5,000
    $
79,465,650
 
   
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
 
 
Counterparty
   
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
   
Citibank, N.A.
     
Long
    $
162.7366
    $
148,647,493
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
162.7366
     
84,687,175
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
162.7366
     
119,278,311
 
   
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   
Long
     
December 2018
     
2
    $
14.71
     
5,000
    $
147,120
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Citibank N.A.
     
Long
    $
14.3439
    $
143,367,281
 
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
14.3431
     
95,852,069
 
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Societe Generale
     
Long
     
14.3436
     
25,588,982
 
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
14.3435
     
100,949,553
 
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, 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. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or 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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
October 2019
     
26,799
    $
17.13
     
1,000
    $
458,932,875
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
November 2019
     
21,928
     
18.28
     
1,000
     
400,734,200
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iNAV Index
   
Goldman Sachs & Co.
     
Long
    $
23.3316
    $
35,981,673
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
October 2018
     
30,424
    $
13.98
     
1,000
    $
425,175,400
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
November 2018
     
20,270
     
14.98
     
1,000
     
303,543,250
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
   
Long or
Short
 
 
Index
Close
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
 
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
    $
26.5483
    $
69,104,339
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values 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 values, 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 $1.50 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by one and
one-half.
See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 Yen:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
                                         
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
Long or
Short
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Long
   
10/04/19
     
325,804,302
     
0.009294
    $
3,027,949
 
Yen
 
UBS AG
 
Long
   
10/04/19
     
303,292,846
     
0.009297
     
2,819,631
 
Yen
 
UBS AG
 
Short
   
10/04/19
     
(10,295,792
)    
0.009267
     
(95,409
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward
Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
314,885,800
     
0.008804
    $
2,772,237
 
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
322,117,300
     
0.008804
     
2,835,904
 
Yen
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(4,751,100
)    
0.008804
     
(41,829
)
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(14,328,300
)    
0.008804
     
(126,145
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 USD market values equal the number of yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, 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 yen for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
 
 
 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Long
     
November 2019
     
4,830
    $
54.07
     
1,000
    $
261,158,100
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Long
     
November 2018
     
1,467
    $
73.25
     
1,000
    $
107,457,750
 
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, 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 $3.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by three. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2019
     
3,661
    $
54.07
     
1,000
    $
(197,950,270
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2018
     
1,126
    $
73.25
     
1,000
    $
(82,479,500
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) 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 $3.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative three. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of AUD/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)
   
Short
     
December 2019
     
268
    $
67.66
     
1,000
    $
(18,138,240
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)
   
Short
     
December 2018
     
219
    $
72.27
     
1,000
    $
(15,827,130
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the Australian dollar for every $1.00 of net assets. Future
period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Australian dollar and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2019
     
630
    $
54.07
     
1,000
    $
(34,064,100
)
 
 
 
 
                                 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Citibank, N.A.
     
Short
    $
79.7080
    $
(53,195,027
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
79.7080
     
(29,730,396
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Royal Bank of Canada
     
Short
     
79.7080
     
(27,375,112
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Societe Generale
     
Short
     
79.7080
     
(8,125,464
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
79.7080
     
(32,567,716
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional 
Amount at
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2018
     
559
    $
73.25
     
1,000
    $
(40,946,750
)
 
 
 
 
                                 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Citibank N.A.
     
Short
    $
110.5124
    $
(79,186,535
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
110.5124
     
(59,054,009
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Royal Bank of Canada
     
Short
     
110.5124
     
(46,878,869
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
Societe Generale
     
Short
     
110.5124
     
(22,503,021
)
Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
110.5124
     
(51,524,744
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. September 30, 2019 and 2018 short swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) 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 decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2019
     
694
    $
2.33
     
10,000
    $
(16,170,200
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
   
Short
     
November 2018
     
651
    $
3.01
     
10,000
    $
(19,582,080
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of Contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to 
any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
 
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ProShares UltraShort Euro:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
                                                 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/04/19
     
9,230,205
     
1.1077
    $
10,224,496
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/04/19
     
(115,700,269
)    
1.1015
     
(127,446,161
)
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/04/19
     
(142,819,935
)    
1.1008
     
(157,218,004
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Settlement
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
13,592,000
     
1.1612
    $
15,783,307
 
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
17,145,000
     
1.1612
     
19,909,123
 
Euro
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(161,515,225
)    
1.1612
     
(187,554,766
)
Euro
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(162,214,000
)    
1.1612
     
(188,366,198
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 USD market values equal the number of euros multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the euro for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 Gold:
As of September 30, 2019 the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. As of September 30, 2018 ProShares Ultra 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
 
 
 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
   
Short
     
December 2019
     
131
    $
1,472.90
     
100
    $
(19,294,990
)
 
 
 
 
                                 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
Citibank, N.A.
     
Short
    $
169.6744
    $
(13,544,988
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
169.6744
     
(6,689,210
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
169.6744
     
(5,438,600
)
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
   
Short
     
December 2018
     
2
    $
1,196.20
     
100
    $
(239,240
)
 
 
 
 
                                 
Forward Agreements as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Citibank N.A
     
Short
    $
1,190.35
    $
(19,759,810
)
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
1,190.32
     
(14,281,459
)
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
Societe Generale
     
Short
     
1,190.31
     
(4,285,116
)
0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
1,190.31
     
(20,056,724
)
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in notional values, 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 short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or 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 Silver:
As of September 30, 2019 the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. As of September 30, 2018 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
 
 
 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   
Short
     
December 2019
     
172
    $
17.00
     
5,000
    $
(14,618,280
)
 
 
 
                                 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Index Close
 
 
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
Citibank, N.A.
     
Short
    $
162.7366
    $
(5,463,022
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
162.7366
     
(5,692,366
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
162.7366
     
(5,063,730
)
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
Contract
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Contract
Multiplier
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   
Short
     
December 2018
     
2
    $
14.71
     
5,000
    $
(147,120
)
 
 
 
                                 
Forward Agreements as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference Index
 
Counterparty
 
 
Long or
Short
 
 
Valuation
Price
 
 
Notional
Amount at
Value
 
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Citibank N.A.
     
Short
    $
14.3439
    $
(16,509,829
)
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
14.3431
     
(12,284,865
)
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
Societe Generale
     
Short
     
14.3436
     
(2,237,602
)
0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
14.3435
     
(13,870,165
)
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2019 and 2018 short forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/
A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or 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 Yen:
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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 tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2019
 
Reference
 
 
 
Long or
 
 
Settlement
 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Value
 
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Short
 
 
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
USD
 
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/04/19
     
313,469,141
     
0.009314
    $
2,919,786
 
Yen
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/04/19
     
(4,504,005,190
)    
0.009294
     
(41,859,172
)
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/04/19
     
(4,679,302,619
)    
0.009293
     
(43,484,070
)
   
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2018
 
Reference
 
 
 
Long or
 
 
Settlement
 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Value
 
Currency
 
Counterparty
 
 
Short
 
 
Date
 
 
Local Currency
 
 
Forward Rate
 
 
USD
 
Yen
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
318,769,700
     
0.008804
    $
2,806,430
 
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Long
     
10/05/18
     
349,211,500
     
0.008804
     
3,074,439
 
Yen
   
Goldman Sachs International
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(9,071,378,900
)    
0.008804
     
(79,863,921
)
Yen
   
UBS AG
     
Short
     
10/05/18
     
(9,347,285,100
)    
0.008804
     
(82,292,983
)
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 USD market values equal the number of yen multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 short exposure to the yen for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, 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, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
 
Long or
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation
 
 
Contract
 
 
Notional Amount
 
Contract
 
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Price
 
 
Multiplier
 
 
at Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
January 2020
    $
432
     
18.83
     
1,000
    $
8,132,400
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
February 2020
     
786
     
19.08
     
1,000
     
14,992,950
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
March 2020
     
786
     
19.08
     
1,000
     
14,992,950
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
April 2020
     
354
     
19.23
     
1,000
     
6,805,650
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional
 
 
Long or
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation
 
 
Contract
 
 
Amount at
 
Contract
 
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Price
 
 
Multiplier
 
 
Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
January 2019
     
234
    $
15.73
     
1,000
    $
3,679,650
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
February 2019
     
389
     
15.93
     
1,000
     
6,194,825
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
March 2019
     
389
     
16.28
     
1,000
     
6,330,975
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
April 2019
     
156
     
16.43
     
1,000
     
2,562,300
 
 
 
 
 
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The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments
each day
to match the performance of the Index. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2019
 
 
Long or
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation
 
 
Contract
 
 
Notional Amount
 
Contract
 
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Price
 
 
Multiplier
 
 
at Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
October 2019
     
9,333
    $
17.13
     
1,000
    $
159,827,625
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
November 2019
     
7,636
     
18.28
     
1,000
     
139,547,900
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional
 
 
Long or
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation
 
 
Contract
 
 
Amount at
 
Contract
 
Short
 
 
Expiration
 
 
Contracts
 
 
Price
 
 
Multiplier
 
 
Value
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
October 2018
     
6,448
    $
13.98
     
1,000
    $
90,110,800
 
VIX Futures (CBOE)
   
Long
     
November 2018
     
4,305
     
14.98
     
1,000
     
64,467,375
 
 
 
 
The September 30, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments
each day
to match the performance of the Index. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
 
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Qualitative Disclosure
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
it is the investment objective of each Geared Fund to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
or 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one half times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse
(-3x)
of daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that match the performance of a benchmark. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single 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 negative three, negative two, negative one, negative
one-half,
one, one and
one-half,
two or three. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
Primary Market Risk Exposure
The primary market risks that the Funds are exposed to depend on each Fund’s investment objective and corresponding benchmark. For example, the primary market risk that the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Funds are exposed to are inverse and long exposure, respectively, to the price of crude oil as measured by the return of holding and periodically rolling crude oil futures contracts (the Bloomberg 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 strategies and other factors, could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
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.
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).
 
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Exchange Rate Sensitivity
As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
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 a Short Fund or 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 the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
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
(-0.5x,
-1x,
-2x,
-3x,
1.5x, 2x, 3x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. On a daily basis, each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described in Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A,
these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. 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 each day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the index for an Ultra Fund or UltraPro Fund has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise. As a result, 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 or UltraPro Fund should fall. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will generally need to be decreased. Net assets for Short Funds, UltraShort Funds or UltraPro Short Funds will generally decrease when the Index rises on a given day, to the extent there are not offsetting factors. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely, if the Index has fallen on a given day, a Short Fund’s, an UltraShort Fund’s, or UltraPro Short Fund’s assets should rise. As a result, the Fund’s 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 counterparty fails to perform its obligations. Each Fund intends to enter into swap and forward agreements only with major global 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 both
non-interest
bearing and interest bearing demand deposit accounts. The Funds may 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
 
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of December 31, 2018, including providing 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 such information 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, 2019 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 Sponsor and the Trust are named as defendants in the following purported class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on the following dates: (i) on January 29, 2019 and captioned Ford v. ProShares Trust II et al.; (ii) on February 27, 2019 and captioned Bittner v. ProShares Trust II, et al.; and (iii) on March 1, 2019 and captioned Mareno v. ProShares Trust II, et al. The allegations in the complaints are substantially the same, namely that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the 1933 Act and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) and Rule
10b-5
of the 1934 Act by issuing untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the prospectus for ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, and allegedly failing to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading. Certain Principals of the Sponsor and Officers of the Trust are also defendants in the actions, along with a number of others. On April 29, 2019, the Court entered an order consolidating the three suits into a single action captioned In re
ProShares Trust II Securities Litigation
, and requiring that the lead plaintiff file an amended consolidated complaint by June 21, 2019. The Sponsor and the Trust filed a Motion to Dismiss on August 2, 2019. The plaintiffs filed a second amended consolidated complaint on September 6, 2019, which the Sponsor and the Trust moved to dismiss on September 27, 2019. Counsel for the Trust believes the second amended consolidated complaint (as with the prior complaints) is without merit and that the lawsuit will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, or any of its other Funds. The Trust and the Sponsor intend to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. The Trust and the Sponsor cannot predict the outcome of the lawsuit. Accordingly, no loss contingency has been recorded in the Statement of Financial Condition and the amount of loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF may incur expenses in defending against the lawsuit.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There has not been a material change to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on March 25, 2019.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
a) None.
b) Not applicable.
 
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Sale Price of Shares
 
 
 
 
Sale Price of Shares Sold
 
 
 
 
Shares Sold For the
 
 
Sold For the Three
 
 
Shares Sold For the
 
 
For the Nine Months
 
Title of Securities
 
Amount Registered As of
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Ended September 30,
 
Registered
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
2019
 
ProShares Short Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest
  $
 140,213,786
     
—  
    $
—  
     
300,000
    $
13,205,150
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
8,945,616,566
     
850,000
     
47,223,413
     
1,150,000
     
62,093,409
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
3,767,599,303
     
15,250,000
     
251,894,456
     
25,650,000
     
437,596,722
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
353,205,850
     
800,000
     
9,839,170
     
3,650,000
     
65,142,814
 
ProShares Ultra Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
90,976,566
     
—  
     
—  
     
50,000
     
744,567
 
ProShares Ultra Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
246,598,845
     
450,000
     
21,152,973
     
850,000
     
36,017,830
 
ProShares Ultra Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
1,200,576,548
     
750,000
     
23,886,106
     
2,050,000
     
55,464,494
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
6,661,218,948
     
23,650,000
     
634,964,519
     
55,850,000
     
1,949,376,975
 
ProShares Ultra Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
132,956,903
     
—  
     
—  
     
100,000
     
5,758,562
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
829,485,301
     
6,450,000
     
105,360,630
     
9,100,000
     
159,516,428
 
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
908,565,729
     
8,050,000
     
121,691,358
     
9,750,000
     
159,853,614
 
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
162,940,781
     
50,000
     
3,004,977
     
50,000
     
3,004,977
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
1,353,775,887
     
8,450,000
     
127,731,733
     
16,700,000
     
270,984,807
 
 
 
 
 
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Sale Price of Shares
 
 
 
 
Sale Price of Shares Sold
 
 
 
 
Shares Sold For the
 
 
Sold For the Three
 
 
Shares Sold For the
 
 
For the Nine Months
 
Title of Securities
 
Amount Registered As of
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Ended September 30,
 
Registered                        
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
2019
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest
  $
 663,864,980
     
300,000
    $
7,960,389
     
800,000
    $
18,993,016
 
ProShares UltraShort Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
1,857,267,878
     
100,000
     
2,628,221
     
450,000
     
11,462,917
 
ProShares UltraShort Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
197,613,808
     
150,000
     
8,009,298
     
550,000
     
36,655,009
 
ProShares UltraShort Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
887,571,447
     
300,000
     
8,840,384
     
850,000
     
30,574,755
 
ProShares UltraShort Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
906,315,192
     
—  
     
—  
     
450,000
     
34,403,213
 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
471,970,126
     
350,000
     
7,593,407
     
1,125,000
     
24,946,172
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest
   
1,157,471,315
     
8,875,000
     
169,898,748
     
21,000,000
     
473,318,044
 
                                         
Total Trust:
 
 
 
 
 
74,825,000
 
 
$
1,551,679,782
 
 
 
150,475,000
 
 
$
3,849,113,475
 
 
 
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
 
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Item 6. Exhibits.
         
Exhibit
No.
 
 
Description of Document
         
 
  31.1
   
         
 
  31.2
   
         
 
  32.1
   
         
 
  32.2
   
         
 
101.INS
   
XBRL Instance Document (1)
         
 
101.SCH
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (1)
         
 
101.CAL
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (1)
         
 
101.DEF
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (1)
         
 
101.LAB
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (1)
         
 
101.PRE
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (1)
 
 
 
(1) Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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/ Todd Johnson
By: Todd Johnson
Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 8, 2019
 
/s/ Edward Karpowicz
By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date: November 8, 2019
 
 
 
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