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ProShares Trust II - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)

2010 Q3 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

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

for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010.

OR

 

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

for the transition period from              to             .

 

 

Commission file number: 001-34200

PROSHARES TRUST II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   87-6284802

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o ProShare Capital Management LLC

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(240) 497-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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

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

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

 

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

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


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PROSHARES TRUST II

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         Page  

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Condensed Financial Statements.      1   

Item 2.

 

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

     88   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     104   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures.

     122   

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings.

     123   

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors.

     123   

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     124   

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     125   

Item 4.

 

Reserved.

     126   

Item 5.

 

Other Information.

     126   

Item 6.

 

Exhibits.

     126   


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

Index

 

     Page  
Documents   

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

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     2   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     7   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     12   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     17   

ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     22   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     23   

ProShares Short Gold

     28   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     29   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     34   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     39   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     44   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     49   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     54   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     59   

Notes to Financial Statements

     64   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 51,280       $ 78,112   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $8,889,183 and $18,504,220, respectively)

     8,889,239         18,503,052   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     719,690         1,177,968   
                 

Total assets

     9,660,209         19,759,132   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     8,430         15,200   
                 

Total liabilities

     8,430         15,200   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     5,917,551         14,857,362   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     3,734,228         4,886,570   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     9,651,779         19,743,932   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 9,660,209       $ 19,759,132   
                 

Shares outstanding

     350,014         700,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 27.58       $ 28.21   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 27.73       $ 28.43   
                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10†

   $ 963,000       $ 962,984   

0.135% due 10/21/10†

     2,004,000         2,003,857   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     1,232,000         1,231,880   

0.135% due 11/12/10

     588,000         587,910   

0.150% due 11/18/10

     588,000         587,900   

0.150% due 12/23/10

     504,000         503,839   

0.160% due 12/30/10†

     1,780,000         1,779,296   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     1,232,000         1,231,573   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $8,889,183)

      $ 8,889,239   
           

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/06/10       $ 4,659,257       $ 176,841   

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

     10/06/10         14,627,126         542,849   
              
         $ 719,690   
              

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 5,629      $ 1,738      $ 16,947      $ 4,012   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     27,744        32,623        88,670        59,126   

Offering costs

     —          19,533        —          57,963   
                                

Total expenses

     27,744        52,156        88,670        117,089   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (22,115     (50,418     (71,723     (113,077
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Swap agreements

     2,113,541        (1,842,980     (624,603     1,913,017   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     72        —          1,038        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,113,613        (1,842,980     (623,565     1,913,017   
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Swap agreements

     178,290        2,374,398        (458,278     296,417   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,326     —          1,224        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     176,964        2,374,398        (457,054     296,417   
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2,290,577        531,418        (1,080,619     2,209,434   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,268,462      $ 481,000      $ (1,152,342   $ 2,096,357   
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 4.81      $ 0.51      $ (2.30   $ 2.82   
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     471,753        938,601        501,296        742,688   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 19,743,932   

Addition of 250,000 shares

     5,958,070   

Redemption of 600,000 shares

     (14,897,881
        

Net addition (redemption) of (350,000) shares

     (8,939,811
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (71,723

Net realized gain (loss)

     (623,565

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (457,054
        

Net income (loss)

     (1,152,342
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 9,651,779   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,152,342   $ 2,096,357   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          (7,235,000

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

     9,615,037        (4,488,979

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     457,054        (296,417

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          33,411   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,963   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (6,770     —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          25,715   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,977
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     8,912,979        (9,849,927
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,958,070        25,899,594   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (14,897,881     (11,964,598
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (8,939,811     13,934,996   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (26,832     4,085,069   

Cash, beginning of period

     78,112        1,745,354   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 51,280      $ 5,830,423   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 5,854      $ 90,383   

Segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          485,000   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $1,431,691 and $2,568,287, respectively)

     1,431,735        2,568,141   
                

Total assets

     1,437,589        3,143,524   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Management fee payable

     1,098        2,493   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     101,643        216,605   
                

Total liabilities

     102,741        219,098   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     3,621,541        5,049,843   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (2,286,693     (2,125,417
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,334,848        2,924,426   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,437,589      $ 3,143,524   
                

Shares outstanding

     100,014        200,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.35      $ 14.62   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 13.60      $ 14.65   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.135% due 10/21/10

   $ 328,000       $ 327,976   

0.205% due 11/04/10†

     500,000         499,938   

0.135% due 11/12/10

     112,000         111,983   

0.150% due 11/18/10

     112,000         111,981   

0.150% due 12/23/10

     96,000         95,969   

0.160% due 12/30/10†

     284,000         283,888   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $1,431,691)

      $ 1,431,735   
           

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/06/10       $ (688,504   $ (25,404

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

     10/06/10         (1,993,193     (76,239
             
        $ (101,643
             

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 949      $ 320      $ 3,267      $ 710   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     5,480        —          24,971        —     

Offering costs

     —          78,092        —          231,729   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (65,602     —          (206,319
                                

Total expenses

     5,480        12,490        24,971        25,410   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (4,531     (12,170     (21,704     (24,700
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Swap agreements

     (806,167     (457,048     (254,747     (1,536,586

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     105        —          23        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (806,062     (457,048     (254,724     (1,536,586
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Swap agreements

     335,891        (310,626     114,962        161,533   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (223     —          190        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     335,668        (310,626     115,152        161,533   
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (470,394     (767,674     (139,572     (1,375,053
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (474,925   $ (779,844   $ (161,276   $ (1,399,753
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (3.20   $ (2.95   $ (0.73   $ (8.77
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     148,384        264,688        221,626        159,538   
                                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 2,924,426   

Addition of 200,000 shares

     3,370,174   

Redemption of 300,000 shares

     (4,798,476
        

Net addition (redemption) of (100,000) shares

     (1,428,302
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (21,704

Net realized gain (loss)

     (254,724

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     115,152   
        

Net income (loss)

     (161,276
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 1,334,848   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (161,276   $ (1,399,753

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     485,000        (1,175,000

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

     1,136,596        (599,997

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (115,152     (161,533

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (206,319

Amortization of offering cost

     —          231,729   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (1,395     —     

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (208,046
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,343,773        (3,518,919
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     3,370,174        4,145,511   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (4,798,476     —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (1,428,302     4,145,511   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (84,529     626,592   

Cash, beginning of period

     90,383        1,579,140   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 5,854      $ 2,205,732   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 13,146,363       $ 80,936   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     20,923,313         13,574,925   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $424,902,931 and $323,044,324, respectively)

     424,924,279         323,026,067   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     30,223,794         21,129,076   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     12,730,343         1,466,444   
                 

Total assets

     501,948,092         359,277,448   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     114,083,156         35,195,574   

Management fee payable

     348,601         262,204   
                 

Total liabilities

     114,431,757         35,457,778   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     214,474,935         190,554,540   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     173,041,400         133,265,130   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     387,516,335         323,819,670   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 501,948,092       $ 359,277,448   
                 

Shares outstanding

     38,200,014         25,650,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.14       $ 12.62   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 10.09       $ 12.68   
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (110% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10

   $ 10,000,000       $ 9,999,836   

0.105% due 10/14/10

     7,521,000         7,520,723   

0.187% due 10/21/10†

     61,285,000         61,280,624   

0.208% due 11/04/10†

     61,000,000         60,992,448   

0.136% due 11/12/10

     17,750,000         17,747,270   

0.166% due 11/18/10†

     106,767,000         106,748,882   

0.145% due 11/26/10

     6,083,000         6,081,606   

0.143% due 12/02/10

     28,343,000         28,336,756   

0.130% due 12/09/10

     29,535,000         29,527,472   

0.177% due 12/16/10†

     37,500,000         37,490,235   

0.156% due 12/23/10

     27,420,000         27,411,256   

0.179% due 12/30/10

     17,000,000         16,993,275   

0.185% due 01/20/11

     14,800,000         14,793,896   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $424,902,931)

      $ 424,924,279   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires November 2010

     4,133       $ 330,516,010       $ 15,898,600   

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/06/10       $ 190,360,794       $ 12,128,469   

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

     10/06/10         254,055,319         18,095,325   
              
         $ 30,223,794   
              

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 174,914      $ 23,424      $ 348,968      $ 93,245   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     1,034,809        471,329        2,480,271        1,870,800   

Brokerage commissions

     32,255        28,849        112,220        215,355   

Offering costs

     —          39,051        —          115,880   
                                

Total expenses

     1,067,064        539,229        2,592,491        2,202,035   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (892,150     (515,805     (2,243,523     (2,108,790
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     10,928,189        (7,204,860     19,006,970        34,127,108   

Swap agreements

     27,081,389        (869,437     14,810,482        38,346,708   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,843        —          47,218        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     38,011,421        (8,074,297     33,864,670        72,473,816   
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     14,399,480        8,493,570        (979,200     (8,119,260

Swap agreements

     7,760,550        2,158,920        9,094,718        6,914,359   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,198     —          39,605        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     22,157,832        10,652,490        8,155,123        (1,204,901
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     60,169,253        2,578,193        42,019,793        71,268,915   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 59,277,103      $ 2,062,388      $ 39,776,270      $ 69,160,125   
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.30      $ 0.11      $ 1.17      $ 2.40   
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     45,657,623        18,583,166        33,973,091        28,850,380   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 323,819,670   

Addition of 100,350,000 shares

     987,785,499   

Redemption of 87,800,000 shares

     (963,865,104
        

Net addition (redemption) of 12,550,000 shares

     23,920,395   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,243,523

Net realized gain (loss)

     33,864,670   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     8,155,123   
        

Net income (loss)

     39,776,270   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 387,516,335   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine  months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine  months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 39,776,270      $ 69,160,125   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          (93,010,000

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

     (7,348,388     12,918,488   

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

     (101,858,607     (79,999,294

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (9,134,323     (6,914,359

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (11,263,899     8,618,331   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          16,192   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          115,880   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     86,397        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          364,190   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (97,742
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (89,742,550     (88,828,189
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     987,785,499        977,618,926   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (884,977,522     (830,121,193
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     102,807,977        147,497,733   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     13,065,427        58,669,544   

Cash, beginning of period

     80,936        40,341,120   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 13,146,363      $ 99,010,664   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 487,510       $ 75,409   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     2,025,000         4,162,725   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $44,121,453 and $66,498,959, respectively)

     44,124,971         66,495,308   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     —           8,244,946   
                 

Total assets

     46,637,481         78,978,388   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     2,667,004         —     

Payable on open futures contracts

     929,607         1,271,069   

Management fee payable

     31,896         68,204   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     2,990,288         982,489   
                 

Total liabilities

     6,618,795         2,321,762   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     27,043,891         94,438,947   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     12,974,795         (17,782,321
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     40,018,686         76,656,626   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 46,637,481       $ 78,978,388   
                 

Shares outstanding

     3,000,014         5,600,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.34       $ 13.69   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 13.38       $ 13.65   
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (110% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.140% due 10/14/10†

   $ 900,000       $ 899,967   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     3,761,000         3,760,732   

0.117% due 10/28/10

     3,475,000         3,474,661   

0.200% due 11/04/10†

     8,000,000         7,999,010   

0.140% due 11/12/10

     11,364,000         11,362,252   

0.140% due 11/18/10

     569,000         568,903   

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     5,000,000         4,998,698   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     1,025,000         1,024,645   

0.160% due 01/13/11†

     6,040,000         6,037,753   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     4,000,000         3,998,350   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $44,121,453)

      $ 44,124,971   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires November 2010

     400       $ 31,988,000       $ (1,354,220

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/06/10       $ (19,406,494   $ (1,175,888

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

     10/06/10         (28,626,377     (1,814,400
             
        $ (2,990,288
             

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 21,433      $ 11,290      $ 76,927      $ 20,679   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     132,890        186,922        539,674        249,506   

Brokerage commissions

     9,886        18,359        37,608        71,428   

Offering costs

     —          78,092        —          231,729   
                                

Total expenses

     142,776        283,373        577,282        552,663   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (121,343     (272,083     (500,355     (531,984
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     2,895,091        8,197,190        7,896,349        (2,040,631

Swap agreements

     5,060,061        5,850,541        23,643,501        (10,219,787

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     46        —          8,571        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     7,955,198        14,047,731        31,548,421        (12,260,418
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (2,156,250     (2,004,540     1,709,680        2,641,060   

Swap agreements

     (1,389,552     2,730,237        (2,007,799     871,693   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (743     —          7,169        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,546,545     725,697        (290,950     3,512,753   
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4,408,653        14,773,428        31,257,471        (8,747,665
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,287,310      $ 14,501,345      $ 30,757,116      $ (9,279,649
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.12      $ 2.33      $ 5.46      $ (2.70
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     3,842,405        6,225,014        5,632,432        3,437,010   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 76,656,626   

Addition of 24,850,000 shares

     325,489,245   

Redemption of 27,450,000 shares

     (392,884,301
        

Net addition (redemption) of (2,600,000) shares

     (67,395,056
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (500,355

Net realized gain (loss)

     31,548,421   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (290,950
        

Net income (loss)

     30,757,116   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 40,018,686   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 30,757,116      $ (9,279,649

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          (28,570,000

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

     2,137,725        722,925   

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

     22,377,506        (25,082,792

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     2,000,630        (871,693

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          53,143   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          231,729   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (36,308     —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          196,363   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (341,462     (1,522,511

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (208,046
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     56,895,207        (64,330,531
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     333,734,191        387,580,201   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (390,217,297     (303,963,228
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (56,483,106     83,616,973   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     412,101        19,286,442   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,409        7,925,214   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 487,510      $ 27,211,656   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 200   
        

Total assets

   $ 200   
        

Shareholders’ equity

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 200   
        

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 200   
        

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,537,261       $ 96,468   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     408,157         480,837   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $197,939,141 and $168,088,591, respectively)

     197,943,632         168,085,670   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     2,971,413         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           32,930   
                 

Total assets

     203,860,463         168,695,905   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —           6,835,057   

Management fee payable

     154,865         149,879   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —           5,234,260   
                 

Total liabilities

     154,865         12,219,196   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     109,342,488         120,971,898   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     94,363,110         35,504,811   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     203,705,598         156,476,709   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 203,860,463       $ 168,695,905   
                 

Shares outstanding

     3,350,014         3,550,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 60.81       $ 44.08   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 61.02       $ 44.68   
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10

   $ 13,000,000       $ 12,999,787   

0.150% due 10/14/10†

     12,000,000         11,999,558   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     2,529,000         2,528,819   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     23,100,000         23,097,748   

0.204% due 11/04/10†

     20,000,000         19,997,524   

0.135% due 11/12/10

     2,590,000         2,589,602   

0.166% due 11/18/10†

     12,440,000         12,437,889   

0.165% due 11/26/10†

     33,000,000         32,992,440   

0.120% due 12/02/10

     3,102,000         3,101,317   

0.159% due 12/23/10†

     14,220,000         14,215,465   

0.154% due 12/30/10†

     32,007,000         31,994,338   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     23,100,000         23,091,991   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     6,900,000         6,897,154   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $197,939,141)

      $ 197,943,632   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires December 2010

     72       $ 9,429,120       $ 665,710   

Forward Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/11/10       $ 36,720       $ 47,998,915       $ 369,480   

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

     10/11/10         267,900         350,188,164         2,601,933   
                 
            $ 2,971,413   
                 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 85,654      $ 17,978      $ 187,823      $ 43,484   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     466,267        264,269        1,296,693        650,356   

Brokerage commissions

     902        823        2,973        3,344   

Offering costs

     —          78,090        —          231,728   
                                

Total expenses

     467,169        343,182        1,299,666        885,428   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (381,515     (325,204     (1,111,843     (841,944
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (232,336     164,607        673,165        518,473   

Forward agreements

     7,410,760        13,352,510        50,218,194        12,019,164   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     29        —          5,788        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     7,178,453        13,517,117        50,897,147        12,537,637   
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     541,140        392,480        859,910        430,110   

Forward agreements

     8,728,978        1,386,595        8,205,673        1,630,127   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (7,111     —          7,412        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     9,263,007        1,779,075        9,072,995        2,060,237   
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     16,441,460        15,296,192        59,970,142        14,597,874   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,059,945      $ 14,970,988      $ 58,858,299      $ 13,755,930   
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 4.43      $ 3.68      $ 16.22      $ 3.78   
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     3,628,275        4,067,405        3,629,501        3,636,461   
                                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 156,476,709   

Addition of 1,400,000 shares

     68,512,854   

Redemption of 1,600,000 shares

     (80,142,264
        

Net addition (redemption) of (200,000) shares

     (11,629,410
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,111,843

Net realized gain (loss)

     50,897,147   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     9,072,995   
        

Net income (loss)

     58,858,299   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 203,705,598   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 58,858,299      $ 13,755,930   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     —          (28,140,000

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

     72,680        (118,003

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

     (29,850,550     (58,584,646

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (8,213,085     (1,630,127

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     32,930        (77,862

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          43,098   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          231,728   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     4,986        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          277,407   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (208,045
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     20,905,260        (74,450,520
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     68,512,854        154,858,940   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (86,977,321     (54,279,693
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (18,464,467     100,579,247   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     2,440,793        26,128,727   

Cash, beginning of period

     96,468        23,435,796   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,537,261      $ 49,564,523   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT GOLD*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 200   
        

Total assets

   $ 200   
        

Shareholders’ equity

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 200   
        

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 200   
        

 

* See Note 1.

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 2,302,321      $ 75,790   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     206,599        140,916   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $74,378,081 and $66,312,955, respectively)

     74,382,131        66,310,764   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          2,144,062   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,520        —     
                

Total assets

     76,893,571        68,671,532   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          1,014,755   

Management fee payable

     57,690        53,966   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     1,176,126        —     
                

Total liabilities

     1,233,816        1,068,721   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     123,839,522        86,180,401   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (48,179,767     (18,577,590
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     75,659,755        67,602,811   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 76,893,571      $ 68,671,532   
                

Shares outstanding

     2,239,901        1,290,003   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 33.78      $ 52.41   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 33.69      $ 51.75   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (98% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10†

   $ 6,000,000       $ 5,999,902   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     4,131,000         4,130,705   

0.116% due 10/28/10

     5,450,000         5,449,469   

0.135% due 11/12/10

     3,482,000         3,481,464   

0.150% due 11/18/10

     4,970,000         4,969,156   

0.193% due 11/26/10

     9,516,000         9,513,820   

0.135% due 12/09/10

     4,861,000         4,859,761   

0.157% due 12/23/10†

     16,260,000         16,254,815   

0.160% due 12/30/10

     2,760,000         2,758,908   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     1,971,000         1,970,317   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     15,000,000         14,993,814   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $74,378,081)

      $ 74,382,131   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires December 2010

     36       $ 4,714,560       $ (184,260

Forward Agreements^

 

     Settlement
Date
     Commitment to
(Deliver)/Receive
    Notional
Amount  at

Value*
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

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

     10/11/10       $ (15,898   $ (20,781,230   $ (164,088

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

     10/11/10         (96,100     (125,618,076     (1,012,038
               
          $ (1,176,126
               

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 33,103      $ 4,411      $ 72,856      $ 13,450   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     183,450        23,184        497,988        60,210   

Brokerage commissions

     513        632        2,338        2,897   

Offering costs

     —          78,091        —          231,728   
                                

Total expenses

     183,963        101,907        500,326        294,835   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (150,860     (97,496     (427,470     (281,385
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (77,504     (153,607     (391,822     (375,691

Forward agreements

     (5,158,437     (5,310,023     (25,247,833     (13,101,165

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     139        —          2,295        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,235,802     (5,463,630     (25,637,360     (13,476,856
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (162,330     (7,900     (223,400     850   

Forward agreements

     (2,938,770     (409,537     (3,320,188     (394,821

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     84        —          6,241        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,101,016     (417,437     (3,537,347     (393,971
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (8,336,818     (5,881,067     (29,174,707     (13,870,827
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,487,678   $ (5,978,563   $ (29,602,177   $ (14,152,212
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (4.30   $ (10.07   $ (18.07   $ (26.56
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     1,974,684        593,916        1,637,744        532,750   
                                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 67,602,811   

Addition of 1,600,000 shares (Note 1)

     66,422,591   

Redemption of 650,102 shares (Note 1)

     (28,763,470
        

Net addition (redemption) of 949,898 shares (Note 1)

     37,659,121   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (427,470

Net realized gain (loss)

     (25,637,360

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,537,347
        

Net income (loss)

     (29,602,177
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 75,659,755   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (29,602,177   $ (14,152,212

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     —          (7,010,000

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

     (65,683     (173,484

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

     (8,065,126     (8,894,946

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     3,313,947        394,821   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (2,520     —     

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          51,088   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          231,728   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     3,724        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          9,123   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     —          66,590   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (208,046
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (34,417,835     (29,685,338
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     66,422,591        94,412,574   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (29,778,225     (45,269,195
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     36,644,366        49,143,379   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     2,226,531        19,458,041   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,790        3,104,221   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,302,321      $ 22,562,262   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,685,764       $ 75,670   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     639,975         928,138   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $186,891,848 and $157,779,376, respectively)

     186,899,158         157,772,073   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     8,887,211         —     
                 

Total assets

     201,112,108         158,775,881   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —           6,007,423   

Management fee payable

     140,144         123,889   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —           7,228,187   
                 

Total liabilities

     140,144         13,359,499   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     87,788,485         109,869,748   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     113,183,479         35,546,634   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     200,971,964         145,416,382   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 201,112,108       $ 158,775,881   
                 

Shares outstanding

     2,350,014         2,550,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 85.52       $ 57.03   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 83.26       $ 56.15   
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (93% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10†

   $ 6,590,000       $ 6,589,892   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     3,407,000         3,406,757   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     15,212,000         15,210,517   

0.207% due 11/04/10†

     45,000,000         44,994,429   

0.135% due 11/12/10

     875,000         874,865   

0.169% due 11/18/10†

     42,292,000         42,284,823   

0.210% due 11/26/10†

     6,000,000         5,998,625   

0.105% due 12/02/10

     131,000         130,971   

0.135% due 12/09/10

     4,721,000         4,719,797   

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     2,000,000         1,999,479   

0.150% due 12/23/10

     750,000         749,761   

0.151% due 12/30/10

     33,750,000         33,736,648   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     15,212,000         15,206,726   

0.160% due 01/13/11

     10,000,000         9,996,280   

0.185% due 01/20/11

     1,000,000         999,588   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $186,891,848)

      $ 186,899,158   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Silver Futures – COMEX, expires December 2010

     105       $ 11,456,025       $ 1,462,145   

Forward Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/11/10       $ 4,380,800       $ 96,702,217       $ 2,285,912   

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

     10/11/10         13,314,000         293,894,568         6,601,299   
                 
            $ 8,887,211   
                 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 78,646      $ 9,926      $ 195,896      $ 20,640   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     399,644        205,584        1,191,495        405,532   

Brokerage commissions

     1,147        1,330        4,502        3,564   

Offering costs

     —          19,533        —          57,963   
                                

Total expenses

     400,791        226,447        1,195,997        467,059   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (322,145     (216,521     (1,000,101     (446,419
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     190,144        538,547        501,563        1,113,941   

Forward agreements

     35,224,898        21,549,376        59,964,658        29,227,072   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,786        —          9,769        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     35,416,828        22,087,923        60,475,990        30,341,013   
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     1,350,910        1,005,165        2,030,945        616,880   

Forward agreements

     16,104,902        7,281,486        16,115,398        6,047,778   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (10,906     —          14,613        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     17,444,906        8,286,651        18,160,956        6,664,658   
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     52,861,734        30,374,574        78,636,946        37,005,671   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 52,539,589      $ 30,158,053      $ 77,636,845      $ 36,559,252   
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 19.99      $ 14.65      $ 27.83      $ 24.39   
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     2,628,818        2,059,253        2,789,758        1,498,732   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 145,416,382   

Addition of 1,400,000 shares

     76,723,828   

Redemption of 1,600,000 shares

     (98,805,091
        

Net addition (redemption) of (200,000) shares

     (22,081,263
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,000,101

Net realized gain (loss)

     60,475,990   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     18,160,956   
        

Net income (loss)

     77,636,845   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 200,971,964   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 77,636,845      $ 36,559,252   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     —          (33,900,000

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

     288,163        (410,676

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

     (29,112,472     (25,957,854

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (16,130,011     (6,047,778

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     —          (161,955

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          30,776   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,963   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     16,255        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          173,433   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,976
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     32,698,780        (29,699,815
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     76,723,828        105,873,258   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (104,812,514     (55,854,911
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (28,088,686     50,018,347   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     4,610,094        20,318,532   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,670        8,641,327   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,685,764      $ 28,959,859   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 1,924,493      $ 78,312   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     162,000        447,653   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $62,159,537 and $64,775,162, respectively)

     62,162,190        64,772,241   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          2,859,064   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     15,720        —     
                

Total assets

     64,264,403        68,157,270   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          3,588,515   

Management fee payable

     49,073        52,610   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     3,301,618        —     
                

Total liabilities

     3,350,691        3,641,125   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     146,553,552        103,237,063   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (85,639,840     (38,720,918
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     60,913,712        64,516,145   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 64,264,403      $ 68,157,270   
                

Shares outstanding

     2,779,914        1,370,001   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 21.91      $ 47.09   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 22.51      $ 47.90   
                

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10

   $ 5,000,000       $ 4,999,918   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     3,460,000         3,459,753   

0.137% due 11/04/10†

     11,908,000         11,906,526   

0.138% due 11/12/10

     7,894,000         7,892,786   

0.206% due 11/18/10†

     5,800,000         5,799,016   

0.171% due 11/26/10†

     4,724,000         4,722,918   

0.130% due 12/09/10

     2,643,000         2,642,326   

0.150% due 12/23/10

     2,400,000         2,399,234   

0.186% due 12/30/10†

     11,000,000         10,995,648   

0.135% due 01/13/11†

     2,347,000         2,346,127   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     5,000,000         4,997,938   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $62,159,537)

      $ 62,162,190   
           

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires December 2010

     24       $ 2,618,520       $ (195,285

Forward Agreements^

 

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

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

     10/11/10       $ (1,412,500   $ (31,179,666   $ (821,432

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

     10/11/10         (3,983,000     (87,921,140     (2,480,186
               
          $ (3,301,618
               

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 28,202      $ 6,330      $ 67,469      $ 11,491   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     146,320        98,681        443,414        136,762   

Brokerage commissions

     789        1,470        2,681        3,489   

Offering costs

     —          39,051        —          115,880   
                                

Total expenses

     147,109        139,202        446,095        256,131   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (118,907     (132,872     (378,626     (244,640
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (363,579     (112,815     (427,329     (299,386

Forward agreements

     (17,463,923     (19,461,202     (39,581,361     (24,583,814

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     305        —          3,522        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (17,827,197     (19,574,017     (40,005,168     (24,883,200
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (186,735     (309,250     (380,020     (95,155

Forward agreements

     (5,325,366     (4,999,690     (6,160,682     (3,805,910

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,217     —          5,574        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,514,318     (5,308,940     (6,535,128     (3,901,065
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (23,341,515     (24,882,957     (46,540,296     (28,784,265
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (23,460,422   $ (25,015,829   $ (46,918,922   $ (29,028,905
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (11.67   $ (33.00   $ (27.58   $ (69.84
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     2,010,349        758,099        1,700,938        415,624   
                                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 64,516,145   

Addition of 2,670,000 shares (Note 1)

     90,676,225   

Redemption of 1,260,087 shares (Note 1)

     (47,359,736
        

Net addition (redemption) of 1,409,913 shares (Note 1)

     43,316,489   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (378,626

Net realized gain (loss)

     (40,005,168

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,535,128
        

Net income (loss)

     (46,918,922
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 60,913,712   
        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine  months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (46,918,922   $ (29,028,905

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     —          (14,500,000

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

     285,653        (118,825

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

     2,615,625        (14,202,886

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     6,155,108        3,805,910   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (15,720     —     

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          38,902   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          115,880   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (3,537     —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          97,861   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     —          (5,171

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (97,742
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (37,881,793     (53,894,976
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     90,676,225        151,375,326   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (50,948,251     (70,168,022
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     39,727,974        81,207,304   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,846,181        27,312,328   

Cash, beginning of period

     78,312        992,121   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,924,493      $ 28,304,449   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 309,470       $ 79,160   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $10,041,002 and $7,736,562, respectively)

     10,041,758         7,736,270   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     1,765,784         —     
                 

Total assets

     12,117,012         7,815,430   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     10,113         6,315   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           277,258   
                 

Total liabilities

     10,113         283,573   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     10,963,235         6,602,808   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     1,143,664         929,049   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     12,106,899         7,531,857   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 12,117,012       $ 7,815,430   
                 

Shares outstanding

     450,014         250,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 26.90       $ 30.13   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 26.93       $ 30.17   
                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (83% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10†

   $ 900,000       $ 899,985   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     760,000         759,926   

0.120% due 11/04/10

     240,000         239,970   

0.160% due 12/23/10

     1,200,000         1,199,617   

0.195% due 12/30/10†

     4,385,000         4,383,265   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     760,000         759,737   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     1,800,000         1,799,258   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,041,002)

      $ 10,041,758   
           

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         9,088,625      $ 12,388,382      $ 786,026   

Euro with UBS AG

     10/08/10         12,716,100        17,332,864        1,108,108   
               
          $ 1,894,134   
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         (64,600   $ (88,054   $ (3,839

Euro with UBS AG

     10/08/10         (3,978,300     (5,422,679     (124,511
               
          $ (128,350
               

 

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

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 6,398      $ 904      $ 12,220      $ 2,413   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     36,416        —          86,347        —     

Offering costs

     —          19,533        —          57,963   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (1,452     —          (13,505
                                

Total expenses

     36,416        18,081        86,347        44,458   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (30,018     (17,177     (74,127     (42,045
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     1,189,073        765,701        (1,756,177     926,921   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     440        —          829        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,189,513        765,701        (1,755,348     926,921   
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     1,995,782        (143,081     2,043,042        (18,522

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     248        —          1,048        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,996,030        (143,081     2,044,090        (18,522
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3,185,543        622,620        288,742        908,399   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,155,525      $ 605,443      $ 214,615      $ 866,354   
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 5.01      $ 2.42      $ 0.43      $ 3.88   
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     630,449        250,014        495,069        223,274   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 7,531,857   

Addition of 850,000 shares

     20,023,154   

Redemption of 650,000 shares

     (15,662,727
        

Net addition (redemption) of 200,000 shares

     4,360,427   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (74,127

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,755,348

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,044,090   
        

Net income (loss)

     214,615   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 12,106,899   
        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 214,615      $ 866,354   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for foreign currency forward contracts

     —          (830,000

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

     (2,304,440     (701,994

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (2,044,090     18,522   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (13,503

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,963   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     3,798        —     

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,977
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (4,130,117     (645,635
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     20,023,154        3,982,252   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (15,662,727     (1,338,114
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,360,427        2,644,138   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     230,310        1,998,503   

Cash, beginning of period

     79,160        4,467,380   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 309,470      $ 6,465,883   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 4,669,027      $ 76,035   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $317,467,966 and $98,876,200, respectively)

     317,488,361        98,870,358   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —          1,954,967   
                

Total assets

     322,157,388        100,901,360   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Management fee payable

     254,589        53,574   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     44,282,960        —     
                

Total liabilities

     44,537,549        53,574   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     280,357,122        110,049,449   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (2,737,283     (9,201,663
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     277,619,839        100,847,786   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 322,157,388      $ 100,901,360   
                

Shares outstanding

     14,000,014        5,400,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.83      $ 18.68   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 19.82      $ 18.70   
                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (114% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10

   $ 21,300,000       $ 21,299,651   

0.150% due 10/14/10

     49,000,000         48,998,197   

0.182% due 10/21/10

     30,563,000         30,560,818   

0.207% due 11/04/10

     68,000,000         67,991,581   

0.139% due 11/12/10

     36,945,000         36,939,318   

0.224% due 11/18/10†

     30,590,000         30,584,809   

0.189% due 11/26/10†

     31,052,000         31,044,886   

0.130% due 12/09/10

     4,336,000         4,334,895   

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     14,000,000         13,996,354   

0.150% due 12/23/10†

     8,220,000         8,217,379   

0.160% due 12/30/10†

     10,530,000         10,525,834   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     13,000,000         12,994,639   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $317,467,966)

      $ 317,488,361   
           

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

     Settlement
Date
     Local
Currency
    Notional
Amount at

Value (USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         83,196,500      $ 113,402,195      $ 3,915,346   

Euro with UBS AG

     10/08/10         71,122,800        96,944,964        2,328,064   
               
          $ 6,243,410   
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         (275,824,625   $ (375,966,753   $ (24,573,370

Euro with UBS AG

     10/08/10         (285,937,800     (389,751,663     (25,953,000
               
          $ (50,526,370
               

 

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

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 182,133      $ 6,324      $ 415,352      $ 19,433   
                               

Expenses

       

Management fee

    846,458        74,418        2,336,429        193,697   

Offering costs

    —          19,533        —          57,963   
                               

Total expenses

    846,458        93,951        2,336,429        251,660   
                               

Net investment income (loss)

    (664,325     (87,627     (1,921,077     (232,227
                               

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (33,898,742     (4,327,686     54,569,532        (11,530,010

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    2,281        —          27,615        —     
                               

Net realized gain (loss)

    (33,896,461     (4,327,686     54,597,147        (11,530,010
                               

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (49,916,146     689,838        (46,237,927     600,223   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (20,078     —          26,237        —     
                               

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (49,936,224     689,838        (46,211,690     600,223   
                               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (83,832,685     (3,637,848     8,385,457        (10,929,787
                               

Net income (loss)

  $ (84,497,010   $ (3,725,475   $ 6,464,380      $ (11,162,014
                               

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

  $ (5.34   $ (1.80   $ 0.44      $ (6.59
                               

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    15,810,884        2,065,775        14,723,457        1,694,886   
                               

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 100,847,786   

Addition of 19,300,000 shares

     420,921,692   

Redemption of 10,700,000 shares

     (250,614,019
        

Net addition (redemption) of 8,600,000 shares

     170,307,673   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,921,077

Net realized gain (loss)

     54,597,147   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (46,211,690
        

Net income (loss)

     6,464,380   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 277,619,839   
        

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 6,464,380      $ (11,162,014

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for foreign currency forward contracts

     —          (4,870,000

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

     (218,591,766     (15,429,918

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     46,211,690        (600,223

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          32,234   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,963   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     201,015        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          73,914   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,977
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (165,714,681     (31,941,021
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     420,921,692        63,777,785   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (250,614,019     (21,139,508
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     170,307,673        42,638,277   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     4,592,992        10,697,256   

Cash, beginning of period

     76,035        7,121,112   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,669,027      $ 17,818,368   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 190,843       $ 85,344   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $6,133,404 and $4,155,279, respectively)

     6,133,476         4,155,133   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     52,314         —     
                 

Total assets

     6,376,633         4,240,477   
                 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     4,866         3,397   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           315,813   
                 

Total liabilities

     4,866         319,210   
                 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     5,428,306         3,969,617   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     943,461         (48,350
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     6,371,767         3,921,267   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 6,376,633       $ 4,240,477   
                 

Shares outstanding

     200,014         150,014   
                 

Net asset value per share

   $ 31.86       $ 26.14   
                 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 31.93       $ 26.58   
                 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (96% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10†

   $ 700,000       $ 699,989   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     487,000         486,965   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     251,000         250,976   

0.180% due 11/04/10†

     534,000         533,934   

0.138% due 11/12/10

     365,000         364,944   

0.150% due 11/18/10

     140,000         139,976   

0.145% due 11/26/10

     487,000         486,888   

0.130% due 12/09/10

     100,000         99,974   

0.157% due 12/23/10

     420,000         419,866   

0.160% due 12/30/10

     2,400,000         2,399,051   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     251,000         250,913   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $6,133,404)

      $ 6,133,476   
           

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         421,140,000      $ 5,042,857      $ 21,232   

Yen with UBS AG

     10/08/10         682,610,000        8,173,777        42,105   
               
          $ 63,337   
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         (38,640,000   $ (462,687   $ (10,116

Yen with UBS AG

     10/08/10         (2,800,000     (33,528     (907
               
          $ (11,023
               

 

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

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

    Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

       

Interest

  $ 2,242      $ 509      $ 4,788      $ 1,456   
                               

Expenses

       

Management fee

    13,416        —          32,485        —     

Offering costs

    —          19,533        —          57,962   

Limitation by Sponsor

    —          (8,704     —          (29,650
                               

Total expenses

    13,416        10,829        32,485        28,312   
                               

Net investment income (loss)

    (11,174     (10,320     (27,697     (26,856
                               

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

       

Net realized gain (loss) on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    849,525        314,239        651,232        (393,981

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    —          —          (69     —     
                               

Net realized gain (loss)

    849,525        314,239        651,163        (393,981
                               

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

       

Foreign currency forward contracts

    (217,085     248,893        368,127        349,677   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

    (273     —          218        —     
                               

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (217,358     248,893        368,345        349,677   
                               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    632,167        563,132        1,019,508        (44,304
                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 620,993      $ 552,812      $ 991,811      $ (71,160
                               

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

  $ 3.36      $ 3.18      $ 6.13      $ (0.46
                               

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    184,797        173,927        161,736        155,509   
                               

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 3,921,267   

Addition of 50,000 shares

     1,458,689   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (27,697

Net realized gain (loss)

     651,163   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     368,345   
        

Net income (loss)

     991,811   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 6,371,767   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 991,811      $ (71,160

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for foreign currency forward contracts

     —          (590,000

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

     (1,978,125     (1,348,991

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (368,345     (349,677

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (29,650

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,962   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     1,469        —     

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,975
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,353,190     (2,374,491
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,458,689        2,725,367   

Payment on shares redeemed

     —          (1,256,100
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,458,689        1,469,267   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     105,499        (905,224

Cash, beginning of period

     85,344        2,986,826   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 190,843      $ 2,081,602   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     September 30, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 4,959,433      $ 75,424   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $160,264,478 and $62,597,986, respectively)

     160,272,225        62,595,795   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —          4,865,068   
                

Total assets

     165,231,658        67,536,287   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Management fee payable

     128,910        48,370   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     1,733,547        —     
                

Total liabilities

     1,862,457        48,370   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     199,121,027        69,482,929   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (35,751,826     (1,995,012
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     163,369,201        67,487,917   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 165,231,658      $ 67,536,287   
                

Shares outstanding

     9,800,014        3,150,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.67      $ 21.42   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 16.68      $ 21.30   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (98% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.230% due 10/07/10

   $ 15,000,000       $ 14,999,754   

0.110% due 10/14/10

     4,935,000         4,934,818   

0.135% due 10/21/10

     9,045,000         9,044,354   

0.110% due 10/28/10

     11,949,000         11,947,835   

0.210% due 11/04/10

     5,000,000         4,999,381   

0.138% due 11/12/10

     8,558,000         8,556,684   

0.221% due 11/18/10

     12,095,000         12,092,947   

0.203% due 11/26/10†

     18,003,000         17,998,875   

0.130% due 12/09/10

     8,809,000         8,806,755   

0.286% due 12/16/10

     1,500,000         1,499,609   

0.156% due 12/23/10†

     8,010,000         8,007,446   

0.177% due 12/30/10†

     31,190,000         31,177,661   

0.130% due 01/06/11

     11,949,000         11,944,857   

0.135% due 01/13/11

     3,267,000         3,265,785   

0.185% due 01/20/11†

     11,000,000         10,995,464   
           

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $160,264,478)

      $ 160,272,225   
           

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         3,369,670,000      $ 40,349,439      $ 560,143   

Yen with UBS AG

     10/08/10         1,717,910,000        20,570,770        251,114   
               
          $ 811,257   
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     10/08/10         (15,769,330,000   $ (188,826,687   $ (1,448,408

Yen with UBS AG

     10/08/10         (16,586,520,000     (198,611,965     (1,096,396
               
          $ (2,544,804
               

 

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

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of September 30, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Three months
ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 74,322      $ 5,266      $ 160,451      $ 21,843   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fee

     376,573        53,580        975,343        206,283   

Offering costs

     —          19,534        —          57,964   
                                

Total expenses

     376,573        73,114        975,343        264,247   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (302,251     (67,848     (814,892     (242,404
                                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (26,657,675     (2,786,090     (26,358,762     (4,186,508

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     580        —          5,517        —     
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (26,657,095     (2,786,090     (26,353,245     (4,186,508
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     8,158,466        (1,715,520     (6,598,615     (980,619

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (4,590     —          9,938        —     
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     8,153,876        (1,715,520     (6,588,677     (980,619
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (18,503,219     (4,501,610     (32,941,922     (5,167,127
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (18,805,470   $ (4,569,458   $ (33,756,814   $ (5,409,531
                                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (2.12   $ (3.32   $ (4.74   $ (3.45
                                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     8,875,557        1,375,014        7,115,765        1,568,512   
                                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 67,487,917   

Addition of 9,150,000 shares

     177,810,290   

Redemption of 2,500,000 shares

     (48,172,192
        

Net addition (redemption) of 6,650,000 shares

     129,638,098   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (814,892

Net realized gain (loss)

     (26,353,245

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,588,677
        

Net income (loss)

     (33,756,814
        

Shareholders’ equity, at September 30, 2010

   $ 163,369,201   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (33,756,814   $ (5,409,531

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for foreign currency forward contracts

     —          (3,480,000

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

     (97,666,492     (6,475,961

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     6,588,677        980,619   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          33,660   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          57,964   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     80,540        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     —          55,725   

Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable

     —          (42,978
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (124,754,089     (14,280,502
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     177,810,290        68,279,995   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (48,172,192     (42,852,254
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     129,638,098        25,427,741   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     4,884,009        11,147,239   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,424        1,970,377   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,959,433      $ 13,117,616   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2010

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 9, 2007 and offers common units of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) in each of its twelve series (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”). The twelve separate series are: ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity (formerly ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Commodity), ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity (formerly ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Commodity), ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (formerly ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil), ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil (formerly ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Crude Oil), ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen. The Trust has also registered shares for two additional series: ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (each, a “New Fund,” and collectively, the “New Funds”). As of September 30, 2010, each of the New Funds had seed capital of $200, but had not commenced investment operations; therefore, Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Statements of Cash Flows for the New Funds are not included in these financial statements.

The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008 other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares of each Fund at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the Funds.

Eight of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen, commenced investment operations on November 24, 2008, and four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver, commenced investment operations on December 1, 2008. As of September 30, 2010, ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold had not yet commenced investment operations.

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Fund generally invests in Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based or currency-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index) as a substitute for investing directly in a commodity or currency in order to gain exposure to the commodity index, commodity or currency. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged” or “inverse” investment results and may include futures contracts and options on futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other commodity-based or currency-based options contracts.

The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than one day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (+200 or -200%) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly. Investors should monitor their ProShares holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily.

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

 

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

The following Indexes were renamed:

 

Former Index Name

  

New Index Name

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

Former Fund Name

  

New Fund Name

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

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

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010.

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

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

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

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, 2010, and represents non-segregated cash with the custodian and does not include short-term investments.

 

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Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period

The times of the calculation of the Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund shares for the period ended September 30, 2010 were as follows. All times are Eastern Time:

 

     NAV Calculation Time      NAV Calculation Date  

UltraSilver, UltraShort Silver

     7:00 A.M.         September 30   

Ultra Gold, UltraShort Gold

     10:00 A.M.         September 30   

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     2:30 P.M.         September 30   

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

     2:30 P.M.         September 30   

Ultra Euro, UltraShort Euro

     4:00 P.M.         September 30   

Ultra Yen, UltraShort Yen

     4:00 P.M.         September 30   

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, 2010

Market value per share is determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange and may be later than when the Funds’ NAV per share is calculated.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund values transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements differs from those used in the calculation of some Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Investment Valuation

Short-term investments are valued at market price.

Derivatives (e.g., futures, swaps and forward agreements) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for the Gold and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures in the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. If there was no sale on that day, and for non-exchange-traded derivatives, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value price 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.

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

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

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

 

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

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

In some instances, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be 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, 2010 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

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

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 8,889,239       $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 719,690      $ 9,608,929   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     1,431,735         —          —          —          (101,643     1,330,092   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     424,924,279         15,898,600        —          —          30,223,794        471,046,673   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     44,124,971         (1,354,220     —          —          (2,990,288     39,780,463   

Ultra Gold

     197,943,632         665,710        2,971,413        —          —          201,580,755   

UltraShort Gold

     74,382,131         (184,260     (1,176,126     —          —          73,021,745   

Ultra Silver

     186,899,158         1,462,145        8,887,211        —          —          197,248,514   

UltraShort Silver

     62,162,190         (195,285     (3,301,618     —          —          58,665,287   

Ultra Euro

     10,041,758         —          —          1,765,784        —          11,807,542   

UltraShort Euro

     317,488,361         —          —          (44,282,960     —          273,205,401   

Ultra Yen

     6,133,476         —          —          52,314        —          6,185,790   

UltraShort Yen

     160,272,225         —          —          (1,733,547     —          158,538,678   

At September 30, 2010, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

At September 30, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level I and Level II fair value measurements.

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

Investment Transactions and Related Income

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

 

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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 regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.

Federal Income Tax

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

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

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS

Short-Term Investments

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

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

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

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

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

Futures Contracts

The Funds enter into futures contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of an underlying commodity. A futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of a commodity at a specified time and place. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity 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.

 

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

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price 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 securities or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements

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

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

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

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

 

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Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (commodity price risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the unrealized gain/loss reflected. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure each Fund has under the swap agreement, which may exceed the NAV of each Fund. Additional risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference index and the inability of counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund will enter into swap agreements only with large, well-capitalized and well established financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms which 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 and limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty. All of the outstanding swap agreements at September 30, 2010 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party daily. Upon termination, the Fund is entitled to pay or receive the “unrealized appreciation or depreciation” amount.

The Funds collateralize swap agreements with cash and/or certain securities as indicated on the Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments and such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek return of this collateral and may incur certain costs and time delays in exercising its right with respect to the collateral.

The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties, as those amounts are not similarly collateralized by the counterparty. 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 reorganization proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

Forward Contracts

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

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

Forward contracts are, in general, not cleared or guaranteed by a third party. The Funds may collateralize forward commodity contracts with cash and/or certain securities as indicated on their Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments and such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek return of this collateral and may incur certain costs exercising its right with respect to the collateral.

The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties, as those amounts are not similarly collateralized by the counterparty. 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 reorganization proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

 

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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.

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

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of September 30, 2010

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not
accounted for as

hedging

instruments

  

Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Commodities Contracts    Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 719,690       Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 101,643   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      46,122,394          ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      4,344,508   
      ProShares Ultra Gold*      3,637,123          ProShares UltraShort Gold*      1,360,386   
      ProShares Ultra Silver*      10,349,356          ProShares UltraShort Silver*      3,496,903   
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      1,894,134       Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      128,350   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      6,243,410          ProShares UltraShort Euro      50,526,370   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      63,337          ProShares Ultra Yen      11,023   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      811,257          ProShares UltraShort Yen      2,544,804   

 

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

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2009

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not
accounted for as

hedging

instruments

  

Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Commodities Contracts    Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 1,177,968       Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 216,605   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      38,006,876          ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      4,046,389   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold*      2,183,202          ProShares Ultra Gold*      5,428,460   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver*      3,043,799          ProShares Ultra Silver*      7,796,987   
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      383       Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      277,641   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      1,965,377          ProShares UltraShort Euro      10,410   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      5,135          ProShares Ultra Yen      320,948   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      4,880,828          ProShares UltraShort Yen      15,760   

 

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

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

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

  

Fund

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

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

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

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 2,113,541      $ 178,290   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (806,167     335,891   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      38,009,578        22,160,030   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      7,955,152        (3,545,802
      ProShares Ultra Gold      7,178,424        9,270,118   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (5,235,941     (3,101,100
      ProShares Ultra Silver      35,415,042        17,455,812   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (17,827,502     (5,512,101
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on

foreign currency forward contracts/changes in

unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign

currency forward contracts

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

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2009

  

  

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

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

  

Fund

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

Commodity Contracts

  

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

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

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (1,842,980   $ 2,374,398   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (457,048     (310,626
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      (8,074,297     10,652,490   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      14,047,731        725,697   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      13,517,117        1,779,075   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (5,463,630     (417,437
      ProShares Ultra Silver      22,087,923        8,286,651   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (19,574,017     (5,308,940

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

foreign currency forward contracts/changes in

unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

   ProShares Ultra Euro      765,701        (143,081
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (4,327,686     689,838   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      314,239        248,893   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (2,786,090     (1,715,520

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

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

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
Commodity Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (624,603   $ (458,278
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (254,747     114,962   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      33,817,452        8,115,518   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      31,539,850        (298,119
      ProShares Ultra Gold      50,891,359        9,065,583   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (25,639,655     (3,543,588
      ProShares Ultra Silver      60,466,221        18,146,343   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (40,008,690     (6,540,702
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation /depreciation on foreign

currency forward contracts

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

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009

  

  

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

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

  

Fund

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

Commodity Contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 1,913,017      $ 296,417   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (1,536,586     161,533   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      72,473,816        (1,204,901
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      (12,260,418     3,512,753   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      12,537,637        2,060,237   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (13,476,856     (393,971
      ProShares Ultra Silver      30,341,013        6,664,658   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (24,883,200     (3,901,065

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation /depreciation on foreign

currency forward contracts

   ProShares Ultra Euro      926,921        (18,522
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (11,530,010     600,223   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      (393,981     349,677   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (4,186,508     (980,619

 

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NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Fund pays and each New Fund will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of the average daily NAV of such Fund. In the first year of the Funds’ operations, the Sponsor waived the Management Fee to the extent that such amounts cumulatively exceed the organization and offering costs incurred by the Fund. The Management Fee is or will be paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s services as commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, and for managing the business and affairs of the Funds and the New Funds. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays or will pay the fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, Transfer Agent and the licensors for the Commodity Index Funds (Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, together, “DJ-UBS”), the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund and each New Fund, and the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund and each New Fund after the commencement of its trading operations, including, but not limited to, expenses such as ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund or a New Fund and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees. Each Fund incurs and pays, and each New Fund will incur and pay, its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses. No other management fee is paid by the Fund or will be paid by the New Fund.

The Administrator

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

The Custodian

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

The Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”) serves as Distributor of the Shares 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 and each New Fund, at c/o SEI, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Sponsor, on behalf of each Fund and each New Fund, has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with SEI.

 

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Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

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

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

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

NOTE 5 – ORGANIZATION AND OFFERING COSTS

Organization costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis. The Sponsor did not collect any fee in the first year of operation of each Fund in an amount equal to the organization and offering fees. The Sponsor reimbursed each Fund to the extent that its organization and offering costs exceeded 0.95% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, all organization and offering costs have been expensed and paid.

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 Fund. Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.

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

Authorized Participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BBH&Co. for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units. Authorized Participants are required to pay a variable transaction fee of up to 0.10% 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 variable transaction fee is 0.022% for the Commodity Funds and Commodity Index Funds and 0.00% for the Currency Funds. The Sponsor will provide the Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of 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.

 

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

 

Fund

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 1,082       $ 4,581   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     340         1,778   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     163,240         432,304   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     41,999         157,453   

Ultra Gold

     10,570         32,633   

UltraShort Gold

     4,587         20,961   

Ultra Silver

     8,463         38,762   

UltraShort Silver

     10,487         30,555   

Ultra Euro

     —           —     

UltraShort Euro

     —           —     

Ultra Yen

     —           —     

UltraShort Yen

     —           —     

 

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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

Ultra ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at June 30, 2010

   $ 22.3721      $ 9.6302      $ 55.8196      $ 63.5352      $ 21.7716      $ 28.6112   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0469     (0.0195     (0.1052     (0.1225     (0.0476     (0.0605

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.2502        0.5337        5.0930        22.1068        5.1794        3.3059   

Change in net asset value from operations

     5.2033        0.5142        4.9878        21.9843        5.1318        3.2454   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.5754      $ 10.1444      $ 60.8074      $ 85.5195      $ 26.9034      $ 31.8566   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2010

   $ 22.16      $ 9.53      $ 55.83      $ 62.67      $ 21.76      $ 28.65   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.73      $ 10.09      $ 61.02      $ 83.26      $ 26.93      $ 31.93   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     23.3     5.3     8.9     34.6     23.6     11.3

Total Return, at market value^

     25.1     5.9     9.3     32.9     23.8     11.4

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

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

 

^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at June 30, 2010

   $ 16.9071      $ 15.0959      $ 37.9468      $ 32.0151      $ 24.9905      $ 18.8744   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0305     (0.0316     (0.0764     (0.0591     (0.0420     (0.0341

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (3.5300     (1.7248     (4.0922     (10.0439     (5.1185     (2.1700

Change in net asset value from operations

     (3.5605     (1.7564     (4.1686     (10.1030     (5.1605     (2.2041

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 13.3466      $ 13.3395      $ 33.7782      $ 21.9121      $ 19.8300      $ 16.6703   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2010

   $ 17.01      $ 15.24      $ 37.95      $ 32.46      $ 25.01      $ 18.84   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010

   $ 13.60      $ 13.38      $ 33.69      $ 22.51      $ 19.82      $ 16.68   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (21.1 )%      (11.6 )%      (11.0 )%      (31.6 )%      (20.6 )%      (11.7 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (20.0 )%      (12.2 )%      (11.2 )%      (30.7 )%      (20.8 )%      (11.5 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.79 )%      (0.87 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.77 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.76 )% 

 

# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2009:

Ultra ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at June 30, 2009

   $ 22.8442      $ 13.0636      $ 33.6968      $ 42.6077      $ 29.1642      $ 24.7305   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0537     (0.0278     (0.0800     (0.1051     (0.0687     (0.0593

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     1.4045        (1.6909     4.0296        13.4494        2.4903        3.6139   

Change in net asset value from operations

     1.3508        (1.7187     3.9496        13.3443        2.4216        3.5546   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2009

   $ 24.1950      $ 11.3449      $ 37.6464      $ 55.9520      $ 31.5858      $ 28.2851   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2009

   $ 22.92      $ 13.16      $ 33.28      $ 40.49      $ 29.21      $ 24.70   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2009

   $ 24.07      $ 11.21      $ 38.53      $ 57.25      $ 31.53      $ 28.23   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     5.9     (13.2 )%      11.7     31.3     8.3     14.4

Total Return, at market value^

     5.0     (14.8 )%      15.8     41.4     7.9     14.3

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.00 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.91 )% 

 

# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2009.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance*

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

Net asset value, at June 30, 2009

   $ 20.9016      $ 16.9419      $ 75.3480      $ 88.9900      $ 19.8066      $ 23.5153   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0460     (0.0437     (0.1642     (0.1753     (0.0424     (0.0493

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (2.7710     (0.3498     (10.4070     (33.5708     (1.7144     (3.2886

Change in net asset value from operations

     (2.8170     (0.3935     (10.5712     (33.7461     (1.7568     (3.3379

Net asset value, at September 30, 2009

   $ 18.0846      $ 16.5484      $ 64.7768      $ 55.2439      $ 18.0498      $ 20.1774   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2009

   $ 20.95      $ 16.80      $ 76.30      $ 93.50      $ 19.83      $ 23.46   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2009

   $ 18.12      $ 16.67      $ 63.30      $ 54.00      $ 18.06      $ 20.25   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (13.5 )%      (2.3 )%      (14.0 )%      (37.9 )%      (8.9 )%      (14.2 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (13.5 )%      (0.8 )%      (17.0 )%      (42.2 )%      (8.9 )%      (13.7 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.93 )%      (0.98 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.88 )% 

 

* See Note 1.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2009.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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

Ultra ProShares

For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2009

   $ 28.2051      $ 12.6245      $ 44.0778      $ 57.0257      $ 30.1257      $ 26.1393   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1431     (0.0660     (0.3063     (0.3585     (0.1497     (0.1712

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (0.4866     (2.4141     17.0359        28.8523        (3.0726     5.8885   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (0.6297     (2.4801     16.7296        28.4938        (3.2223     5.7173   

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.5754      $ 10.1444      $ 60.8074      $ 85.5195      $ 26.9034      $ 31.8566   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009

   $ 28.43      $ 12.68      $ 44.68      $ 56.15      $ 30.17      $ 26.58   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010

   $ 27.73      $ 10.09      $ 61.02      $ 83.26      $ 26.93      $ 31.93   

Total Return, at net asset value^

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

Total Return, at market value^

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

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

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

 

# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance*

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2009

   $ 14.6211      $ 13.6886      $ 52.4052      $ 47.0920      $ 18.6755      $ 21.4246   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0979     (0.0888     (0.2610     (0.2226     (0.1305     (0.1145

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (1.1766     (0.2603     (18.3660     (24.9573     1.2850        (4.6398

Change in net asset value from operations

     (1.2745     (0.3491     (18.6270     (25.1799     1.1545        (4.7543

Net asset value, at September 30, 2010

   $ 13.3466      $ 13.3395      $ 33.7782      $ 21.9121      $ 19.8300      $ 16.6703   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009

   $ 14.65      $ 13.65      $ 51.75      $ 47.90      $ 18.70      $ 21.30   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2010

   $ 13.60      $ 13.38      $ 33.69      $ 22.51      $ 19.82      $ 16.68   

Total Return, at net asset value^

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

Total Return, at market value^

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

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

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

 

* See Note 1.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2009:

Ultra ProShares

For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2008

   $ 22.1647      $ 14.7811      $ 30.8181      $ 28.6021      $ 29.2400      $ 28.4465   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1523     (0.0731     (0.2315     (0.2979     (0.1883     (0.1727

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     2.1826        (3.3631     7.0598        27.6478        2.5341        0.0113   

Change in net asset value from operations

     2.0303        (3.4362     6.8283        27.3499        2.3458        (0.1614

Net asset value, at September 30, 2009

   $ 24.1950      $ 11.3449      $ 37.6464      $ 55.9520      $ 31.5858      $ 28.2851   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2008

   $ 22.15      $ 13.69      $ 31.60      $ 31.50      $ 29.49      $ 28.66   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2009

   $ 24.07      $ 11.21      $ 38.53      $ 57.25      $ 31.53      $ 28.23   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     9.2     (23.2 )%      22.2     95.6     8.0     (0.6 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     8.7     (18.1 )%      21.9     81.7     6.9     (1.5 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.05 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%      (1.01 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.90 )% 

 

# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2009.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating Performance*

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2008

   $ 26.7951      $ 29.0040      $ 96.8701      $ 195.9875      $ 20.9453      $ 21.6631   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1548     (0.1548     (0.5282     (0.5886     (0.1370     (0.1545

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (8.5557     (12.3008     (31.5651     (140.1550     (2.7585     (1.3312

Change in net asset value from operations

     (8.7105     (12.4556     (32.0933     (140.7436     (2.8955     (1.4857

Net asset value, at September 30, 2009

   $ 18.0846      $ 16.5484      $ 64.7768      $ 55.2439      $ 18.0498      $ 20.1774   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2008

   $ 27.58      $ 31.66      $ 95.50      $ 175.10      $ 21.26      $ 21.85   

Market value per share, at September 30, 2009

   $ 18.12      $ 16.67      $ 63.30      $ 54.00      $ 18.06      $ 20.25   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (32.5 )%      (42.9 )%      (33.1 )%      (71.8 )%      (13.8 )%      (6.9 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (34.3 )%      (47.3 )%      (33.7 )%      (69.2 )%      (15.1 )%      (7.3 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.09 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.95 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%      (1.05 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.87 )% 

 

* See Note 1.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September 30, 2009.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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NOTE 8 – RISK

Correlation Risk

The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than one day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (+200 or -200%) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.

A number of factors may affect a 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. A failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective. A number of factors may adversely affect a Fund’s correlation with its benchmark, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, costs associated with the use of leveraged investment techniques, income items, accounting standards and disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for the commodities or Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based or currency-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index) in which the Fund invests. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to its benchmark. In addition, there is a special form of correlation risk that derives from these Funds’ use of leverage, which is that for periods greater than one day, the use of leverage tends to cause the performance of a Fund to be either greater than or less than the target return for the same period stated in the fund objective, before accounting for fees and fund expenses. In general, given a particular index return, increased volatility of the index may cause a decrease in the performance relative to the target return for the same period.

Counterparty Risk

A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to Financial Instruments and repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Funds structure swap agreements such that either party can terminate the contract without penalty prior to the termination date. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit ratings are investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, judged by the Sponsor to be of comparable quality.

Leverage Risk

Leverage offers a means of magnifying market movements into larger changes in an investment’s value and provides greater investment exposure than an unleveraged investment. Swap agreements, borrowing, futures contracts and forward contracts, all may be used to create leverage. Each Fund employs leveraged investment techniques to achieve its investment objective.

Liquidity Risk

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

NOTE 9 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Trust is a defendant (along with several others) in a consolidated class action styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by issuing untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs, allegedly failing to adequately disclose the Funds’ investment objectives and risks. The Trust was added as a defendant in an amendment to the complaint filed on September 24, 2010. The five Funds of the Trust named in the complaint are ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, and ProShares UltraShort Silver. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds.

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the subsequent events following the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The subsequent events were as follows:

On November 5, 2010, the Trust registered shares for two additional series: ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (the “VIX Funds”). As of November 9, 2010, each of the VIX Funds had seed capital of $400 but had not commenced investment operations.

 

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

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

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series. The following twelve series of the Trust, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity (formerly ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Commodity), ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity (formerly ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Commodity), ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (formerly ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil), ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil (formerly ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Crude Oil), ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) issue 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 exchange (“NYSE Arca”). The Trust has also registered shares for two additional series: ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (collectively, the “New Funds”). As of September 30, 2010, each of the New Funds had seed capital of $200, but had not commenced investment operations; therefore, Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, Statements of Cash Flows and results of operations for the New Funds are not included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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

Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in three different ways. References to “Ultra ProShares,” “Short ProShares” or “UltraShort ProShares” 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.

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Fund generally invests in Financial Instruments (i.e., commodity-based or currency-based instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index) as a substitute for investing directly in a commodity or currency in order to gain exposure to the commodity index, commodity or currency. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged” or “inverse” investment results and may include futures contracts and options on futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other commodity-based or currency-based options contracts.

 

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The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than one day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (+200 or -200%) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.

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

Each Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares (“Creation Units”). Only Authorized Participants may purchase and redeem Shares from a Fund and then only in Creation Units. An Authorized Participant is an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with one or more of the Funds. Shares of the Funds are offered to Authorized Participants in Creation Units at each Fund’s respective net asset value per Share (“NAV”). Authorized Participants may then offer to the public, from time to time, Shares from any Creation Unit they create at a per-Share market price that varies depending on, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares of each Fund on 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.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In order to collateralize derivatives positions in commodities or currencies, a significant portion of the NAV of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury Securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and/or used as margin for each Fund’s trading in futures and forward contracts. The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term fixed-income securities bear to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund varies from period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

 

Fund

   Interest Income
Three  Months Ended
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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 5,629       $ 1,738       $ 16,947       $ 4,012   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     949         320         3,267         710   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     174,914         23,424         348,968         93,245   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     21,433         11,290         76,927         20,679   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     85,654         17,978         187,823         43,484   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     33,103         4,411         72,856         13,450   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     78,646         9,926         195,896         20,640   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     28,202         6,330         67,469         11,491   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     6,398         904         12,220         2,413   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     182,133         6,324         415,352         19,433   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     2,242         509         4,788         1,456   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     74,322         5,266         160,451         21,843   

Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures and forward contracts, as the case may be, are subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, swaps and forward

 

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

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

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

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

Results of Operations for the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $12,304,949 at June 30, 2010 to $9,651,779 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 550,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to no Shares being created and 200,000 Shares (4 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 23.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.6% and had an annualized volatility of 12.5%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $30,839,963 at June 30, 2009 to $19,356,364 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 1,350,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 800,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to no Shares being created and 550,000 Shares (11 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 5.9%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.2% and had an annualized volatility of 24.0%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $3,381,653 at June 30, 2010 to $1,334,848 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 200,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 100,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to no Shares being created and 100,000 Shares (2 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended

 

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September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 21.1%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.6% and had an annualized volatility of 12.5%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $5,225,688 at June 30, 2009 to $5,425,641 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 250,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 300,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being created and no Shares being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 13.5%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.2% and had an annualized volatility of 24.0%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $501,252,171 at June 30, 2010 to $387,516,335 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 52,050,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 38,200,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 31,700,000 Shares (634 Creation Units) being created and 45,550,000 Shares (911 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 5.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.6% and had an annualized volatility of 25.5%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $209,670,516 at June 30, 2009 to $331,839,940 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 16,050,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 29,250,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 23,400,000 Shares (468 Creation Units) being created and 10,200,000 Shares (204 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 13.2%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.8% and had an annualized volatility of 39.5%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $51,326,108 at June 30, 2010 to $40,018,686 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 3,400,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 3,000,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 6,500,000 Shares (130 Creation Units) being created and 6,900,000 Shares (138 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 11.6%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.6% and had an annualized volatility of 25.5%.

 

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By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $128,758,820 at June 30, 2009 to $83,569,426 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 7,600,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 5,050,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 2,950,000 Shares (59 Creation Units) being created and 5,500,000 Shares (110 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 2.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.8% and had an annualized volatility of 39.5%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Gold

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $209,324,263 at June 30, 2010 to $203,705,598 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 3,750,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 3,350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 250,000 Shares (5 Creation Units) being created and 650,000 Shares (13 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 8.9%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.1% and had an annualized volatility of 13.1%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $156,690,604 at June 30, 2009 to $137,409,978 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 4,650,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 3,650,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 100,000 Shares (2 Creation Units) being created and 1,100,000 Shares (22 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 11.7%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 6.6% and had an annualized volatility of 15.1%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Gold

The Fund’s NAV increased from $71,715,632 at June 30, 2010 to $75,659,755 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,889,901 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 2,239,901 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 450,000 Shares (9 Creation Units) being created and 100,000 Shares (2 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 11.0%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.1% and had an annualized volatility of 13.1%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $51,236,834 at June 30, 2009 to $38,866,260 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 680,003 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 600,003 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 90,000 Shares (9 Creation Units) being created and 170,000 Shares (17 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200%

 

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of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 14.0%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 6.6% and had an annualized volatility of 15.1%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Silver

The Fund’s NAV increased from $181,076,130 at June 30, 2010 to $200,971,964 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 2,850,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 2,350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being created and 550,000 Shares (11 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 34.6%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 17.8% and had an annualized volatility of 23.6%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $78,824,836 at June 30, 2009 to $95,119,218 at September 30, 2009. 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 200% of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 1,850,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 1,700,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 500,000 Shares (10 Creation Units) being created and 650,000 Shares (13 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 31.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 18.01% and had an annualized volatility of 41.2%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Silver

The Fund’s NAV increased from $60,185,658 at June 30, 2010 to $60,913,712 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,879,914 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 2,779,914 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 1,250,000 Shares (25 Creation Units) being created and 350,000 Shares (7 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 31.6%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 17.8% and had an annualized volatility of 23.6%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $68,967,304 at June 30, 2009 to $56,901,321 at September 30, 2009. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 775,001 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 1,030,001 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 910,000 Shares (182 Creation Units) being created and 655,000 Shares (131 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 37.9%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 18.0% and had an annualized volatility of 41.2%.

 

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NAV of ProShares Ultra Euro

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $16,329,042 at June 30, 2010 to $12,106,899 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 750,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 450,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to no Shares being created and 300,000 Shares (6 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 23.6%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.5% and had an annualized volatility of 11.7%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $7,291,462 at June 30, 2009 to $7,896,903 at September 30, 2009. The Fund had no creation or redemption activity during the quarter. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 8.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.3% and had an annualized volatility of 9.1%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Euro

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $462,324,726 at June 30, 2010 to $277,619,839 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 18,500,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 14,000,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 1,300,000 Shares (26 Creation Units) being created and 5,800,000 Shares (116 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 20.6%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.5% and had an annualized volatility of 11.7%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $39,613,566 at June 30, 2009 to $38,807,426 at September 30, 2009. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 2,000,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 2,150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 350,000 Shares (7 Creation Units) being created and 200,000 Shares (4 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 8.9%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.3% and had an annualized volatility of 9.1%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Yen

The Fund’s NAV increased from $4,292,085 at June 30, 2010 to $6,371,767 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 150,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 200,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being created and no Shares being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month

 

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period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 11.3%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.9% and had an annualized volatility of 10.6%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $4,946,446 at June 30, 2009 to $4,243,160 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 200,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to no Shares being created and 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 14.4%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 7.3% and had an annualized volatility of 11.3%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Yen

The Fund’s NAV increased from $145,332,808 at June 30, 2010 to $163,369,201 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 7,700,014 Shares at June 30, 2010 to 9,800,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 3,700,000 Shares (74 Creation Units) being created and 1,600,000 Shares (32 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 11.7%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.9% and had an annualized volatility of 10.6%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV decreased from $41,152,049 at June 30, 2009 to $23,204,338 at September 30, 2009. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 1,750,014 Shares at June 30, 2009 to 1,150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being created and 650,000 Shares (13 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 14.2%. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 7.3% and had an annualized volatility of 11.3%.

Results of Operations for the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $19,743,932 at December 31, 2009 to $9,651,779 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 700,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 250,000 Shares (5 Creation Units) being created and 600,000 Shares (12 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 2.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 0.8% and had an annualized volatility of 15.9%.

 

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By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $3,325,011 at December 31, 2008 to $19,356,364 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 150,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 800,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 1,200,000 Shares (24 Creation Units) being created and 550,000 Shares (11 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 9.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 8.9% and had an annualized volatility of 26.6%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $2,924,426 at December 31, 2009 to $1,334,848 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 200,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 100,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 200,000 Shares (4 Creation Units) being created and 300,000 Shares (6 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 8.7%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 0.8% and had an annualized volatility of 15.9%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,679,883 at December 31, 2008 to $5,425,641 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 100,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 300,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 200,000 Shares (4 Creation Units) being created and no Shares being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 32.5%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 8.9% and had an annualized volatility of 26.6%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV increased from $323,819,670 at December 31, 2009 to $387,516,335 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 25,650,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 38,200,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 100,350,000 Shares (2,007 Creation Units) being created and 87,800,000 Shares (1,756 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 19.6%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 7.4% and had an annualized volatility of 27.8%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $99,772,943 at December 31, 2008 to $331,839,940 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 6,750,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 29,250,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 104,400,000 Shares (2,088 Creation Units) being created and

 

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81,900,000 Shares (1,638 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 23.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 2.3% and had an annualized volatility of 52.1%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $76,656,626 at December 31, 2009 to $40,018,686 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 5,600,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,000,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 24,850,000 Shares (497 Creation Units) being created and 27,450,000 Shares (549 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 2.6%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 7.4% and had an annualized volatility of 27.8%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $14,502,399 at December 31, 2008 to $83,569,426 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 500,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 5,050,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 15,550,000 Shares (311 Creation Units) being created and 11,000,000 Shares (220 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 42.9%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 2.3% and had an annualized volatility of 52.1%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Gold

The Fund’s NAV increased from $156,476,709 at December 31, 2009 to $203,705,598 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 3,550,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 1,400,000 Shares (28 Creation Units) being created and 1,600,000 Shares (32 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 38.0%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 20.2% and had an annualized volatility of 15.9%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $27,736,722 at December 31, 2008 to $137,409,978 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 900,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 3,650,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 4,350,000 Shares (87 Creation Units) being created and 1,600,000 Shares (32 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 22.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 14.5% and had an annualized volatility of 22.3%.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort Gold*

The Fund’s NAV increased from $67,602,811 at December 31, 2009 to $75,659,755 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,290,003 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,239,901 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 1,600,000 Shares (32 Creation Units) being created and 650,102 Shares (13 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 35.5%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 20.2% and had an annualized volatility of 15.9%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $3,875,093 at December 31, 2008 to $38,866,260 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 40,003 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 600,003 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 1,140,000 Shares (114 Creation Units) being created and 580,000 Shares (58 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 33.1%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 14.5% and had an annualized volatility of 22.3%.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Silver

The Fund’s NAV increased from $145,416,382 at December 31, 2009 to $200,971,964 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 2,550,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,350,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 1,400,000 Shares (28 Creation Units) being created and 1,600,000 Shares (32 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 50.0%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 29.9% and had an annualized volatility of 30.9%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $10,011,149 at December 31, 2008 to $95,119,218 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 350,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 1,700,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 2,550,000 Shares (51 Creation Units) being created and 1,200,000 Shares (24 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 95.6%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 52.5% and had an annualized volatility of 40.6%.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort Silver*

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $64,516,145 at December 31, 2009 to $60,913,712 at September 30, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,370,001 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,779,914 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 2,670,000 Shares (53 Creation Units) being created and 1,260,087 Shares (25 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 53.5%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 29.9% and had an annualized volatility of 30.9%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $1,960,071 at December 31, 2008 to $56,901,321 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 10,001 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 1,030,001 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 1,825,000 Shares (365 Creation Units) being created and 805,000 Shares (161 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 71.8%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 52.5% and had an annualized volatility of 40.6%.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Euro

The Fund’s NAV increased from $7,531,857 at December 31, 2009 to $12,106,899 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 250,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 450,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 850,000 Shares (17 Creation Units) being created and 650,000 Shares (13 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 10.7%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.8% and had an annualized volatility of 11.4%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $4,386,411 at December 31, 2008 to $7,896,903 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 150,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 250,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 150,000 Shares (3 Creation Units) being created and 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 8.0%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.7% and had an annualized volatility of 13.8%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Euro

The Fund’s NAV increased from $100,847,786 at December 31, 2009 to $277,619,839 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from

 

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5,400,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 14,000,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 19,300,000 Shares (386 Creation Units) being created and 10,700,000 Shares (214 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 6.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.8% and had an annualized volatility of 11.4%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $7,331,163 at December 31, 2008 to $38,807,426 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 350,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 2,150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 2,800,000 Shares (56 Creation Units) being created and 1,000,000 Shares (20 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 13.8%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 4.7% and had an annualized volatility of 13.8%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Yen

The Fund’s NAV increased from $3,921,267 at December 31, 2009 to $6,371,767 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 150,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 200,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being created and no Shares being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 21.9%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.5% and had an annualized volatility of 11.3%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,845,053 at December 31, 2008 to $4,243,160 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 100,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 100,000 Shares (2 Creation Units) being created and 50,000 Shares (1 Creation Unit) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 0.6%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 1.1% and had an annualized volatility of 28.0%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Yen

The Fund’s NAV increased from $67,487,917 at December 31, 2009 to $163,369,201 at September 30, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 3,150,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 9,800,014 Shares at September 30, 2010 due to 9,150,000 Shares (183 Creation Units) being created and 2,500,000 Shares (50 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily

 

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performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 22.2%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 11.5% and had an annualized volatility of 11.3%.

By comparison, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,166,617 at December 31, 2008 to $23,204,338 at September 30, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 100,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 1,150,014 Shares at September 30, 2009 due to 2,900,000 Shares (58 Creation Units) being created and 1,850,000 Shares (37 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. 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 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV decreased by 6.9%. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 1.1% and had an annualized volatility of 28.0%.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of November 9, 2010, the Funds have not used, nor do they expect to use in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Funds. While each Fund’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on a Fund’s financial position.

Management fee payments made to the Sponsor are calculated as a fixed percentage of each Fund’s NAV. As such, the Sponsor cannot anticipate the amount of payments that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as NAVs are not known until a future date. The agreement with the Sponsor may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice to the other party. One officer of the Trust also serves as an officer and owner of the Sponsor.

Market Risk

Trading in futures contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying the Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it would be required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Each Fund’s exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors, including the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of each Fund’s trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.

Credit Risk

When a Fund enters into swap agreements, futures contracts or forward contracts, the Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations.

The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges, which may become applicable in the future), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

 

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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 securities or other underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovery collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Forward agreements do not involve the delivery of securities at the onset of a transaction, but may be settled physically in the underlying asset if such contracts are held to expiration, particularly in the case of currency forwards. Thus, prior to settlement, if the counterparty to a forward contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. However, if physically settled forwards are held until expiration (presently, there is no plan to do this), at the time of settlement, a Fund may be at risk for the full notional value of the forward contracts depending on the type of settlement procedures used.

The Sponsor attempts to minimize certain of these market and credit risks by normally:

 

   

executing and clearing trades with creditworthy counterparties, as determined by the Sponsor;

 

   

limiting the outstanding amounts due from counterparties to the Funds;

 

   

not posting margin directly with a counterparty;

 

   

limiting the amount of margin or premium posted at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”); and

 

   

ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.

The FCM for each Fund, in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Fund, all assets of the Fund relating to domestic futures trading, and the FCM is not allowed to commingle such assets with other assets of the FCM. In addition, CFTC regulations also require the FCM to hold in a secure account assets of each Fund related to foreign futures trading.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Funds’ critical accounting policies are as follows:

Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. The Funds’ application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

Each Fund has significant exposure to Financial Instruments. The Funds hold a significant portion of their assets in swaps, futures or forward contracts, all of which are recorded on a trade date basis and at fair value in the financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the Statements of Operations.

The use of fair value to measure Financial Instruments, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period, is fundamental to the 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).

 

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Short-term investments are valued at market price.

Derivatives (e.g., futures, swaps and forward agreements) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. If there was no sale on that day, and for non-exchange-traded derivatives, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would be generally determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

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 Fund 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 the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. See Note 2 in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

When market closing prices are not available, the Sponsor may value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards.

Discounts on short-term securities purchased are amortized and reflected as Interest Income in the Statements of Operations.

Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gain (loss) on open positions are determined on a specific identification basis and recognized in the Statements of Operations in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively.

Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Quantitative Disclosure

Commodity Price Sensitivity

Each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to commodity price risk. As of September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s swap positions as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 140.2939       $ 4,659,257   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      140.2939         14,627,126   

The September 30, 2010 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”) for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s swap positions as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 127.6830       $ 8,232,734   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      127.6830         30,355,281   

 

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The September 30, 2009 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 140.2939       $ (688,504

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      140.2939         (1,993,193

The September 30, 2010 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for any spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 127.6830       $ (1,774,643

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      127.6830         (9,192,397

 

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The September 30, 2009 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the level of the Index. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for any spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
   Expiration    Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    November 2010      4,133       $ 79.97         1,000       $ 330,516,010   

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 240.8953       $ 190,360,794   

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Long      240.8953         254,055,319   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    November 2009    4,034    $ 70.61         1,000       $ 284,840,740   

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 243.9100       $ 150,708,713   

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Long      243.9100         228,134,667   

The September 30, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or
Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    November 2010    400    $ 79.97         1,000       $ (31,988,000

 

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Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 240.8953       $ (19,406,494

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Short      240.8953         (28,626,377

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or
Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    November 2009    778    $ 70.61         1,000       $ (54,934,580

Swap Agreements

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 243.9100       $ (39,192,852

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Short      243.9100         (73,009,295

The September 30, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 swap notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. The short notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and

 

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expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
   Expiration    Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    December 2010    72    $ 1,309.60         100       $ 9,429,120   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 1,307.16       $ 47,998,915   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,307.16         350,188,164   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or
Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    December 2009    68    $ 996.80         100       $ 6,778,240   

 

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Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long    $ 995.79       $ 48,913,205   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      995.79         219,173,379   

The September 30, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Gold:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or
Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Short    December 2010    36    $ 1,309.60         100       $ (4,714,560

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 1,307.16       $ (20,781,230

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,307.16         (125,618,076

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the

 

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Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Short    December 2009    35    $ 996.80         100       $ (3,488,800

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 995.79       $ (14,934,858

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      995.79         (59,349,084

The September 30, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Silver:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
   Expiration    Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    December 2010    105    $ 21.821         5,000       $ 11,456,025   

 

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Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 22.0741       $ 96,702,217   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      22.0741         293,894,568   

The September 30, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
   Expiration    Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    December 2009    108    $ 16.475         5,000       $ 8,896,500   

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 16.4513       $ 33,820,583   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      16.4513         147,485,905   

The September 30, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is

 

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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, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

  

Long or
Short

  

Expiration

   Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short    December 2010    24    $ 21.821         5,000       $ (2,618,520

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 22.0741       $ (31,179,666

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      22.0741         (87,921,140

The September 30, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2010 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions

 

Contract

   Long or
Short
   Expiration    Contracts    Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short    December 2009    25    $ 16.475         5,000       $ (2,059,375

 

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Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 16.4513       $ (25,869,669

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      16.4513         (85,842,883

The September 30, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The September 30, 2009 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Currency Funds’ Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to changes in exchange rates. As of September 30, 2010, each of the Currency Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      10/08/10         9,088,625        1.3631       $ 12,388,382   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      10/08/10         12,716,100        1.3631         17,332,864   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      10/08/10         (64,600     1.3631         (88,054

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      10/08/10         (3,978,300     1.3631         (5,422,679

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses,

 

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cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      10/02/09         4,825,525        1.4631       $ 7,060,229   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      10/02/09         6,096,400        1.4631         8,919,647   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      10/09/09         4,785,025        1.4631         7,000,973   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      10/09/09         6,011,300        1.4631         8,795,137   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      10/02/09         (4,825,525     1.4631         (7,060,229

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      10/02/09         (6,096,400     1.4631         (8,919,647

The September 30, 2009 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Euro:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Settlement
Date
   Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long    10/08/10      83,196,500        1.3631       $ 113,402,195   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    10/08/10      71,122,800        1.3631         96,944,964   

Euro

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Short    10/08/10      (275,824,625     1.3631         (375,966,753

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    10/08/10      (285,937,800     1.3631         (389,751,663

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2009, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Settlement
Date
   Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    10/02/09      25,698,425        1.4631       $ 37,599,381   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    10/02/09      28,147,700        1.4631         41,182,917   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    10/09/09      673,100        1.4631         984,813   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    10/02/09      (25,698,425     1.4631         (37,599,381

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    10/02/09      (28,147,700     1.4631         (41,182,917

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    10/09/09      (25,698,425     1.4631         (37,599,381

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    10/09/09      (27,997,700     1.4631         (40,963,452

The September 30, 2009 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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ProShares Ultra Yen:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Settlement
Date
   Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long    10/08/10      421,140,000        0.011974       $ 5,042,857   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    10/08/10      682,610,000        0.011974         8,173,777   

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Short    10/08/10      (38,640,000     0.011974         (462,687

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    10/08/10      (2,800,000     0.011974         (33,528

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, 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, 2009, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or
Short

   Settlement
Date
   Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long    10/02/09      435,500,000        0.011138       $ 4,850,730   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    10/02/09      327,690,000        0.011138         3,649,909   

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long    10/09/09      435,500,000        0.011138         4,850,730   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    10/09/09      326,620,000        0.011138         3,637,991   

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Short    10/02/09      (435,500,000     0.011138         (4,850,730

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    10/02/09      (327,690,000     0.011138         (3,649,909

The September 30, 2009 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will

 

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generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of September 30, 2010, the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2010, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

     Long         10/08/10         3,369,670,000        0.011974       $ 40,349,439   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/08/10         1,717,910,000        0.011974         20,570,770   

Yen

  

Goldman Sachs International

     Short         10/08/10         (15,769,330,000     0.011974         (188,826,687

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/08/10         (16,586,520,000     0.011974         (198,611,965

The September 30, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

As of September 30, 2009, the ProShares UltraShort 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, 2009, which are sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         10/02/09         2,040,330,000        0.011138       $ 22,725,808   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/02/09         2,419,730,000        0.011138         26,951,679   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         10/09/09         66,150,000        0.011138         736,798   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/02/09         (2,040,330,000     0.011138         (22,725,808

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/02/09         (2,419,730,000     0.011138         (26,951,679

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         10/09/09         (2,010,510,000     0.011138         (22,393,663

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         10/09/09         (2,219,230,000     0.011138         (24,718,449

 

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The September 30, 2009 USD market value equals the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have negative $2.00 of short exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Qualitative Disclosure

As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, it is the investment objective of each Fund, currently operational, to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra ProShares Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraShort ProShares Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. The Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than one day because mathematical compounding prevents the Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by two or negative two. Investors should monitor their ProShares holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

Primary Market Risk Exposure

Each Fund’s investment objective and corresponding benchmark defines the primary market risks that the Funds are exposed to. For example, the primary market risk that the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Funds are exposed to are direct and inverse exposure, respectively, to the price of crude oil as measured by the return of holding and periodically rolling crude oil futures contracts (the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index and its sub-indexes are based on the price of rolling futures positions, rather than on the cash price for immediate delivery of the corresponding commodity).

Each Fund’s exposure to market risk is further influenced by a number of factors, including the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of each Fund’s trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.

As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

 

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Commodity Price Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K, 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. Performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K, 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 swap agreements, futures contracts, forward contracts thereof and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a currency will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund. 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).

Managing Market Risks

Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (200% or -200%), regardless of market direction or sentiment. As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, this is done through the use of various Financial Instruments. No attempt is made to adjust market exposure in order to avoid changes to the benchmark that would cause the Funds to lose value.

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 and repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. Each Fund intends to enter into swap and forward agreements only with large, established and well capitalized financial institutions that meet certain credit quality standards and monitoring policies. Each Fund may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination or reset and payment, and limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty.

Most Financial Instruments held by the Funds are “unfunded” meaning that the Fund will obtain exposure to the corresponding benchmark while still being in possession of its original cash assets. The cash positions that result from use of such Financial Instruments are held in a manner to minimize both interest rate and credit risk. During the reporting period, cash positions were maintained in a non-interest bearing demand deposit account. The Funds

 

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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).

 

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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 Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Funds (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of September 30, 2010, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Trust is a defendant (along with several others) in a consolidated class action styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by issuing untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs, allegedly failing to adequately disclose the funds’ investment objectives and risks. The Trust was added as a defendant in an amendment to the complaint filed on September 24, 2010. The five Funds of the Trust named in the complaint are ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, and ProShares UltraShort Silver. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There has not been a material change to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Part II, Item 1A in the Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

(a) None.

 

(b) The Trust initially registered Shares on Form S-1 (No. 333-146801), which was declared effective on November 21, 2008, and registered additional Shares on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-156888), which was declared effective on February 13, 2009. The Trust terminated these two offerings before the sale of all Shares registered and re-allocated the remaining amount of the Shares registered among the Funds pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-163511), which was declared effective on December 4, 2009, as supplemented, and registered additional Shares and Funds pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to that Registration Statement, which was declared effective on May 28, 2010, as supplemented. Substantially all of the proceeds received by each Fund from the issuance and sale of Shares to Authorized Participants are used by each Fund to enter into Financial Instruments relating to that Fund’s benchmark in combination with cash or cash equivalents and/or U.S. Treasury Securities or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund) that may be used to collateralize swap agreements or forward contracts or deposited with FCMs as margin in connection with any futures transactions. Each Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares.

 

 

Title of Securities Registered

   Amount Registered      Shares Sold
for the three
months ended

September 30, 2010
     Sale Price of Shares  Sold
for the three
months ended
September 30, 2010
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 3,000,000,000         31,700,000       $ 285,753,714   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000         6,500,000       $ 88,341,486   

ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         250,000       $ 13,239,637   

ProShares Short Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         450,000       $ 16,431,249   

ProShares Ultra Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         50,000       $ 2,921,628   

ProShares UltraShort Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000         1,250,000       $ 35,675,093   

ProShares Ultra Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,090,463,394         1,300,000       $ 29,387,242   

ProShares Ultra Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         50,000       $ 1,458,689   

ProShares UltraShort Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000         3,700,000       $ 65,761,078   

Total:

   $ 13,590,463,394         45,250,000       $ 538,969,816   

 

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(c) From June 30, 2010 through September 30, 2010, the number of Shares redeemed and average price per Share for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Total Number of
Shares Redeemed
     Average Price
Per Share
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     50,000       $ 21.73   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     50,000         23.80   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     100,000         26.45   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     50,000         16.03   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     50,000         15.41   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     13,550,000         9.90   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     13,250,000         10.71   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     18,750,000         9.74   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     900,000         16.56   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     5,800,000         14.89   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     200,000         13.34   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     350,000         50.30   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     50,000         52.03   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     250,000         58.85   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     —           —     

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     100,000         39.99   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     200,000         58.78   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     150,000         62.17   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     200,000         72.41   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     250,000         34.07   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     100,000         29.70   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     100,000         24.67   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     100,000         23.43   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     100,000         25.68   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     3,100,000         22.90   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     950,000         22.27   

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     1,750,000         21.40   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     —           —     

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     —           —     

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

07/01/10 to 07/31/10

     1,000,000         18.34   

08/01/10 to 08/31/10

     —           —     

09/01/10 to 09/30/10

     600,000         17.62   

Total:

     62,100,000       $ 13.22   

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

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Item 4. Reserved.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Document

31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document(3)
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema(3)
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase(3)
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase(3)
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase(3)
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase(3)

 

(1) Filed herewith.
(2) Furnished herewith.
(3) In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits is furnished and deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

PROSHARES TRUST II

/s/ Louis Mayberg

By: Louis Mayberg
Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 9, 2010

/s/ Edward Karpowicz

By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial Officer
Date: November 9, 2010