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

Form 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 March 31, 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).    ¨  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.

   80

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

   90

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures.

   106

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings.

   107

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors.

   107

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

   107

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

   108

Item 4.

 

Reserved.

   109

Item 5.

 

Other Information.

   109

Item 6.

 

Exhibits.

   109


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

Index

 

      Page

Documents

  

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

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   2

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   7

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   12

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   17

ProShares Ultra Gold

   22

ProShares UltraShort Gold

   27

ProShares Ultra Silver

   32

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   37

ProShares Ultra Euro

   42

ProShares UltraShort Euro

   47

ProShares Ultra Yen

   52

ProShares UltraShort Yen

   57

Notes to Financial Statements

   62

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,771,807    $ 78,112

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $10,231,547 and $18,504,220, respectively)

     10,232,735      18,503,052

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —        1,177,968
             

Total assets

     13,004,542      19,759,132
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     10,037      15,200

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     478,846      —  
             

Total liabilities

     488,883      15,200
             

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     9,651,811      14,857,362

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     2,863,848      4,886,570
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     12,515,659      19,743,932
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 13,004,542    $ 19,759,132
             

Shares outstanding

     500,014      700,014
             

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.03    $ 28.21
             

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 25.04    $ 28.43
             

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (82% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.080% due 04/08/10†

   $ 1,000,000    $ 999,984

0.120% due 05/20/10

     1,000,000      999,800

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     5,740,000      5,735,351

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     2,500,000      2,497,600
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,231,547)

      $ 10,232,735
         

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   04/06/10    $ 6,167,454    $ (111,661

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

   04/06/10      18,876,326      (367,185
              
         $ (478,846
              

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three  months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 4,769      $ 483   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     32,051        —     

Offering costs

     —          19,108   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (3,946
                

Total expenses

     32,051        15,162   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (27,282     (14,679
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Swap agreements

     (341,859     37,775   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     877        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (340,982     37,775   
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Swap agreements

     (1,656,814     (984,387

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     2,356        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,654,458     (984,387
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,995,440     (946,612
                

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,022,722   $ (961,291
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (3.87   $ (2.82
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     522,792        340,570   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 19,743,932   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     2,604,725   

Redemption of 300,000 shares

     (7,810,276
        

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

     (5,205,551
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (27,282

Net realized gain (loss)

     (340,982

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,654,458
        

Net income (loss)

     (2,022,722
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 12,515,659   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,022,722   $ (961,291

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          (5,110,000

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

     8,272,673        (3,501,897

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,654,458        984,387   

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (3,946

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,108   

(Decrease) in management fee payable

     (5,163     —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     7,899,246        (8,573,639
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,604,725        10,807,188   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (7,810,276     —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (5,205,551     10,807,188   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     2,693,695        2,233,549   

Cash, beginning of period

     78,112        1,745,354   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,771,807      $ 3,978,903   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 1,523,091      $ 90,383   

Segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     215,000        485,000   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $2,871,763 and $2,568,287, respectively)

     2,871,994        2,568,141   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     111,160        —     
                

Total assets

     4,721,245        3,143,524   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Management fee payable

     3,487        2,493   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —          216,605   
                

Total liabilities

     3,487        219,098   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     6,660,256        5,049,843   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (1,942,498     (2,125,417
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     4,717,758        2,924,426   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,721,245      $ 3,143,524   
                

Shares outstanding

     300,014        200,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.73      $ 14.62   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 15.67      $ 14.65   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (61% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.060% due 04/08/10

   $ 203,000    $ 202,998

0.125% due 04/29/10†

     1,500,000      1,499,835

0.135% due 05/13/10

     170,000      169,971

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     1,000,000      999,190
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $2,871,763)

      $ 2,871,994
         

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   04/06/10    $ (2,342,111   $ 27,226

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

   04/06/10      (7,086,944     83,934
           
        $ 111,160
           

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

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

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 880      $ 236   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     8,757        —     

Offering costs

     —          76,394   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (69,563
                

Total expenses

     8,757        6,831   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (7,877     (6,595
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Swap agreements

     (137,264     (11,377

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (82     —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (137,346     (11,377
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Swap agreements

     327,765        131,498   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     377        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     328,142        131,498   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     190,796        120,121   
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 182,919      $ 113,526   
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 0.76      $ 1.14   
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     240,014        100,014   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 2,924,426   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     1,610,413   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (7,877

Net realized gain (loss)

     (137,346

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     328,142   
        

Net income (loss)

     182,919   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 4,717,758   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 182,919      $ 113,526   

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     270,000        —     

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

     (303,476     (617,979

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (328,142     (131,498

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (69,563

Amortization of offering cost

     —          76,394   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     994        —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (177,705     (629,120
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,610,413        —     
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,432,708        (629,120

Cash, beginning of period

     90,383        1,579,140   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,523,091      $ 950,020   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 26,662,962    $ 80,936

Segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     141,143      —  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     10,821,600      13,574,925

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $169,091,979 and $323,044,324, respectively)

     169,096,580      323,026,067

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     4,737,235      21,129,076

Receivable on open futures contracts

     3,199,375      1,466,444
             

Total assets

     214,658,895      359,277,448
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     14,560,790      35,195,574

Management fee payable

     168,065      262,204
             

Total liabilities

     14,728,855      35,457,778
             

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     36,880,956      190,554,540

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     163,049,084      133,265,130
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     199,930,040      323,819,670
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 214,658,895    $ 359,277,448
             

Shares outstanding

     15,100,014      25,650,014
             

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.24    $ 12.62
             

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 13.06    $ 12.68
             

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (85% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.145% due 06/10/10†

   $ 63,500,000    $ 63,482,855

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.055% due 04/08/10†

     29,519,000      29,518,684

0.070% due 04/15/10†

     8,000,000      7,999,782

0.105% due 04/22/10

     5,000,000      4,999,600

0.135% due 05/13/10

     12,000,000      11,997,960

0.120% due 05/20/10

     5,000,000      4,999,000

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     14,650,000      14,638,134

0.220% due 09/16/10

     24,000,000      23,975,040

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     7,500,000      7,485,525
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $169,091,979)

      $ 169,096,580
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires May 2010

   2,004    $ 167,855,040    $ 10,557,420

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

   04/06/10    $ 97,624,389    $ 1,629,258

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

   04/06/10      134,402,141      3,107,977
            
         $ 4,737,235
            

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 41,256      $ 33,715   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     603,925        709,691   

Brokerage commissions

     28,343        131,950   

Offering costs

     —          38,202   
                

Total expenses

     632,268        879,843   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (591,012     (846,128
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     19,526,122        (43,721,221

Swap agreements

     33,495,515        (37,518,862

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     42,692        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     53,064,329        (81,240,083
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (6,320,380     5,863,760   

Swap agreements

     (16,391,841     (15,801,864

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     22,858        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (22,689,363     (9,938,104
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     30,374,966        (91,178,187
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 29,783,954      $ (92,024,315
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.37      $ (2.49
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     21,755,570        37,000,570   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 323,819,670   

Addition of 15,950,000 shares

     172,930,688   

Redemption of 26,500,000 shares

     (326,604,272
        

Net addition (redemption) of (10,550,000) shares

     (153,673,584
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (591,012

Net realized gain (loss)

     53,064,329   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (22,689,363
        

Net income (loss)

     29,783,954   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 199,930,040   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended

March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 29,783,954      $ (92,024,315

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     (141,143     (95,000,000

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

     2,753,325        (3,873,825

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

     153,952,345        (131,406,251

(Increase) Decrease in receivable on futures contracts

     (1,732,931     15,753,691   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     16,368,983        15,801,864   

(Increase) Decrease in receivable from Sponsor

     —          16,192   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          38,202   

(Decrease) in management fee payable

     (94,139     —     

(Decrease) Increase in payable to Sponsor

     —          693,499   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     200,890,394        (290,000,943
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     172,930,688        635,371,765   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (347,239,056     (333,505,100
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (174,308,368     301,866,665   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     26,582,026        11,865,722   

Cash, beginning of period

     80,936        40,341,120   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 26,662,962      $ 52,206,842   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 1,789,963      $ 75,409   

Segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     100,500        —     

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     5,702,400        4,162,725   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $96,332,687 and $66,498,959, respectively)

     96,335,531        66,495,308   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     25,323,073        8,244,946   
                

Total assets

     129,251,467        78,978,388   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Payable on open futures contracts

     2,328,253        1,271,069   

Management fee payable

     91,087        68,204   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     2,776,423        982,489   
                

Total liabilities

     5,195,763        2,321,762   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     141,630,650        94,438,947   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (17,574,946     (17,782,321
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     124,055,704        76,656,626   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 129,251,467      $ 78,978,388   
                

Shares outstanding

     10,250,014        5,600,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.10      $ 13.69   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 12.27      $ 13.65   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (78% of shareholders’ equity)

     

Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes:

     

0.090% due 04/06/10

   $ 4,400,000    $ 4,399,945

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.065% due 04/01/10†

     5,000,000      5,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.060% due 04/08/10†

     7,150,000      7,149,916

0.105% due 04/22/10†

     8,000,000      7,999,360

0.105% due 04/29/10†

     20,000,000      19,997,800

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     20,840,000      20,823,120

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     26,000,000      25,975,040

0.286% due 12/16/10

     5,000,000      4,990,350
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $96,332,687)

      $ 96,335,531
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Crude Oil – NYMEX, expires May 2010

   1,056    $ 88,450,560    $ (2,446,780

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

   04/06/10    $ (60,189,544   $ (1,183,320

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

   04/06/10      (99,427,228     (1,593,103
             
        $ (2,776,423
             

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 22,438      $ 1,891   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     217,682        —     

Brokerage commissions

     12,179        33,690   

Offering costs

     —          76,394   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (17,350
                

Total expenses

     229,861        92,734   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (207,423     (90,843
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (374,202     3,491,939   

Swap agreements

     1,958,414        —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     905        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,585,117        3,491,939   
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     617,120        3,720,580   

Swap agreements

     (1,793,934     (78,476

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     6,495        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,170,319     3,642,104   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     414,798        7,134,043   
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 207,375      $ 7,043,200   
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 0.03      $ 9.52   
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     6,824,458        739,458   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 76,656,626   

Addition of 13,350,000 shares

     172,029,659   

Redemption of 8,700,000 shares

     (124,837,956
        

Net addition (redemption) of 4,650,000 shares

     47,191,703   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (207,423

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,585,117   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,170,319
        

Net income (loss)

     207,375   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 124,055,704   
        

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 207,375      $ 7,043,200   

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     (100,500     (6,600,000

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

     (1,539,675     (1,865,058

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

     (29,833,728     (17,940,529

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,787,439        78,476   

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (17,350

Amortization of offering cost

     —          76,394   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     22,883        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     1,057,184        (4,265,898
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (28,399,022     (23,490,765
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     154,951,532        163,271,062   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (124,837,956     (131,021,430
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     30,113,576        32,249,632   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,714,554        8,758,867   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,409        7,925,214   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,789,963      $ 16,684,081   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 16,182,814    $ 96,468

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     465,564      480,837

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $145,306,355 and $168,088,591, respectively)

     145,304,735      168,085,670

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     2,258,263      —  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     20,700      32,930
             

Total assets

     164,232,076      168,695,905
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —        6,835,057

Management fee payable

     130,592      149,879

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —        5,234,260
             

Total liabilities

     130,592      12,219,196
             

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     123,764,008      120,971,898

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     40,337,476      35,504,811
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     164,101,484      156,476,709
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 164,232,076    $ 168,695,905
             

Shares outstanding

     3,600,014      3,550,014
             

Net asset value per share

   $ 45.58    $ 44.08
             

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 45.38    $ 44.68
             

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (89% of shareholders’ equity)

     

Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes:

     

0.090% due 04/06/10

   $ 5,300,000    $ 5,299,934

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.069% due 04/08/10†

     42,645,000      42,644,426

0.070% due 04/15/10

     5,000,000      4,999,864

0.105% due 04/22/10†

     50,000,000      49,996,000

0.105% due 04/29/10

     3,400,000      3,399,626

0.135% due 05/13/10

     2,000,000      1,999,660

0.120% due 05/20/10

     4,000,000      3,999,200

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     5,500,000      5,495,545

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     19,500,000      19,481,280

0.220% due 09/16/10

     4,000,000      3,995,840

0.258% due 11/18/10

     4,000,000      3,993,360
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $145,306,355)

      $ 145,304,735
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires June 2010

   69    $ 7,690,050    $ 62,180

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

   04/06/10    $ 31,420    $ 35,050,581    $ 247,423

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

   04/06/10      255,900      285,469,245      2,010,840
               
            $ 2,258,263
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 24,820      $ 9,474   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     383,232        128,042   

Brokerage commissions

     1,004        1,282   

Offering costs

     —          76,394   
                

Total expenses

     384,236        205,718   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (359,416     (196,244
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (79,143     130,476   

Forward agreements

     (2,484,739     (379,449

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,759        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,558,123     (248,973
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     256,380        (28,279

Forward agreements

     7,492,523        (2,495,392

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,301        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,750,204        (2,523,671
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5,192,081        (2,772,644
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,832,665      $ (2,968,888
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.33      $ (1.16
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     3,620,014        2,551,681   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 156,476,709   

Addition of 600,000 shares

     27,481,133   

Redemption of 550,000 shares

     (24,689,023
        

Net addition (redemption) of 50,000 shares

     2,792,110   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (359,416

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,558,123

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,750,204   
        

Net income (loss)

     4,832,665   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 164,101,484   
        

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,832,665      $ (2,968,888

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     —          (60,520,000

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

     15,273        (224,879

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

     22,782,236        (48,348,356

Decrease in receivable on futures contracts

     12,230        2,885   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (7,493,824     2,495,392   

(Increase) Decrease in receivable from Sponsor

     —          43,098   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          76,394   

(Decrease) in management fee payable

     (19,287     —     

(Decrease) Increase in payable to counterparty

     —          6,017,364   

(Decrease) Increase in payable to Sponsor

     —          84,944   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     20,129,293        (103,342,046
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     27,481,133        112,092,538   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (31,524,080     (8,079,532
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,042,947     104,013,006   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     16,086,346        670,960   

Cash, beginning of period

     96,468        23,435,796   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 16,182,814      $ 24,106,756   
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 1,855,278      $ 75,790   

Segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     100,500        —     

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     276,639        140,916   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $63,655,513 and $66,312,955, respectively)

     63,657,304        66,310,764   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          2,144,062   
                

Total assets

     65,889,721        68,671,532   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          1,014,755   

Payable on open futures contracts

     108,161        —     

Management fee payable

     57,361        53,966   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     926,084        —     
                

Total liabilities

     1,091,606        1,068,721   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     88,359,984        86,180,401   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (23,561,869     (18,577,590
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     64,798,115        67,602,811   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 65,889,721      $ 68,671,532   
                

Shares outstanding (Note 9)

     1,340,003        1,290,003   
                

Net asset value per share (Note 9)

   $ 48.36      $ 52.41   
                

Market value per share (Note 2) (Note 9)

   $ 48.55      $ 51.75   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.073% due 04/08/10†

   $ 30,001,000    $ 30,000,576

0.105% due 04/22/10

     8,370,000      8,369,331

0.105% due 04/29/10

     4,600,000      4,599,494

0.135% due 05/13/10

     8,000,000      7,998,640

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     9,700,000      9,692,143

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     3,000,000      2,997,120
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $63,655,513)

      $ 63,657,304
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Gold Futures – COMEX, expires June 2010

        41      $ 4,569,450      $ (20,240

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

   04/06/10    $ (11,898   $ (13,272,814   $ (104,326

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

   04/06/10      (100,200     (111,778,110     (821,758
               
          $ (926,084
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 13,434      $ 3,412   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     162,335        —     

Brokerage commissions

     1,050        1,220   

Offering costs

     —          76,394   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (3,314
                

Total expenses

     163,385        74,300   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (149,951     (70,888
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     108,407        (197,607

Forward agreements

     (1,819,294     (5,455,094

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     2,103        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,708,784     (5,652,701
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (59,380     28,474   

Forward agreements

     (3,070,146     1,075,366   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     3,982        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,125,544     1,103,840   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4,834,328     (4,548,861
                

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,984,279   $ (4,619,749
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 9)

   $ (3.58   $ (12.22
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 9)

     1,390,558        378,003   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 67,602,811   

Addition of 300,000 shares (Note 9)

     14,766,261   

Redemption of 250,000 shares (Note 9)

     (12,586,678
        

Net addition (redemption) of 50,000 shares (Note 9)

     2,179,583   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (149,951

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,708,784

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,125,544
        

Net income (loss)

     (4,984,279
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 64,798,115   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,984,279   $ (4,619,749

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     (100,500     (19,160,000

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

     (135,723     (209,931

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

     2,657,442        (14,168,541

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     3,066,164        (1,075,366

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (3,314

(Increase) in receivable due from counterparty

     —          (1,896,590

Amortization of offering cost

     —          76,394   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     3,395        —     

Increase in payable on futures contracts

     108,161        91,536   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     614,660        (40,965,561
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     14,766,261        56,790,244   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (13,601,433     (6,669,608
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,164,828        50,120,636   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,779,488        9,155,075   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,790        3,104,221   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,855,278      $ 12,259,296   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 14,991,929    $ 75,670

Segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     133,400      —  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     870,750      928,138

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $151,602,805 and $157,779,376, respectively)

     151,608,899      157,772,073

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     6,549,257      —  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     89,655      —  
             

Total assets

     174,243,890      158,775,881
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     2,871,974      6,007,423

Management fee payable

     135,929      123,889

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —        7,228,187
             

Total liabilities

     3,007,903      13,359,499
             

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     128,412,931      109,869,748

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     42,823,056      35,546,634
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     171,235,987      145,416,382
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 174,243,890    $ 158,775,881
             

Shares outstanding

     2,950,014      2,550,014
             

Net asset value per share

   $ 58.05    $ 57.03
             

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 57.77    $ 56.15
             

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (89% of shareholders’ equity)

     

Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes:

     

0.090% due 04/06/10

   $ 8,200,000    $ 8,199,898

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.065% due 04/01/10

     4,900,000      4,900,000

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.067% due 04/08/10†

     47,481,000      47,480,380

0.105% due 04/22/10

     5,480,000      5,479,562

0.105% due 04/29/10

     6,500,000      6,499,285

0.135% due 05/13/10†

     29,000,000      28,995,070

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     31,600,000      31,574,404

0.195% due 09/09/10

     16,500,000      16,484,160

0.286% due 12/16/10

     2,000,000      1,996,140
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $151,602,805)

      $ 151,608,899
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

Silver Futures – COMEX, expires May 2010

        129    $ 11,304,270    $ 1,085,405

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

   04/06/10    $ 4,700,800    $ 82,271,521    $ 1,632,851

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

   04/06/10      14,124,000      247,192,598      4,916,406
               
            $ 6,549,257
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended

March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 36,445      $ 2,949   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     372,436        51,942   

Brokerage commissions

     1,775        893   

Offering costs

     —          19,109   
                

Total expenses

     374,211        71,944   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (337,766     (68,995
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (942,696     131,064   

Forward agreements

     (6,895,653     2,723,177   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     7,491        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,830,858     2,854,241   
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     1,654,205        (29,469

Forward agreements

     13,777,444        1,425,756   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     13,397        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     15,445,046        1,396,287   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     7,614,188        4,250,528   
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,276,422      $ 4,181,533   
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 2.52      $ 5.40   
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     2,892,792        775,014   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 145,416,382   

Addition of 700,000 shares

     34,990,226   

Redemption of 300,000 shares

     (16,447,043
        

Net addition (redemption) of 400,000 shares

     18,543,183   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (337,766

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,830,858

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     15,445,046   
        

Net income (loss)

     7,276,422   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 171,235,987   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,276,422      $ 4,181,533   

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     (133,400     (26,750,000

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

     57,388        (431,671

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

     6,176,571        (20,850,418

(Increase) Decrease in receivable on futures contracts

     (89,655     24,488   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (13,790,841     (1,425,756

(Increase) Decrease in receivable from Sponsor

     —          30,776   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,109   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     12,040        —     

(Decrease) Increase in payable to counterparty

     —          6,462,153   

(Decrease) Increase in payable to Sponsor

     —          21,166   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (491,475     (38,718,620
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     34,990,226        48,630,737   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (19,582,492     (7,591,814
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     15,407,734        41,038,923   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     14,916,259        2,320,303   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,670        8,641,327   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 14,991,929      $ 10,961,630   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 8,988,884      $ 78,312   

Segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     60,300        —     

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     135,000        447,653   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $62,981,989 and $64,775,162, respectively)

     62,984,158        64,772,241   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          2,859,064   

Receivable on open futures

     83,560        —     
                

Total assets

     72,251,902        68,157,270   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          3,588,515   

Management fee payable

     55,675        52,610   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     2,865,449        —     
                

Total liabilities

     2,921,124        3,641,125   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     117,014,222        103,237,063   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (47,683,444     (38,720,918
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     69,330,778        64,516,145   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 72,251,902      $ 68,157,270   
                

Shares outstanding (Note 9)

     1,705,001        1,370,001   
                

Net asset value per share (Note 9)

   $ 40.66      $ 47.09   
                

Market value per share (Note 2) (Note 9)

   $ 40.80      $ 47.90   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.070% due 04/08/10†

   $ 22,939,000    $ 22,938,690

0.105% due 04/22/10

     8,870,000      8,869,290

0.135% due 05/13/10

     8,500,000      8,498,555

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     11,700,000      11,690,523

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     5,000,000      4,995,200

0.220% due 09/16/10

     3,000,000      2,996,880

0.258% due 11/18/10†

     3,000,000      2,995,020
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $62,981,989)

      $ 62,984,158
         

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

Silver Futures – COMEX, expires May 2010

        20      $ 1,752,600      $ (182,135

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

   04/06/10    $ (1,937,500   $ (33,909,350   $ (708,141

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

   04/06/10      (5,923,000     (103,661,977     (2,157,308
               
          $ (2,865,449
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 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.

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 14,912      $ 1,167   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     167,390        —     

Brokerage commissions

     657        640   

Offering costs

     —          38,202   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (12,401
                

Total expenses

     168,047        26,441   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (153,135     (25,274
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     383,460        (69,297

Forward agreements

     (3,109,645     (804,613

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     3,087        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,723,098     (873,910
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (366,870     2,513   

Forward agreements

     (5,724,513     (668,099

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,090        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,086,293     (665,586
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (8,809,391     (1,539,496
                

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,962,526   $ (1,564,770
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share (Note 9)

   $ (5.77   $ (16.80
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 9)

     1,552,001        93,168   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 64,516,145   

Addition of 620,000 shares (Note 9)

     27,705,812   

Redemption of 285,000 shares (Note 9)

     (13,928,653
        

Net addition (redemption) of 335,000 shares (Note 9)

     13,777,159   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (153,135

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,723,098

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,086,293
        

Net income (loss)

     (8,962,526
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 69,330,778   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,962,526   $ (1,564,770

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

    

(Increase) in segregated cash balances for forward agreements

     (60,300     (9,870,000

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

     312,653        (214,608

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

     1,793,173        (11,177,667

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     5,719,423        668,099   

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (12,401

(Increase) in receivable due from counterparty

     —          (2,815,333

(Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts

     (83,560     (44,641

Amortization of offering cost

     —          38,202   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     3,065        —     

(Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts

     —          (5,171
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,278,072     (24,998,290
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     27,705,812        30,328,103   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (17,517,168     (3,164,702
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     10,188,644        27,163,401   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     8,910,572        2,165,111   

Cash, beginning of period

     78,312        992,121   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 8,988,884      $ 3,157,232   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,926,968    $ 79,160

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $7,741,852 and $7,736,562, respectively)

     7,741,909      7,736,270
             

Total assets

     9,668,877      7,815,430
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     7,628      6,315

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     318,386      277,258
             

Total liabilities

     326,014      283,573
             

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     9,314,071      6,602,808

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     28,792      929,049
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     9,342,863      7,531,857
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 9,668,877    $ 7,815,430
             

Shares outstanding

     350,014      250,014
             

Net asset value per share

   $ 26.69    $ 30.13
             

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 26.74    $ 30.17
             

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

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

     

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.065% due 04/01/10

   $ 100,000    $ 100,000

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.060% due 04/08/10

     1,264,000      1,263,986

0.105% due 04/22/10

     4,150,000      4,149,668

0.135% due 05/13/10

     330,000      329,944

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     900,000      899,271

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     1,000,000      999,040
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $7,741,852)

      $ 7,741,909
         

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    8,133,525      $ 10,984,377      $ (181,407

Euro with UBS AG

   04/09/10    6,300,300        8,508,595        (134,361
               
          $ (315,768
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    (238,800   $ (322,501   $ (606

Euro with UBS AG

   04/09/10    (356,300     (481,185     (2,012
               
          $ (2,618
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 1,480      $ 690   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     19,300        —     

Offering costs

     —          19,109   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (7,343
                

Total expenses

     19,300        11,766   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,820     (11,076
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (842,093     (185,286

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     435        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (841,658     (185,286
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (41,128     (150,247

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     349        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (40,779     (150,247
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (882,437     (335,533
                

Net income (loss)

   $ (900,257   $ (346,609
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (3.06   $ (1.76
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     294,458        196,681   
                

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 7,531,857   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     2,711,263   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,820

Net realized gain (loss)

     (841,658

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (40,779
        

Net income (loss)

     (900,257
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 9,342,863   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (900,257   $ (346,609

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

    

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

     —          (1,220,000

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

     (5,290     (3,241,901

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     40,779        150,247   

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (7,343

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,109   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     1,313        —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (863,455     (4,646,497
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,711,263        2,531,478   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,847,808        (2,115,019

Cash, beginning of period

     79,160        4,467,380   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,926,968      $ 2,352,361   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 8,724,620    $ 76,035   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $279,058,585 and $98,876,200, respectively)

     279,060,352      98,870,358   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     7,659,661      1,954,967   
               

Total assets

     295,444,633      100,901,360   
               

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     216,279      53,574   
               

Total liabilities

     216,279      53,574   
               

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     285,207,521      110,049,449   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     10,020,833      (9,201,663
               

Total shareholders’ equity

     295,228,354      100,847,786   
               

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 295,444,633    $ 100,901,360   
               

Shares outstanding

     14,200,014      5,400,014   
               

Net asset value per share

   $ 20.79    $ 18.68   
               

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 20.80    $ 18.70   
               

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (95% of shareholders’ equity)

     

Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes:

     

0.090% due 04/06/10

   $ 1,790,000    $ 1,789,978

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.056% due 04/01/10

     15,900,000      15,900,000

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.072% due 04/08/10

     88,285,000      88,283,772

0.070% due 04/15/10

     200,000      199,994

0.105% due 04/22/10

     18,240,000      18,238,541

0.105% due 04/29/10

     6,300,000      6,299,307

0.120% due 05/20/10

     26,000,000      25,994,800

0.237% due 08/26/10†

     24,000,000      23,980,560

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     16,500,000      16,484,160

0.220% due 09/16/10

     47,000,000      46,951,120

0.258% due 11/18/10

     21,000,000      20,965,140

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     14,000,000      13,972,980
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $279,058,585)

      $ 279,060,352
         

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with UBS AG

   04/09/10    19,463,200      $ 26,285,176      $ 59,338
             

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    (226,729,525   $ (306,199,668   $ 3,643,543

Euro with UBS AG

   04/09/10    (231,621,500     (312,806,312     3,956,780
             
          $ 7,600,323
             

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 38,955      $ 5,186   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     481,122        44,213   

Offering costs

     —          19,109   
                

Total expenses

     481,122        63,322   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (442,167     (58,136
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     13,941,207        (4,546,811

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     11,153        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,952,360        (4,546,811
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     5,704,694        1,681,648   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     7,609        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,712,303        1,681,648   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     19,664,663        (2,865,163
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 19,222,496      $ (2,923,299
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.88      $ (2.57
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     10,208,903        1,139,458   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 100,847,786   

Addition of 8,800,000 shares

     175,158,072   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (442,167

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,952,360   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,712,303   
        

Net income (loss)

     19,222,496   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 295,228,354   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended

March  31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 19,222,496      $ (2,923,299

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

    

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

     —          (6,010,000

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

     (180,182,385     (27,831,279

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (5,712,303     (1,681,648

(Increase) Decrease in receivable from Sponsor

     —          32,234   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,109   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     162,705        —     

(Decrease) Increase in payable to Sponsor

     —          11,979   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (166,509,487     (38,382,904
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     175,158,072        44,944,272   

Payment on shares redeemed

     —          (4,376,700
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     175,158,072        40,567,572   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     8,648,585        2,184,668   

Cash, beginning of period

     76,035        7,121,112   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 8,724,620      $ 9,305,780   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
    December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 905,949      $ 85,344   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $3,229,859 and $4,155,279, respectively)

     3,230,090        4,155,133   
                

Total assets

     4,136,039        4,240,477   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities

    

Management fee payable

     3,326        3,397   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     266,470        315,813   
                

Total liabilities

     269,796        319,210   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Paid-in capital

     3,969,617        3,969,617   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (103,374     (48,350
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     3,866,243        3,921,267   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,136,039      $ 4,240,477   
                

Shares outstanding

     150,014        150,014   
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.77      $ 26.14   
                

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 25.81      $ 26.58   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (84% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.060% due 04/08/10

   $ 1,148,000    $ 1,147,987

0.105% due 04/22/10

     1,083,000      1,082,913

0.260% due 08/26/10†

     1,000,000      999,190
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,229,859)

      $ 3,230,090
         

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    399,930,000      $ 4,276,092      $ (143,534

Yen with UBS AG

   04/09/10    353,640,000        3,781,154        (127,334
               
          $ (270,868
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    (7,200,000   $ (76,983   $ 1,389   

Yen with UBS AG

   04/09/10    (20,600,000     (220,257     3,009   
               
          $ 4,398   
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
    Three months
ended

March  31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 913      $ 508   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     9,651        —     

Offering costs

     —          19,108   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (10,486
                

Total expenses

     9,651        8,622   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (8,738     (8,114
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (95,937     (850,815

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (69     —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (96,006     (850,815
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     49,343        98,118   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     377        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     49,720        98,118   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (46,286     (752,697
                

Net income (loss)

   $ (55,024   $ (760,811
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (0.37   $ (5.50
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     150,014        138,347   
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 3,921,267   

Net investment income (loss)

     (8,738

Net realized gain (loss)

     (96,006

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     49,720   
        

Net income (loss)

     (55,024
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 3,866,243   
        

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March  31, 2010
    Three  months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (55,024   $ (760,811

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

    

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

     925,420        (1,835,942

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (49,720     (98,118

(Increase) in receivable from Sponsor

     —          (10,486

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,108   

(Decrease) in management fee payable

     (71     —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     820,605        (2,686,249
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —          1,460,170   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     820,605        (1,226,079

Cash, beginning of period

     85,344        2,986,826   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 905,949      $ 1,760,747   
                

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2010
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2009  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,276,848    $ 75,424   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $119,148,145 and $62,597,986, respectively)

     119,149,858      62,595,795   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     8,087,078      4,865,068   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     2,107,632      —     
               

Total assets

     130,621,416      67,536,287   
               

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     92,764      48,370   
               

Total liabilities

     92,764      48,370   
               

Shareholders’ equity

     

Paid-in capital

     128,780,610      69,482,929   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     1,748,042      (1,995,012
               

Total shareholders’ equity

     130,528,652      67,487,917   
               

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 130,621,416    $ 67,536,287   
               

Shares outstanding

     6,100,014      3,150,014   
               

Net asset value per share

   $ 21.40    $ 21.42   
               

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 21.44    $ 21.30   
               

 

 

 

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount    Value

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

     

Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes:

     

0.090% due 04/06/10

   $ 580,000    $ 579,993

U.S. Cash Management Bills:

     

0.050% due 04/01/10

     16,000,000      16,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.074% due 04/08/10

     37,548,000      37,547,463

0.070% due 04/15/10

     380,000      379,989

0.120% due 05/20/10

     9,000,000      8,998,200

0.220% due 08/26/10†

     33,200,000      33,173,108

0.195% due 09/09/10†

     10,000,000      9,990,400

0.220% due 09/16/10

     3,000,000      2,996,880

0.258% due 11/18/10

     8,000,000      7,986,720

0.286% due 12/16/10†

     1,500,000      1,497,105
         

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $119,148,145)

      $ 119,149,858
         

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with UBS AG

   04/09/10    141,320,000      $ 1,511,008      $ (17,211
               

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   04/09/10    (11,592,420,000   $ (123,947,313   $ 3,889,672   

Yen with UBS AG

   04/09/10    (12,947,630,000     (138,437,354     4,214,617   
               
          $ 8,104,289   
               

 

^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2010. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March  31, 2010
    Three  months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 16,534      $ 5,382   
                

Expenses

    

Management fee

     234,331        39,572   

Offering costs

     —          19,109   
                

Total expenses

     234,331        58,681   
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (217,797     (53,299
                

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     731,343        2,705,259   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     3,594        —     
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     734,937        2,705,259   
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     3,222,010        1,400,525   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     3,904        —     
                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,225,914        1,400,525   
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3,960,851        4,105,784   
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,743,054      $ 4,052,485   
                

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 0.76      $ 3.92   
                

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     4,954,458        1,035,014   
                

 

 

 

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2009

   $ 67,487,917   

Addition of 3,200,000 shares

     64,382,901   

Redemption of 250,000 shares

     (5,085,220
        

Net addition (redemption) of 2,950,000 shares

     59,297,681   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (217,797

Net realized gain (loss)

     734,937   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,225,914   
        

Net income (loss)

     3,743,054   
        

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2010

   $ 130,528,652   
        

 

 

 

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended
March  31, 2010
    Three  months
ended
March 31, 2009
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,743,054      $ 4,052,485   

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

    

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

     —          (2,850,000

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

     (56,550,159     (41,379,259

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (3,225,914     (1,400,525

(Increase) Decrease in receivable from Sponsor

     —          33,660   

Amortization of offering cost

     —          19,109   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     44,394        —     

(Decrease) Increase in payable to Sponsor

     —          5,912   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (55,988,625     (41,518,618
                

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     62,275,269        55,550,727   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (5,085,220     (2,467,049
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     57,190,049        53,083,678   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,201,424        11,565,060   

Cash, beginning of period

     75,424        1,970,377   
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,276,848      $ 13,535,437   
                

 

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2010

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

ProShares Trust II (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.

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to twice (200%) 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.

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.

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

 

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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

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Fund 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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, and represents non-segregated cash with the custodian and does not include short-term investments.

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 March 31, 2010 were as follows. All times are Eastern Time:

 

     NAV Calculation Time    NAV Calculation Date

UltraSilver, UltraShort Silver

   7:00 A.M.    March 31

Ultra Gold, UltraShort Gold

   10:00 A.M.    March 31

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   2:30 P.M.    March 31

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

   2:30 P.M.    March 31

Ultra Euro, UltraShort Euro

   4:00 P.M.    March 31

Ultra Yen, UltraShort Yen

   4:00 P.M.    March 31

 

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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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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.

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.

 

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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 March 31, 2010 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

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

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 10,232,735    $ —        $ —      $ —        $ (478,846   $ 9,753,889

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     2,871,994      —          —        —          111,160        2,983,154

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     169,096,580      10,557,420        —        —          4,737,235        184,391,235

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     96,335,531      (2,446,780     —        —          (2,776,423     91,112,328

Ultra Gold

     145,304,735      62,180        —        2,258,263        —          147,625,178

UltraShort Gold

     63,657,304      (20,240     —        (926,084     —          62,710,980

Ultra Silver

     151,608,899      1,085,405        —        6,549,257        —          159,243,561

UltraShort Silver

     62,984,158      (182,135     —        (2,865,449     —          59,936,574

Ultra Euro

     7,741,909      —          —        (318,386     —          7,423,523

UltraShort Euro

     279,060,352      —          —        7,659,661        —          286,720,013

Ultra Yen

     3,230,090      —          —        (266,470     —          2,963,620

UltraShort Yen

     119,149,858      —          —        8,087,078        —          127,236,936

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Related Income

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

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each 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.

 

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Federal Income Tax

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

Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions 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 may 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.

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.

 

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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 may 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.

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

 

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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 March 31, 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

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.

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 March 31, 2010

 

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging

instruments under

Statement No. 133

  

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Appreciation
  

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

  

Fund

   Unrealized
Depreciation
Commodities Contracts    Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 111,160    Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 478,846
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      15,294,655       ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*      5,223,203
      ProShares Ultra Gold*      2,320,443       ProShares UltraShort Gold*      946,324
      ProShares Ultra Silver*      7,634,662       ProShares UltraShort Silver*      3,047,584
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares UltraShort Euro      7,659,661    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      318,386
      ProShares Ultra Yen      4,398       ProShares Ultra Yen      270,868
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      8,104,289       ProShares UltraShort Yen      17,211

 

* 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 under

Statement No. 133

  

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 appreciation 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 March 31, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

under Statement No. 133

  

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 transactions from

futures, swaps, and/or forwards/changes in

unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of futures, swaps, and/or forwards

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (341,859   $ (1,656,814
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (137,427     327,765   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      53,021,637        (22,712,221
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      1,584,212        (1,176,814
      ProShares Ultra Gold      (2,563,882     7,748,903   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (1,710,887     (3,129,526
      ProShares Ultra Silver      (7,838,349     15,431,649   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (2,726,185     (6,091,383
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions

from foreign currency transactions/changes in

unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of foreign

currency transactions

  

ProShares Ultra Euro

 

ProShares UltraShort Euro

 

ProShares Ultra Yen

 

ProShares UltraShort Yen

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(842,093

 

13,941,207

 

(95,937

 

731,343

 

  

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

(41,128

 

5,704,694

 

49,343

 

3,222,010

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2009

 

  

  

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

under Statement 133

  

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 transactions from

futures, swaps, and/or forwards/changes in

unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures, swaps, and/or forwards

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 37,775      $ (984,387
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (11,377     131,498   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      (81,240,083     (9,938,104
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      3,491,939        3,642,104   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      (248,973     (2,523,671
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (5,652,701     1,103,840   
      ProShares Ultra Silver      2,854,241        1,396,287   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (873,910     (665,586
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions

from foreign currency transactions/changes in

unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign

currency transaction

  

ProShares Ultra Euro

 

ProShares UltraShort Euro

 

ProShares Ultra Yen

 

ProShares UltraShort Yen

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(185,286

 

(4,546,811

 

(850,815

 

2,705,259

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

(150,247

 

1,681,648

 

98,118

 

1,400,525

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

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NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Fund pays 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 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 Fund. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays the fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, Transfer Agent and the licensors for the Commodity Index Funds (Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, together, “DJ-UBS”), the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, and the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund after the commencement of its trading operations, including, but not limited to, expenses such as ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees. Each Fund incurs and pays its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses. No other management fee is paid by the Fund.

The Administrator

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

The Custodian

BBH&Co. serves as Custodian of the Funds, and the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BBH&Co. have entered into a Custodian Agreement in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Custodian Agreement, BBH&Co. is responsible for the holding and safekeeping of assets delivered to it by the Funds, and performing various administrative duties in accordance with instructions delivered to BBH&Co. by the Funds. The Custodian’s fees are paid on behalf of the 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, at c/o SEI, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Sponsor, on behalf of each Fund, has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with SEI.

Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

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

 

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Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

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

NOTE 5 – ORGANIZATION AND OFFERING COSTS

Organization costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis. The Sponsor did not 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 March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, 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.

Transaction fees for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, which 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
March 31, 2010

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 2,275

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     347

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     109,384

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     65,866

Ultra Gold

     11,489

UltraShort Gold

     5,978

Ultra Silver

     11,501

UltraShort Silver

     9,082

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 March 31, 2010:

Ultra ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 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)

     (0.0522     (0.0272     (0.0993     (0.1168     (0.0605     (0.0582

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.1223     0.6431        1.6051        1.1369        (3.3724     (0.3086

Change in net asset value from operations

     (3.1745     0.6159        1.5058        1.0201        (3.4329     (0.3668

Net asset value, at March 31, 2010

   $ 25.0306      $ 13.2404      $ 45.5836      $ 58.0458      $ 26.6928      $ 25.7725   

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 March 31, 2010

   $ 25.04      $ 13.06      $ 45.38      $ 57.77      $ 26.74      $ 25.81   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (11.26 )%      4.88     3.42     1.79     (11.40 )%      (1.40 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (11.92 )%      3.00     1.57     2.89     (11.37 )%      (2.90 )% 

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)

     (0.81 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.86 )% 

 

^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2010.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 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)

     (0.0328     (0.0304     (0.1078     (0.0987     (0.0433     (0.0440

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.1368        (1.5552     (3.9407     (6.3301     2.1585        0.0175   

Change in net asset value from operations

     1.1040        (1.5856     (4.0485     (6.4288     2.1152        (0.0265

Net asset value, at March 31, 2010

   $ 15.7251      $ 12.1030      $ 48.3567      $ 40.6632      $ 20.7907      $ 21.3981   

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 March 31, 2010

   $ 15.67      $ 12.27      $ 48.55      $ 40.80      $ 20.80      $ 21.44   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     7.55     (11.58 )%      (7.73 )%      (13.65 )%      11.33     (0.12 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     6.96     (10.11 )%      (6.18 )%      (14.82 )%      11.23     0.66

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

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

     (0.85 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.87 )%      (0.87 )%      (0.88 )% 

 

^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2010.
* See Note 9.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended March 31, 2009:

Ultra ProShares

For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 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)

     (0.0431     (0.0229     (0.0769     (0.0890     (0.0563     (0.0586

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.3064     (6.1675     2.3572     11.3102        (2.9001     (4.7607

Change in net asset value from operations

     (3.3495     (6.1904     2.2803        11.2212        (2.9564     (4.8193

Net asset value, at March 31, 2009

   $ 18.8152      $ 8.5907      $ 33.0984      $ 39.8233      $ 26.2836      $ 23.6272   

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 March 31, 2009

   $ 18.83      $ 8.42      $ 33.31      $ 38.99      $ 26.22      $ 23.61   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (15.11 )%      (41.88 )%      7.40     39.23     (10.11 )%      (16.94 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (14.99 )%      (38.50 )%      5.41     23.78     (11.09 )%      (17.62 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.12 )%      (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 )%      (1.08 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.89 )% 

 

^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2009.
** Percentages are annualized.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 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)

     (0.0659     (0.1229     (0.1875     (0.2713     (0.0510     (0.0515

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.2010        2.2615        (15.7382     (80.8878     1.5914     3.6235   

Change in net asset value from operations

     1.1351        2.1386        (15.9257     (81.1591     1.5404        3.5720   

Net asset value, at March 31, 2009

   $ 27.9302      $ 31.1426      $ 80.9444      $ 114.8284      $ 22.4857      $ 25.2351   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2008

   $ 27.58      $ 31.66      $ 95.50      $ 175.14      $ 21.26      $ 21.85   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2009

   $ 28.97      $ 31.84      $ 80.85      $ 117.40      $ 22.54      $ 25.19   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     4.24     7.37     (16.44 )%      (41.41 )%      7.35     16.49

Total Return, at market value^

     5.04     0.57     (15.34 )%      (32.97 )%      6.02     15.29

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.49 )%      (0.97 )%      (0.97 )%      (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 )%      (1.46 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.87 )%      (0.86 )% 

 

^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2009.
* See Note 9.
** Percentages are annualized.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

 

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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.

 

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NOTE 9– SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the subsequent events following the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The subsequent events were as follows:

On April 9, 2010, the Trust announced a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Splits”) of the shares of beneficial interest of two of its series: ProShares UltraShort Gold and ProShares UltraShort Silver. The Reverse Splits were effective for shareholders of record after the close of the markets on April 14, 2010 and became effective prior to the opening of trading on NYSE Arca on April 15, 2010.

ProShares UltraShort Gold (NYSE Arca symbol “GLL”) executed a 1-for-5 reverse split of shares, and ProShares UltraShort Silver (NYSE Arca symbol “ZSL”) executed a 1-for-10 reverse split of shares. The Funds traded at their post-split prices on April 15. The ticker symbols for the Funds did not change, and they continue to trade on NYSE Arca.

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

 

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

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

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series. 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”).

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 two different ways. References to “Ultra 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 “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.

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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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 periods ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

 

Fund

   Interest Income
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
   Interest Income
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2009

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 4,769    $ 483

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     880      236

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     41,256      33,715

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     22,438      1,891

ProShares Ultra Gold

     24,820      9,474

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     13,434      3,412

ProShares Ultra Silver

     36,445      2,949

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     14,912      1,167

ProShares Ultra Euro

     1,480      690

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     38,955      5,186

ProShares Ultra Yen

     913      508

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     16,534      5,382

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

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

 

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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 enters 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 March 31, 2010 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2009

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $19,743,932 at December 31, 2009 to $12,515,659 at March 31, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 700,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 500,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 100,000 Shares (2 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 daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 11.3%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 5.0% and had an annualized volatility of 17.7%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $3,325,011 at December 31, 2008 to $13,170,908 at March 31, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 150,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 700,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 550,000 Shares (11 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 daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 15.1%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark declined by a cumulative 6.4% and had an annualized volatility of 31%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

The Fund’s NAV increased from $2,924,426 at December 31, 2009 to $4,717,758 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 200,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 300,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 100,000 Shares (2 Creation Units) 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 March 31, 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 7.6%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 5.0% and had an annualized volatility of 17.7%

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,679,883 at December 31, 2008 to $2,793,409 at March 31, 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 inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, over which the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 200% of the

 

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inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark, the Fund’s per Share NAV increased by 4.2%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 6.4% and had an annualized volatility of 31%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $323,819,670 at December 31, 2009 to $199,930,040 at March 31, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease in outstanding Shares, which decreased from 25,650,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 15,100,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 15,950,000 Shares (319 Creation Units) being created and 26,500,000 Shares (530 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 March 31, 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 4.9%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.4% and had an annualized volatility of 27.2%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $99,772,943 at December 31, 2008 to $304,110,416 at March 31, 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 35,400,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 65,200,000 Shares (1,304 Creation Units) being created and 36,550,000 Shares (731 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 March 31, 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 41.9%. During the three- month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 18.7% and had an annualized volatility of 70%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

The Fund’s NAV increased from $76,656,626 at December 31, 2009 to $124,055,704 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 5,600,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 10,250,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 13,350,000 Shares (267 Creation Units) being created and 8,700,000 Shares (174 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 three-month period ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.4% and had an annualized volatility of 27.2%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $14,502,399 at December 31, 2008 to $43,600,089 at March 31, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 500,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 1,400,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 4,250,000 Shares (85 Creation Units) being created and 3,350,000 Shares (67 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. The increase in the Fund’s NAV 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 March 31, 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 increased by 7.1%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 18.7% and had an annualized volatility of 70%.

 

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NAV of ProShares Ultra Gold

The Fund’s NAV increased from $156,476,709 at December 31, 2009 to $164,101,484 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 3,550,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,600,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 600,000 Shares (12 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 3.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 2.6% and had an annualized volatility of 18.4%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $27,736,722 at December 31, 2008 to $125,774,217 at March 31, 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 3,800,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 3,150,000 Shares (63 Creation Units) being created and 250,000 Shares (5 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 three-month period ended March 31, 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 7.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.4% and had an annualized volatility of 31%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Gold*

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $67,602,811 at December 31, 2009 to $64,798,115 at March 31, 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,290,003 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 1,340,003 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 300,000 Shares (30 Creation Units) being created and 250,000 Shares (25 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 7.7%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 2.6% and had an annualized volatility of 18.4%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $3,875,093 at December 31, 2008 to $50,995,214 at March 31, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 40,003 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 630,003 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 670,000 Shares (67 Creation Units) being created and 80,000 Shares (8 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 March 31, 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 16.5%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 5.4% and had an annualized volatility of 31%.

 

* See Note 9 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 $171,235,987 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 2,550,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,950,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 700,000 Shares (14 Creation Units) being created and 300,000 Shares (6 Creation Units) being redeemed during the period. The increase in the

 

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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 three-month period ended March 31, 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 1.8%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.0% and had an annualized volatility of 32.5%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $10,011,149 at December 31, 2008 to $53,762,075 at March 31, 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 1,350,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 1,200,000 Shares (24 Creation Units) being created and 200,000 Shares (4 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 three-month period ended March 31, 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 39.2%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 21.5% and had an annualized volatility of 41%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Silver*

The Fund’s NAV increased from $64,516,145 at December 31, 2009 to $69,330,778 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 1,370,001 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 1,705,001 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 620,000 Shares (124 Creation Units) being created and 285,000 Shares (57 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 March 31, 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 13.7%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 3.0% and had an annualized volatility of 32.5%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $1,960,071 at December 31, 2008 to $28,707,227 at March 31, 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 250,001 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 270,000 Shares (54 Creation Units) being created and 30,000 Shares (6 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 March 31, 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 41.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index rose by a cumulative 21.5% and had an annualized volatility of 41%.

 

* See Note 9 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 $9,342,863 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 250,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 350,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 100,000 Shares (2 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 daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 11.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 5.6% and had an annualized volatility of 9.3%.

 

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By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $4,386,411 at December 31, 2008 to $6,571,280 at March 31, 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 March 31, 2009 due to 100,000 Shares (2 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 daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 10.1%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.9% and had an annualized volatility of 18%.

NAV of ProShares UltraShort Euro

The Fund’s NAV increased from $100,847,786 at December 31, 2009 to $295,228,354 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 5,400,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 14,200,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 8,800,000 Shares (176 Creation Units) 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 spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 11.3%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 5.6% and had an annualized volatility of 9.3%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $7,331,163 at December 31, 2008 to $47,220,268 at March 31, 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 2,100,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 1,950,000 Shares (39 Creation Units) being created and 200,000 Shares (4 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 three-month period ended March 31, 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 increased by 7.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 4.9% and had an annualized volatility of 18%.

NAV of ProShares Ultra Yen

The Fund’s NAV decreased from $3,921,267 at December 31, 2009 to $3,866,243 at March 31, 2010. The Fund had no creation or redemption activity during the quarter. 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 daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 1.4%. During the three-month period ended March 31 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 0.4% and had an annualized volatility of 10.7%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,845,053 at December 31, 2008 to $3,544,412 at March 31, 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 March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 16.9%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 8.3% and had an annualized volatility of 16%.

 

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NAV of ProShares UltraShort Yen

The Fund’s NAV increased from $67,487,917 at December 31, 2009 to $130,528,652 at March 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 3,150,014 Shares at December 31, 2009 to 6,100,014 Shares at March 31, 2010 due to 3,200,000 Shares (64 Creation Units) being created and 250,000 Shares (5 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 March 31, 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 0.1%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 0.4% and had an annualized volatility of 10.7%.

By comparison, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV increased from $2,166,617 at December 31, 2008 to $59,302,780 at March 31, 2009. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which increased from 100,014 Shares at December 31, 2008 to 2,350,014 Shares at March 31, 2009 due to 2,350,000 Shares (47 Creation Units) being created and 100,000 Shares (2 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 Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. For the three-month period ended March 31, 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 increased by 16.5%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, the benchmark index declined by a cumulative 8.3% and had an annualized volatility of 16%.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of May 10, 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.

 

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Credit Risk

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

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

Swap and forward agreements are contracted for directly with counterparties. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearing house will meet its obligations to a Fund.

Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of 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.

 

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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 Sponsor’s 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).

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.

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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    $ 132.152    $ 6,167,454

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      132.152      18,876,326

The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    $ 109.782    $ 26,338,582

The March 31, 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.

 

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ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    $ 132.152    $ (2,342,111

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      132.152      (7,086,944

The March 31, 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 minus 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    $ 109.782    $ (5,585,245

The March 31, 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 minus 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.

 

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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    May 2010    2,004    $ 83.76    1,000    $ 167,855,040

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    $ 269.083    $ 97,624,389

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Long      269.083      134,402,141

The March 31, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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)

   Long    May 2009    5,827    $ 49.66    1,000    $ 289,368,820

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    $ 202.886    $ 318,867,914

 

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The March 31, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    May 2010    1,056    $ 83.76    1,000    $ (88,450,560

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    $ 269.083    $ (60,189,544

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   UBS AG    Short      269.083      (99,427,228

The March 31, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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)

   Short    May 2009    1,110    $ 49.66    1,000    $ (55,122,600

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    $ 202.886    $ (32,076,469

The March 31, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 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 Ultra Gold:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    June 2010    69    $ 1,114.50    100    $ 7,690,050

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 1,115.55    $ 35,050,581

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,115.55      285,469,245

The March 31, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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

 

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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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    June 2009    71    $ 919.60    100    $ 6,529,160

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 916.60    $ 245,025,512

The March 31, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 2010, 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
 

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Short    June 2010    41    $ 1,114.50    100    $ (4,569,450

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 1,115.55    $ (13,272,814

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,115.55      (111,778,110

The March 31, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    June 2009    40    $ 919.60    100    $ (3,678,400

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 916.60    $ (98,349,347

The March 31, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31. 2009 short forward notional amount equals units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases

 

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(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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    May 2010    129    $ 17.526    5,000    $ 11,304,270

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 17.5016    $ 82,271,521

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      17.5016      247,192,598

The March 31, 2010 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    May 2009    67    $ 13.125    5,000    $ 4,396,875

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 13.11    $ 103,146,858

The March 31, 2009 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 Silver:

As of March 31, 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 March 31 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    May 2010    20    $ 17.526    5,000    $ (1,752,600

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 17.5016    $ (33,909,350

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      17.5016      (103,661,977

 

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The March 31, 2010 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    May 2009    32    $ 13.125    5,000    $ (2,100,000

Forward Agreements

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
   Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 13.11    $ (55,330,755

The March 31, 2009 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 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 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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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 March 31, 2010, each of the Currency Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/09/10    8,133,525      1.3505    $ 10,984,377   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    04/09/10    6,300,300      1.3505      8,508,595   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/09/10    (238,800   1.3505      (322,501

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    04/09/10    (356,300   1.3505      (481,185

The March 31, 2010 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional amounts will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/03/09    10,198,900      1.32818    $ 13,546,029   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/03/09    (303,700   1.32818      (403,370

The March 31, 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

 

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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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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

   UBS AG    Long    04/09/10    19,463,200      1.3505    $ 26,285,176   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/09/10    (226,729,525   1.3505      (306,199,668

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    04/09/10    (231,621,500   1.3505      (312,806,312

The March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/03/09    3,598,400      1.32818    $ 4,779,342   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/03/09    (74,627,100   1.32818      (99,118,616

The March 31, 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

 

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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 Ultra Yen:

As of March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/09/10    399,930,000      0.010692    $ 4,276,092   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    04/09/10    353,640,000      0.010692      3,781,154   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/09/10    (7,200,000   0.010692      (76,983

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    04/09/10    (20,600,000   0.010692      (220,257

The March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/03/09    724,700,000      0.0100996    $ 7,319,163   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/03/09    (22,810,000   0.0100996      (230,371

 

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The March 31, 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 $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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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

   UBS AG    Long    04/09/10    141,320,000      0.010692    $ 1,511,008   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/09/10    (11,592,420,000   0.010692      (123,947,313

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    04/09/10    (12,947,630,000   0.010692      (138,437,354

The March 31, 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 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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    04/03/09    642,490,000      0.0100996    $ 6,488,877   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/03/09    (12,389,350,000   0.0100996      (125,127,194

 

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The March 31, 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 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 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 contract or forward agreement into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Commodity Price Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 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

 

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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. In the future, it is expected that a portion of this cash will be invested 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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.

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no changes to Risk Factors since last reported in Part I, Item 1A in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

(a) None.

 

(b) As described in the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-146801), which was declared effective on November 21, 2008, its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-156888), which was declared effective on February 13, 2009, and its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-163511), which was automatically declared effective on December 4, 2009, 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
December 31,  2009

through
March 31, 2010
    Sale Price of Shares  Sold
December 31,  2009
through
March 31, 2010

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000    100,000      $ 2,604,725

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,500,000,000    100,000      $ 1,610,413

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 7,000,000,000    15,950,000      $ 172,930,688

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 4,500,000,000    13,350,000      $ 172,029,659

ProShares Ultra Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 3,000,000,000    600,000      $ 27,481,133

ProShares UltraShort Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 3,000,000,000    300,000   $ 14,766,261

ProShares Ultra Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,000,000,000    700,000      $ 34,990,226

ProShares UltraShort Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,000,000,000    620,000   $ 27,705,812

ProShares Ultra Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000    100,000      $ 2,711,263

ProShares UltraShort Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000    8,800,000      $ 175,158,072

ProShares Ultra Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000    —        $ —  

ProShares UltraShort Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,500,000,000    3,200,000      $ 64,382,901

Total:

   $ 31,500,000,000    43,820,000      $ 696,371,153

 

  * See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

 

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(c) From December 31, 2009 through March 31, 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

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   200,000    $ 26.98

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   100,000      24.14

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   —        —  

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   6,700,000      13.49

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   14,850,000      11.64

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   4,950,000      12.80

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   5,600,000      14.61

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   1,250,000      15.46

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   1,850,000      12.80

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   300,000      43.85

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   250,000      46.14

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares UltraShort Gold*

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   80,000      51.82

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   —        —  

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   170,000      49.65

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   50,000      47.72

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   250,000      56.24

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   180,000      51.87

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   105,000      43.73

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   —        —  

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   —        —  

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   —        —  

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

01/01/10 to 01/31/10

   —        —  

02/01/10 to 02/28/10

   250,000      20.34

03/01/10 to 03/31/10

   —        —  

Total:

   37,135,000    $ 14.33

 

  * See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

 

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)

 

(1) Filed herewith
(2) Furnished herewith

 

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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: May 10, 2010

/s/ Edward Karpowicz

By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial Officer
Date: May 10, 2010