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ProShares Trust II - Annual Report: 2012 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

 

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

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Common Units of Beneficial Interest   NYSE Arca, Inc.
(Title of each class)   (Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    ¨  Yes    x  No

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 Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

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

The aggregate market value of each Fund’s units held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2012 and the number of outstanding units for each Fund as of February 22, 2013 are included in the table below.

 

     Aggregate Market Value of
the Fund’s Units Held by
Non-Affiliates

as of
June 30, 2012
     Number of Outstanding Units
as of

February 22, 2013
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 8,281,000         200,014   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     3,518,107         59,997   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     486,058,059         10,449,170   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     82,528,534         4,219,944   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     62,674,709         2,319,941   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     13,558,500         550,030   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     330,921,000         4,000,014   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     129,249,909         1,546,978   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     680,620,500         17,400,028   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     156,561,724         2,508,489   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     —           100,005   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     —           100,005   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     5,655,000         200,014   

ProShares Short Euro

     3,949,000         100,005   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     896,610,000         25,450,014   

ProShares UltraPro Short Euro

     —           5   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     5,008,500         200,014   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     230,572,108         7,349,294   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     305,940,468         24,058,081   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     138,976,000         14,725,005   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     13,474,500         600,020   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     85,374,000         1,825,005   

ProShares Managed Futures Strategy

     —           5   

ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy

     —           5   

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

None.

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES CONTAINED IN PART IV OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONSTITUTE THE ANNUAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMODITY POOLS FOR PURPOSES OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION RULE 4.22(C)

 

 

 


Table of Contents

PROSHARES TRUST II

Table of Contents

 

     Page  
Part I.   
Item 1. Business.      1   
Item 1A. Risk Factors.      30   
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.      57   
Item 2. Properties.      57   
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.      57   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.      57   
Part II.   
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.      58   
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.      67   
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      74   
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.      108   
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.      127   
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.      137   
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.      137   
Item 9B. Other Information.      138   
Part III.   
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.      139   
Item 11. Executive Compensation.      142   
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.      142   
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.      143   
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.      143   
Part IV.   
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.      144   
Signatures   


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Part I

Item 1. Business.

Summary

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of December 31, 2012, the following twenty-one series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and, together with ProShares UltraPro Short Euro (listed below), the “Leveraged Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”); (iii) ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); and (iv) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Leveraged Fund, Short Euro Fund, Geared VIX Fund or Matching VIX Fund. The Shares of each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund, each Geared VIX Fund and each Matching VIX Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange Archipelago (“NYSE Arca”), as further described below. The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Trust registered shares for thirty-two additional series: (i) ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (collectively, the “Short Funds”); (ii) ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (collectively, the “New Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy (each, a “Managed Futures Fund” and collectively, the “Managed Futures Funds”); (iv) ProShares Financial Managed Futures Strategy; (v) ProShares UltraPro Australian Dollar, ProShares Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Canadian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Canadian Dollar, ProShares Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares UltraPro Swiss Franc, ProShares Ultra Swiss Franc, ProShares Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraShort Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Yen, ProShares Short Yen and ProShares UltraPro Short Yen; and (vi) ProShares UltraPro U.S. Dollar, ProShares Ultra U.S. Dollar, ProShares Short U.S. Dollar, ProShares UltraShort U.S. Dollar and ProShares UltraPro Short U.S. Dollar (collectively, the “Currency Index Funds”). ProShares UltraPro Short Euro and the Managed Futures Funds are collectively referred to as the “New Funds” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

On June 25, 2012, the registered offerings for ProShares UltraPro Australian Dollar, ProShares Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Canadian Dollar, ProShares Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares UltraPro Swiss Franc, ProShares Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Yen, ProShares UltraPro Short Yen and each Currency Index Fund, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On June 26, 2012, the registered offerings for the Short Funds and the New Geared VIX Funds, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On September 28, 2012, the registered offerings for ProShares Ultra Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Canadian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraShort Swiss Franc and ProShares Short Yen, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On December 5, 2012, a new offering of ProShares UltraPro Short Euro was registered on a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-185288). On January 30, 2013, the registered offering for ProShares Financial Managed Futures Strategy, which had never been publicly offered, was terminated. Thus, as of December 31, 2012, the only Funds that have registered amounts, in addition to the twenty-one series of the Trust that have commenced investment operations, are the New Funds.

 

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As of December 31, 2012, each of the New Funds had seed capital, but none of the New Funds had commenced investment operations; therefore, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, Statements of Cash Flows, results of operations or any other financial information for the New Funds.

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

As further described below, each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. The “UltraPro Short” Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one net asset value per Share (“NAV”) to the next.

Each of the Funds generally invests or will invest in Financial Instruments (i.e., instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other instruments) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies or spot volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity futures index, commodity, currency exchange rate, equity volatility index or applicable commodity or financial futures contracts. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged”, “inverse” or “inverse leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds.

Each Geared Fund seeks or will seek investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods. This is different from most exchange-traded funds and means that the return of such Geared Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, and usually will differ from 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x of the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for that period. A Geared Fund will lose money if its benchmark’s performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if its benchmark’s performance increases (or decreases, in the case of a Short, UltraShort, or UltraPro Short Fund). Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Geared Funds are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that are not geared. Accordingly, these funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

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

Each Geared Fund and Managed Futures Fund continuously offers and redeems, or will offer and redeem, its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares. Each Matching VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares (each such block a “Creation Unit”). Only Authorized Participants may purchase and redeem Shares from a Fund and then only in Creation Units. An Authorized Participant is an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with one or more of the Funds. Shares of the Funds are offered to Authorized Participants in Creation Units at each Fund’s respective NAV. Authorized Participants may then offer to the public, from time to

 

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time, Shares from any Creation Unit they create at a per-Share market price that varies depending on, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares of each Fund on the NYSE Arca, the NAV and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of the offer. Shares from the same Creation Unit may be offered at different times and may have different offering prices based upon the above factors. The form of Authorized Participant Agreement and related Authorized Participant Handbook set forth the terms and conditions under which an Authorized Participant may purchase or redeem a Creation Unit. Authorized Participants do not receive from any Fund, the Sponsor, or any of their affiliates, any underwriting fees or compensation in connection with their sale of Shares to the public.

As of December 31, 2012, ProShare Capital Management LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, served as the Trust’s Sponsor (the “Sponsor”), commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. On February 19, 2013, the Sponsor’s commodity trading advisor registration was withdrawn. Wilmington Trust Company serves as the Trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Funds are commodity pools, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and are operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

The Sponsor maintains an Internet website at www.ProShares.com, through which monthly account statements and the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), can be accessed free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

Investment Objectives and Principal Investment Strategies

Investment Objectives

The Geared Funds

Investment Objectives of the “Ultra” Funds

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of the corresponding benchmark shown below. Expenses may include, among other things, costs related to the purchase, sale and storage of commodities or currencies and the cost of leverage, all of which may be embedded in Financial Instruments used by that Fund. If an Ultra Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately two times as much on a percentage basis as its corresponding benchmark when the benchmark rises. Conversely, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately two times as much on a percentage basis as the corresponding benchmark when the benchmark declines. Each Ultra Fund acquires long exposure in any one of or combinations of Financial Instruments, including Financial Instruments with respect to the applicable Ultra Fund’s benchmark such that each Ultra Fund has exposure intended to approximate two times (2x) its corresponding benchmark at the time of its NAV calculation.

Investment Objectives of the “Short” Funds

Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of the corresponding benchmark shown below. Expenses may include, among other things, costs related to the purchase, sale and storage of commodities or currencies and the cost of leverage, all of which may be embedded in Financial Instruments used by that Fund. If a Short Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately as much on a percentage basis as its corresponding benchmark when the benchmark falls. Conversely, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately as much on a percentage basis as the corresponding benchmark when the benchmark rises. Each Short Fund will acquire short exposure in any one of or combinations of Financial Instruments, including Financial Instruments with respect to the applicable Short Fund’s benchmark, such that each Short Fund has exposure intended to approximate the inverse (-1x) of its corresponding benchmark at the time of its NAV calculation.

 

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Investment Objectives of the “UltraShort” Funds

Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of the corresponding benchmark shown below. Expenses may include, among other things, costs related to the purchase, sale and storage of commodities or currencies and the cost of leverage, all of which may be embedded in Financial Instruments used by that Fund. If an UltraShort Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately two times as much on a percentage basis as its corresponding benchmark when the benchmark falls. Conversely, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately two times as much on a percentage basis as the corresponding benchmark when the benchmark rises. Each UltraShort Fund acquires short exposure in any one of or combinations of Financial Instruments, including Financial Instruments with respect to the applicable UltraShort Fund’s benchmark, such that each UltraShort Fund has exposure intended to approximate two times the inverse (-2x) of its corresponding benchmark at the time of its NAV calculation.

Investment Objectives of the “UltraPro Short” Fund

The “UltraPro Short” Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of the corresponding benchmark shown below. Expenses may include, among other things, costs related to the purchase, sale and storage of commodities or currencies and the cost of leverage, all of which may be embedded in Financial Instruments used by that Fund. If the UltraPro Short Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately three times as much on a percentage basis as its corresponding benchmark when the benchmark falls. Conversely, its value on a given day (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately three times as much on a percentage basis as the corresponding benchmark when the benchmark rises. The UltraPro Short Fund will acquire short exposure in any one of or combinations of Financial Instruments, including Financial Instruments with respect to the UltraPro Short Fund’s benchmark, such that the UltraPro Short Fund will have exposure intended to approximate three times the inverse (-3x) of its corresponding benchmark at the time of its NAV calculation.

The Matching VIX Funds

Investment Objectives of the “Matching VIX” Funds

Each “Matching VIX” Fund seeks results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index (the “Short-Term VIX Index”) or the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index (the “Mid-Term VIX Index”) (each a “VIX Futures Index,” and together, the “VIX Futures Indexes”). The VIX Futures Indexes seek to offer exposure to forward market equity volatility through publicly traded futures markets. If a Matching VIX Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately as much on a percentage basis as the level of its corresponding VIX Futures Index when the benchmark rises. Conversely, its value (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately as much on a percentage basis as the level of its benchmark when the benchmark declines. Each Matching VIX Fund acquires exposure through futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”), such that each Matching VIX Fund has exposure intended to approximate its applicable VIX Futures Index at the time of its NAV calculation. The VIX Futures Indexes track the performance of VIX futures contracts; they do not track the performance of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”), and the Matching VIX Funds should not be expected to match the performance of the VIX.

The Managed Futures Funds

Investment Objectives of the “Managed Futures” Funds

Each “Managed Futures” Fund will seek to provide investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the performance of the S&P Dynamic Futures Index (the “DFI”) or the S&P Dynamic Commodities Futures Index (the “DCFI”, or a “Sub-Index”), as applicable. ProShares Managed Futures Strategy will seek to provide investment results corresponding to the DFI, while ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy will seek to provide investment results corresponding to the DCFI. The DFI is designed to capture the economic benefit derived from

 

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both rising and declining trends in the prices of futures contracts on sixteen different tangible commodities (the “Commodity Futures Contracts”) and futures contracts on eight different financials, such as major currencies and U.S. Treasury securities (the “Financial Futures Contracts” and together with the Commodity Futures Contracts, the “Index Components”), generally without leverage. The DCFI is designed to capture the economic benefit derived from both rising and declining trends in the prices of futures contracts on sixteen different tangible commodities (the “Commodity Futures Contracts”) and futures contracts on eight different financials, such as major currencies (and U.S. Treasury Securities (the “Financial Futures Contracts” and together with the Commodity Futures Contracts, the “Index Components”)). If a Managed Futures Fund is successful in meeting its objective, its value (before fees and expenses) should gain approximately as much on a percentage basis as the level of the DFI or its Sub-Index when the DFI or its Sub-Index rises. Conversely, its value (before fees and expenses) should lose approximately as much on a percentage basis as the level of the DFI or its Sub-Index when the DFI or its Sub-Index declines. Each Fund acquires exposure through the Financial Instruments, such that the Fund has exposure intended to approximate the DFI or its Sub-Index at the time of its NAV calculation.

The corresponding benchmark for each Fund is listed below:

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity: The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index is designed to track commodity futures prices.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil: The Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex is designed to track crude oil futures prices.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas: The Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM. The Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Subindex is designed to track natural gas futures prices traded on the NYMEX.

ProShares Ultra Gold and ProShares UltraShort Gold: The daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London.

ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver: The daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London.

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar: The 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar using Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency.

ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Short Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro and ProShares UltraPro Short Euro: The 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar using Euro exchange rate, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency.

ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen: The 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. Dollar using the Japanese yen exchange rate, expressed in terms of U.S. Dollars per unit of foreign currency.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures: The S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index is designed to measure the return from a rolling long position in the first and second month VIX futures contracts.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures: The S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. The S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index is designed to measure the return from a rolling long position in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh month VIX futures contracts.

ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy: The DFI or its Sub-Index. The DFI and the DCFI are designed to attempt to capture the economic benefit derived from both rising and declining trends in futures prices.

 

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Principal Investment Strategies

In seeking to achieve each Fund’s investment objective, the Sponsor uses a mathematical approach to investing. Using this approach, the Sponsor determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions, including derivative positions, which the Sponsor believes in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with a Fund’s objective. The Sponsor relies upon a pre-determined model to generate orders that result in repositioning each Fund’s investments in accordance with their daily investment objectives. Each Geared Fund invests or will invest principally in any one of or combinations of Financial Instruments, including swap agreements, futures contracts, options on futures contracts or forward contracts with respect to the applicable Fund’s benchmark to the extent determined appropriate by the Sponsor. The types of commodity or currency interests in which each Commodity Fund, Commodity Index Fund or Currency Fund invests may vary daily. The Funds do not currently intend to invest directly in any commodity or currency. Each VIX Fund intends to obtain exposure to the applicable equity market volatility index by primarily investing in VIX futures contracts based on the VIX. Each Managed Futures Fund intends to obtain exposure to the DFI or to a Sub-Index, as applicable, by primarily investing in Commodity Futures Contracts or Financial Futures Contracts. Each Fund will also hold cash or cash equivalents such as U.S. Treasury securities or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income securities (such as shares of money market funds and collateralized repurchase agreements) for direct investment or that may be used as margin or serve as collateral for the Financial Instruments.

The Sponsor does not invest the assets of the Funds in Financial Instruments or other assets based on its view of the investment merit of a particular investment, other than for cash management purposes, nor does it conduct conventional commodity or currency research or analysis, or forecast market movement or trends, in managing the assets of the Funds. Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed at all times to the Fund’s underlying benchmark without regard to market conditions, trends or direction.

For the Commodity Index Funds, the VIX Funds and the Managed Futures Funds, a Fund may hold through Financial Instruments a representative sample of the components in its underlying index, which has aggregate characteristics similar to those of the underlying index. This “sampling” process typically involves selecting a representative sample of components in an index principally to enhance liquidity and reduce transaction costs while seeking to maintain high correlation with, and similar aggregate characteristics (e.g., underlying commodities and valuations) to, the underlying index. In addition, a Commodity Index Fund, a VIX Fund or a Managed Futures Fund may obtain exposure to components not included in the underlying index, invest in assets that are not included in the underlying index or may overweigh or underweigh certain components contained in the underlying index. For further discussion of the Financial Instruments, see “Information About Financial Instruments and Commodities Markets” below.

Information About Financial Instruments and Commodities Markets

Swap Agreements

Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period ranging from a day to more than a year. In a standard swap transaction, the parties agree to exchange the returns on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return (the “interest rate leg”, which will also include the cost of borrowing for short swaps) in respect of a predetermined notional amount. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swaps are usually closed out on a net basis, that is, the two payment streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates specified in the agreement with the parties receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Thus, while the notional amount reflects a Fund’s total investment exposure under the swap agreement (i.e., the entire face amount or principal of a swap agreement), the net amount is a Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under the swap agreement, which is the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement on any given termination date. In a typical swap agreement entered into by an UltraShort Fund or the UltraPro Short Fund, absent fees, transaction costs and interest, such Fund would be required to make payments to the swap counterparty in the event the benchmark increases and would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the benchmark decreases. In a typical swap agreement entered into by an Ultra Fund or the UltraPro Fund, absent fees, transaction costs and interest, the Ultra Fund or UltraPro Fund would be entitled to

 

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settlement payments in the event the benchmark increases and would be required to make payments to the swap counterparty in the event the benchmark decreases. In the case of futures contracts based indices, such as those used by the Commodity Index Funds; the reference interest rate is zero, although a financing spread or fee is normally still applied.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss in excess of the amount which would be reflected on the Statement of Financial Condition. The notional amounts of the agreement reflect the extent of each Ultra Fund’s total investment exposure under the swap agreement. An UltraShort Fund’s or the UltraPro Short Fund’s exposure is not limited by the notional amount and its exposure is in theory potentially infinite as there is no fixed limit on the increase in any index value. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements arise from the imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying investments and the inability of counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the net amount, if any, expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Each Fund typically enters into swap agreements only with major global financial institutions; however, there are no limitations on the percentage of its assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements with a particular counterparty. Each Fund that invests in swaps may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination or reset and payment, using different counterparties and limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty.

Each Fund that invests in swaps generally collateralizes the swap agreements with cash and/or certain securities. Such collateral is generally held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Fund. The counterparty also may collateralize the swap agreements with cash and/or certain securities, which collateral is typically held for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated tri-party account at the custodian. In the event of a default by the counterparty, and the Fund is owed money in the swap transaction, the Fund will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated account and may incur certain costs exercising its right with respect to the collateral. These Funds may remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties. The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds; however there are no limitations on the percentage of its assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings.

Forward Contracts

A forward contract is a contractual obligation 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 and, therefore, is economically similar to a futures contract. Unlike futures contracts, however, forward contracts are typically traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets and are not standardized contracts. Forward contracts for a given commodity or currency are generally available for various amounts and maturities and are subject to individual negotiation between the parties involved. Moreover, there is generally no direct means of offsetting or closing out a forward contract by taking an offsetting position as one would a futures contract on a U.S. exchange. If a trader desires to close out a forward contract position, he generally will establish an opposite position in the contract but will settle and recognize the profit or loss on both positions simultaneously on the delivery date. Thus, unlike in the futures contract market where a trader who has offset positions will recognize profit or loss immediately, in the forward market a trader with a position that has been offset at a profit will generally not receive such profit until the delivery date, and likewise a trader with a position that has been offset at a loss will generally not have to pay money until the delivery date. In recent years, however, the terms of forward contracts have become more standardized, and in some instances such contracts now provide a right of offset or cash settlement as an alternative to making or taking delivery of the underlying commodity or currency. The primary risks associated with the use of forward contracts arise from the inability of the counterparty to perform.

Each Fund that invests in forward contracts generally collateralizes the forward contracts with cash and/or certain securities. Such collateral is generally held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Fund. The counterparty also may collateralize the forward contracts with cash and/or certain securities, which collateral is typically held for the benefit of the Fund in

 

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a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian. In the event of a default by the counterparty, and the Fund is owed money in the forward transaction, such Fund will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated account and may incur certain costs exercising its right with respect to the collateral. These Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties.

The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds; however, there are no limitations on the percentage of its assets each Fund may invest in forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings

The forward markets provide what has typically been a highly liquid market for foreign exchange trading, and in certain cases the prices quoted for foreign exchange forward contracts may be more favorable than the prices for foreign exchange futures contracts traded on U.S. exchanges. The forward markets are largely unregulated and liquidity in the market cannot be assured. Forward contracts are, in general, not cleared or guaranteed by a third party. Commercial banks participating in trading foreign exchange forward contracts often do not require margin deposits, but rely upon internal credit limitations and their judgments regarding the creditworthiness of their counterparties. In recent years, however, many OTC market participants in foreign exchange trading have begun to require that their counterparties post margin.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on, or subject to the rules of, an exchange that calls for the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of commodity at a specified time and place or alternatively, may call for cash settlement as is the case with VIX futures contracts and Managed Futures contracts. Futures contracts are traded on a wide variety of commodities, including bonds, interest rates, agricultural products, stock indices, currencies, energy, metals, economic indicators and statistical measures. The notional size and calendar term of futures contracts on a particular commodity are identical and are not subject to any negotiation, other than with respect to price and the number of contracts traded between the buyer and seller. Each Fund generally deposits cash with a Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”) for its open positions in futures contracts. Such deposits are generally held for the benefit of the counterparty at the FCM to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Fund. In the event of default by the counterparty, and the Fund is owed money in the futures contract, the Fund will seek withdrawal of this deposit from the FCM and may incur certain costs exercising its right with respect to the deposited cash.

Certain futures contracts, such as VIX futures contracts (including the futures contracts that comprise each of the VIX Futures Indexes) and Managed Futures contracts, as well as stock index contracts and certain commodity futures contracts, settle in cash, reflecting the difference between the contract purchase/sale price and the contract settlement price. The cash settlement mechanism avoids the potential for either side to have to deliver the underlying asset. For other futures contracts, the contractual obligations of a buyer and seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying asset 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. The difference between the price at which the futures contract is purchased or sold and the price paid for the offsetting sale or purchase, after allowing for brokerage commissions, constitutes the profit or loss to the trader.

Regulations

Futures exchanges in the United States are subject to regulation under the CEA, by the CFTC, the governmental agency having responsibility for regulation of futures exchanges and trading on those exchanges. (Investors should be aware that no governmental U.S. agency currently regulates the OTC foreign exchange markets.)

The CFTC has exclusive authority to designate exchanges for the trading of specific futures contracts and options on futures contracts and to prescribe rules and regulations of the marketing of each. The CFTC also regulates the activities of “commodity trading advisors” and “commodity pool operators” and the CFTC has adopted regulations with respect to certain of such persons’ activities. Pursuant to its authority, the CFTC requires a commodity pool operator, such as the Sponsor, to keep accurate, current and orderly records with respect to each pool it operates. The

 

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CFTC may suspend, modify or terminate the registration of any registrant for failure to comply with CFTC rules or regulations. Suspension, restriction or termination of the Sponsor’s registration as a commodity pool operator would prevent it, until such time (if any) as such registration were to be reinstated, from managing, and might result in the termination of the Funds. The CEA requires all FCMs to meet and maintain specified fitness and financial requirements, segregate customer funds from proprietary funds and account separately for all customers’ funds and positions, and to maintain specified books and records open to inspection by the staff of the CFTC. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Related to Regulatory Requirements and Potential Legislative Changes-Failure of the FCMs to segregate assets may increase losses in the Funds in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.”

The CEA also gives the states certain powers to enforce its provisions and the regulations of the CFTC.

Under certain circumstances, the CEA grants shareholders the right to institute a reparations proceeding before the CFTC against the Sponsor (as a registered commodity pool operator), an FCM, as well as those of their respective employees who are required to be registered under the CEA. Shareholders may also be able to maintain a private right of action for certain violations of the CEA.

Pursuant to authority in the CEA, the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) has been formed and registered with the CFTC as a registered futures association. At the present time, the NFA is the only self regulatory organization for commodities professionals other than exchanges. As such, the NFA promulgates rules governing the conduct of commodity professionals and disciplines those professionals that do not comply with such standards. The CFTC has delegated to the NFA responsibility for the registration of commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, FCMs, introducing brokers and their respective associated persons and floor brokers. The Sponsor is a member of the NFA (the Funds themselves are not required to become members of the NFA). As an NFA member, the Sponsor is subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition, and consumer protection. The CFTC is prohibited by statute from regulating trading on foreign commodity exchanges and markets.

The CEA and CFTC regulations prohibit market abuse and generally require that all futures exchange-based trading be conducted in compliance with rules designed to ensure the integrity of market prices and without any intent to manipulate prices. CFTC regulations and futures exchange rules also impose limits on the size of the positions that a person may hold or control as well as standards for aggregating certain positions. The rules of the CFTC and the futures exchanges also authorize special emergency actions to halt, suspend or limit trading overall or to restrict, halt, suspend or limit the trading of an individual trader or to otherwise impose special reporting or margin requirements. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors. Regulatory changes or actions, including the implementation of new Legislation, may alter the operations and profitability of the Funds” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors. Regulatory and exchange accountability levels may restrict the creation of Creation Units and the operation of the Trust” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Description of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index SM and its Sub-Indexes

Overview of the Dow Jones-UBS Family of Indices

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM (the “Dow Jones-UBS”) is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for the commodity futures market. It is intended to reflect the overall commodity sector by measuring the performance of commodity futures contracts. The performance of the commodity futures market is often very different than the performance of the physical, or “spot”, commodities market. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors. The Commodity Index Funds are linked to an index comprised of commodity futures contracts, and are not linked to the spot prices of the underlying physical commodities. Commodity futures contracts may perform very differently from the spot price of the underlying physical commodities” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unlike equities, which

 

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entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, commodity futures contracts specify a delivery date for the underlying physical commodity or its cash equivalent. The Dow Jones-UBS is a “rolling index,” which means that the Dow Jones-UBS does not take actual physical possession of any commodities; rather, it tracks a rolling futures position. An investor with a rolling futures position is able to avoid delivering (or taking delivery of) underlying physical commodities while maintaining exposure to those commodities. The roll for each index component occurs over a period of five Dow Jones-UBS business days in certain months according to a pre-determined schedule, generally beginning on the fifth business day of the month and ending on the ninth business day. Each day, approximately 20% of each rolling futures position that is included in the month’s roll is rolled, increasing from 0% to 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and finally 100%. The Dow Jones-UBS is calculated by applying the weighting adjustments at the close of each day, with the adjusted weights used for the next day’s calculation. Not all contracts are rolled every month; generally the futures that underlie the indexes within the Dow Jones-UBS family roll approximately every other month. The exact roll methodology differs between certain commodities. The index will reflect the performance of its underlying commodities, including the impact of rolling, without regard to income earned on cash positions. For more information about the risks associated with rolling futures positions, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors. Potential negative impact from rolling futures positions” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Dow Jones-UBS is comprised of five different commodity sectors: energy, livestock, industrial metals, precious metals and agriculture. These five sectors track futures contracts prices of 20 specific commodities: natural gas, WTI crude oil, brent crude, unleaded gasoline, heating oil, live cattle, lean hogs, wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean oil, aluminum, copper, zinc, nickel, gold, silver, sugar, cotton and coffee. Beginning in January 2013, the Dow Jones-UBS will add two additional commodities: Hard Red Winter Wheat (KBWT) and soybean meal. The Dow Jones-UBS is designed to minimize concentration in any one commodity or sector. Prior to January 2013, no single commodity could constitute less than 2% or more than 15% of the index. In January 2013, the 2% floor will be eliminated and commodities in the index may have target weights lower than 2%. No related group of commodities (e.g., energy, precious metals, livestock or grains) may constitute more than 33% of the index as of the annual reweighting of the components. The Dow Jones-UBS family of indices also includes 10 sub-indexes that group commodities based on type, as well as single commodity sub-indexes representing each of the commodities that are currently tracked by the Dow Jones-UBS. As discussed below, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil are designed to track one of these sub-indexes, the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil SubindexSM and ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas are designed to track another one of these sub-indexes, the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Subindex.

To determine its component weightings, the Dow Jones-UBS relies primarily on liquidity data, or the relative amount of trading activity of a particular commodity. Liquidity is an important indicator of the value placed on a commodity by financial and physical market participants. The index also relies to a lesser extent on dollar-adjusted production data. The index thus relies on data that is endogenous to the futures markets (liquidity) and exogenous to the futures markets (production) in determining relative weightings. All data used in both the liquidity and production calculations is averaged over a five-year period.

In consultation with the DJ-UBS Commodity Index Advisory Committee, the DJ-UBS Commodity Index Supervisory Committee meets annually to determine the composition of the index in accordance with the rules established in the DJ-UBSCI Handbook. The Supervisory Committee consists of employees of UBS Securities LLC and Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”). DJ-UBS Commodity Index Advisory Committee members are drawn from the academic, financial and legal communities. The index is re-weighted and rebalanced each year in January on a price-percentage basis. The annual weightings for the index are determined each year in June or July by UBS Securities LLC and Dow Jones under the supervision of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Oversight Committee, announced after approval by the Committee and implemented the following January.

The Dow Jones-UBS is composed of commodities traded on U.S. exchanges, with the exception of aluminum, nickel and zinc, which trade on the London Metal Exchange. Trading hours for the U.S. commodity exchanges are between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The Dow Jones-UBS contract trades exclusively on the Chicago Board of Trade’s (“CBOT”) electronic trading platform. A daily settlement price for the Dow Jones-UBS is published at approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

 

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The Dow Jones-UBS is designed to provide:

 

   

Weightings that reflect economic significance

 

   

Diversification

 

   

Annual reweighting and rebalancing

 

   

Liquidity

The Dow Jones-UBS is a proprietary index that UBS Securities LLC (successor to AIG Financial Products Corp.) developed and that Dow Jones, in conjunction with UBS Securities LLC, calculates. The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the index and for calculating its level is subject to modification by the Sponsors any time. Dow Jones disseminates the index level at least every 15 seconds from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), and publishes a daily index level at approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), each business day.

As of October 31, 2012, the most recent available date of such information prior to December 31, 2012, the individual commodity weightings for the Dow Jones-UBS were as follows:

 

Commodity

   Weight (%)  

Natural Gas

     12.74

Gold

     10.00

Soybeans

     8.80

WTI Crude Oil

     7.92

Corn

     7.52

Copper

     6.94

Wheat

     6.59

Aluminum

     5.19

Brent Crude

     4.86

Live Cattle

     3.65

Heating Oil

     3.31

Soybean Oil

     3.20

Unleaded Gasoline

     3.08

Zinc

     3.02

Sugar

     3.01

Silver

     3.00

Nickel

     2.14

Lean Hogs

     1.89

Coffee

     1.72

Cotton

     1.40

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM, a sub-index of the Dow Jones-UBS. The Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM is intended to reflect the performance of crude oil as measured by the price of futures contracts of West Texas Intermediate sweet, light crude oil traded on the NYMEX, including the impact of rolling, without regard to income earned on cash positions. The performance of the crude oil futures market is normally very different than the performance of the physical crude oil market (e.g., the price of crude oil at port). See “Item 1A. Risk Factors-The Commodity Index Funds are linked to an index comprised of commodity futures contracts, and are not linked to the spot prices of the underlying physical commodities. Commodity futures contracts may perform very differently from the spot price of the underlying physical commodities” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM is based on the Crude Oil component of the Dow Jones-UBS, which is described above under “Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM,” and tracks what is known as a rolling futures position. The roll occurs over a period of five Dow Jones-UBS business days in certain months according to a pre-determined schedule, generally beginning on the fifth business day of the month and ending on the ninth business day. Each day, approximately 20% of each rolling futures position that is included in the month’s roll is rolled, increasing from 0% to 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and finally 100%. The exact roll methodology differs between certain commodities. The Dow Jones-UBS will reflect the performance of its underlying crude oil futures contracts,

 

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including the impact of rolling, without regard to income earned on cash positions. For more information about the risks associated with rolling futures positions, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors-Potential negative impact from rolling futures positions” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM, respectively. The Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM is intended to reflect the performance of a rolling position in natural gas futures contracts traded on the NYMEX without regard to income earned on cash positions. An investment in natural gas futures contracts may often perform very differently than the price of physical natural gas (e.g., the wellhead or end-user price of natural gas). See “Item 1A. Risk Factors-The Commodity Index Funds are linked to an index comprised of commodity futures contracts, and are not linked to the spot prices of the underlying physical commodities. Commodity futures contracts may perform very differently from the spot price of the underlying physical commodities” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM is based on the Natural Gas component of the Dow Jones-UBS, which is described above under “Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM,” and tracks what is known as a rolling futures position. The roll occurs over a period of five Dow Jones-UBS business days in certain months according to a pre-determined schedule, generally beginning on the fifth business day of the month and ending on the ninth business day. Each day, approximately 20% of each rolling futures position that is included in the month’s roll is rolled, increasing from 0% to 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and finally 100%. The exact roll methodology differs between certain commodities. The index will reflect the performance of its underlying natural gas contracts, including the impact of rolling, without regard to income earned on cash positions. For more information about the risks associated with rolling futures positions, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors -Potential negative impact from rolling futures positions” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Information About the Index Licensor

The “Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexesSM,” (the “DJ-UBSCISM”) are a joint product of Dow Jones Indexes, a licensed trademark of CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), and have been licensed for use. “Dow Jones®,” “DJ,” “Dow Jones Indexes,” “UBS,” “Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM” (the DJ-UBSCISM),“Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM,” “Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Subindex” and “DJ-UBSSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC and UBS AG (“UBS AG”), as the case may be, and have been licensed to CME Indexes and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by the Trust (“Licensee”).

The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. None of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparts to the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities or commodities generally or in the Funds particularly. The only relationship of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the DJ-UBSCISM, which are determined, composed and calculated by CME Indexes in conjunction with UBS Securities without regard to the Licensee or the Funds. Dow Jones, UBS Securities and CME Indexes have no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the shareholders of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the DJ-UBSCISM. None of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates is responsible for or has participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the shares of the Funds that have been or are to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Shares of the Funds are converted into cash. None of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Fund shareholders, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Group Inc. and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the Shares currently being issued by the License, but which may be similar to and competitive with the Funds. In addition, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Group Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates actively trade commodities, commodity indexes and commodity futures (including the DJ-UBSCISM), as well as swaps,

 

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options and derivatives which are linked to the performance of such commodities, commodity indexes and commodity futures (including the DJ-UBSCISM and Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM) It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the DJ-UBSCISM, and Fund shares.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K relates only to Funds and does not relate to the exchange-traded physical commodities underlying any of the DJ-UBSCISM components. Purchasers of the Shares should not conclude that the inclusion of a futures contract in the DJ-UBSCISM is any form of investment recommendation of the futures contract or the underlying exchange-traded physical commodity by Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. The information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the components of the Dow Jones-UBS has been derived solely from publicly available documents. None of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Indexes or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates has made any due diligence inquiries with respect to the DJ-UBSCISM components in connection with Funds. None of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, CME Index or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates makes any representation that these publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the DJ-UBSCISM components, including without limitation a description of factors that affect the prices of such components, are accurate or complete.

NONE OF DOW JONES, UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE DJ-UBSCISM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND NONE OF DOW JONES, UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. NONE OF DOW JONES, UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE LICENSEE, FUND SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE DJ-UBSCISM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. NONE OF DOW JONES, UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE DJ-UBSCISM OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOW JONES, UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES OR ANY OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS AMONG DOW JONES, UBS SECURITIES, CME INDEXES AND THE LICENSEE, OTHER THAN UBS AG AND THE LICENSORS OF CME INDEXES.

Description of the Commodity Benchmarks

Gold

ProShares Ultra Gold and ProShares UltraShort Gold are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x), respectively, of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The Funds do not directly or physically hold the underlying gold, but instead, seek exposure to gold through the use of Financial Instruments whose value is based on the underlying price of gold to pursue their investment objective. The benchmark price of gold is the U.S. dollar price of gold bullion as measured by the London afternoon fixing price per troy ounce of unallocated gold bullion for delivery in London through a member of the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) authorized to effect such delivery.

The price of gold is volatile with fluctuations expected to affect the value of the Shares of the Fund. The price movement of gold may be influenced by a variety of factors, including announcements from central banks regarding reserve gold holdings, agreements among central banks, political uncertainties and economic concerns. The gold market is a global marketplace consisting of both OTC transactions and exchange-traded products. The OTC market generally consists of transactions in spot, forwards, options and other derivatives, while exchange-traded transactions consist of futures and options.

 

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A London gold “fix” is conducted each trading day at 3:00 p.m. London time providing a reference gold price for that day’s trading. Many long-term contracts are priced on the basis of the London gold fix and market participants will usually refer to the London gold fix when looking for a basis for valuation. The Sponsor believes that the London fix is the most widely used benchmark for daily gold prices and is quoted by various major market data vendors.

Silver

ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x), respectively, of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The Funds do not directly or physically hold the underlying silver, but instead seek exposure to silver through the use of Financial Instruments whose value is based on the underlying price of silver to pursue their investment objective. The benchmark price of silver is the U.S. Dollar price of silver bullion as measured by the London fixing price per troy ounce of unallocated silver bullion for delivery in London through a member of the LBMA authorized to effect such delivery.

The price of silver is volatile with fluctuations expected to affect the value of the Shares. The largest industrial users of silver are the photographic, jewelry, and electronic industries and developments in these industries among other factors may influence the price of silver. Like gold, the silver market is a global marketplace consisting of both OTC transactions and exchange-traded products. The OTC market generally consists of transactions in spot, forwards, options and other derivatives, while exchange-traded transactions consist of futures and options.

A London silver “fix” is conducted each trading day at 12:00 p.m. London time providing a reference silver price for that day’s trading. Many long-term contracts are priced on the basis of the London silver fix and market participants will usually refer to the London silver fix when looking for a basis for valuation. The Sponsor believes that the London fix is the most widely used benchmark for daily silver prices and is quoted by various major market data vendors.

Description of the Currencies Benchmarks

The Currency Funds are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x), the inverse (-1), two times the inverse (-2x), or three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the applicable currency versus the U.S. dollar. The spot price of each currency is measured by the 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) spot prices as provided by Bloomberg, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency. The Currency Funds do not necessarily directly or physically hold the underlying currency or currencies and will instead seek exposure through the use of certain Financial Instruments whose value is based on the price of the underlying currency to pursue its investment objective.

Australian Dollar

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Australian dollar spot price versus the U.S. dollar, respectively. These Funds use the 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate as provided by Bloomberg, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency, as the basis for the underlying benchmark.

The Australian dollar is the national currency of Australia and the currency of the accounts of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian central bank. The official currency code for the Australian dollar is “AUD.” The Australian dollar is referred to in Australia as “dollar.” As with U.S. currency, 100 Australian cents are equal to one Australian dollar. In Australia, unlike most other countries, cash transactions are rounded to the nearest five cents. The most commonly used symbol used to represent the Australian dollar is “A$.”

In 1913, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia issued the first Australian currency notes. In 1915, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the exclusive issuer of currency in Australia. From 1930 through the 1960s, the Australian banking system underwent substantial transformation. In 1960, the Reserve Bank of Australia was established. In 1966, a new decimalized currency was introduced. At various times throughout the 1900s, the value of Australian currency was based on a fixed quantity of gold; at other times, the Australian dollar was pegged to foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar. Beginning in 1983, the Australian dollar’s value was allowed to float, with the result that its value now depends almost entirely on market forces. The foregoing information is compiled from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s website (http://www.rba.gov.au).

 

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Euro

ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Short Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro and ProShares UltraPro Short Euro are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x), the inverse (-1), two times the inverse (-2x), or three times the inverse (-3x), respectively, of the daily performance of the euro spot price versus the U.S. dollar. These Funds use the 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as provided by Bloomberg, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency, as the basis for the underlying benchmark.

In 1998, the European Central Bank in Frankfurt was organized by Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain in order to establish a common currency-the euro. In 2001, Greece joined as the twelfth country adopting the Euro as its national currency. Unlike the U.S. Federal Reserve System, the Bank of Japan and other comparable central banks, the European Central Bank is a central authority that conducts monetary policy for an economic area consisting of many otherwise largely autonomous states.

At its inception on January 1, 1999, the euro was launched as an electronic currency used by banks, foreign exchange dealers and stock markets. In 2002, the euro became cash currency for approximately 300 million citizens of 12 European countries. Today, 23 countries use the Euro, including Andorra, Cyprus, Finland, Kosovo, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Vatican City.

Although the European countries that have adopted the euro are members of the European Union (“EU”), the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden are EU members that have not adopted the euro as their national currency.

Japanese Yen

ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen are designed to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x) or two times the inverse (-2x), respectively, of the daily performance of the Japanese yen spot price versus the U.S. dollar. These Funds use the 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Japanese yen/U.S. dollar exchange rate as provided by Bloomberg, expressed in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency, as the basis for the underlying benchmark.

The Japanese Yen has been the official currency of Japan since 1871. The Bank of Japan has been operating as the central bank of Japan since 1882.

Description of the VIX Futures Indexes

The VIX Funds seek to offer exposure to forward equity market volatility by obtaining exposure to the VIX Futures Indexes, which are based on publicly traded VIX futures contracts. The VIX Futures Indexes are intended to reflect the returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the VIX futures contracts comprising each VIX Futures Index. The VIX, which is not the index underlying the VIX Funds, is calculated based on the prices of put and call options on the S&P 500. The VIX Funds can be expected to perform very differently from the VIX.

The Short-Term VIX Index employs rules for selecting VIX futures contracts comprising the Short-Term VIX Index and a formula to calculate a level for that index from the prices of these VIX futures contracts. Specifically, the VIX futures contracts comprising the Short-Term VIX Index represent the prices of two near-term VIX futures contracts, replicating a position that rolls the nearest month VIX futures to the next month VIX futures on a daily basis in equal fractional amounts. This results in a constant weighted average maturity of one-month. The roll period begins on the Tuesday prior to the monthly CBOE VIX futures settlement and runs through the Tuesday prior to the subsequent month’s CBOE VIX futures settlement date.

The Mid-Term VIX Index also employs rules for selecting its VIX futures contracts comprising the Mid-Term VIX Index and a formula to calculate a level for that index from the prices of these VIX futures contracts. Specifically, the VIX futures contracts comprising the Mid-Term VIX Index represent the prices for four contract months of VIX futures contracts, representing a rolling long position in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh month VIX futures contracts. The Mid-Term VIX Index rolls continuously throughout each month while maintaining positions in the fifth and sixth month contracts. This results in a constant weighted average maturity of five months.

 

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The level of each VIX Futures Index in real time and at the close of trading on each VIX Futures Index business day will be published by Bloomberg L.P. under the following ticker symbols:

 

Index

   Bloomberg Ticker Symbol

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

   SPVXSPID

S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index

   SPVXMPID

The performance of the VIX Futures Indexes is influenced by the S&P 500 (and options thereon) and the VIX. A description of VIX futures contracts, the VIX and the S&P 500 follows:

VIX Futures Contracts

Both VIX Futures Indexes are comprised of VIX futures contracts. VIX futures contracts were first launched for trading by the CBOE in 2004. VIX futures contracts have expirations ranging from the front month consecutively out to the tenth month. VIX futures contracts allow investors the ability to invest based on their view of forward implied market volatility. Investors that believe the forward implied market volatility of the S&P 500, as represented by VIX futures, will increase may buy VIX futures. Conversely, investors that believe that the forward implied market volatility of the S&P 500, as represented by VIX futures, will decline may sell VIX futures. VIX futures are reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “VX.”

While the VIX represents a measure of the current expected volatility of the S&P 500 over the next 30 days, the prices of VIX futures contracts are based on the current expectation of what the expected 30-day volatility will be at a particular time in the future (on the expiration date). The VIX and VIX futures generally behave quite differently. To illustrate, on November 30, 2012, the VIX was 15.87 and the price of the December 2012 VIX futures contracts expiring on December 18, 2012 was 15.55. In this example, the price of the VIX represented the 30-day implied, or “spot,” volatility (the volatility expected for the period from November 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012) of the S&P 500 and the December VIX futures contracts represented forward implied volatility (the volatility expected for the period from December 18, 2012 to January 18, 2013) of the S&P 500. The spot/forward relationship between the VIX and VIX futures has two noteworthy consequences: (1) the price of a VIX futures contract can be lower, equal to or higher than the VIX, depending on whether the market expects volatility to be lower, equal to or higher in the 30-day forward period covered by the VIX futures contract than in the 30-day spot period covered by the VIX; and (2) an investor cannot create a position equivalent to one in VIX futures contracts by buying the VIX and holding the position to the futures expiration date while financing the transaction.

The VIX

The VIX Funds are not linked to the VIX and can be expected to perform very differently from the VIX. The VIX is an index designed to measure the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over 30 days in the future, and is calculated based on the prices of certain put and call options on the S&P 500. The VIX is reflective of the premium paid by investors for certain options linked to the level of the S&P 500. During periods of rising investor uncertainty, including periods of market instability, the implied level of volatility of the S&P 500 typically increases and, consequently, the prices of options linked to the S&P 500 typically increase (assuming all other relevant factors remain constant or have negligible changes). This, in turn, causes the level of the VIX to increase. The VIX has historically had a negative correlation to the S&P 500. The VIX was developed by the CBOE and is calculated, maintained and published by the CBOE. The CBOE has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue the publication of, the VIX. The VIX is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “VIX.” The calculation of the VIX involves a formula that uses the prices of a weighted series of out-of-the-money put and call options on the level of the S&P 500 (“SPX Options”) with two adjacent expiry terms to derive a constant 30-day forward measure of market volatility. The VIX is calculated independent of any particular option pricing model and in doing so seeks to eliminate any biases which may otherwise be included in using options pricing methodology based on certain assumptions. Although the VIX measures the 30-day forward volatility of the S&P 500 as implied by the SPX Options, 30-day options are only available once a month. To arrive at the VIX level, a broad range of out-of-the money SPX Options expiring on the two closest nearby months (“near term options” and “next term

 

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options,” respectively) are selected in order to bracket a 30-day calendar period. SPX Options having a maturity of less than eight days are excluded at the outset and, when the near term options have eight days or less left to expiration, the VIX rolls to the second and third contract months in order to minimize pricing anomalies that occur close to expiration. The model-free implied volatility using prices of the near term options and next term options are then calculated on a strike price weighted average basis in order to arrive at a single average implied volatility value for each month. The results of each of the two months are then interpolated to arrive at a single value with a constant maturity of 30 days to expiration.

The S&P 500

The S&P 500 is an index that measures large-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index of 500 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected by the S&P U.S. Index Committee through a non-mechanical process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization and financial viability. Reconstitution occurs both on a quarterly and ongoing basis. As of December 31, 2012, the S&P 500 included companies with capitalizations between $1.6 billion and $500.6 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $27 billion. S&P publishes the S&P 500. The daily calculation of the current value of the S&P 500 is based on the relative value of the aggregate market value of the common stocks of 500 companies as of a particular time compared to the aggregate average initial market value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies at the time of the inception of the S&P 500. The 500 companies are not the 500 largest publicly traded companies and not all 500 companies are listed on the NYSE. S&P chooses companies for inclusion in the S&P 500 with the objective of achieving a distribution by broad industry groupings that approximates the distribution of these groupings in the common stock population of the U.S. equity market. S&P may from time-to-time, in its sole discretion, add companies to, or delete companies from, the S&P 500 to achieve the objectives stated above. Relevant criteria employed by S&P include the viability of the particular company, the extent to which that company represents the industry group to which it is assigned, the extent to which the company’s common stock is widely held and the market value and trading activity of the common stock of that company.

THE VIX FUNDS ARE NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY S&P AND ITS AFFILIATES OR CBOE. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THE VIX FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE VIX FUNDS PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE INDEXES TO TRACK MARKET PERFORMANCE AND/OR OF GROUPS OF ASSETS OR ASSET CLASSES AND/OR TO ACHIEVE ITS STATED OBJECTIVE AND/OR TO FORM THE BASIS OF A SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT STRATEGY, AS APPLICABLE. S&P’S AND CBOE’S ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR IS THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY S&P WITHOUT REGARD TO THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR OR THE VIX FUNDS. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR OR THE OWNERS OF THE VIX FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES. S&P AND CBOE ARE NOT ADVISORS TO THE VIX FUNDS AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRICES AND AMOUNT OF THE VIX FUNDS OR THE TIMING OF THE ISSUANCE OR SALE OF THE VIX FUNDS OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY WHICH THE VIX FUND SHARES ARE TO BE CONVERTED INTO CASH. S&P AND CBOE HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING, OR TRADING OF THE VIX FUNDS.

NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR, OWNERS OF THE VIX FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF

 

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THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE VIX FUTURES INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Description of the S&P Dynamic Futures Index and its Sub-Index

Developed by S&P, the DFI and the DCFI are long/short rules-based investable indexes designed to attempt to capture the economic benefit derived from both rising and declining trends in futures prices. The DFI is composed of the Index Components, representing unleveraged long or short positions in futures contracts in the commodity and financial markets. These Index Components are then formed into groups of one or more contracts with similar characteristics known as “sectors.” Index Components within each sector are chosen based on fundamental characteristics and liquidity. The Commodities Futures Contracts comprise the DCFI.

The weight assigned to each Index Component is set on an annual basis. Commodity Futures Contracts weights are based on generally known world production levels as determined by the S&P GSCI Light Energy Index. Weightings of the Financial Futures Contracts are based on, but not directly proportional to, gross domestic product. The Index Components are rebalanced to these weights each month concurrently with the roll and repositioning, as further described herein.

The positions the DFI (and accordingly, the DCFI) takes in the Index Components are not long-only, but are set, long or short based on the relation of the current price input of the Index Component with a seven-month weighted moving average of the price input of the same Index Component.

The following charts reflect the initial 2012 weighting schemes for the DFI and DCFI (each rounded to the nearest one-hundredth). The initial DFI weights (to which the DFI rebalances each month) will be as follows:

DFI Weights*

 

Sub-Index

   Weight    

Sector

   Weight    

Component

   Weight  

Commodity

     50 %  

Energy

     15.06 %  

Light Crude

     10.94 %

Futures Contracts

         

Heating Oil

     1.79 %
         

RBOB Natural Gas

     1.74 %
         

Natural Gas

     0.59 %
    

Industrial Metals

     4.67 %  

Copper

     4.67 %
    

Precious Metals

     5.09 %  

Gold

     4.37 %
         

Silver

     0.72 %
    

Livestock

     6.02 %  

Lean Hogs

     2.12 %
         

Live Cattle

     3.90 %
    

Grains

     13.33 %  

Corn

     6.20 %
         

Soybeans

     3.16 %
         

Wheat

     3.97 %
    

Softs

     5.83 %  

Coffee

     1.23 %
         

Cocoa

     0.31 %
         

Sugar

     2.66 %
         

Cotton

     1.63 %

Financial

     50 %  

Australian Dollar

     1.61 %  

Australian Dollar

     1.61 %

Futures Contracts

    

British Pound

     3.01 %  

British Pound

     3.01 %
    

Canadian Dollar

     2.05 %  

Canadian Dollar

     2.05 %
    

Euro

     16.50 %  

Euro

     16.50 %
    

Japanese Yen

     7.09 %  

Japanese Yen

     7.09 %
    

Swiss Franc

     0.66 %  

Swiss Franc

     0.66 %
    

U.S. Treasury Notes

     9.54 %  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     9.54 %
    

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     9.54 %  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     9.54 %
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Totals

     100 %        100 %        100 %
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Sector and component weights have been rounded to the nearest .01%.

 

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For the DCFI, the initial index weightings (to which the DCFI rebalances each month) are as follows:

DCFI Weights*

 

Sector

   Weight    

Component

   Weight  

Energy

     30.12  

Light Crude

     21.86
    

Heating Oil

     3.58
    

RBOB Natural Gas

     3.49
    

Natural Gas

     1.19

Industrial Metals

     9.34  

Copper

     9.34

Precious Metals

     10.18  

Gold

     8.73
    

Silver

     1.45

Livestock

     12.04  

Lean Hogs

     4.24
    

Live Cattle

     7.80

Grains

     26.67  

Corn

     12.41
    

Soybeans

     6.31
    

Wheat

     7.95

Softs

     11.67  

Coffee

     2.45
    

Cocoa

     0.62
    

Sugar

     5.34
    

Cotton

     3.26
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     100        100

 

* Sector and component weights have been rounded to the nearest .01%.

Determining the Long/Short Positioning of the Sectors

Each month, the DFI and the DCFI will take long or short positions in each Index Component relative to a seven-month exponential weighted moving average price change. Long positions are tracked when an Index Component’s current one-month price change is greater than or equal to the exponential average of the past seven monthly price inputs. Short positions are tracked when an Index Component’s current one-month price change is less than the exponential average of the past seven monthly price inputs. The price inputs represent the monthly percentage change of an Index Component’s price. Monthly positions are determined on the second to last DFI business day of the month (defined as the position determination date, or PDD) when the monthly percentage change of an Index Component’s price is compared to past monthly price changes, exponentially weighted to give greatest weight to the most recent return and least weight to the return seven months prior. The weighted sum of the percentage changes of all the Index Component prices equals the daily movement of the DFI. To create an exponential average for comparison, price inputs (percentage change from current and previous PDDs) are weighted per the schedule below. Due to this weighting methodology, current price movements are more important than those of the more distant past.

 

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Number of Months

   Weight*  

7

     2.32

6

     3.71

5

     5.94

4

     9.51

3

     15.22

2

     24.34

1

     38.96
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.00 % 
  

 

 

 

 

* Monthly weights have been rounded to the nearest .01%.

Rolling

During this monthly rebalancing, each of the DFI and DCFI will also “roll” certain of its positions from the current contract to a contract further from settlement. In order to maintain consistent exposure to the Index Components that compose the index, each Index Component contract must be sold prior to its expiration date and replaced by a contract maturing at a specified date in the future. This process is known as rolling. Index Component contracts are rolled periodically. The rolls are implemented pursuant to a roll schedule over a five-day period from the first (1st) through the fifth (5th) DFI business days of the month. A DFI business day is any day on which the majority of the Index Components are open for official trading and official settlement prices are provided, excluding holidays and weekends.

THE FUNDS ARE NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY S&P AND ITS AFFILIATES OR CBOE. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THE FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE FUNDS PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE INDEXES TO TRACK MARKET PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL MARKETS AND/OR SECTIONS THEREOF AND/OR OF GROUPS OF ASSETS OR ASSET CLASSES AND/OR TO ACHIEVE ITS STATED OBJECTIVE AND/OR TO FORM THE BASIS OF A SUCCESFUL INVESTMENT STRATEGY, AS APPLICABLE. S&P’S AND CBOE’S ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR IS THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY S&P WITHOUT REGARD TO THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR OR THE FUNDS. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR OR THE OWNERS OF THE FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE INDEXES. S&P AND CBOE ARE NOT ADVISORS TO THE FUNDS AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRICES AND AMOUNT OF THE FUNDS OR THE TIMING OF THE ISSUANCE OR SALE OF THE FUNDS OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY WHICH THE FUND SHARES ARE TO BE CONVERTED INTO CASH. S&P AND CBOE HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING, OR TRADING OF THE FUNDS.

NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITS APPLICABLE SERIES AND THE SPONSOR, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P AND CBOE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO

 

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THE INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, INCLUDING CBOE, HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Creation and Redemption of Shares

Each Fund creates and redeems, or will create and redeem, Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Units. A Creation Unit is or will be a block of 50,000 Shares of a Geared Fund or a Managed Futures Fund, or a block of 25,000 Shares of a Matching VIX Fund. Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Shares are not redeemable securities.

The manner by which Creation Units are purchased and redeemed is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement and Authorized Participant Handbook. By placing a purchase order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deposit cash with the Custodian of the Funds. If permitted by the Sponsor in its sole discretion with respect to a Fund, an Authorized Participant also agrees to enter into or arrange for an exchange of futures for related position or block trade with the relevant Fund whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date. Similarly, the Sponsor in its sole discretion may agree with an Authorized Participant to use an exchange of futures for related position to effect an order to redeem Creation Units.

An exchange of futures for related position is a technique permitted by the rules of the applicable futures exchange that, as utilized by a Fund in the Sponsor’s discretion, would allow such Fund to take a position in a futures contract from an Authorized Participant, or give futures contracts to an Authorized Participant, in the case of a redemption, rather than to enter the futures exchange markets to obtain such a position. An exchange of futures for related position by itself will not change either party’s net risk position materially. Because the futures position that a Fund would otherwise need to take in order to meet its investment objective can be obtained without unnecessarily impacting the financial or futures markets or their pricing, exchanges of futures for related positions can generally be viewed as transactions beneficial to a Fund. A block trade is a technique that permits certain Funds to obtain a futures position without going through the market auction system and can generally be viewed as a transaction beneficial to the Fund.

Authorized Participants may pay a fixed transaction fee of up to $500 in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”), as the Administrator, the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions. Authorized Participants also may pay a variable transaction fee to the Fund of up to 0.10% of the value of the Creation Unit that is purchased or redeemed unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by the Sponsor. The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction fee. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.

The form of Authorized Participant Agreement and the related Authorized Participant Handbook set forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Creation Units and for the payment of cash required for such creations and redemptions. The Sponsor may delegate its duties and obligations under the form of Authorized Participant Agreement to SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”) or BBH&Co., in its capacity as the Administrator, without consent from any shareholder or Authorized Participant. The form of Authorized Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Sponsor without the consent of any shareholder or Authorized Participant. Authorized Participants who purchase Creation Units from a Fund receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Sponsor or the Fund, and no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Fund to affect any sale or resale of Shares.

Authorized Participants are cautioned that some of their activities may result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which would render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

 

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Each Authorized Participant must be registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and regulated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or exempt from being, or otherwise not required to be, so regulated or registered, and must be qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires. Certain Authorized Participants may be regulated under federal and state banking laws and regulations. Each Authorized Participant must have its own set of rules and procedures, internal controls and information barriers as it determines is appropriate in light of its own regulatory regime.

Authorized Participants may act for their own accounts or as agents for broker-dealers, custodians and other securities market participants that wish to create or redeem Creation Units.

Persons interested in purchasing Creation Units should contact the Sponsor or the Administrator to obtain the contact information for the Authorized Participants. Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants are only able to redeem their Shares through an Authorized Participant.

Pursuant to the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Sponsor agreed to indemnify the Authorized Participants against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act, and to contribute to the payments the Authorized Participants may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The following description of the procedures for the creation and redemption of Creation Units is only a summary and an investor should refer to the relevant provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, as may be further amended from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”) and the form of Authorized Participant Agreement for more detail. The Trust Agreement and the form of Authorized Participant Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Creation Procedures

On any Business Day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Distributor to create one or more Creation Units. For purposes of processing both purchase and redemption orders, a “Business Day” means any day on which the NAV of such Fund is determined. Purchase orders must be placed by the cut-off time shown below or earlier if the NYSE, a Fund’s primary listing exchange, or other exchange material to the valuation or operation of such Fund (any Exchange) closes before the cut-off time. If a purchase order is received prior to the applicable cut-off time, the day on which SEI receives a valid purchase order is the purchase order date. If the purchase order is received after the applicable cut-off time, the purchase order date will be the next day. Purchase orders are irrevocable. By placing a purchase order, and prior to delivery of such Creation Units, an Authorized Participant’s DTC account will be charged the non-refundable transaction fee due for the purchase order.

Determination of Required Payment

The total payment required to create each Creation Unit is or will be the NAV of 50,000 Shares of the applicable Geared Fund and Managed Futures Fund, or 25,000 Shares of the applicable Matching VIX Fund on the purchase order date plus the applicable transaction fee. For each Fund, Authorized Participants have create/redeem cut-off times prior to the NAV calculation time, which may be different from the close of the U.S. markets, as shown in the table below.

 

Underlying Benchmark

 

Create/Redeem Cutoff

 

NAV Calculation Time

Silver

  6:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)   7:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)*

Gold

  9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)   10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)*

DJ-UBS Commodity IndexSM

  10:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

S&P Dynamic Futures Index

  10:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

S&P Dynamic Commodities Futures Index

  10:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

S&P VIX Short-Term Futures

  2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)

S&P VIX Mid-Term Futures

  2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)

DJ-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM

  2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

DJ-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM

  2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Australian dollar

  3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Euro

  3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Yen

  3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

 

* For silver and gold, this time may vary due to differences in when daylight savings time is effective between London and New York. The actual times equate to noon London time for silver and 3:00 p.m. London time for gold.

 

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Delivery of Cash

Cash required for settlement will typically be transferred to the Custodian through: (1) the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing process of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”), as such processes have been enhanced to effect creations and redemptions of Creation Units; or (2) the facilities of DTC on a Delivery Versus Payment (“DVP”) basis, which is the procedure in which the buyer’s payment for securities is due at the time of delivery. Security delivery and payment are simultaneous. If the Custodian does not receive the cash by the market close on the first Business Day following the purchase order date (T+1), such order may be charged interest for delayed settlement or cancelled. The Sponsor reserves the right to extend the deadline for the Custodian to receive the cash required for settlement up to the third Business Day following the purchase order date (T+3). In the event a purchase order is cancelled, the Authorized Participant will be responsible for reimbursing the Fund for all costs associated with cancelling the order including costs for repositioning the portfolio. At its sole discretion, the Sponsor may agree to a delivery date other than T+3. Additional fees may apply for special settlement. The Creation Unit will be delivered to the Authorized Participant upon the Custodian’s receipt of the purchase amount.

Delivery of Exchange of Futures Contract for Related Position (“EFCRP”) Futures Contracts or Block Trades

In the event that the Sponsor shall have determined to permit the Authorized Participant to transfer futures contracts pursuant to an EFCRP or to engage in a block trade purchase of futures contracts from the Authorized Participant with respect to a Fund, as well as to deliver cash, in the creation process, futures contracts required for settlement must be transferred directly to the Fund’s account at its FCM. If the cash is not received by the market close on the third Business Day following the purchase order date (T+3); such order may be charged interest for delayed settlements or cancelled. In the event a purchase order is cancelled, the Authorized Participant will be responsible for reimbursing a Fund for all costs associated with cancelling the order including costs for repositioning the portfolio. At its sole discretion, the Sponsor may agree to a delivery date other than T+3. The Creation Unit will be delivered to the Authorized Participant upon the Custodian’s receipt of the cash purchase amount and the futures contracts.

Suspension or Rejection of Purchase Orders

In respect of any Fund, the Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend the right to repurchase, or postpone the purchase settlement date, (1) for any period during which any of the NYSE, NYSE Arca, CBOE, CFE, CME (including CBOT and NYMEX) or ICE or other exchange material to the valuation or operation of the Funds (each, an “Exchange”) is closed or when trading is suspended or restricted on such Exchanges in any of the underlying commodities; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the fulfillment of a purchase order is not reasonably practicable; or (3) for such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the shareholders. The Sponsor will not be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.

The Sponsor also may reject a purchase order if:

 

   

it determines that the purchase order is not in proper form;

 

   

the Sponsor believes that the purchase order would have adverse tax consequences to a Fund or its shareholders;

 

   

the order would be illegal; or

 

   

circumstances outside the control of the Sponsor make it, for all practical purposes, not feasible to process creations of Creation Units.

None of the Sponsor, the Administrator or the Custodian will be liable for the suspension or rejection of any purchase order.

 

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Redemption Procedures

The procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one or more Creation Units mirror the procedures for the creation of Creation Units. On any Business Day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Distributor to redeem one or more Creation Units. If a redemption order is received prior to the applicable cut-off time, or earlier if any Exchange closes before the cut-off time, the day on which SEI receives a valid redemption order is the redemption order date. If the redemption order is received after the applicable cut-off time, the redemption order date will be the next day. Redemption orders are irrevocable. The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem Creation Units. Individual shareholders may not redeem directly from a Fund.

By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Creation Units to be redeemed through DTC’s book-entry system to the applicable Fund not later than noon (Eastern Time), on the first Business Day immediately following the redemption order date (T+1). The Sponsor reserves the right to extend the deadline for the Fund to receive the Creation Units required for settlement up to the third Business Day following the redemption order date (T+3). By placing a redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participant must wire to the Custodian the non-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order or any proceeds due will be reduced by the amount of the fee payable. At its sole discretion, the Sponsor may agree to a delivery date other than T+3. Additional fees may apply for special settlement.

Upon request of an Authorized Participant made at the time of a redemption order, the Sponsor at its sole discretion may determine, in addition to delivering redemption proceeds, to transfer futures contracts to the Authorized Participant pursuant to an EFCRP or to a block trade sale of futures contracts to the Authorized Participant.

Determination of Redemption Proceeds

The redemption proceeds from a Fund consist of the cash redemption amount and, if permitted by the Sponsor in its sole discretion with respect to a Fund, an exchange of futures for related position or block trade with the relevant Fund. The cash redemption amount is equal to the NAV of the number of Creation Unit(s) of such Fund requested in the Authorized Participant’s redemption order as of the time of the calculation of such Fund’s NAV on the redemption order date, less transaction fees and any amounts attributable to any applicable exchange of futures for related position or block trade.

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds

The redemption proceeds due from a Fund are delivered to the Authorized Participant at noon (Eastern Time), on the third Business Day immediately following the redemption order date if, by such time on such Business Day immediately following the redemption order date, a Fund’s DTC account has been credited with the Creation Units to be redeemed. The Fund should be credited through: (1) the CNS clearing process of NSCC, as such processes have been enhanced to effect creations and redemptions of Creation Units; or (2) the facilities of DTC on a Delivery Versus Payment basis. If a Fund’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Creation Units to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution is delivered to the extent whole Creation Units are received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next Business Day to the extent any remaining whole Creation Units are received if: (1) the Sponsor receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date which the Sponsor may, from time to time determine and; (2) the remaining Creation Units to be redeemed are credited to the Fund’s DTC account by noon (Eastern Time), on such next Business Day. Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order may be cancelled. The Authorized Participant will be responsible for reimbursing a Fund for all costs associated with cancelling the order including costs for repositioning the portfolio.

The Sponsor is also authorized to deliver the redemption distribution notwithstanding that the Creation Units to be redeemed are not credited to a Fund’s DTC account by noon (Eastern Time), on the third Business Day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has collateralized its obligation to deliver the Creation Units through DTC’s book-entry system on such terms as the Sponsor may determine from time-to-time.

In the event that the Authorized Participant shall have requested, and the Sponsor shall have determined to permit the Authorized Participant to receive futures contracts pursuant to an EFCRP, as well as the cash redemption proceeds, in the redemption process, futures contracts required for settlement shall be transferred directly from the Fund’s account at its FCM to the account of the Authorized Participant at its FCM.

 

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Suspension or Rejection of Redemption Orders

In respect of any Fund, the Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which any Exchange is closed or when trading is suspended or restricted on such Exchanges in any of the underlying commodities; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable; or (3) for such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the shareholders. The Sponsor will not be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.

The Sponsor will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the form of Authorized Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order might be unlawful.

Creation and Redemption Transaction Fee

To compensate BBH&Co. for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units and to offset some or all of the transaction costs, an Authorized Participant may be required to pay a fixed transaction fee to BBH&Co. of up to $500 per order to create or redeem Creation Units and may pay a variable transaction fee to a Fund of up to 0.10% of the value of a Creation Unit. An order may include multiple Creation Units. The transaction fee(s) may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor at its sole discretion.

Special Settlement

The Sponsor may allow for early settlement of purchase or redemption orders. Such arrangements may result in additional charges to the Authorized Participant.

NAV

The NAV in respect of a Fund, means the total assets of the Fund including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents or other debt securities less total liabilities of such Fund, each determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied under the accrual method of accounting. In particular, the NAV includes any unrealized profit or loss on open Financial Instruments, and any other credit or debit accruing to a Fund but unpaid or not received by a Fund. The NAV per Share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of such Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by its total number of Shares outstanding. Expenses and fees are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining the NAV. Each Fund’s NAV is calculated on each day other than a day when one (or more) of such Fund’s Exchanges is closed for regular trading. The Funds compute their NAVs at the times set forth below or an earlier time as set forth on www.ProShares.com if necessitated by an Exchange closing early.

 

Fund

  

NAV Calculation Time

ProShares Ultra Silver

   7:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)*

ProShares UltraShort Silver

  

ProShares Ultra Gold

   10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)*

ProShares UltraShort Gold

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

  

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

 

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ProShares Managed Futures
    Strategy
   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy

   3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

  

ProShares Ultra Euro

   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares Short Euro

  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

  

ProShares UltraPro Short Euro

  

ProShares Ultra Yen

   4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares Ultra Short Yen

  

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures

   4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures

  

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures

  

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures

   4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)

 

* For silver and gold, this time may vary due to differences in when daylight savings time is effective between London and New York. The actual times equate to noon London time for silver and 3:00 p.m. London time for gold.

In calculating the NAV of a Fund, the settlement value of the Fund’s non-exchange traded Financial Instruments, is or will be determined by applying the then-current disseminated value for the applicable benchmark to the terms of such Fund’s non-exchange traded Financial Instruments. However, in the event that an underlying commodity, reference asset or Index Component, as applicable, is not trading due to the operation of daily limits or otherwise, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, choose to fair value the index level in order to value the Fund’s non-exchange traded Financial Instruments for purposes of the NAV calculation. Futures contracts traded on a U.S. exchange are calculated at their then-current market value, which is based upon the settlement price (for the Commodity Index Funds, the VIX Funds and the Managed Futures Funds) or the last traded price before the NAV time (for the Commodity Funds and the Currency Funds), for that particular futures contract traded on the applicable U.S. exchange on the date with respect to which the NAV is being determined. If a futures contract traded on a U.S. exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, 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 generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying reference assets and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

The current market value of all open futures contracts traded on a non-U.S. exchange, to the extent applicable, are based upon the settlement price for that particular futures contract traded on the applicable non-U.S. exchange on the date with respect to which NAV is being determined; provided further, that if a futures contract traded on a non-U.S. exchange, to the extent applicable, could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits (if applicable) or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, 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. The Sponsor may in its sole discretion (and under extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to, periods during which a settlement price of a futures contract is not available due to exchange limit orders or force majeure type events such as systems failure, natural or manmade disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any similar intervening circumstance) value any asset of a Fund pursuant to such other principles as the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. The amount of any distribution will be a liability of such Fund from the day when the distribution is declared until it is paid.

 

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The Funds may use a variety of money market instruments to invest excess cash. Short-term bonds used in this capacity and expected to be held-to-maturity will be priced for net asset value purposes at amortized cost.

Indicative Optimized Portfolio Value (“IOPV”)

The IOPV is an indicator of the value of a Fund’s net assets at the time the IOPV is disseminated. The IOPV is calculated and disseminated every 15 seconds throughout the trading day. The IOPV is generally calculated using the prior day’s closing net assets of a Fund as a base and updating throughout the trading day changes in the value of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund. The IOPV should not be viewed as an actual real time update of the NAV because NAV is calculated only once at the end of each trading day. The IOPV also should not be viewed as a precise value of the Shares. The IOPV for Funds based on the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM and the DJ-UBS Natural Gas IndexSM will not update following the determination of the 2:30 p.m. settlement price of the futures contracts underlying those indexes. The IOPVs for Funds based on the DJ-UBS Commodity IndexSM will receive progressively more limited updates during a trading day as the settlement price for each individual component is determined, and such IOPVs will not update after all of the underlying components have determined settlement prices. For the Managed Futures Funds, the IOPVs will be updated during the BATS Exchange Core Trading Session when applicable futures exchanges are trading futures contracts held by the Funds. As the final settlement price for each Index Component is determined, each specific Index Component’s price will remain fixed and the IOPV will reflect such settlement prices. The IOPV will cease updating after all Index Component settlement prices for the current day have been determined.

The applicable Exchange disseminates the IOPV. In addition, the IOPV is published on the NYSE Arca’s website and is available through on-line information services such as Bloomberg and Reuters.

Dissemination of the IOPV provides additional information that is not otherwise available to the public and may be useful to investors and market professionals in connection with the trading of Shares. Investors and market professionals are able throughout the trading day to compare the market price of a Fund and the IOPV. If the market price of Shares diverges significantly from the IOPV, market professionals may have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades. Such arbitrage trades can tighten the tracking between the market price of a Fund and the IOPV and thus can be beneficial to all market participants.

Purchases and Sales in the Secondary Market on the NYSE Arca or the BATS Exchange

The Shares of each Fund are or will be listed on the NYSE Arca or the BATS Exchange. 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, began trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. Four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Gold and ProShares UltraShort Gold, began trading on the NYSE Arca on December 3, 2008. Two of the VIX Funds, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, began trading on the NYSE Arca on January 3, 2011. Two of the VIX Funds, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, began trading on the NYSE Arca on October 3, 2011. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, began trading on the NYSE Arca on October 4, 2011. One of the Funds, ProShares Short Euro, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on June 26, 2012. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on July 17, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the New Funds had not commenced investment operations or trading. The Shares of each Fund that has commenced investment operations are listed on the NYSE Arca under the following symbols:

 

Fund

   Ticker Symbol

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   UCD

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   CMD

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   UCO

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   SCO

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   BOIL

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   KOLD

ProShares Ultra Gold

   UGL

 

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ProShares UltraShort Gold

   GLL

ProShares Ultra Silver

   AGQ

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   ZSL

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

   GDAY

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

   CROC

ProShares Ultra Euro

   ULE

ProShares Short Euro

   EUFX

ProShares UltraShort Euro

   EUO

ProShares Ultra Yen

   YCL

ProShares UltraShort Yen

   YCS

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   UVXY

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   VIXY

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   SVXY

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

   VIXM

It is anticipated that applications will be made with the NYSE Arca or the BATS Exchange to list the Shares of each New Fund.

Secondary market purchases and sales of Shares are subject to ordinary brokerage commissions and charges. The Shares of each Fund trade and the Shares of each New Fund are anticipated to trade on either the NYSE Arca or the BATS Exchange, like any other exchange-listed security.

Fees and Expenses

Organization and Offering Expenses

The Trust has paid or will pay expenses incurred in connection with organizing each Fund and the initial offering of each Fund’s Shares, and the Sponsor did not or will not charge its fee in the first year of operations of each Fund in an amount equal to the organization and offering costs. The Sponsor reimbursed or will reimburse each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund to the extent that its organizational and offering costs exceeded 0.95% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. The Sponsor reimbursed each Matching VIX Fund to the extent that its organizational and offering costs exceeded 0.85% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. The Sponsor will reimburse each Managed Futures Fund to the extent that its organizational and offering costs exceeded 0.75% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations.

The Sponsor will not collect any fee in the first year of operations of each New Fund in an amount equal to the offering fees. Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund are paid by the Sponsor.

Organization and offering expenses mean those expenses incurred in connection with the Trust’s formation, the qualification and registration of the Shares of each Fund and in offering, distributing and processing the Shares of each Fund under applicable federal law, and any other expenses actually incurred and, directly or indirectly, related to the organization of each offering of the Shares of such Fund, including, but not limited to, expenses such as:

 

   

initial SEC registration fees and SEC and FINRA filing fees;

 

   

costs of preparing, printing (including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing the Trust’s Registration Statements, the exhibits thereto and the related prospectuses;

 

   

the costs of qualifying, printing (including typesetting), amending, supplementing and mailing sales materials used in connection with the offering and issuance of the Shares; and

 

   

accounting and legal fees (including disbursements related thereto) incurred in connection therewith.

 

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Management Fee

Each Geared Fund pays or will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. Each Matching VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of its average daily NAV. Each Managed Futures Fund will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily NAV. No other management fee is paid by the Funds. The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Funds that the Sponsor pays directly.

Licensing Fee

The Sponsor pays Dow Jones-UBS a licensing fee for the Dow Jones—UBS Commodity Index SM as well as for each sub-index that serves as a benchmark for a Commodity Index Fund. The Sponsor pays or will pay S&P a licensing fee for use of the VIX Futures Indexes as indexes for the VIX Funds. The Sponsor will pay S&P a licensing fee for use of the DFI and DCFI as benchmarks for the Managed Futures Funds.

Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

The Sponsor pays or will pay all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, generally, as determined by the Sponsor, including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, ProFunds Distributors, Inc. (“PDI”), an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, and Transfer Agent, licensing fees, accounting and audit fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, legal fees not in excess of $100,000 per annum, ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund, FINRA filing fees, individual K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the NAV of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

Each Fund pays or will pay all of its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor. Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are unexpected or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses. Extraordinary fees and expenses also include material expenses which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds. Routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses are not deemed extraordinary expenses.

Selling Commission

Retail investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges. The price at which an Authorized Participant sells a Share may be higher or lower than the price paid by such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in a Creation Unit.

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each Fund, with the exception of the Matching VIX Funds, pays or will pay all of its brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees and give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investments in CFTC regulated investments. The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds.

Other Transaction Costs

The Funds bear or will bear other transaction costs including the effects of trading spreads and financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury Securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds and collateralized repurchase agreements).

 

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Employees

The Trust has no employees.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

These risk factors should be read in connection with the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Funds’ Financial Statements and the related Notes to the Funds’ Financial Statements. For purposes of this section:

 

   

The term “Geared VIX Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF;

 

   

The term “Geared Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Short Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen, ProShares UltraShort Yen and each Geared VIX Fund;

 

   

The term “Commodity Index Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas;

 

   

The term “Commodity Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver;

 

   

The term “Currency Fund” refers to ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Short Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen;

 

   

The term “Matching VIX Fund” refers to ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF;

 

   

The term “VIX Fund” refers to each Geared VIX Fund and each Matching VIX Fund; and

 

   

The term “Managed Futures Fund” refers to ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy.

Risks Specific to the Geared Funds

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, the following risks apply to the Geared Funds.

Due to the compounding of daily returns, the Geared Funds’ returns over periods longer than a single day will likely differ in amount and possibly even direction from the Fund multiple times the benchmark return for the period.

Each of the Geared Funds are “geared” funds in the sense that each has an investment objective to correspond (before fees and expenses) to a multiple (e.g., 2x), the inverse (e.g., -1x) or an inverse multiple (e.g., -2x or -3x) of

 

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the performance of a benchmark on a given day. Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from its NAV calculation time to its next NAV calculation time, and not for any other period. The return of a Geared Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ from two times (2x), the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x), or three times the inverse (-3x) of the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Geared Fund will lose money if its benchmark’s performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if its benchmark’s performance increases (or decreases in the case of a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund or the UltraPro Short Fund), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility and compounding. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Geared Fund’s underlying benchmark.

Each Ultra, each UltraShort or the UltraPro Short Fund uses leverage and should produce daily returns that are more volatile than that of its benchmark. For example, the daily return of an Ultra Fund with a 2x multiple should be approximately two times as volatile on a daily basis as the return of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The daily return of a Short, an UltraShort and the UltraPro Short Fund is designed to return the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x), or three times the inverse (-3x) of the return that would be expected of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The Geared Funds are not appropriate for all investors and present different risks than other funds. The Geared Funds that use leverage are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. An investor should only consider an investment in a Geared Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged, daily inverse or daily inverse leveraged investment results. Daily objective geared funds, if used properly and in conjunction with the investor’s view on the future direction and volatility of the markets, can be useful tools for investors who want to manage their exposure to various markets and market segments and who are willing to monitor and/or periodically rebalance their portfolios. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

The hypothetical example below illustrates how daily geared fund returns can behave for periods longer than a single day. The example involves a hypothetical fund XYZ that seeks to double the daily performance of benchmark XYZ. On each day, fund XYZ performs in line with its objective (two times (2x) the benchmark’s daily performance before fees and expenses). Notice that over the entire seven-day period, the fund’s total return is more than two times the loss of the period return of the benchmark. For the seven-day period, benchmark XYZ lost 3.26% while fund XYZ lost 7.01% (versus -6.52% or 2 x -3.26%).

 

     Benchmark XYZ     Fund XYZ  
     Level      Daily
Performance
    Daily
Performance
    Net Asset
Value
 

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     100.00           $ 100.00   

Day 1

     97.00         -3.00     -6.00   $ 94.00   

Day 2

     99.91         3.00     6.00   $ 99.64   

Day 3

     96.91         -3.00     -6.00   $ 93.66   

Day 4

     99.82         3.00     6.00   $ 99.28   

Day 5

     96.83         -3.00     -6.00   $ 93.32   

Day 6

     99.73         3.00     6.00   $ 98.92   

Day 7

     96.74         -3.00     -6.00   $ 92.99   

Total Return

        -3.26     -7.01  

This effect is caused by compounding, which exists in all investments, but has a more significant impact in geared funds. In general, during periods of higher benchmark volatility, compounding will cause results for periods longer than a single day to be less than two times (2x) the return of the benchmark (or less than the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x) or three times the inverse (-3x) times the return of the benchmark for the Short Funds, the

 

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UltraShort Funds or the UltraPro Short Funds, respectively). This effect becomes more pronounced as volatility increases. Conversely, in periods of lower benchmark volatility (particularly when combined with higher benchmark returns), fund returns over longer periods can be higher than two times (2x) the return of the benchmark. Actual results for a particular period, before fees and expenses, are also dependent on the magnitude of the benchmark return in addition to the benchmark volatility. Similar effects exist for the Short Funds, the UltraShort Funds and the UltraPro Short Funds, and the significance of these effects are even greater with such inverse or inverse leveraged funds.

The graphs that follow illustrate this point. Each of the graphs shows a simulated hypothetical one-year performance of a benchmark compared with the performance of a geared fund that perfectly achieves its geared daily investment objective. The graphs demonstrate that, for periods greater than a single day, a geared fund is likely to underperform or over-perform (but not match) the benchmark performance (or the inverse of the benchmark performance) times the multiple stated as the daily fund objective. Investors should understand the consequences of holding daily rebalanced funds for periods longer than a single day and should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. A one-year period is used solely for illustrative purposes. Deviations from the benchmark return (or the inverse of the benchmark return) times the fund multiple can occur over periods as short as two days (each day as measured from NAV to NAV) and may also occur in periods shorter than a single day (when measured intraday as opposed to NAV to NAV). See “Intraday Price Performance Risk” below for additional details. To isolate the impact of daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged exposure, these graphs assume: a) no fund expenses or transaction costs; b) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain required leverage, inverse, or inverse leveraged exposure) and cash reinvestment rates of zero percent; and c) the fund consistently maintaining perfect exposure (2x, -1x, -2x or -3x) as of the fund’s NAV time each day. If these assumptions were different, the fund’s performance would be different than that shown. If fund expenses, transaction costs and financing expenses greater than zero percent were included, the funds’ performance would also be different than that shown. Each of the graphs also assumes a volatility rate of 67%, which is an approximate average of the five-year historical volatility rate of the most volatile benchmark referenced herein (the Short-Term VIX Index). A benchmark’s volatility rate is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in its returns.

 

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The historical five year average volatility of the benchmarks utilized by the Funds ranges from 11.47 to 66.95, as set forth in the table below.

 

Index

   Identifier    Historical Five-Year
Average Volatility Rate

As of December 31, 2012
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM

   DJUBSTR Index      21.37

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM

   DJUBSCL Index      39.41

Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM

   DJUBSNG Index      44.81

The daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London

   GOLDLNPM Index      22.11

The daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London

   SLVRLND Index      44.22

The U.S. Dollar price of the Euro

   USDEUR Curncy      11.62

The U.S. Dollar price of the Japanese Yen

   USDJPY Curncy      11.47

The U.S. Dollar price of the Australian Dollar

   USDAUD Curncy      17.46

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

   SPVXSP Index      66.95

S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index

   SPVXMP Index      34.42

The tables below illustrate the impact of two factors that affect a Geared Fund’s performance, benchmark volatility and benchmark return. Benchmark volatility is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of a benchmark and is calculated as the standard deviation of the natural logarithms of one plus the benchmark return (calculated daily), multiplied by the square root of the number of trading days per year (assumed to be 252). The tables show estimated fund returns for a number of combinations of benchmark return and benchmark volatility over a one-year period. To isolate the impact of daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged exposure, these graphs assume: a) no fund expenses or transaction costs; b) borrowing/lending rates of zero percent (to obtain required leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged exposure) and cash reinvestment rates of zero percent; and c) the fund consistently maintaining perfect exposure (2x, -1x, -2x or -3x) as of the fund’s NAV time each day. If these assumptions were different, the fund’s performance would be different than that shown. If fund expenses, transaction costs and financing expenses were included, the fund’s performance would be different than that shown. The tables below show examples in which a Geared Fund has an investment objective to correspond (before fees and expenses) to two times (2x), the inverse (-1), two times the inverse (-2x) or three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of a benchmark. The Geared Fund that has an investment objective to correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of a benchmark could incorrectly be expected to achieve a 20% return on a yearly basis if the benchmark return was 10%, absent the effects of compounding. However, as the table shows, with a benchmark volatility of 40%, such a fund would return 3.1%. In the charts below, shaded areas represent those scenarios where a geared fund with the investment objective described will outperform (i.e., return more than) the benchmark performance times the stated multiple in the fund’s investment objective; conversely areas not shaded represent those scenarios where the fund will underperform (i.e., return less than) the benchmark performance times the multiple stated as the daily fund objective.

 

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Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Two Times (2x) the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

     Two Times
(2x) One Year
Benchmark
Performance
                Benchmark Volatility  
     0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%     65%     70%  
  -60%         -120     -84.0     -84.0     -84.2     -84.4     -84.6     -85.0     -85.4     -85.8     -86.4     -86.9     -87.5     -88.2     -88.8     -89.5     -90.2
  -55%         -110     -79.8     -79.8     -80.0     -80.2     -80.5     -81.0     -81.5     -82.1     -82.7     -83.5     -84.2     -85.0     -85.9     -86.7     -87.6
  -50%         -100     -75.0     -75.1     -75.2     -75.6     -76.0     -76.5     -77.2     -77.9     -78.7     -79.6     -80.5     -81.5     -82.6     -83.6     -84.7
  -45%         -90     -69.8     -69.8     -70.1     -70.4     -70.9     -71.6     -72.4     -73.2     -74.2     -75.3     -76.4     -77.6     -78.9     -80.2     -81.5
  -40%         -80     -64.0     -64.1     -64.4     -64.8     -65.4     -66.2     -67.1     -68.2     -69.3     -70.6     -72.0     -73.4     -74.9     -76.4     -77.9
  -35%         -70     -57.8     -57.9     -58.2     -58.7     -59.4     -60.3     -61.4     -62.6     -64.0     -65.5     -67.1     -68.8     -70.5     -72.3     -74.1
  -30%         -60     -51.0     -51.1     -51.5     -52.1     -52.9     -54.0     -55.2     -56.6     -58.2     -60.0     -61.8     -63.8     -65.8     -67.9     -70.0
  -25%         -50     -43.8     -43.9     -44.3     -45.0     -46.0     -47.2     -48.6     -50.2     -52.1     -54.1     -56.2     -58.4     -60.8     -63.1     -65.5
  -20%         -40     -36.0     -36.2     -36.6     -37.4     -38.5     -39.9     -41.5     -43.4     -45.5     -47.7     -50.2     -52.7     -55.3     -58.1     -60.8
  -15%         -30     -27.8     -27.9     -28.5     -29.4     -30.6     -32.1     -34.0     -36.1     -38.4     -41.0     -43.7     -46.6     -49.6     -52.6     -55.7
  -10%         -20     -19.0     -19.2     -19.8     -20.8     -22.2     -23.9     -26.0     -28.3     -31.0     -33.8     -36.9     -40.1     -43.5     -46.9     -50.4
  -5%         -10     -9.8     -10.0     -10.6     -11.8     -13.3     -15.2     -17.5     -20.2     -23.1     -26.3     -29.7     -33.3     -37.0     -40.8     -44.7
  0%         0     0.0     -0.2     -1.0     -2.2     -3.9     -6.1     -8.6     -11.5     -14.8     -18.3     -22.1     -26.1     -30.2     -34.5     -38.7
  5%         10     10.3     10.0     9.2     7.8     5.9     3.6     0.8     -2.5     -6.1     -10.0     -14.1     -18.5     -23.1     -27.7     -32.5
  10%         20     21.0     20.7     19.8     18.3     16.3     13.7     10.6     7.0     3.1     -1.2     -5.8     -10.6     -15.6     -20.7     -25.9
  15%         30     32.3     31.9     30.9     29.3     27.1     24.2     20.9     17.0     12.7     8.0     3.0     -2.3     -7.7     -13.3     -19.0
  20%         40     44.0     43.6     42.6     40.8     38.4     35.3     31.6     27.4     22.7     17.6     12.1     6.4     0.5     -5.6     -11.8
  25%         50     56.3     55.9     54.7     52.8     50.1     46.8     42.8     38.2     33.1     27.6     21.7     15.5     9.0     2.4     -4.3
  30%         60     69.0     68.6     67.3     65.2     62.4     58.8     54.5     49.5     44.0     38.0     31.6     24.9     17.9     10.8     3.5
  35%         70     82.3     81.8     80.4     78.2     75.1     71.2     66.6     61.2     55.3     48.8     41.9     34.7     27.2     19.4     11.7
  40%         80     96.0     95.5     94.0     91.6     88.3     84.1     79.1     73.4     67.0     60.1     52.6     44.8     36.7     28.5     20.1
  45%         90     110.3     109.7     108.2     105.6     102.0     97.5     92.2     86.0     79.2     71.7     63.7     55.4     46.7     37.8     28.8
  50%         100     125.0     124.4     122.8     120.0     116.2     111.4     105.6     99.1     91.7     83.8     75.2     66.3     57.0     47.5     37.8
  55%         110     140.3     139.7     137.9     134.9     130.8     125.7     119.6     112.6     104.7     96.2     87.1     77.5     67.6     57.5     47.2
  60%         120     156.0     155.4     153.5     150.3     146.0     140.5     134.0     126.5     118.1     109.1     99.4     89.2     78.6     67.8     56.8

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to the Inverse (-1x) of the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

     Inverse (-1x) of
One  Year
Benchmark
Performance
                Benchmark Volatility  
     0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%     65%     70%  
  -60%         60     150.0     149.4     147.5     144.4     140.2     134.9     128.5     121.2     113.0     104.2     94.7     84.7     74.4     63.9     53.2
  -55%         55     122.2     121.7     120.0     117.3     113.5     108.8     103.1     96.6     89.4     81.5     73.1     64.2     55.0     45.6     36.1
  -50%         50     100.0     99.5     98.0     95.6     92.2     87.9     82.8     76.9     70.4     63.3     55.8     47.8     39.5     31.1     22.5
  -45%         45     81.8     81.4     80.0     77.8     74.7     70.8     66.2     60.9     54.9     48.5     41.6     34.4     26.9     19.2     11.4
  -40%         40     66.7     66.3     65.0     63.0     60.1     56.6     52.3     47.5     42.0     36.1     29.8     23.2     16.3     9.2     2.1
  -35%         35     53.8     53.5     52.3     50.4     47.8     44.5     40.6     36.1     31.1     25.6     19.8     13.7     7.3     0.8     -5.7
  -30%         30     42.9     42.5     41.4     39.7     37.3     34.2     30.6     26.4     21.7     16.7     11.3     5.6     -0.3     -6.4     -12.5
  -25%         25     33.3     33.0     32.0     30.4     28.1     25.3     21.9     18.0     13.6     8.9     3.8     -1.5     -7.0     -12.6     -18.3
  -20%         20     25.0     24.7     23.8     22.2     20.1     17.4     14.2     10.6     6.5     2.1     -2.6     -7.6     -12.8     -18.1     -23.4
  -15%         15     17.6     17.4     16.5     15.0     13.0     10.5     7.5     4.1     0.3     -3.9     -8.4     -13.1     -17.9     -22.9     -27.9
  -10%         10     11.1     10.8     10.0     8.6     6.8     4.4     1.5     -1.7     -5.3     -9.3     -13.5     -17.9     -22.5     -27.2     -31.9
  -5%         5     5.3     5.0     4.2     2.9     1.1     -1.1     -3.8     -6.9     -10.3     -14.0     -18.0     -22.2     -26.6     -31.0     -35.5
  0%         0     0.0     -0.2     -1.0     -2.2     -3.9     -6.1     -8.6     -11.5     -14.8     -18.3     -22.1     -26.1     -30.2     -34.5     -38.7
  5%         -5     -4.8     -5.0     -5.7     -6.9     -8.5     -10.5     -13.0     -15.7     -18.8     -22.2     -25.8     -29.6     -33.6     -37.6     -41.7
  10%         -10     -9.1     -9.3     -10.0     -11.1     -12.7     -14.6     -16.9     -19.6     -22.5     -25.8     -29.2     -32.8     -36.6     -40.4     -44.3
  15%         -15     -13.0     -13.3     -13.9     -15.0     -16.5     -18.3     -20.5     -23.1     -25.9     -29.0     -32.3     -35.7     -39.3     -43.0     -46.7
  20%         -20     -16.7     -16.9     -17.5     -18.5     -19.9     -21.7     -23.8     -26.3     -29.0     -31.9     -35.1     -38.4     -41.9     -45.4     -48.9
  25%         -25     -20.0     -20.2     -20.8     -21.8     -23.1     -24.8     -26.9     -29.2     -31.8     -34.7     -37.7     -40.9     -44.2     -47.6     -51.0
  30%         -30     -23.1     -23.3     -23.8     -24.8     -26.1     -27.7     -29.7     -31.9     -34.5     -37.2     -40.1     -43.2     -46.3     -49.6     -52.9
  35%         -35     -25.9     -26.1     -26.7     -27.6     -28.8     -30.4     -32.3     -34.5     -36.9     -39.5     -42.3     -45.3     -48.3     -51.5     -54.6
  40%         -40     -28.6     -28.7     -29.3     -30.2     -31.4     -32.9     -34.7     -36.8     -39.1     -41.7     -44.4     -47.2     -50.2     -53.2     -56.2
  45%         -45     -31.0     -31.2     -31.7     -32.6     -33.7     -35.2     -37.0     -39.0     -41.2     -43.7     -46.3     -49.0     -51.9     -54.8     -57.7
  50%         -50     -33.3     -33.5     -34.0     -34.8     -35.9     -37.4     -39.1     -41.0     -43.2     -45.6     -48.1     -50.7     -53.5     -56.3     -59.2
  55%         -55     -35.5     -35.6     -36.1     -36.9     -38.0     -39.4     -41.0     -42.9     -45.0     -47.3     -49.8     -52.3     -55.0     -57.7     -60.5
  60%         -60     -37.5     -37.7     -38.1     -38.9     -40.0     -41.3     -42.9     -44.7     -46.7     -49.0     -51.3     -53.8     -56.4     -59.0     -61.7

 

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Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Two Times the Inverse (-2x) of the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One Year

Benchmark

Performance

     Two
Times
the
Inverse

(-2x)  of
One-Year
Bench-

mark
Perfor-
mance
                Benchmark Volatility  
     0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%     65%     70%  
  -60%         120     525.0     520.3     506.5     484.2     454.3     418.1     377.1     332.8     286.7     240.4     195.2     152.2     112.2     76.0     43.7
  -55%         110     393.8     390.1     379.2     361.6     338.0     309.4     277.0     242.0     205.6     169.0     133.3     99.3     67.7     39.0     13.5
  -50%         100     300.0     297.0     288.2     273.9     254.8     231.6     205.4     177.0     147.5     117.9     88.9     61.4     35.8     12.6     -8.0
  -45%         90     230.6     228.1     220.8     209.0     193.2     174.1     152.4     128.9     104.6     80.1     56.2     33.4     12.3     -6.9     -24.0
  -40%         80     177.8     175.7     169.6     159.6     146.4     130.3     112.0     92.4     71.9     51.3     31.2     12.1     -5.7     -21.8     -36.1
  -35%         70     136.7     134.9     129.7     121.2     109.9     96.2     80.7     63.9     46.5     28.9     11.8     -4.5     -19.6     -33.4     -45.6
  -30%         60     104.1     102.6     98.1     90.8     81.0     69.2     55.8     41.3     26.3     11.2     -3.6     -17.6     -30.7     -42.5     -53.1
  -25%         50     77.8     76.4     72.5     66.2     57.7     47.4     35.7     23.1     10.0     -3.2     -16.0     -28.3     -39.6     -49.9     -59.1
  -20%         40     56.3     55.1     51.6     46.1     38.6     29.5     19.3     8.2     -3.3     -14.9     -26.2     -36.9     -46.9     -56.0     -64.1
  -15%         30     38.4     37.4     34.3     29.4     22.8     14.7     5.7     -4.2     -14.4     -24.6     -34.6     -44.1     -53.0     -61.0     -68.2
  -10%         20     23.5     22.5     19.8     15.4     9.5     2.3     -5.8     -14.5     -23.6     -32.8     -41.7     -50.2     -58.1     -65.2     -71.6
  -5%         10     10.8     10.0     7.5     3.6     -1.7     -8.1     -15.4     -23.3     -31.4     -39.6     -47.7     -55.3     -62.4     -68.8     -74.5
  0%         0     0.0     -0.7     -3.0     -6.5     -11.3     -17.1     -23.7     -30.8     -38.1     -45.5     -52.8     -59.6     -66.0     -71.8     -77.0
  5%         -10     -9.3     -10.0     -12.0     -15.2     -19.6     -24.8     -30.8     -37.2     -43.9     -50.6     -57.2     -63.4     -69.2     -74.5     -79.1
  10%         -20     -17.4     -18.0     -19.8     -22.7     -26.7     -31.5     -36.9     -42.8     -48.9     -55.0     -61.0     -66.7     -71.9     -76.7     -81.0
  15%         -30     -24.4     -25.0     -26.6     -29.3     -32.9     -37.3     -42.3     -47.6     -53.2     -58.8     -64.3     -69.5     -74.3     -78.7     -82.6
  20%         -40     -30.6     -31.1     -32.6     -35.1     -38.4     -42.4     -47.0     -51.9     -57.0     -62.2     -67.2     -72.0     -76.4     -80.4     -84.0
  25%         -50     -36.0     -36.5     -37.9     -40.2     -43.2     -46.9     -51.1     -55.7     -60.4     -65.1     -69.8     -74.2     -78.3     -82.0     -85.3
  30%         -60     -40.8     -41.3     -42.6     -44.7     -47.5     -50.9     -54.8     -59.0     -63.4     -67.8     -72.0     -76.1     -79.9     -83.3     -86.4
  35%         -70     -45.1     -45.5     -46.8     -48.7     -51.3     -54.5     -58.1     -62.0     -66.0     -70.1     -74.1     -77.9     -81.4     -84.6     -87.4
  40%         -80     -49.0     -49.4     -50.5     -52.3     -54.7     -57.7     -61.1     -64.7     -68.4     -72.2     -75.9     -79.4     -82.7     -85.6     -88.3
  45%         -90     -52.4     -52.8     -53.8     -55.5     -57.8     -60.6     -63.7     -67.1     -70.6     -74.1     -77.5     -80.8     -83.8     -86.6     -89.1
  50%         -100     -55.6     -55.9     -56.9     -58.5     -60.6     -63.2     -66.1     -69.2     -72.5     -75.8     -79.0     -82.1     -84.9     -87.5     -89.8
  55%         -110     -58.4     -58.7     -59.6     -61.1     -63.1     -65.5     -68.2     -71.2     -74.2     -77.3     -80.3     -83.2     -85.9     -88.3     -90.4
  60%         -120     -60.9     -61.2     -62.1     -63.5     -65.4     -67.6     -70.2     -73.0     -75.8     -78.7     -81.5     -84.2     -86.7     -89.0     -91.0

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Three Times the Inverse (-3x) of the Daily Performance of a Benchmark.

 

One-Year

Bench-

mark
Perfor-

mance

    Three
Times
the
Inverse

(-3x)  of
One-Year
Bench-

mark
Perfor-
mance
                Benchmark Volatility  
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%     45%     50%     55%     60%     65%     70%  
  -60%        180     1462.5     1439.2     1371.5     1265.2     1129.1     973.9     810.5     649.2     498.3     363.6     248.6     154.4     80.2     23.8     -17.4
  -55%        165     997.4     981.1     933.5     858.8     763.2     654.2     539.5     426.2     320.2     225.6     144.9     78.7     26.6     -13.0     -42.0
  -50%        150     700.0     688.1     653.4     599.0     529.3     449.8     366.2     283.6     206.3     137.4     78.5     30.3     -7.7     -36.6     -57.7
  -45%        135     501.1     492.1     466.0     425.1     372.8     313.1     250.3     188.2     130.1     78.3     34.1     -2.1     -30.7     -52.4     -68.2
  -40%        120     363.0     356.1     336.0     304.5     264.2     218.2     169.8     122.0     77.3     37.4     3.3     -24.6     -46.6     -63.3     -75.5
  -35%        105     264.1     258.7     242.9     218.1     186.4     150.3     112.2     74.6     39.4     8.0     -18.8     -40.7     -58.0     -71.1     -80.7
  -30%        90     191.5     187.2     174.6     154.7     129.3     100.4     69.9     39.8     11.6     -13.5     -34.9     -52.5     -66.4     -76.9     -84.6
  -25%        75     137.0     133.5     123.2     107.1     86.5     62.9     38.1     13.7     -9.2     -29.7     -47.1     -61.4     -72.7     -81.2     -87.5
  -20%        60     95.3     92.4     83.9     70.6     53.6     34.2     13.8     -6.3     -25.2     -42.0     -56.4     -68.2     -77.5     -84.5     -89.7
  -15%        45     62.8     60.4     53.4     42.3     28.1     11.9     -5.1     -21.9     -37.7     -51.7     -63.7     -73.5     -81.2     -87.1     -91.4
  -10%        30     37.2     35.1     29.2     19.9     7.9     -5.7     -20.1     -34.2     -47.5     -59.3     -69.4     -77.7     -84.2     -89.1     -92.7
  -5%        15     16.6     14.9     9.8     1.9     -8.3     -19.8     -32.0     -44.1     -55.3     -65.4     -74.0     -81.0     -86.5     -90.8     -93.8
  0%        0     0.0     -1.5     -5.8     -12.6     -21.3     -31.3     -41.7     -52.0     -61.7     -70.3     -77.7     -83.7     -88.5     -92.1     -94.7
  5%        -15     -13.6     -14.9     -18.6     -24.5     -32.0     -40.6     -49.7     -58.6     -66.9     -74.4     -80.7     -85.9     -90.0     -93.2     -95.4
  10%        -30     -24.9     -26.0     -29.2     -34.4     -40.9     -48.4     -56.2     -64.0     -71.2     -77.7     -83.2     -87.8     -91.3     -94.0     -96.0
  15%        -45     -34.2     -35.2     -38.1     -42.6     -48.3     -54.8     -61.7     -68.5     -74.8     -80.5     -85.3     -89.3     -92.4     -94.8     -96.5
  20%        -60     -42.1     -43.0     -45.5     -49.4     -54.5     -60.2     -66.3     -72.3     -77.8     -82.8     -87.1     -90.6     -93.3     -95.4     -96.9
  25%        -75     -48.8     -49.6     -51.8     -55.3     -59.7     -64.8     -70.2     -75.4     -80.4     -84.8     -88.6     -91.7     -94.1     -95.9     -97.3
  30%        -90     -54.5     -55.2     -57.1     -60.2     -64.2     -68.7     -73.5     -78.2     -82.6     -86.5     -89.8     -92.6     -94.8     -96.4     -97.6
  35%        -105     -59.4     -60.0     -61.7     -64.5     -68.0     -72.1     -76.3     -80.5     -84.4     -87.9     -90.9     -93.4     -95.3     -96.8     -97.9
  40%        -120     -63.6     -64.1     -65.7     -68.2     -71.3     -75.0     -78.8     -82.5     -86.0     -89.2     -91.9     -94.1     -95.8     -97.1     -98.1
  45%        -135     -67.2     -67.7     -69.1     -71.3     -74.2     -77.5     -80.9     -84.3     -87.4     -90.3     -92.7     -94.7     -96.2     -97.4     -98.3
  50%        -150     -70.4     -70.8     -72.1     -74.1     -76.7     -79.6     -82.7     -85.8     -88.7     -91.2     -93.4     -95.2     -96.6     -97.7     -98.4
  55%        -165     -73.1     -73.5     -74.7     -76.5     -78.9     -81.5     -84.4     -87.1     -89.7     -92.0     -94.0     -95.6     -96.9     -97.9     -98.6
  60%        -180     -75.6     -75.9     -77.0     -78.7     -80.8     -83.2     -85.8     -88.3     -90.7     -92.8     -94.6     -96.0     -97.2     -98.1     -98.7

 

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The foregoing tables are intended to isolate the effect of benchmark volatility and benchmark performance on the return of leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged funds. The Geared Funds’ actual returns may be significantly greater or less than the returns shown above as a result of any of the factors discussed above or under the below risk factor describing correlation risks.

Correlation Risks Specific to the Geared Funds.

In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmarks may prevent such Geared Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying benchmarks. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Geared Funds, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility will adversely affect such Geared Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite levels. The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Geared Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x, as applicable) at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.

These risks are particularly acute for the Geared VIX Funds due to the combination of (a) no market for VIX futures contracts after the 4:15 p.m. settlement time and (b) the high degree of volatility in VIX futures contracts. Investors in the Geared VIX Funds should be aware that these Funds bear a greater risk of not achieving their investment objective on a daily basis, a risk that increases with the level of volatility on a particular day. In addition, unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks. Such costs include commissions paid to the FCMs, and may vary by FCM.

For general correlation risks of the Funds, please see “Correlation Risks For All Funds.” below.

Intraday Price Performance Risk.

Each Geared Fund is rebalanced at or about the time of its NAV calculation time (which in many cases is other than at the close of the U.S. equity markets). As such, the intraday position of the Geared Fund will generally be different from the Geared Fund’s stated daily investment objective (e.g., 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x). When Shares are bought intraday, the performance of a Geared Fund’s Shares until the Fund’s next NAV calculation will generally be greater than or less than the Geared Fund’s stated daily multiple, inverse or inverse multiple.

The use of leveraged, inverse and/or inverse leveraged positions could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

The Geared Funds utilize leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged positions in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than funds that do not employ leverage. The use of leverage, inverse and/or inverse leveraged positions could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

For example, because the Geared Funds include a 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% (for an Ultra or UltraShort Fund) or 33% (for the UltraPro Short Fund), at any point in the day could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of the movement. This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of the Ultra Funds or upward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of the UltraShort Funds or the UltraPro Short Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.

 

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Inverse positions can result in unlimited losses as the benchmark rises. For the Short Funds, a single-day or intraday increase in the level of the Fund’s benchmark approaching 100% could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves lower. This risk exists for all of the Short Funds, and, based on historical intraday volatility measures, may be particularly acute for ProShares Short VIX Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

Risks Specific to the Commodity Funds, the Commodity Index Funds, the Currency Funds, the Managed Futures Funds and the VIX Funds.

The value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by that Fund. Fluctuations in the price of these Financial Instruments or assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

With regard to the Commodity Funds, the Commodity Index Funds, the Currency Funds and the Managed Futures Funds, several factors may affect the price of an underlying reference asset, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Significant increases or decreases in the available supply of a physical commodity due to natural or technological factors. Natural factors would include depletion of known cost-effective sources for a commodity or the impact of severe weather on the ability to produce or distribute the commodity. Technological factors, such as increases in availability created by new or improved extraction, refining and processing equipment and methods or decreases caused by failure or unavailability of major refining and processing equipment (for example, shutting down or constructing oil refineries), also materially influence the supply of commodities.

 

   

Significant increases or decreases in the demand for a physical commodity due to natural or technological factors. Natural factors would include such events as unusual climatological conditions impacting the demand for commodities. Technological factors may include such developments as substitutes for particular commodities.

 

   

A significant increase or decrease in commodity hedging activity by commodity producers. Should there be an increase or decrease in the level of hedge activity of commodity producing companies, countries and/or organizations, it could cause a change in world prices of any given commodity, causing the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity to be affected.

 

   

A significant change in the attitude of speculators and investors towards a commodity. Should the speculative community take a negative or positive view towards any given commodity, it could cause a change in world prices of any given commodity and the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity will be affected.

 

   

The recent proliferation of commodity linked products and their unknown effect on the commodity markets.

 

   

Large purchases or sales of physical commodities by the official sector. Governments and large institutions have large commodities holdings or may establish major commodities positions. For example, a significant portion of the aggregate world gold holdings is owned by governments, central banks and related institutions. Similarly, nations with centralized or nationalized oil production and organizations such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries control large physical quantities of crude oil. If one or more of these institutions decides to buy or sell any commodity in amounts large enough to cause a change in world prices, the price of Shares based upon a benchmark related to that commodity, (or in the case of Managed Futures Funds, the level of the DFI or Sub-Index including that commodity), will be effected.

 

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Other political factors. In addition to the organized political and institutional trading-related activities described above, peaceful political activity such as imposition of regulations or entry into trade treaties, as well as political disruptions caused by societal breakdown, insurrection and/or war may greatly influence commodities prices.

With regard to the Currency Funds and Managed Futures Funds, several factors may affect the value of foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar, and in turn, Financial Instruments and other assets (or in the case of Managed Futures Funds, certain Financial Futures Contracts and related assets), if any, owned by a Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Debt level and trade deficit of the relevant foreign countries;

 

   

Inflation rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning inflation rates;

 

   

Interest rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning interest rates;

 

   

Investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and currency funds;

 

   

Global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations;

 

   

Sovereign action to set or restrict currency conversion; and

 

   

Monetary policies and other related activities of central banks within the U.S. and other relevant foreign markets.

Several factors may affect the value of U.S. Treasury securities and, in turn, certain Financial Futures Contracts and related assets, if any, owned by a Managed Futures Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Perception of risk, or the lack thereof, in assets other than U.S. Treasury securities;

 

   

Debt level and trade deficit of the United States;

 

   

Inflation rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning inflation rates;

 

   

Interest rates of the United States and the relevant foreign countries and investors’ expectations concerning interest rates;

 

   

Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies; and

 

   

Fluctuations in the supply of, and demand for, the underlying U.S. Treasury securities.

With regard to the VIX Funds, several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a VIX Fund, including, but not limited to:

 

   

Prevailing market prices and forward volatility levels of the U.S. stock markets, the S&P 500 Index, the equity securities included in the S&P 500 Index and prevailing market prices of options on the S&P 500 Index, the VIX, options on the VIX, the relevant VIX futures contracts, or any other financial instruments related to the S&P 500 Index and the VIX or VIX futures;

 

   

Interest rates;

 

   

Economic, financial, political, regulatory, geographical, biological or judicial events that affect the level of a VIX Futures Index or the market price or forward volatility of the U.S. stock markets, the equity securities included in the S&P 500 Index, the S&P 500 Index, the VIX or the relevant futures or option contracts on the VIX;

 

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Supply and demand as well as hedging activities in the listed and OTC equity derivative markets; and

 

   

Disruptions in trading of the S&P 500 Index, futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index or options on the S&P 500 Index.

These factors interrelate in complex ways, and the effect of one factor on the market value of a Fund may offset or enhance the effect of another factor.

Risks Specific to the VIX Funds

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, the following risks apply to the VIX Funds.

The VIX Funds are benchmarked to a VIX Futures Index. They are not benchmarked to the VIX or actual realized volatility of the S&P 500 Index.

The level of each VIX Futures Index is based on the value of the relevant VIX futures contracts based on the VIX comprising the applicable VIX Futures Index. Each VIX Fund is benchmarked to its respective VIX Futures Index and the VIX Funds are not linked to the VIX (which is a measure of implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index over the next 30 days derived from option prices), to realized volatility of the S&P 500 Index or to the options that underlie the VIX calculation. Each VIX Fund should be expected to perform very differently from the VIX over all periods of time. In many cases the VIX Futures Indexes will significantly underperform the VIX. Furthermore, because each VIX Fund may invest in VIX futures contracts other than the VIX futures contracts comprising the Fund’s VIX Futures Index, the VIX Funds may perform differently than their respective VIX Futures Index.

VIX futures contracts are not directly based on a tradable underlying asset.

The VIX is not directly investable. The settlement price at maturity of VIX futures contracts are based on the calculation that determines the level of the VIX. As a result, the behavior of the VIX futures contracts may be different from traditional futures contracts whose settlement price is based on a specific tradable asset.

The VIX Futures Indexes and VIX futures contracts have limited historical information.

The VIX Futures Indexes were created in December 2008 and Standard & Poor’s has published limited information about how the VIX Futures Indexes would have performed had they been calculated prior to their creation. In addition, VIX futures contracts have traded freely only since March 26, 2004, and not all futures of all relevant maturities have traded at all times since that date. Because the VIX Futures Indexes and the VIX futures contracts that underlie them are of recent origin and limited historical performance data exists with respect to them, your investment in the VIX Funds may involve a greater risk than investing in alternate instruments linked to one or more indexes with a more established record of performance. A longer history of actual performance may have been helpful in providing more reliable information on which to assess the validity of the proprietary methodology that the VIX Futures Indexes make use of as the basis for an investment decision.

The level of the VIX has historically reverted to a long-term mean level and is subject to the risk associated with reversion to its mean. Accordingly, investors should not expect the VIX Funds to retain any appreciation in value over extended periods of time.

In the past, the level of the VIX has typically reverted over the longer term to a historical mean, and its absolute level has been constrained within a band. It is likely that the spot level of the VIX will continue to be constrained in the future. This implies that the level of VIX futures and the VIX Futures Indexes will likely also be constrained within a band and revert to a long-term mean over time. Because of the mean reverting nature of the VIX Futures

 

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Indexes, investors should not expect the VIX Funds to appreciate in value over extended periods. Rather the VIX Futures Indexes, the VIX Ultra Funds and the Matching VIX Funds will rise and fall (or fall and rise) and the VIX Short Fund will fall and rise (or rise and fall) as volatility increases and decreases (or decreases and increases). For most investors this likely implies that the VIX Funds should only be used as a short-term tactical tool or for diversification purposes rather than an investment in anticipation of long-term gains.

When economic uncertainty increases and there is an associated increase in expected volatility, the value of VIX futures contracts will likely also increase and the potential upside of an investment in a VIX Short Fund or VIX UltraShort Fund will correspondingly be limited as a result. Similarly, when economic uncertainty recedes, and there is an associated decrease in expected volatility, the value of VIX futures contracts will likely also decrease and the potential upside of an investment in a VIX Ultra Fund or a Matching VIX Fund will correspondingly be limited as a result.

Risks Specific to the Managed Futures Funds

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, the following risks apply to the Managed Futures Funds.

A Fund’s exposure to commodity or financial futures markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, which may adversely affect an investor’s investment in that Fund.

Certain Index Components have experienced high volatility in the past. Because the DFI and the DCFI are comprised of the Index Components, the DFI and the DCFI, and by extension, the Funds may be subject to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

The level of the DFI and DCFI, and the returns attributable to the Index Components depend on whether a particular Index Component is positioned long or short.

The impact of changes in the prices of the Index Components will affect a Fund differently depending upon whether such Index Component is positioned long or short. Increases in the price of an underlying Index Component will negatively impact a Fund’s performance when Index Component is positioned short and decreases in the price of an underlying Index Component will negatively impact a Fund’s performance when the Index Component is positioned long.

Short positions should be considered to be speculative and could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

The Funds may take short positions in the Commodity Futures Contracts or Financial Futures Contracts. Because the holder of a short position is exposed to losses upon any increase in price, and a price increase is potentially unlimited, short positions will expose the Funds to potentially unlimited losses which could result in a total loss of investment.

The DFI and DCFI are based on the Commodity Futures Contracts and Financial Futures Contracts, not the “spot” price of a reference asset (i.e. the underlying commodity or financial asset). The performance of the Commodity Futures Contracts and Financial Futures Contracts may be very different than the performance of the applicable reference asset.

The DFI and DCFI are based on the Commodity Futures Contracts and Financial Futures Contract prices, not the “spot” price of any reference asset. While prices of futures contracts or other derivative contracts based on futures contracts are related to the prices of the relevant, underlying reference asset, they are not always correlated and often can perform very differently. It is possible that during certain time periods, the performance of different futures contracts may be substantially lower or higher than cash market prices for the underlying reference asset due to differences in derivative contract terms or as supply, demand or other economic or regulatory factors become more pronounced in either the cash or derivative markets.

 

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Monthly repositioning may expose the Funds to increased losses in volatile markets.

The DFI and DCFI are designed to capture the economic benefit derived from both rising and declining trends in futures prices. In order to accomplish this, the DFI and DCFI are rebalanced and repositioned, either long or short, on a monthly basis. As further described in “Description of the S&P Dynamic Futures Index and its Sub-Index-Determining the Long/Short Positioning of the Index Components,” in Part I, Item I in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, long positions or short positions in each Index Component are determined based on price movements over the past seven months. In volatile markets, this may result in the Index Components frequently being repositioned from long to short and vice versa. If the price movements that caused a particular Index Component to be repositioned subsequently reverse themselves, the relevant index will be negatively impacted. For example, if Gold is positioned long for the month of March, and the underlying futures contracts decline in price, the DFI will experience losses. Depending on the magnitude of the price decline, Gold may reposition itself to short at month end. If, in April, the market reverses and appreciates in price, Gold will again experience losses, even if the price of Gold futures contracts measured across both months is flat from a performance perspective. Such activity can cause the Fund to lose more, and possibly significantly more, than an investment focused only on long or short positions in the same futures contracts.

Risks Related to All Funds

Correlation Risks for all Funds.

While the Funds seek to meet their investment objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so. Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark; (3) bid-ask spreads on such instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of derivatives and commission costs; (5) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodologies; (7) changes to a benchmark that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; and (10) accounting standards.

Being materially over- or under-exposed to its benchmark may prevent such Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of a Fund, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility will adversely affect such Fund’s ability to maintain a high degree of correlation.

For the Managed Futures Funds, the Funds will typically need to allocate assets across many different Index Components. At times when the aggregate NAV of a Fund is lower, it may be more difficult to allocate that Fund’s assets efficiently to gain optimal exposure across all Index Components, which could result in that Fund being under- or over-exposed to the Index Components.

For the VIX Funds, being materially over- or under-exposed to its index may prevent such Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with their applicable underlying index. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the VIX Funds, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to maintain a high degree of correlation.

Each Fund seeks to provide investment return results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the performance of, or a multiple of, the inverse of or an inverse multiple of the daily performance of a benchmark at all times, even during periods when the applicable benchmark is flat as well as when the benchmark is moving in a manner which causes the Fund’s NAV to decline, thereby causing losses to such Fund.

Other than for cash management purposes, the Funds are not actively managed by traditional methods (e.g., by effecting changes in the composition of a portfolio on the basis of judgments relating to economic, financial and market considerations with a view toward obtaining positive results under all market conditions). Rather, each Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the performance of, or a multiple, the inverse,

 

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or an inverse multiple of the daily performance of a benchmark in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective, even during periods in which the benchmark is flat or moving in a manner which causes the NAV of a Fund to decline. It is possible to lose money over time when an underlying benchmark is up for a Matching Fund. It is possible to lose money over time when an underlying benchmark is up for the corresponding Ultra Fund, or down for the corresponding Short, UltraShort or UltraPro Short Fund, due to the effects of daily rebalancing, volatility and compounding (see “Correlation Risks Specific to the Geared Funds” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details).

Short positions should be considered to be speculative and could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

The Funds may take short positions in the Financial Instruments. Because the holder of a short position is exposed to losses upon any increase in price, and a price increase is potentially unlimited, short positions will expose the Funds to potentially unlimited losses which could result in a total loss of investment.

The Commodity Index Funds are linked to indexes comprised of commodity futures contracts, and are not linked to the spot prices of the underlying physical commodities. Commodity futures contracts may perform very differently from the spot price of the underlying physical commodities.

Each Commodity Index Fund is designed to correspond (before fees and taxes) to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance of its applicable benchmark, which is intended to reflect the performance of underlying physical commodities as measured by the prices of futures contracts on such physical commodities. The Commodity Index Funds are not directly linked to the spot price of the physical commodities. While prices of swaps, futures contracts and other derivative contracts are, as a rule, related to the prices of underlying cash market, they are not perfectly correlated. It is possible that during certain time periods, derivative contract prices will cease to track cash market prices and may be substantially lower or higher than cash market prices for the underlying commodity due to differences in derivative contract terms or as supply, demand or other economic or regulatory factors become more pronounced in either the cash or derivative markets. Depending upon the direction and level of the benchmark changes, the Funds may underperform or outperform a portfolio of cash market commodities.

Investments linked to commodities, commodity futures contracts, currencies and/or equity market volatility benchmarks can be highly volatile and the Funds may experience large losses when buying, selling or holding such instruments.

Investments linked to commodities, commodity futures contracts, currencies, and/or equity market volatility benchmarks can be highly volatile and may experience large losses. In particular, trading in natural gas futures contracts (or other Financial Instruments linked to natural gas) and trading in VIX futures contracts) have been very volatile and can be expected to be very volatile in the future. High volatility may have an adverse impact on the Funds beyond the impact of any performance-based losses of the underlying benchmark.

Potential negative impact from rolling futures positions.

Certain of the Funds invest in or have exposure to futures contracts and are subject to risks related to rolling. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller holding a futures contract to expiration may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the contact’s underlying reference asset or settling in cash as designated in the contract specifications. Alternatively, futures contracts may be closed out prior to expiration by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery. Once this date is reached, the futures contract “expires.” As the futures contracts held by a Fund near expiration, they are generally closed out and replaced by contracts with a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” The Funds do not intend to take physical delivery of any reference asset underlying a futures contract, but instead to “roll” their respective positions.

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contracts is such that the prices are higher in the nearer months than in the more distant months, the sale during the course of the “rolling process” of the more nearby contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the more distant contract. This pattern of higher futures prices of shorter expiration futures contracts is referred to as “backwardation.”

There have been extended periods in which contango or backwardation has existed in the futures contract markets for various types of futures contracts, and such periods can be expected to occur in the future. The presence of contango in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect long positions held by a Fund, and positively affect short positions held by a Fund. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect short positions held by a Fund and positively affect long positions held by a Fund.

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

The Commodity Funds do not invest in bullion itself as certain other exchange-traded products do. Not investing directly in bullion may introduce additional tracking error and these Commodity Funds are subject to the effects of contango and backwardation described above.

Using Financial Instruments such as forwards and futures in an effort to replicate the performance (or inverse performance) of gold and silver bullion may introduce tracking error to the performance of the Commodity Funds. The primary cause of tracking error resulting from not investing directly in bullion is expected to be caused by the need to roll futures or forward contracts as described above and the resulting possibility that contango or backwardation can occur. Gold and silver historically exhibit contango markets during most periods. The existence of historically prevalent contango markets would be expected to adversely affect the Ultra Funds. Alternatively, the existence of backwardated markets in either silver or gold would have an adverse impact on the UltraShort Funds.

Credit and liquidity risks associated with collateralized repurchase agreements.

A portion of each Fund’s assets may be 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 and collateralized repurchase agreements). These securities may be used for direct investment or serve as collateral for such Fund’s trading in Financial Instruments, as applicable, and may include collateralized repurchase agreements. Collateralized repurchase agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the buyer receives collateral marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. Although the collateralized repurchase agreements that the Funds enter into require that counterparties (which act as original sellers) over-collateralize the amount owed to a Fund with U.S. Treasury securities and/or agency securities, there is a risk that such collateral could decline in price at the same time that the counterparty defaults on its obligation to repurchase the security. If this occurs, a Fund may incur losses or delays in receiving proceeds. To minimize these risks, the Funds typically enter into transactions only with major global financial institutions.

Possible illiquid markets may exacerbate losses.

Financial Instruments cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at a reasonable cost.

Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds. The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

 

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It may not be possible to gain exposure to the benchmarks using exchange-traded Financial Instruments in the future.

The Funds may utilize exchange-traded Financial Instruments. It may not be possible to gain exposure to the benchmarks with these Financial Instruments in the future. If these Financial Instruments cease to be traded on regulated exchanges, they may be replaced with Financial Instruments traded on trading facilities that are subject to lesser degrees of regulation or, in some cases, no substantive regulation. As a result, trading in such Financial Instruments, and the manner in which prices and volumes are reported by the relevant trading facilities, may not be subject to the provisions of, and the protections afforded by, the CEA, or other applicable statutes and related regulations, that govern trading on regulated U.S. futures exchanges, or similar statutes and regulations that govern trading on regulated U.K. futures exchanges. In addition, many electronic trading facilities have only recently initiated trading and do not have significant trading histories. As a result, the trading of contracts on such facilities, and the inclusion of such contracts in a benchmark index, may be subject to certain risks not presented by U.S. or U.K. exchange-traded futures contracts, including risks related to the liquidity and price histories of the relevant contracts.

Fees are charged regardless of a Fund’s returns and may result in depletion of assets.

The Funds are subject to the fees and expenses described herein which are payable irrespective of a Fund’s returns. Such fees and expenses include or will include asset-based fees of 0.95% per annum of each Geared Fund’s average daily NAV, 0.85% per annum of each Matching VIX Fund’s average daily NAV and 0.75% per annum of each Managed Futures Fund’s average daily NAV as well as the effects of commissions, trading spreads, and embedded financing, borrow costs and fees associated with applicable swaps, forwards, futures contracts, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality, short-term fixed-income or similar securities. Additional charges may include other fees as applicable.

For the Funds linked to an index, changes implemented by the index provider or the CBOE that affect the composition and valuation of the index could adversely affect the value of an investment in a Fund’s Shares.

Certain Fund benchmarks are indexes maintained by index providers that are unaffiliated with the Funds or the Sponsor. The policies implemented by such index providers concerning the calculation of the level of an index or the composition of an index could affect the level of the index and, therefore, the value of such Fund’s Shares. The index providers may change the composition of its indexes, or make other methodological changes that could change the level of an index. Additionally, the index providers may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination an index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of Shares of a Fund using that index as a benchmark. Index providers have no obligation to consider Fund shareholder interests in calculating or revising an index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of such Fund’s Shares. In addition, for the VIX Funds, the CBOE can make methodological changes to the calculation of the VIX that could affect the value of VIX futures contracts and, consequently, the value of the VIX Funds’ Shares. There can be no assurance that the CBOE will not change the VIX calculation methodology in a way which may affect the value of the VIX Funds’ Shares. The CBOE may also alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the VIX and/or exercise settlement value. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of such Funds’ Shares.

Calculation of an index may not be possible or feasible under certain events or circumstances that are beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor, which in turn may adversely impact both the index and/or the Shares, as applicable. Additionally, index calculations may be disrupted by rollover disruptions, rebalancing disruptions and/or market emergencies, which may have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares.

The Funds may be subject to counterparty risks, credit risks and other risks associated with swap agreements and forward contracts, which could result in significant losses to such Funds.

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respective benchmarks. These Funds may also invest in other swap agreements or forward contracts if such investments tend to exhibit trading prices or returns that correlate with the benchmark or a component of the benchmark and will further the investment objective of the Fund. Other Funds may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts if position accountability rules or position limits are reached with respect to specific futures contracts or the market for a specific futures contract experiences emergencies (e.g., natural disaster, terrorist attack, or an act of God) or disruptions (e.g., a trading halt or a flash crash) that prevents such Fund from obtaining the appropriate amount of investment exposure to the affected futures contract or certain other futures contracts. Although unlikely, such Funds, under these circumstances, could have 100% exposure to swap agreements or futures contracts, as applicable.

Swap agreements and forward contracts are generally traded over the counter and are essentially unregulated by the CFTC. Investors, therefore, do not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the CEA in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.

Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to swap agreements or forward contracts is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, a Fund is subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to swaps and forward contracts entered into as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.

The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily subject to certain minimum thresholds; however there are no limitations on the percentage of its assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions only with major global financial institutions.

Swaps and forward contracts are less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. If the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move that would cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV, the terms of the swap may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, it may not be possible for the Fund to enter into another swap agreement or to invest in other Financial Instruments necessary to achieve the desired exposure consistent with the Fund’s objective. This, in turn, may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, particularly if the level of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.

As of December 31, 2012, the Funds’ approved counterparties for swap agreements and forward contracts are: Deutsche Bank AG, UBS AG, Goldman Sachs International and Société Générale. The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality. In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers the addition of new counterparties. Thus, the list of counterparties noted above may change at any time. Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio holdings as of the prior Business Day (as such term is defined in “Creation and Redemption of Shares-Creation Procedures” in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). Each Fund’s portfolio holdings identifies its counterparties, as applicable. This portfolio holdings information may be accessed through the web on the Sponsor’s website at www.ProShares.com.

More information about Deutsche Bank AG, including its current financial statements, may be found on the SEC’s EDGAR website under Central Index Key No (“CIK No.”) 0001159508 (for Deutsche Bank AG). More information about UBS AG, including its current financial statements, may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR website under CIK No. 0001114446 (for UBS AG). More information about Goldman Sachs International, a U.K. broker-dealer and subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR website

 

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under CIK No. 0000886982 (for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.). The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. consolidates the financial statements of each of its subsidiaries, including Goldman Sachs International, with its own. More information about Société Générale, a French public limited company, including its current financial statements as filed with the AMF (the French securities regulator), may be found on Société Générale’s website. Please note that the references to third-party websites have been provided solely for informational purposes. Neither the Funds nor the Sponsor endorses or is responsible for the content or information contained on any third-party website, including with respect to any financial statements. In addition, neither the Funds nor the Sponsor makes any warranty, express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any such information.

Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund.

Although the counterparty to a futures contract is often a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions, there may also be instances in which the counterparty could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund.

Historical correlation trends between Fund benchmarks and other asset classes may not continue or may reverse, limiting or eliminating any potential diversification or other benefit from owning a Fund.

To the extent that an investor purchases a Fund seeking diversification benefits based on the historic correlation (whether positive or negative) between the returns of the commodity, equity market volatility or currency markets and other asset classes, such historic correlation may not continue or may reverse itself. In this circumstance, the diversification or other benefits sought may be limited or nonexistent.

The Funds have limited or no operating history, and, as a result, investors have only a limited performance history, if any, to serve as a factor for evaluating an investment in the Funds.

The Funds have limited or, in the case of the New Funds, no performance history upon which to evaluate an investor’s investment in the Funds. Although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, if the Funds had longer performance histories, or any performance history in the case of the New Funds, such performance histories might (or might not) provide investors with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Funds. Likewise, certain benchmarks have a limited history which might (or might not) provide investors with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Funds.

Investors cannot be assured of the Sponsor’s continued services, the discontinuance of which may be detrimental to the Funds.

Investors cannot be assured that the Sponsor will be able to continue to service the Funds for any length of time. If the Sponsor discontinues its activities on behalf of the Funds, the Funds may be adversely affected, as there may be no entity servicing the Funds for a period of time. If the Sponsor’s registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the NFA were revoked or suspended, the Sponsor would no longer be able to provide services and/or to render trading advice to the Funds. If the Sponsor were unable to provide services and/or trading advice to the Funds, the Funds would be unable to pursue their investment objectives unless and until the Sponsor’s ability to provide services and trading advice to the Funds was reinstated or a replacement for the Sponsor as commodity pool operator and/or commodity trading advisor could be found. Such an event could result in termination of the Funds.

The lack of active trading markets for the Shares of the Funds may result in losses on investors’ investments at the time of disposition of Shares.

Although the Shares of the Funds are or will be listed and traded on the applicable Exchange, there can be no guarantee that an active trading market for the Shares of the Funds will develop or be maintained. If investors need to sell their Shares at a time when no active market for them exists, the price investors receive for their Shares, assuming that investors are able to sell them, likely will be lower than the price that investors would receive if an active market did exist.

 

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Investors may be adversely affected by redemption or creation orders that are subject to postponement, suspension or rejection under certain circumstances.

A Fund may, in its discretion, suspend the right of creation or redemption or may postpone the redemption or purchase settlement date, for (1) any period during which the NYSE Arca, NYSE, the BATS Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (including the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Mercantile Exchange), the Intercontinental Exchange, CBOE, CFE or any other exchange, marketplace or trading center, deemed to affect the normal operations of the Funds, is closed, or when trading is restricted or suspended or restricted on such exchanges in any of the Funds’ futures contracts, (2) any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the fulfillment of a purchase order or the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or (3) such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the shareholders of the Funds. In addition, a Fund will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the Authorized Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order might be unlawful. Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely affect the value of the Authorized Participant’s redemption proceeds if the NAV of the Funds decline during the period of delay. The Funds disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may result from any such suspension or postponement. Suspension of creation privileges may adversely impact how the Shares are traded and arbitraged on the applicable Exchange, which could cause them to trade at levels materially different (premiums and discounts) from the fair value of their underlying holdings.

The NAV may not always correspond to market price and, as a result, investors may be adversely affected by the creation or redemption of Creation Units at a value that differs from the market price of the Shares.

The NAV per Share of a Fund changes as fluctuations occur in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Investors should be aware that the public trading price of a number of Shares of a Fund otherwise amounting to a Creation Unit may be different from the NAV of an actual Creation Unit (i.e., 50,000 individual Shares may trade at a premium over, or a discount to, NAV of a Creation Unit of Shares of a Geared Fund or 25,000 individual Shares may trade at a premium over, or a discount to, NAV of a Creation Unit of Shares of a Matching VIX Fund) and similarly the public trading price per Share of a Fund may be different from the NAV per Share of the Fund. Consequently, an Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Creation Unit of Shares of a Fund at a discount or a premium to the public trading price per Share of that Fund. This price difference may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares of a Fund are closely related, but not identical, to the same forces influencing the price of an underlying reference asset (or, in the case of the Managed Futures Funds, the price of the underlying futures contracts) at any point in time.

Authorized Participants or their clients or customers may have an opportunity to realize a profit if they can purchase a Creation Unit at a discount to the public trading price of the Shares of a Fund or can redeem a Creation Unit at a premium over the public trading price of the Shares of a Fund. The Sponsor expects that the exploitation of such arbitrage opportunities by Authorized Participants and their clients and customers will tend to cause the public trading price to track NAV per Share of the Funds closely over time.

The value of a Share of a Fund may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the applicable Exchange and the market in which the Financial Instruments (or related reference assets) held by a Fund are traded. The Shares of each Fund trade, or will trade, on the applicable Exchange from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The Financial Instruments (and/or the reference assets) held by a particular Fund, however, may have different fixing or settlement times. Consequently, liquidity in the Financial Instruments underlying the applicable benchmark (and/or the reference assets) may be reduced after such fixing or settlement time. As a result, during the time when the applicable Exchange is open but after the applicable fixing or settlement time or an underlying component, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares of a Fund may widen, and, therefore, increase the difference between the price of the Shares of a Fund and the NAV of such Shares. In addition, the Commodity Futures Contracts or Financial Futures Contracts for the Managed Futures Funds may have different fixing or settlement times. Consequently, liquidity in such futures contracts underlying the DFI and DCFI will be reduced after such fixing or settlement time. As a result, during the time when the BATS Exchange is open but after the applicable fixing or settlement time for futures contracts underlying the DFI or the DCFI has passed, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares of such Funds may widen and, therefore, may increase the

 

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difference between the price of the Shares of a Fund and the NAV of such Shares. Furthermore, the NAV for certain Funds is determined prior to the close of the applicable Exchange, and the NAV for certain Funds is determined after the close of its applicable Exchange. Consequently, for those Funds, the closing market price per Share may differ from the NAV per Share at the end of each day. Also, during the time when the applicable Exchange is open but the Fund’s NAV has already been determined (or, in the case of a VIX Fund, closed but before the determination of NAV), there could be market developments or other events that cause or exacerbate the difference between the price of the Shares of such Funds and the NAV of such Shares.

The number of underlying components included in a Fund’s benchmark may impact volatility, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The number of underlying components in a Fund’s benchmark may also impact volatility, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares. For example, each of the indexes for the Commodity Index Funds is concentrated in terms of the number and type of commodities represented, and some of the subindexes are solely concentrated in a single commodity futures contract. In addition, the benchmarks for the Currency Funds are concentrated solely on a single currency and the benchmarks for the VIX Funds are concentrated solely in VIX futures contracts. Investors should be aware that other benchmarks are more diversified in terms of both the number and variety of investments included. Concentration in fewer underlying components may result in a greater degree of volatility in a benchmark and the NAV of the Fund which corresponds to that benchmark under specific market conditions and over time.

Trading on exchanges outside the United States is not subject to U.S. regulation and may result in different or diminished investor protections.

Some of the Funds’ trading may be conducted on exchanges outside the United States. Trading on such exchanges is not regulated by any U.S. governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on U.S. exchanges, including different or diminished investor protections. In trading contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, the Shares are subject to the risk of adverse exchange rate movements between the dollar and the functional currencies of such contracts. Investors could incur substantial losses from trading on foreign exchanges which such investors would not have otherwise been subject had the Funds’ trading been limited to U.S. markets.

Competing claims of intellectual property rights may adversely affect the Funds and an investment in the Shares.

Although the Sponsor does not anticipate that such claims will adversely impact the Funds, it is impossible to provide definite assurances that no such negative impact will occur. The Sponsor believes that it has properly licensed or obtained the appropriate consent of all necessary parties with respect to intellectual property rights. However, other third parties could allege ownership as to such rights and may bring an action in asserting their claims. To the extent any action is brought by a third party asserting such rights, the expenses in litigating, negotiating, cross-licensing or otherwise settling such claims may adversely affect the Funds.

Investors may be adversely affected by an overstatement or understatement of the NAV calculation of the Funds due to the valuation method employed on the date of NAV calculation.

Calculating the NAV of the Funds includes, in part, any unrealized profits or losses on open Financial Instrument positions. Under normal circumstances, the NAV of a Fund reflects the value of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund, as of the time the NAV is being calculated. However, if any of the Financial Instruments held by a Fund could not be purchased or sold on a day when a Fund is accepting creation and redemption orders (due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange or otherwise), a Fund may be improperly exposed which could cause it to fail to meet its stated investment objective. Alternatively, a Fund may attempt to calculate the fair value of such Financial Instruments. In such a situation, there is a risk that the calculation of the relevant benchmark, and therefore, the NAV of the applicable Fund on such day, may not accurately reflect the realizable market value of the Financial Instruments underlying such benchmark.

 

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The liquidity of the Shares may also be affected by the withdrawal from participation of Authorized Participants, which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares.

In the event that one or more Authorized Participants which have substantial interests in the Shares withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will likely decrease, which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares and result in investors incurring a loss on their investment.

Shareholders that are not Authorized Participants may only purchase or sell their Shares in secondary trading markets, and the conditions associated with trading in secondary markets may adversely affect investors’ investment in the Shares.

Only Authorized Participants may create or redeem Creation Units. All other investors that desire to purchase or sell Shares must do so through the NYSE Arca or the BATS Exchange or in other markets, if any, in which the Shares may be traded.

The applicable Exchange may halt trading in the Shares of a Fund which would adversely impact investors’ ability to sell Shares.

Trading in Shares of a Fund may be halted due to market conditions or, in light of applicable Exchange rules and procedures, for reasons that, in the view of the applicable Exchange, make trading in Shares of a Fund inadvisable. In addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules that require trading to be halted for a specified period based on a specified decline or rise in a market index (e.g., Dow Jones Industrial Average) or in the price of a Fund’s Shares. Additionally, the ability to short sell a Fund’s Shares may be restricted when there is a 10% or greater change from the previous day’s official closing price. There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares of a Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

Shareholders do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act.

None of the Funds are subject to registration or regulation under the 1940 Act. Consequently, shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in investment companies.

Shareholders do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles and may be adversely affected by a lack of statutory rights and by limited voting and distribution rights.

The Shares have limited voting and distribution rights. For example, shareholders do not have the right to elect directors, the Funds may enact splits or reverse splits without shareholder approval and the Funds are not required to pay regular distributions, although the Funds may pay distributions at the discretion of the Sponsor.

The value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Funds are required to indemnify the Trustee.

Under the Trust Agreement, as may be further amended and restated from time to time, the Trustee has the right to be indemnified for any liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct. That means the Sponsor may require the assets of a Fund to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it or by the Trustee. Any sale of that kind would reduce the NAV of one or more of the Funds.

Although the Shares of the Funds are limited liability investments, certain circumstances such as bankruptcy of a Fund will increase a shareholder’s liability.

The Shares of the Funds are limited liability investments; investors may not lose more than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. However, shareholders could be required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of a Fund any distribution they received at a time when such Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of the Trust Agreement.

 

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Failure of the FCM to segregate assets may increase losses in the Funds.

The CEA requires a clearing broker to segregate all funds received from customers from such broker’s proprietary assets. There is a risk that assets deposited by the Sponsor on behalf of the Funds as margin with the FCMs may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the FCMs. If an FCM fails to segregate the funds received from the Sponsor, the assets of the Funds might not be fully protected in the event of the FCM’s bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM’s bankruptcy, Fund Shares could be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the FCM’s combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically traceable to a particular Fund was held by the FCM. Each FCM may, from time to time, have been the subject of certain regulatory and private causes of action.

In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of any exchange or a clearing house, a Fund could experience a loss of the funds deposited through its FCM as margin with the exchange or clearing house, a loss of any profits on its open positions on the exchange, and the loss of unrealized profits on its closed positions on the exchange.

A court could potentially conclude that the assets and liabilities of one Fund are not segregated from those of another Fund and thereby potentially exposing assets in one Fund to the liabilities of another Fund.

Each Fund is a separate series of a Delaware statutory trust and not itself a separate legal entity. Section 3804(a) of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “DSTA”) provides that if certain provisions are in the formation and governing documents of a statutory trust organized in series, and if separate and distinct records are maintained for any series and the assets associated with that series are held in separate and distinct records (directly or indirectly, including through a nominee or otherwise) and accounted for in such separate and distinct records separately from the other assets of the statutory trust, or any series thereof, then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the statutory trust generally or any other series thereof, and none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the statutory trust generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series. The Sponsor is not aware of any court case that has interpreted Section 3804(a) of the DSTA or provided any guidance as to what is required for compliance. The Sponsor maintains separate and distinct records for each Fund and accounts for them separately, but it is possible a court could conclude that the methods used did not satisfy Section 3804(a) of the DSTA and thus potentially expose assets in one Fund to the liabilities of another Fund.

There may be circumstances that could prevent a Fund from being operated in a manner consistent with its investment objective and principal investment strategies.

There may be circumstances outside the control of the Sponsor and/or a Fund that make it, for all practical purposes, impossible to re-position such Fund and/or to process a purchase or redemption order. Examples of such circumstances include: natural disasters; public service disruptions or utility problems such as those caused by fires, floods, extreme weather conditions, and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy, and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the aforementioned parties, as well as the DTC, the NSCC, or any other participant in the purchase process; and similar extraordinary events. Accordingly, while the Sponsor has implemented and tested a business continuity plan that transfers functions of any disrupted facility to another location and has effected a disaster recovery plan, circumstances, such as those above, may prevent a Fund from being operated in a manner consistent with its investment objectives and/or principal investment strategies.

Shareholders’ tax liability will exceed cash distributions on the Shares.

Shareholders of each Fund are subject to U.S. federal income taxation and, in some cases, state, local, or foreign income taxation on their share of the Fund’s taxable income, whether or not they receive cash distributions from the Fund. Each Fund does not currently expect to make distributions with respect to capital gains or ordinary income. Accordingly, shareholders of a Fund will not receive cash distributions equal to their share of the Fund’s taxable income or the tax liability that results from such income. A Fund’s income, gains, losses and deductions are allocated to shareholders on a monthly basis. If you own Shares in a Fund at the beginning of a month and sell them during the month, you are generally still considered a shareholder through the end of that month.

 

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) could adjust or reallocate items of income, gain, deduction, loss and credit with respect to the Shares if the IRS does not accept the assumptions or conventions utilized by the Fund.

U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to partnerships, which each Fund is anticipated to be treated as under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), are complex and their application is not always clear. Moreover, the rules generally were not written for, and in some respects are difficult to apply to, publicly traded interests in partnerships. The Funds apply certain assumptions and conventions intended to comply with the intent of the rules and to report income, gain, deduction, loss and credit to shareholders in a manner that reflects the shareholders’ economic gains and losses, but these assumptions and conventions may not comply with all aspects of the applicable regulations. It is possible therefore that the IRS will successfully assert that these assumptions or conventions do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Code or the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and will require that items of income, gain, deduction, loss and credit be adjusted or reallocated in a manner that could be adverse to investors.

Shareholders will receive partner information tax returns on Schedule K-1, which could increase the complexity of tax returns.

The partner information tax returns on Schedule K-1 which the Funds will distribute to shareholders will contain information regarding the income items and expense items of the Funds. If you have not received Schedule K-1s from other investments, you may find that preparing your tax return may require additional time, or it may be necessary for you to retain an accountant or other tax preparer, at an additional expense to you, to assist you in the preparation of your return.

Investors could be adversely affected if the current treatment of long-term capital gains under current U.S. federal income tax law is changed or repealed in the future.

Under current law, long-term capital gains are taxed to non-corporate investors at a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 15%. This tax treatment may be adversely affected, changed or repealed by future changes in tax laws at any time and is currently scheduled to increase to 20% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Shareholders of each Fund may recognize significant amounts of ordinary income and short-term capital gain.

Due to the investment strategy of the Funds, the Funds may realize and pass-through to Shareholders significant amounts of ordinary income and short-term capital gains as opposed to long-term capital gains, which generally are taxed at a preferential rate. A Fund’s income, gains, losses and deductions are allocated to shareholders on a monthly basis. If you own shares in a Fund at the beginning of a month and sell them during the month, you are generally still considered a shareholder through the end of that month.

INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS AND COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES OF A FUND; SUCH TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER IN RESPECT OF DIFFERENT INVESTORS.

Regulatory changes or actions, including the implementation of new legislation, may alter the operations and profitability of the Funds.

Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools which are publicly distributed in the United States. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Funds or the ability of the Funds to continue to implement their investment strategies.

The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency,

 

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including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. The regulation of swaps and futures transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Funds is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse.

In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act will make sweeping changes to the way in which the U.S. financial system is supervised and regulated. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act sets forth a new legislative framework for OTC derivatives, including certain Financial Instruments, such as swaps, in which certain of the Funds may invest. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act makes broad changes to the OTC derivatives market, grants significant new authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants, and will require clearing and exchange trading of many OTC derivatives transactions.

Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act include the requirement that position limits on commodity futures contracts be established; new registration, recordkeeping, capital and margin requirements for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” as determined by the Dodd-Frank Act and applicable regulations; and the forced use of clearinghouse mechanisms for many OTC derivative transactions. Additionally, the new law requires the aggregation, for purposes of position limits, of all positions in futures held by a single entity and its affiliates, whether such positions exist on U.S. futures exchanges, non-U.S. futures exchanges, or in OTC contracts.

The CFTC, SEC and other federal regulators have been tasked with developing the rules and regulations enacting the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. It is not possible at this time to gauge the exact nature and scope of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on any of the Funds. The new legislation and the related regulations that may be promulgated may negatively impact a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective either through limits or requirements imposed on it or upon its counterparties. In particular, new requirements, including capital and mandatory clearing, may increase the cost of a Fund’s investments and cost of doing business, which could adversely affect investors.

Regulatory and exchange accountability levels may restrict the creation of Creation Units and the operation of the Trust.

Many U.S. commodities exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day by regulations referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” or “daily limits.” Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the trading day. In addition, the CFTC, U.S. futures exchanges and certain non-U.S. exchanges have established limits referred to as “speculative position limits” or “accountability levels” on the maximum net long or short futures positions that any person may hold or control in derivatives traded on such exchanges.

In connection with these limits, the Dodd-Frank Act has required the CFTC to adopt regulations establishing speculative position limits applicable to regulated futures and over-the-counter derivatives and impose aggregate speculative position limits across regulated U.S. futures, over-the-counter positions and certain futures contracts traded on non-U.S. exchanges. In accordance with this mandate, in October 2011 the CFTC finalized rules that established position limits with respect to 28 physical delivery commodity futures and options contracts, as well as to swaps that are economically equivalent to such contracts. The new position limits established by the CFTC would apply with respect to contracts traded on all U.S. and certain foreign exchanges on an aggregate basis. In addition, the CFTC required U.S. commodities exchanges to establish corresponding speculative position limits. Under the adopted CFTC regulations, all accounts owned or managed by commodity trading advisors, their principals and their affiliates would be combined for position limit purposes.

In September 2012, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. struck down these CFTC position limit rules adopted in connection with the Dodd-Frank Act, remanding such rules to the CFTC to resolve various issues identified in the court’s decision. Although it is unclear what future position limit rules will be, the Sponsor is subject to current position and accountability limits established by the CFTC and other exchanges. Accordingly, it may be required to reduce the size of outstanding positions or not enter into new positions that would otherwise be taken for the Funds or not trade certain markets on behalf of the Funds in order to comply with those limits or any future limits established by the CFTC and the relevant exchanges.

 

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Derivative contract prices could move to a limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of derivatives positions and potentially subjecting the Funds to substantial losses or periods in which such Funds do not create additional Creation Units. Modification of trades made by the Trust, if required, could adversely affect the Trust’s operations and profitability and significantly limit the Trust’s ability to reinvest income in additional contracts, create additional Creation Units, or add to existing positions in the desired amount.

In addition, the Sponsor may be required to liquidate certain open positions in order to ensure compliance with the speculative position limits at unfavorable prices, which may result in substantial losses for the relevant Funds. There also can be no assurance that the Sponsor will liquidate positions held on behalf of all the Sponsor’s accounts, including any proprietary accounts, in a proportionate manner. In the event the Sponsor chooses to liquidate a disproportionate number of positions held on behalf of any of the Funds at unfavorable prices, such Funds may incur substantial losses and the value of the Shares may be adversely affected.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

The Trust and certain principals of the Sponsor have been named as defendants (along with several other parties) in a consolidated class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935. The complaint, as amended, alleged that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by including untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs and allegedly failing to adequately disclose the Funds’ investment objectives and risks. The six Funds of the Trust named in the complaint were ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Silver. On September 10, 2012, the District Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the class action lawsuit in its entirety. On December 17, 2012, the plaintiffs filed an appeal brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds. Accordingly, no loss contingency has been recorded in the balance sheet and the amount of loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

 

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Part II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

a) Eight of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. Four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on December 3, 2008. Two of the Funds, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on January 3, 2011. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on October 3, 2011. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on October 4, 2011. One of the Funds, ProShares Short Euro, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on June 26, 2012. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on July 17, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the New Funds have not yet commenced trading. The following tables set forth the ranges of reported high and low sales prices of each Fund’s Shares as reported on the NYSE Arca for the periods indicated below.

Fiscal Year 2012

 

Fund

   High      Low  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     

First Quarter

   $ 29.19       $   25.42   

Second Quarter

     26.66         20.66   

Third Quarter

     29.55         23.43   

Fourth Quarter

     27.86         23.60   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     

First Quarter

   $ 56.89       $ 49.70   

Second Quarter

     68.00         53.49   

Third Quarter

     59.15         45.00   

Fourth Quarter

     54.36         48.26   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

First Quarter

   $ 49.85       $ 37.82   

Second Quarter

     44.88         23.13   

Third Quarter

     37.11         25.84   

Fourth Quarter

     32.07         25.54   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

First Quarter

   $ 41.16       $ 30.76   

Second Quarter

     61.03         33.15   

Third Quarter

     52.56         34.66   

Fourth Quarter

     47.46         38.79   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas*

     

First Quarter

   $   110.50       $ 37.40   

Second Quarter

     51.96         29.35   

Third Quarter

     59.61         37.11   

Fourth Quarter

     60.48         38.62   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas*

     

First Quarter

   $ 49.35       $ 22.10   

Second Quarter

     61.63         28.15   

Third Quarter

     32.28         21.22   

Fourth Quarter

     26.27         18.00   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

First Quarter

   $ 102.48       $ 81.72   

 

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Second Quarter

     89.95         73.50   

Third Quarter

     98.40         75.36   

Fourth Quarter

     99.12         81.59   

ProShares UltraShort Gold*

     

First Quarter

   $ 76.36       $ 14.75   

Second Quarter

     78.84         16.50   

Third Quarter

     74.76         13.96   

Fourth Quarter

     65.58         13.77   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

First Quarter

   $ 74.65       $   44.43   

Second Quarter

     57.80         34.50   

Third Quarter

     60.63         35.39   

Fourth Quarter

     60.52         42.04   

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

     

First Quarter

   $ 73.85       $ 40.60   

Second Quarter

     74.95         49.70   

Third Quarter

     72.18         38.90   

Fourth Quarter

     52.52         38.61   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     42.21         39.25   

Fourth Quarter

     42.89         39.78   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     40.53         37.28   

Fourth Quarter

     40.58         36.58   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

First Quarter

   $ 25.79       $ 22.79   

Second Quarter

     25.15         21.64   

Third Quarter

     24.49         20.52   

Fourth Quarter

     24.79         22.28   

ProShares Short Euro

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     40.27         39.38   

Third Quarter

     41.45         37.83   

Fourth Quarter

     39.13         36.73   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

First Quarter

   $ 21.31       $ 18.61   

Second Quarter

     22.07         18.94   

Third Quarter

     23.03         19.18   

Fourth Quarter

     20.62         18.72   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

First Quarter

   $ 37.09       $ 30.61   

Second Quarter

     35.08         31.32   

Third Quarter

     35.50         33.47   

Fourth Quarter

     34.90         28.28   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

First Quarter

   $ 48.44       $ 39.95   

Second Quarter

     47.24         41.64   

Third Quarter

     43.71         40.48   

Fourth Quarter

     50.80         41.19   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

     

First Quarter

   $   679.80       $ 126.40   

Second Quarter

     248.70         97.60   

 

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Third Quarter

     96.30         27.86   

Fourth Quarter

     33.40         17.35   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $   73.37       $ 33.15   

Second Quarter

     48.80         32.13   

Third Quarter

     32.11         18.08   

Fourth Quarter

     20.14         14.96   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

     

First Quarter

   $ 53.76       $ 27.00   

Second Quarter

     50.85         32.26   

Third Quarter

     72.52         43.58   

Fourth Quarter

     79.35         60.98   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $ 73.04       $   56.07   

Second Quarter

     65.84         53.90   

Third Quarter

     54.54         40.71   

Fourth Quarter

     41.74         32.55   

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Fiscal Year 2011

 

Fund

   High      Low  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     

First Quarter

   $ 39.82       $ 33.97   

Second Quarter

     42.47         31.49   

Third Quarter

     37.00         25.67   

Fourth Quarter

     30.05         24.00   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity*

     

First Quarter

   $ 51.30       $ 42.99   

Second Quarter

     50.63         39.98   

Third Quarter

     59.30         42.94   

Fourth Quarter

     61.11         48.89   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

     

First Quarter

   $ 58.10       $ 41.40   

Second Quarter

     64.74         37.69   

Third Quarter

     46.64         26.70   

Fourth Quarter

     44.95         24.58   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

     

First Quarter

   $ 59.40       $ 41.15   

Second Quarter

     54.79         35.58   

Third Quarter

     70.63         43.38   

Fourth Quarter

     71.33         36.69   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     —           —     

Fourth Quarter

     39.67         20.27   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     —           —     

Fourth Quarter

     71.88         39.94   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

First Quarter

   $ 72.70       $ 59.86   

Second Quarter

     85.37         69.08   

 

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Third Quarter

     122.13         74.68   

Fourth Quarter

     106.63         75.42   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     

First Quarter

   $ 32.52       $ 26.36   

Second Quarter

     27.63         22.08   

Third Quarter

     24.81         14.30   

Fourth Quarter

     20.81         15.25   

ProShares Ultra Silver*

     

First Quarter

   $ 115.66       $ 58.39   

Second Quarter

     190.93         76.27   

Third Quarter

     127.05         48.39   

Fourth Quarter

     71.58         38.25   

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

     

First Quarter

   $ 51.32       $ 22.86   

Second Quarter

     24.49         12.83   

Third Quarter

     22.10         10.64   

Fourth Quarter

     18.15         10.82   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

First Quarter

   $ 29.11       $ 24.03   

Second Quarter

     32.02         28.11   

Third Quarter

     30.32         25.75   

Fourth Quarter

     28.93         23.80   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

First Quarter

   $ 21.79       $ 17.68   

Second Quarter

     18.12         15.99   

Third Quarter

     19.28         16.47   

Fourth Quarter

     20.45         16.93   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

First Quarter

   $ 35.58       $ 31.34   

Second Quarter

     34.40         30.09   

Third Quarter

     37.45         33.29   

Fourth Quarter

     37.87         35.27   

ProShares UltraShort Yen*

     

First Quarter

   $ 50.10       $ 43.71   

Second Quarter

     51.48         44.64   

Third Quarter

     46.26         40.20   

Fourth Quarter

     42.55         39.72   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     —           —     

Fourth Quarter

     40.80         10.18   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $ 84.99       $ 59.71   

Second Quarter

     64.08         45.21   

Third Quarter

     114.64         43.04   

Fourth Quarter

     126.72         69.01   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $ —         $ —     

Second Quarter

     —           —     

Third Quarter

     —           —     

Fourth Quarter

     58.78         39.00   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

First Quarter

   $ 80.21       $ 63.80   

Second Quarter

     70.86         60.87   

Third Quarter

     89.48         57.24   

Fourth Quarter

     94.94         70.50   

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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The approximate number of holders of the Shares of each Fund as of December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

Fund

   Number of Holders  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

     609   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     207   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     16,999   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     3,113   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     4,090   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     211   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     12,428   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     9,811   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     35,385   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     13,527   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     15   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     96   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     293   

ProShares Short Euro

     162   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     30,195   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     220   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     9448   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     16,909   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     8,596   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     3,744   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     5,676   

Total:

     17,1734   

The Funds made no distributions to Shareholders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The Funds have no obligation to make periodic distributions to Shareholders.

 

b)

The Trust initially registered Shares on a Form S-1 (No. 333-146801), which was declared effective on November 21, 2008, and registered additional Shares on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-156888), which was declared effective on February 13, 2009. The Trust terminated these two offerings before the sale of all Shares registered and re-allocated the remaining amount of the Shares registered among the Funds listed on its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-163511), which became effective on December 4, 2009 and registered additional Shares and/or added Funds pursuant to Post-Effective Amendments to that Registration Statement, which became effective on May 28, 2010, November 5, 2010, December 23, 2010 and April 13, 2011, as well as on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-178707), which became effective on June 25, 2012. On June 26, 2012, a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-163511) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and terminated the offerings for certain other Funds. New offerings for certain of those Funds were registered on an accompanying Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-176878), which was also declared effective on June 26, 2012. On September 24, 2012, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-183672) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. This registration statement (No. 333-183672) was a combined registration statement acting as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 (No. 333-176878), which offerings were terminated upon effectiveness. On September 27, 2012, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-183674) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Euro. This registration statement (No. 333-183674) was a combined registration statement acting as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (No. 333-163511), which offerings were terminated

 

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  upon effectiveness. On September 28, 2012, a post-effective amendment to an S-1 Registration Statement was declared effective, terminating the proposed offerings of ProShares Ultra Canadian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Swiss Franc, ProShares Short Yen, ProShares UltraShort Canadian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Swiss Franc. On January 30, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-185289) was declared effective, which combined the offerings for two funds (ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF) that were previously registered on Form S-1 (No. 333-183672) with offerings for other Form S-3 eligible Funds that were previously registered on a different Form S-3 Registration Statement (No. 333-183674). Also, on that same day, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-185288) was declared effective consolidating offerings from two Form S-1 Registration Statements (Nos. 333-183672 and 333-18707) and registering new offerings of the two Managed Futures Funds (ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy) and ProShares UltraPro Short Euro. Therefore, as of January 30, 2013, the Trust had three registration statements outstanding: 1) an effective Form S-3 registration statement (No. 333-185289); 2) an effective Form S-1 registration statement (No. 333-185288); and 3) a Form S-1 registration statement that has not been declared effective (No. 333-178212).

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 and collateralized repurchase agreements) that may be used to collateralize swap agreements or forward contracts or deposited with FCMs as margin in connection with any futures transactions. Each Geared Fund continuously offers and redeems or will continuously offer and redeem and each Managed Futures Fund will continuously offer and redeem its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares, and each Matching VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems Shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares. The New Funds have not yet commenced investment operations.

 

Title of

Securities Registered

   Amount
Registered As  of
December 31, 2012
    Shares Sold
For  the Three
Months Ended

December 31,
2012
     Sale Price  of
Shares

Sold For the
Three Months
Ended

December 31,
2012
     Shares Sold
For  the Year
Ended

December 31,
2012
    Sale Price  of
Shares

Sold For the
Year Ended

December 31,
2012
 

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 300,000,000        —         $ —            —        $ —      

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000        —         $ —           —        $ —      

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

   $ 4,008,246,073 1      9,250,000       $ 251,817,060         28,550,000      $ 853,881,447   

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

   $ 1,875,000,000        650,000       $ 26,514,692         5,900,000      $ 230,873,903   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000        850,000       $ 35,889,536         2,930,000 2    $ 133,210,470   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000        200,000       $ 3,878,736         1,050,000 2    $ 33,115,715   

ProShares Ultra Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000        —         $ —           500,000      $ 49,880,610   

ProShares UltraShort Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000,000        50,000       $ 2,905,948         50,000 2    $ 2,905,948   

ProShares Ultra Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,500,000,000        2,250,000       $ 104,047,971         9,050,000      $ 463,625,109   

ProShares UltraShort Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,300,000,000        300,000       $ 12,240,303         5,960,000 2    $ 310,340,710   

 

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ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 200,000,000        —         $ —           100,000      $ 4,000,000   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 200,000,000        —         $ —           100,000      $ 4,000,000   

ProShares Ultra Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000        —         $ —           50,000      $ 1,209,580   

ProShares Short Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 200,000,000        —         $ —           100,000      $ 4,000,000   

ProShares UltraShort Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,653,506,872 3      800,000       $ 15,727,247         12,900,000      $ 263,481,506   

ProShares UltraPro Short Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 0 4      —         $ —           —        $ —     

ProShares Ultra Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 500,000,000        —         $ —           —        $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,300,000,000        2,800,000       $ 130,048,376         6,550,000      $ 291,223,076   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,000,000,000 5      14,700,000       $ 353,710,957         26,537,500 2    $ 1,600,919,494   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,300,000,000 6      7,200,000       $ 125,381,704         27,925,000      $ 801,055,108   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 700,000,000 7      1,350,000       $ 93,037,668         10,450,000 2    $ 536,782,526   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 700,000,000        525,000       $ 20,041,859         2,425,000      $ 127,092,035   

ProShares Managed Futures Strategy Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000 8      —         $ —           —        $ —     

ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,000,000 9      —         $ —           —        $ —     

Total:

   $ 24,738,752,945        40,925,000       $ 1,175,242,057         141,127,500      $ 5,711,597,237   

 

1 

A registration statement on Form S-3 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $4,308,246,073 as of that date.

2 

See Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits under Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

3 

A registration statement on Form S-3 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $2,753,506,872 as of that date.

4 

A registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $300,000,000 as of that date.

5 

A registration statement on Form S-3 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $3,000,000,000 as of that date.

6 

A registration statement on Form S-3 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $1,750,000,000 as of that date.

7 

A registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $950,000,000 as of that date.

8 

A registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $200,000,000 as of that date.

9 

A registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on January 30, 2013, increasing the “Amount Registered” to $100,000,000 as of that date.

 

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b) From October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, 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

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     50,000       $ 28.29   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     600,000       $ 30.61   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     950,000       $ 27.56   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     3,450,000       $ 28.28   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     650,000       $ 44.56   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     350,000       $ 43.87   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     300,000       $ 45.17   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     250,000       $ 55.93   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     50,000       $ 51.66   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     50,000       $ 21.87   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     250,000       $ 24.56   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Gold*

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     498       $ 58.71   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     100,000       $ 59.94   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     149,999       $ 60.90   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     900,000       $ 55.67   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     300,000       $ 55.60   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     300,000       $ 53.25   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     250,000       $ 44.62   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     600,000       $ 46.25   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     650,000       $ 48.26   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     50,000       $ 23.99   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares Short Euro

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     2,450,000       $ 19.92   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     1,900,000       $ 20.23   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     7,050,000       $ 18.96   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     —           —     

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

 

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ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     800,000       $ 41.41   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     —           —     

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     —           —     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     5,201,070       $ 30.44   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     5,000,000       $ 29.16   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     6,650,000       $ 22.39   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     1,500,000       $ 18.99   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     2,950,000       $ 18.01   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     3,275,000       $ 16.19   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     400,000       $ 68.76   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     100,000       $ 68.85   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     400,000       $ 68.02   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

10/01/12 to 10/31/12

     100,000       $ 39.06   

11/01/12 to 11/30/12

     175,000       $ 35.72   

12/01/12 to 12/31/12

     1,600,000       $ 34.84   

Total:

     49,801,567       $ 27.38   

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Financial Highlights for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and the period ended December 31, 2008 for each Fund, as applicable, are summarized below and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ audited financial statements, and the notes and schedules related thereto, which are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 6,408,497      $ 9,773,138      $ 18,200,144      $ 19,759,132      $ 3,367,988   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     6,097,211        9,058,529        18,186,658        19,743,932        3,325,011   

Net investment income (loss)

     (73,484     (145,601     (101,507     (159,995     (2,396

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (134,794     (4,514,955     2,964,022        5,272,629        (223,668

Net income (loss)

     (208,278     (4,660,556     2,862,515        5,112,634        (226,064

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (1.49     (10.49     8.16        6.05        (2.84

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 3,248,525      $ 9,114,501      $ 1,605,496      $ 3,143,524      $ 3,314,130   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     3,245,965        9,107,146        1,440,073        2,924,426        2,679,883   

Net investment income (loss)

     (47,749     (133,153     (24,504     (34,690     (2,783

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     340,212        (2,775,425     (638,367     (2,269,710     181,766   

Net income (loss)

     292,463        (2,908,578     (662,871     (2,304,400     178,983   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (2.82     8.92        (25.11     (60.86     8.97   

PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August  6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 499,982,244      $ 261,618,033      $ 264,616,122      $ 359,277,448      $ 107,259,658   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     483,508,964        251,395,322        228,133,077        323,819,670        99,772,943   

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,248,430     (3,186,369     (2,867,437     (2,745,473     (40,674

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (17,357,813     87,943,855        124,409,546        126,094,280        9,956,997   

Net income (loss)

     (20,606,243     84,757,486        121,542,109        123,348,807        9,916,323   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (11.49     (9.12     (0.50     (8.62     (40.88

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 96,137,916      $ 144,499,971      $ 143,897,039      $ 78,978,388      $ 20,975,904   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     89,481,266        144,389,893        132,214,257        76,656,626        14,502,399   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,078,664     (1,211,735     (784,150     (785,316     (11,201

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     35,047,625        36,113,078        12,590,308        (16,268,045     (717,759

Net income (loss)

     33,968,961        34,901,343        11,806,158        (17,053,361     (728,960

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     1.49        (12.03     (17.59     (76.58     20.02   

PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011 (Inception)
through December 31,
2011
 

Total assets

   $ 77,963,078      $ 4,107,427   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     73,019,370        4,079,349   

Net investment income (loss)

     (566,310     (10,459

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (5,825,840     (2,307,329

Net income (loss)

     (6,392,150     (2,317,788

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (62.93     (98.02

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011 (Inception)
through December 31,
2011
 

Total assets

   $ 12,780,598      $ 7,174,003   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     12,768,340        7,142,310   

Net investment income (loss)

     (196,407     (15,612

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     241,864        3,157,122   

Net income (loss)

     45,457        3,141,510   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     1.73        10.48   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 350,986,079      $ 407,538,760      $ 259,766,273      $ 168,695,905      $ 28,531,021   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     335,054,752        326,399,360        259,562,075        156,476,709        27,736,722   

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,169,265     (2,975,486     (1,595,925     (1,247,200     (10,430

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     31,641,746        10,169,127        90,914,726        35,041,207        1,721,234   

Net income (loss)

     28,472,481        7,193,641        89,318,801        33,794,007        1,710,804   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     7.85        6.69        25.14        13.26        5.82   

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 92,495,298      $ 198,423,144      $ 80,883,630      $ 68,671,532      $ 4,094,070   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     92,416,742        198,298,571        77,732,507        67,602,811        3,875,093   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,106,213     (1,043,199     (592,970     (402,783     (2,370

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (39,758,386     (8,458,117     (43,229,362     (17,512,830     (659,607

Net income (loss)

     (40,864,599     (9,501,316     (43,822,332     (17,915,613     (661,977

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (18.84     (30.77     (96.14     (177.85     (112.53

PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 894,123,114      $ 786,720,628      $ 547,399,463      $ 158,775,881      $ 10,310,952   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     747,725,400        606,824,420        547,003,919        145,416,382        10,011,149   

Net investment income (loss)

     (6,918,157     (7,956,212     (1,723,966     (758,694     (3,611

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (32,752,438     (438,094,409     273,334,878        36,175,592        133,347   

Net income (loss)

     (39,670,595     (446,050,621     271,610,912        35,416,898        129,736   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (0.22     (34.95     49.63        14.21        1.80   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 105,882,964      $ 267,497,929      $ 109,346,452      $ 68,157,270      $ 2,062,984   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     100,656,703        246,813,921        99,032,781        64,516,145        1,960,071   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,403,142     (3,388,013     (538,873     (388,903     (1,870

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (51,826,102     (117,764,498     (102,617,003     (37,791,186     (538,959

Net income (loss)

     (53,229,244     (121,152,511     (103,155,876     (38,180,089     (540,829

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (25.28     (122.78     (742.38     (2,978.30     (1,079.86

PROSHARES ULTRA AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    December 12, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Total assets

   $ 4,191,068      $ 41,200   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     4,150,068        200   

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,298     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     167,166        —     

Net income (loss)

     149,868        —     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     1.50        —     

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    December 12, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Total assets

   $ 3,832,949      $ 41,200   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     3,780,999        200   

Net investment income (loss)

     (16,229     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (202,972     —     

Net income (loss)

     (219,201     —     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (2.19     —     

PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    August 6,
2008
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2008
 

Total assets

   $ 4,874,189      $ 10,079,176      $ 7,735,783      $ 7,815,430      $ 4,569,933   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     4,870,316        9,554,748        7,729,684        7,531,857        4,386,411   

Net investment income (loss)

     (60,126     (75,102     (92,663     (60,716     (2,894

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     207,279        (512,495     24,901        562,024        430,635   

Net income (loss)

     147,153        (587,597     (67,762     501,308        427,741   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     0.46        (1.87     (4.37     0.89        4.24   

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

 

           December 12, 2011  
   Year Ended     (Inception) through  
   December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Total assets

   $ 3,804,040      $ 41,200   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     3,763,040        200   

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,891     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (219,269     —     

Net income (loss)

     (237,160     —     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (2.37     —     

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

 

                             August 6,  
           2008  
           (Inception)  
   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     through  
   December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Total assets

   $ 553,706,934      $ 1,101,007,056      $ 472,081,034      $ 100,901,360      $ 7,374,140   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     526,778,026        1,100,159,546        444,412,995        100,847,786        7,331,163   

Net investment income (loss)

     (7,447,508     (5,907,849     (2,805,812     (349,729     (3,574

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (33,586,639     85,179,270        23,450,767        (8,506,207     (342,153

Net income (loss)

     (41,034,147     79,271,421        20,644,955        (8,855,936     (345,727

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (1.32     0.05        1.61        (2.27     (4.05

PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

 

                             August 6,  
           2008  
           (Inception)  
   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     through  
   December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Total assets

   $ 4,725,951      $ 5,475,400      $ 5,027,843      $ 4,240,477      $ 3,089,602   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     4,227,995        5,471,075        5,024,240        3,921,267        2,845,053   

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,440     (39,572     (38,091     (36,723     (2,671

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,198,640     383,849        1,426,351        (356,330     347,374   

Net income (loss)

     (1,243,080     344,277        1,388,260        (393,053     344,703   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (8.29     2.98        7.35        (2.31     3.45   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

 

                             August 6,  
                             2008  
                             (Inception)  
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     through  
     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Total assets

   $ 408,834,865      $ 225,676,364      $ 223,993,625      $ 67,536,287      $ 2,209,595   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     408,563,630        221,131,994        207,685,813        67,487,917        2,166,617   

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,184,694     (2,642,134     (1,213,282     (348,942     (2,148

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     69,835,696        (38,262,661     (43,102,207     (1,312,337     (331,585

Net income (loss)

     67,651,002        (40,904,795     (44,315,489     (1,661,279     (333,733

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     9.80        (6.06     (17.25     (0.72     (10.01

PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

           April 5, 2011 (Inception)  
     Year ended     through December 31,  
     December 31, 2012     2011  

Total assets

   $ 156,387,315      $ 11,767,107   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     84,716,132        9,881,113   

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,001,646     (16,778

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (506,284,763     (4,287,543

Net income (loss)

     (509,286,409     (4,304,321

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (720.92     (1,658.95

PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

                 October 12, 2010  
                 (Inception)  
     Year ended     Year ended     through December 31,  
     December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     2010  

Total assets

   $ 183,678,945      $ 30,574,178      $ 199,398   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     137,657,464        30,549,903        400   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,053,112     (282,569     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (159,588,720     2,157,514        —     

Net income (loss)

     (160,641,832     1,874,945        —     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (59.58     (3.63     —     

PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

           April 5, 2011 (Inception)  
     Year ended     through December 31,  
     December 31, 2012     2011  

Total assets

   $ 95,411,974      $ 7,795,104   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     82,663,633        7,760,424   

Net investment income (loss)

     (437,699     (16,333

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     11,731,268        1,446,017   

Net income (loss)

     11,293,569        1,429,684   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     40.26        5.87   

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

                 October 12, 2010  
                 (Inception)  
     Year ended     Year ended     through December 31,  
     December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     2010  

Total assets

   $ 89,824,581      $ 90,821,428      $ 124,774   

Total shareholders’ equity at end of period

     37,302,992        90,821,428        400   

Net investment income (loss)

     (786,167     (117,121     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (70,590,582     (6,632,431     —     

Net income (loss)

     (71,376,749     (6,749,552     —     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

     (39.44     (5.86     —     

 

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Item 7. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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 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

As further described in Item 1 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. The “UltraPro Short” Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. Each of the Funds generally invests or will invest in Financial Instruments (i.e., instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other instruments) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies, or spot volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity futures index, currency exchange rate, equity volatility index or applicable commodity or financial futures contracts. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged”, “inverse” or “inverse leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds. As noted in Item 1 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as of December 31, 2012, each of the New Funds had not commenced investment operations; therefore, this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations does not include results of operations for the New Funds.

Each Geared Fund seeks or will seek investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods. This is different from most exchange-traded funds and means that the return of such Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, and usually will differ from 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x, of the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for that period. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Geared Funds are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that are not geared. Accordingly, these funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily, leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a significant portion of the NAV of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury Securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and each Fund’s trading in

 

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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 years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

 

     Interest Income      Interest Income      Interest Income  
     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  

Fund

   December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 4,965       $ 10,504       $ 21,655   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     3,017         3,661         3,775   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     240,162         159,287         452,166   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     75,194         70,449         115,372   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     30,397         —           —     

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     7,994         13         —     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     242,432         146,143         271,540   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     76,519         51,785         103,561   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     520,233         423,786         310,024   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     100,092         146,064         95,673   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     1,493         —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     1,432         —           —     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     3,690         4,536         16,178   

ProShares Short Euro

     1,508         —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     525,386         271,533         574,152   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     3,524         1,871         6,585   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     170,226         182,452         233,813   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     61,217         —           —     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     77,462         12,243         —     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     18,261         1         —     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     49,908         4,090         —     

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

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

The large size of the positions in which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Investments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

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

 

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Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 9,058,529      $ 18,186,658      $ 19,743,932   

NAV end of period

   $ 6,097,211      $ 9,058,529      $ 18,186,658   

Percentage change in NAV

     (32.7 )%      (50.2 )%      (7.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     350,014        500,014        700,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     250,014        350,014        500,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (28.6 )%      (30.0 )%      (28.6 )% 

Shares created

     —          50,000        400,000   

Shares redeemed

     100,000        200,000        600,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.88      $ 36.37      $ 28.21   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 24.39      $ 25.88      $ 36.37   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.8 )%      (28.8 )%      29.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     (1.1 )%      (13.3 )%      16.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     13.9     18.3     17.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 350,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 250,014 outstanding shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 500,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 350,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 700,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 500,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.8% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.8% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 29.0% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on September 14, 2012 at $29.39 per Share and reached its low for the year on June 1, 2012 at $20.71 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on April 29, 2011 at $41.87 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 15, 2011 at $24.32 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on December 31, 2010 at $36.37 per Share and reached its low for the year on June 4, 2010 at $21.14 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 1.1% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a lesser depreciation of the underlying components of the index during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s decline of 13.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 16.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (73,484   $ (145,601   $ (101,507

Management fee

     78,449        156,105        123,162   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (536,107     (2,051,301     2,384,616   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     401,313        (2,463,654     579,406   

Net income (loss)

   $ (208,278   $ (4,660,556   $ 2,862,515   

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a lesser depreciation of the underlying components of the index, notably Crude Oil, during the year ended December 31, 2011. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a depreciation of the underlying components of the index, notably Crude Oil, during the year ended December 31, 2011.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 9,107,146      $ 1,440,073      $ 2,924,426   

NAV end of period

   $ 3,245,965      $ 9,107,146      $ 1,440,073   

Percentage change in NAV

     (64.4 )%      532.4     (50.8 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     159,997        30,003        40,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     59,997        159,997        30,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (62.5 )%      433.3     (25.0 )% 

Shares created

     —          1,780,000        50,000   

Shares redeemed

     100,000        1,650,006        60,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 56.92      $ 48.00      $ 73.11   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 54.10      $ 56.92      $ 48.00   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.0 )%      18.6     (34.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (1.1 )%      (13.3 )%      16.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     13.9     18.3     17.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 159,997 outstanding shares at December 31, 2011 to 59,997 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 30,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 159,997 outstanding shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. By comparison, during the year ended December 31,

 

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2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 40,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 30,003 outstanding shares at December 31, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund in conjunction with significant volatility in outstanding shares during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 34.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on June 1, 2012 at $68.06 per Share and reached its low for the year on September 14, 2012 at $46.01 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on December 15, 2011 at $60.83 per Share and reached its low for the year on April 29, 2011 at $39.91 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on June 4, 2010 at $90.42 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 31, 2010 at $48.00 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 1.1% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a lesser depreciation of the underlying components of the index during the year ended December 31, 2012. The benchmark’s decline of 13.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 16.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to depreciation of the underlying components of the index during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (47,749   $ (133,153   $ (24,504

Management fee

     50,766        136,814        28,279   

Net realized gain (loss)

     761,941        (3,510,053     (691,027

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (421,729     734,628        52,660   

Net income (loss)

   $ 292,463      $ (2,908,578   $ (662,871

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a lesser depreciation of the underlying components of the index, notably Crude Oil, in conjunction with a significant decrease in outstanding shares, during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to depreciation of the underlying components of the index, notably Crude Oil, in conjunction with a significant increase in outstanding shares, during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund.

 

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ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 251,395,322      $ 228,133,077      $ 323,819,670   

NAV end of period

   $ 483,508,964      $ 251,395,322      $ 228,133,077   

Percentage change in NAV

     92.3     10.2     (29.5 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     6,149,170        4,562,504        6,412,504   

Shares outstanding end of period

     16,449,170        6,149,170        4,562,504   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     167.5     34.8     (28.8 )% 

Shares created

     28,550,000        29,625,000        29,262,500   

Shares redeemed

     18,250,000        28,038,334        31,112,500   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 40.88      $ 50.00      $ 50.50   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 29.39      $ 40.88      $ 50.00   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (28.1 )%      (18.2 )%      (1.0 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.8 )%      (3.7 )%      3.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     26.0     33.7     27.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 6,149,170 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 16,449,170 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 4,562,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 6,149,170 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 6,412,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 4,562,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.1% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 18.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a relatively greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 18.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 1.0% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 24, 2012 at $49.25 per Share and reached its low for the year on June 28, 2012 at $23.36 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on April 29, 2011 at $63.90 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 4, 2011 at $24.90 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on May 3, 2010 at $57.29 per Share and reached its low for the year on August 24, 2010 at $33.45 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s decline of 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,248,430   $ (3,186,369   $ (2,867,437

Management fee

     3,400,756        3,243,051        3,172,821   

Brokerage commission

     87,836        102,605        146,782   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (84,049,115     110,396,094        151,325,176   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     66,691,302        (22,452,239     (26,915,630

Net income (loss)

   $ (20,606,243   $ 84,757,486      $ 121,542,109   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a greater decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 144,389,893      $ 132,214,257      $ 76,656,626   

NAV end of period

   $ 89,481,266      $ 144,389,893      $ 132,214,257   

Percentage change in NAV

     (38.0 )%      9.2     72.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,719,944        2,600,003        1,120,003   

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,219,944        3,719,944        2,600,003   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (40.3 )%      43.1     132.1

Shares created

     5,900,000        12,530,000        9,150,000   

Shares redeemed

     7,400,000        11,410,059        7,670,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 38.82      $ 50.85      $ 68.44   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 40.31      $ 38.82      $ 50.85   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     3.8     (23.7 )%      (25.7 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.8 )%      (3.7 )%      3.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     26.0     33.7     27.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,719,944 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 2,219,944 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,600,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 3,719,944 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,120,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 2,600,003 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 23.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 23.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 25.7% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on June 28, 2012 at $60.49 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 9, 2012 at $31.27 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on October 4, 2011 at $70.55 per Share and reached its low for the year on April 29, 2011 at $36.11 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on May 25, 2010 at $90.21 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 31, 2010 at $50.85 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s decline of 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,078,664   $ (1,211,735   $ (784,150

Management fee

     1,121,597        1,228,633        842,206   

Brokerage commission

     32,261        53,551        57,316   

Net realized gain (loss)

     47,569,966        26,732,698        15,031,019   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,522,341     9,380,380        (2,440,711

Net income (loss)

   $ 33,968,961      $ 34,901,343      $ 11,806,158   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil, in conjunction with a significant decrease in outstanding shares, during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas*

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 4, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 4, 2011, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2011 may not be meaningful.

 

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Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 4, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 4,079,349      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 73,019,370      $ 4,079,349   

Percentage change in NAV

     1,690.0     1,019,737.3

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     40,002        2   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,869,941        40,002   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     4,574,6     2,000,000.0

Shares created

     2,930,000        40,000   

Shares redeemed

     1,100,061        —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 101.98      $ 200.0   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 39.05      $ 101.98   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (61.7 )%      (49.0 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (30.6 )%      (27.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     46.3     29.5

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 40,002 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 1,869,941 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2 outstanding Shares at October 4, 2011 to 40,002 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 61.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 49.0% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 4, 2012 at $109.49 per Share and reached its low for the year on April 19, 2012 at $29.42 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on October 4, 2011 at $200.00 per Share and reached its low for the period on December 30, 2011 at $101.98 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 30.6% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 27.7% for the period ended December 31, 2011 can be attributed to a greater decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 4, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (566,310   $ (10,459

Management fee

     404,318        1,454   

Brokerage commission

     128,470        2,531   

Offering costs

     63,919        6,474   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,835,183     (1,481,819

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,990,657     (825,510

Net income (loss)

   $ (6,392,150   $ (2,317,788

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a greater decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas Fund.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas*

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 4, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 4, 2011, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2011 may not be meaningful.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 4, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 7,142,310      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 12,768,340      $ 7,142,310   

Percentage change in NAV

     78.8     1,785,477.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     300,030        30   

Shares outstanding end of period

     500,030        300,030   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     66.7     1,000,000.0

Shares created

     1,050,000        300,000   

Shares redeemed

     850,000        —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 23.81      $ 13.33   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 25.54      $ 23.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     7.3     78.5

Percentage change in benchmark

     (30.6 )%      (27.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     46.3     29.5

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 300,030 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 500,030 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 30 outstanding Shares at October 4, 2011 to 300,030 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas SubindexSM.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 78.5% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on April 19, 2012 at $61.42 per Share and reached its low for the year on November 23, 2012 at $18.10 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on December 30, 2011 at $23.81 per Share and reached its low for the period on October 14, 2011 at $13.25 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 30.6% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 27.7% for the period ended December 31, 2011 can be attributed to a greater decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 4, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (196,407   $ (15,612

Management fee

     76,306        5,069   

Brokerage commission

     64,176        4,082   

Offering costs

     63,919        6,474   

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,212,995        1,776,323   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (971,131     1,380,799   

Net income (loss)

   $ 45,457      $ 3,141,510   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a greater decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas in conjunction with a significant increase in outstanding shares, during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas Fund.

 

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ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 326,399,360      $ 259,562,075      $ 156,476,709   

NAV end of period

   $ 335,054,752      $ 326,399,360      $ 259,562,075   

Percentage change in NAV

     2.7     25.8     65.9

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     4,300,014        3,750,014        3,550,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,000,014        4,300,014        3,750,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (7.0 )%      14.7     5.6

Shares created

     500,000        1,350,000        1,800,000   

Shares redeemed

     800,000        800,000        1,600,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 75.91      $ 69.22      $ 44.08   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 83.76      $ 75.91      $ 69.22   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     10.4     9.7     57.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     8.3     8.9     29.2

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.1     21.2     16.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 4,300,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 4,000,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,750,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 4,300,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 3,550,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 3,750,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 10.4% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to the greater appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 57.0% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lesser appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 28, 2012 at $101.40 per Share and reached its low for the year on May 30, 2012 at $74.51 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on September 6, 2011 at $120.56 per Share and reached its low for the year on January 28, 2011 at $60.68 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on November 9, 2010 at $71.39 per Share and reached its low for the year on February 5, 2010 at $41.35 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 8.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s rise of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 29.2% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,169,265   $ (2,975,486   $ (1,595,925

Management fee

     3,411,655        3,118,702        1,863,659   

Brokerage commission

     42        2,927        3,806   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (33,589,632     100,090,298        76,444,701   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     65,231,378        (89,921,171     14,470,025   

Net income (loss)

   $ 28,472,481      $ 7,193,641      $ 89,318,801   

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms, in conjunction with a higher average shares outstanding, during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a relatively lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

ProShares UltraShort Gold*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 198,298,571      $ 77,732,507      $ 67,602,811   

NAV end of period

   $ 92,416,742      $ 198,298,571      $ 77,732,507   

Percentage change in NAV

     (53.4 )%      155.1     15.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,397,475        684,975        322,501   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,446,978        2,397,475        684,975   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (39.7 )%      250.0     112.4

Shares created

     50,000        2,525,000        525,000   

Shares redeemed

     1,000,497        812,500        162,526   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 82.71      $ 113.48      $ 209.62   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 63.87      $ 82.71      $ 113.48   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (22.8 )%      (27.1 )%      (45.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     8.3     8.9     29.2

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.1     21.2     16.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,397,475 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 1,446,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 684,975 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 2,397,475 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 322,501 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 684,975 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar p.m. fixing price for delivery in London.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 27.1% for the

 

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year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a relatively lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 27.1% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 45.9% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on May 30, 2012 at $77.48 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 4, 2012 at $55.30 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 28, 2011 at $128.39 per Share and reached its low for the year on September 6, 2011 at $58.07 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 5, 2010 at $217.87 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 7, 2010 at $112.27 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 8.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s rise of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 29.2% during the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income /Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,106,213   $ (1,043,199   $ (592,970

Management fee

     1,182,691        1,092,472        693,428   

Brokerage commission

     41        2,512        3,103   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (10,065,649     (45,178,304     (37,767,467

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (29,692,737     36,720,187        (5,461,895

Net income (loss)

   $ (40,864,599   $ (9,501,316   $ (43,822,332

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms, in conjunction with a significant decrease in outstanding Shares, during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a relatively lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. Dollar terms.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund.

 

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ProShares Ultra Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 606,824,420      $ 547,003,919      $ 145,416,382   

NAV end of period

   $ 747,725,400      $ 606,824,420      $ 547,003,919   

Percentage change in NAV

     23.2     10.9     276.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     14,050,028        7,000,028        5,100,028   

Shares outstanding end of period

     17,400,028        14,050,028        7,000,028   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     23.8     100.7     37.3

Shares created

     9,050,000        15,650,000        5,400,000   

Shares redeemed

     5,700,000        8,600,000        3,500,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 43.19      $ 78.14      $ 28.51   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 42.97      $ 43.19      $ 78.14   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (0.5 )%      (44.7 )%      174.1

Percentage change in benchmark

     6.3     (8.0 )%      80.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

     29.4     60.9     33.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 14,050,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 17,400,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 7,000,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 14,050,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 5,100,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 7,000,028 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 0.5% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 44.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to relatively lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 44.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 174.1% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 29, 2012 at $73.52 per Share and reached its low for the year on July 12, 2012 at $35.76 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on April 28, 2011 at $184.61 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 29, 2011 at $37.42 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on December 30, 2010 at $78.47 per Share and reached its low for the year on February 8, 2010 at $22.20 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 6.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2012. The benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 80.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (6,918,157   $ (7,956,211   $ (1,723,966

Management fee

     7,438,345        8,372,487        2,027,722   

Brokerage commission

     45        7,511        6,268   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (66,421,123     (209,430,844     216,265,541   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     33,668,685        (228,663,565     57,069,337   

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,670,595   $ (446,050,621   $ 271,610,912   

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund.

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 246,813,921      $ 99,032,781      $ 64,516,145   

NAV end of period

   $ 100,656,703      $ 246,813,921      $ 99,032,781   

Percentage change in NAV

     (59.2 )%      149.2     53.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,218,874        496,496        68,500   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,958,489        3,218,874        496,496   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (39.2 )%      548.3     624.8

Shares created

     5,960,000        14,127,500        533,500   

Shares redeemed

     7,220,385        11,405,122        105,504   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 76.68      $ 199.46      $ 941.84   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 51.40      $ 76.68      $ 199.46   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (33.0 )%      (61.6 )%      (78.8 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     6.3     (8.0 )%      80.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

     29.4     60.9     33.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,218,874 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 1,958,489 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 496,496 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 3,218,874 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 68,500 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 496,496 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 33.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 61.6% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 61.6% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 78.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 3, 2012 at $73.38 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 4, 2012 at $39.13 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 25, 2011 at $255.54 per Share and reached its low for the year on August 22, 2011 at $54.63 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 8, 2010 at $1,135.15 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 30, 2010 at $198.69 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 6.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2012. The benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 80.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,  2012
    Year Ended
December 31,  2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,403,142   $ (3,388,013   $ (538,873

Management fee

     1,503,193        3,530,293        631,456   

Brokerage commission

     41        3,784        3,090   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (28,109,405     (171,362,095     (89,049,763

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (23,716,697     53,597,597        (13,567,240

Net income (loss)

   $ (53,229,244   $ (121,152,511   $ (103,155,876

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms, in conjunction with a significant decrease in outstanding shares, during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the price of spot silver in U.S. Dollar terms in conjunction with significant fluctuations in outstanding shares during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share splits for the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund.

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, comparisons of the Fund’s results of operations for the years ended December 2011 and 2010 have not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2012 may not be meaningful.

 

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Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2012:

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200   

NAV end of period

   $ 4,150,068   

Percentage change in NAV

     2,074,934.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     100,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     2,000,000.0

Shares created

     100,000   

Shares redeemed

     —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 40.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 41.50   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     3.8

Percentage change in benchmark

     0.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.5

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at July 17, 2012 to 100,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian Dollar versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on December 14, 2012 at $42.82 per Share and reached its low for the period on September 5, 2012 at $39.29 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 0.6% for the period ended December 31, 2012, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Australian Dollar versus the U.S. Dollar during the period ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (17,298

Brokerage commission

     932   

Offering costs

     18,871   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,012

Net realized gain (loss)

     265,989   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (98,823

Net income (loss)

   $ 149,868   

 

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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, comparisons of the Fund’s results of operations for the years ended December 2011 and 2010 have not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2012 may not be meaningful.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2012:

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200   

NAV end of period

   $ 3,780,999   

Percentage change in NAV

     1,890,399.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     100,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     2,000,000.0

Shares created

     100,000   

Shares redeemed

     —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 40.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 37.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     0.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.5

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at July 17, 2012 to 100,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian Dollar versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on September 5, 2012 at $40.44 per Share and reached its low for the period on December 14, 2012 at $36.68 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 0.6% for the period ended December 31, 2012, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Australian Dollar versus the U.S. Dollar during the period ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (16,229

Brokerage commission

     1,006   

Offering costs

     18,871   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,216

Net realized gain (loss)

     (288,744

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     85,772   

Net income (loss)

   $ (219,201

 

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ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 9,554,748      $ 7,729,684      $ 7,531,857   

NAV end of period

   $ 4,870,316      $ 9,554,748      $ 7,729,684   

Percentage change in NAV

     (49.0 )%      23.6     2.6

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     400,014        300,014        250,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     200,014        400,014        300,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (50.0 )%      33.3     20.0

Shares created

     50,000        100,000        850,000   

Shares redeemed

     250,000        —          800,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 23.89      $ 25.76      $ 30.13   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 24.35      $ 23.89      $ 25.76   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     1.9     (7.3 )%      (14.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.0     (3.2 )%      (6.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.3     11.4     12.0

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 400,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 200,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 300,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 400,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 250,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 300,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 1.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 14.5% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 24, 2012 at $25.78 per Share and reached its low for the year on July 24, 2012 at $20.56 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on May 3, 2011

 

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at $31.63 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 28, 2011 at $23.88 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 11, 2010 at $30.98 per Share and reached its low for the year on June 7, 2010 at $20.70 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (60,126   $ (75,102   $ (92,663

Management fee

     63,816        79,638        108,841   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (398,426     354,405        (601,075

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     605,705        (866,900     625,976   

Net income (loss)

   $ 147,153      $ (587,597   $ (67,762

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar in conjunction with a significant increase in outstanding shares during the year ended December 31, 2011.

ProShares Short Euro

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on June 26, 2012, comparisons of the Fund’s results of operations for the years ended December 2011 and 2010 have not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on June 26, 2012, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2012 may not be meaningful.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2012:

 

     June 26, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200   

NAV end of period

   $ 3,763,040   

Percentage change in NAV

     1,881,420.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     100,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     2,000,000.0

Shares created

     100,000   

Shares redeemed

     —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 40.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 37.63   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.0

 

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During the period ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at June 26, 2012 to 100,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on July 24, 2012 at $41.33 per Share and reached its low for the period on December 20, 2012 at $37.50 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.6% for the period ended December 31, 2012, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the period ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2012:

 

     June 26, 2012
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (17,891

Brokerage commission

     313   

Offering costs

     21,231   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,145

Net realized gain (loss)

     (164,401

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (54,868

Net income (loss)

   $ (237,160

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 1,100,159,546      $ 444,412,995      $ 100,847,786   

NAV end of period

   $ 526,778,026      $ 1,100,159,546      $ 444,412,995   

Percentage change in NAV

     (52.1 )%      147.6     340.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     54,100,014        21,900,014        5,400,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     27,700,014        54,100,014        21,900,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (48.8 )%      147.0     305.6

Shares created

     12,900,000        50,600,000        35,700,000   

Shares redeemed

     39,300,000        18,400,000        19,200,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 20.34      $ 20.29      $ 18.68   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 19.02      $ 20.34      $ 20.29   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (6.5 )%      0.2     8.7

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.0     (3.2 )%      (6.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.3     11.4     12.0

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 54,100,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 27,700,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 21,900,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 54,100,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5,400,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 21,900,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 6.5% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 0.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 0.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.7% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on July 24, 2012 at $22.94 per Share and reached its low for the year on February 24, 2012 at $18.67 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 7, 2011 at $21.74 per Share and reached its low for the year on May 3, 2011 at $16.22 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on June 7, 2010 at $26.39 per Share and reached its low for the year on January 11, 2010 at $18.14 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s decline of 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.6% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (7,447,508   $ (5,907,849   $ (2,805,812

Management fee

     7,972,894        6,179,382        3,379,964   

Net realized gain (loss)

     46,954,540        (5,405,748     48,577,957   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (80,541,179     90,585,018        (25,127,190

Net income (loss)

   $ (41,034,147   $ 79,271,421      $ 20,644,955   

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar in conjunction with a significant increase in outstanding shares during the year ended December 31, 2011.

ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 5,471,075      $ 5,024,240      $ 3,921,267   

NAV end of period

   $ 4,227,995      $ 5,471,075      $ 5,024,240   

Percentage change in NAV

     (22.7 )%      8.9     28.1

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     150,014        150,014        150,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     150,014        150,014        150,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     0.0     0.0

Shares created

     —          50,000        100,000   

Shares redeemed

     —          50,000        100,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 36.47      $ 33.49      $ 26.14   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 28.18      $ 36.47      $ 33.49   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (22.7 )%      8.9     28.1

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.3 )%      5.5     14.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.6     8.8     11.0

There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, there was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding shares from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, there was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding shares from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2010.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 22.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 28.1% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lower appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on February 2, 2012 at $37.15 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 31, 2012 at $28.18 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on October 28, 2011 at $37.86 per Share and reached its low for the year on April 6, 2011 at $30.09 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on October 29, 2010 at $34.24 per Share and reached its low for the year on May 3, 2010 at $25.14 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011. By comparison, the benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 14.6% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (44,440   $ (39,572   $ (38,091

Management fee

     47,964        41,443        44,676   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (601,910     564,832        826,758   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (596,730     (180,983     599,593   

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,243,080   $ 344,277      $ 1,388,260   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

ProShares UltraShort Yen*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 221,131,994      $ 207,685,813      $ 67,487,917   

NAV end of period

   $ 408,563,630      $ 221,131,994      $ 207,685,813   

Percentage change in NAV

     84.8     6.5     207.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     5,399,294        4,416,671        1,050,005   

Shares outstanding end of period

     8,049,294        5,399,294        4,416,671   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     49.1     22.2     320.6

Shares created

     6,550,000        6,683,333        4,683,333   

Shares redeemed

     3,900,000        5,700,710        1,316,667   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 40.96      $ 47.02      $ 64.27   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 50.76      $ 40.96      $ 47.02   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     23.9     (12.9 )%      (26.8 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (11.3 )%      5.5     14.6

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.6     8.8     11.0

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5,399,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 8,049,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 4,416,671 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010 to 5,399,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,050,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2009 to 4,416,671 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2010. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 23.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the decrease of 12.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 12.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 26.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010, was primarily due to a relatively lower depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on December 31, 2012 at $50.76 per Share and reached its low for the year on February 2, 2012 at $40.08 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on April 6, 2011 at $51.44 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 28, 2011 at $39.80 per Share. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on May 3, 2010 at $65.56 per Share and reached its low for the year on October 29, 2010 at $46.39 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 11.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the year ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 14.6% for the year ended December 31, 2010, can be attributed to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,184,694   $ (2,642,134   $ (1,213,282

Management fee

     2,354,920        2,824,586        1,447,095   

Net realized gain (loss)

     27,342,607        (50,024,884     (22,109,488

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     42,493,089        11,762,223        (20,992,719

Net income (loss)

   $ 67,651,002      $ (40,904,795   $ (44,315,489

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2012. By comparison, the Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a relatively lower increase in the value of the Japanese Yen versus the U.S. Dollar during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 3, 2011, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2011 may not be meaningful.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 9,881,113      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 84,716,132      $ 9,881,113   

Percentage change in NAV

     757.4     2,470,178.3

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     13,334        0   

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,208,081        13,334   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     31,459.0     8,000,000.0

Shares created

     26,537,500        13,334   

Shares redeemed

     22,342,753        —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 741.05      $ 2,400.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 20.13      $ 741.05   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (97.3 )%      (69.1 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (77.9 )%      (37.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     74.2     93.1

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 13,334 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 4,208,081 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 0 outstanding Shares at October 3, 2011 to 13,334 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 97.3% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 69.1% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a greater decline in prices of the first and second month VIX futures during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 3, 2012 at $649.02 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 18, 2012 at $17.77 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on October 3, 2011 at $2,400 per Share and reached its low for the period on December 21, 2011 at $632.19 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s decline of 77.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 37.9% for the period ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to declining prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,001,646   $ (16,778

Management fee

     1,579,190        4,264   

Brokerage commission

     1,413,912        5,441   

Offering costs

     69,761        7,073   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (509,401,530     (3,524,753

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,116,767        (762,790

Net income (loss)

   $ (509,286,409   $ (4,304,321

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a higher asset base and declining futures prices during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the reverse Share splits for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    January 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 30,549,903      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 137,657,464      $ 30,549,903   

Percentage change in NAV

     350.6     7,637,375.8

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     400,005        5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     8,200,005        400,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     1,950.0     8,000,000.0

Shares created

     27,925,000        4,725,000   

Shares redeemed

     20,125,000        4,325,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 76.37      $ 80.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 16.79      $ 76.37   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (78.0 )%      (4.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (77.9 )%      (2.1 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     74.2     78.4

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 400,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 8,200,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at January 3, 2011 to 400,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 78.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.5% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a greater decline in prices of the first and second month VIX futures during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 3, 2012 at $71.63 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 18, 2012 at $15.13 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on October 3, 2011 at $123.77 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $43.15 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 77.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the period ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a decline in prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    January 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,053,112   $ (282,569

Management fee

     1,129,484        96,904   

Offering costs

     1,090        197,908   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (160,947,857     3,734,445   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,359,137        (1,576,931

Net income (loss)

   $ (160,641,832   $ 1,874,945   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a higher asset base and declining futures prices during the year ended December 31, 2012.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced investment operations on October 3, 2011, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2011 may not be meaningful.

 

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Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 7,760,424      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 82,663,633      $ 7,760,424   

Percentage change in NAV

     965.2     1,940,006.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     300,020        20   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,250,020        300,020   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     316.7     1,500,000.0

Shares created

     10,450,000        300,000   

Shares redeemed

     9,500,000        —     

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.87      $ 20.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 66.13      $ 25.87   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     155.7     29.3

Percentage change in benchmark

     (77.9 )%      (37.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     74.2     93.1

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 300,020 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 1,250,020 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 20 outstanding Shares at October 3, 2011 to 300,020 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 155.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 29.3% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a greater decline in prices of the first and second month VIX futures during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on December 18, 2012 at $78.51 per Share and reached its low for the year on January 3, 2012 at $27.48 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on October 28, 2011 at $29.20 per Share and reached its low for the period on November 25, 2011 at $19.39 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 77.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 37.9% for the period ended December 31, 2011 can be attributed to declining prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    October 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (437,699   $ (16,333

Management fee

     196,650        5,916   

Brokerage commission

     189,549        3,345   

Offering costs

     69,761        7,073   

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,206,071        1,355,837   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,474,803     90,180   

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,293,569      $ 1,429,684   

The Fund’s net income increased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a higher asset base and declining futures prices during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the Share split for the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011, a comparison of the Fund’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 has not been provided.

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    January 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 90,821,428      $ 400   

NAV end of period

   $ 37,302,992      $ 90,821,428   

Percentage change in NAV

     (58.9 )%      22,705,257.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,225,005        5   

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,075,005        1,225,005   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (12.2 )%      24,500,000.0

Shares created

     2,425,000        1,600,000   

Shares redeemed

     2,575,000        375,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 74.14      $ 80.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 34.70      $ 74.14   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (53.2 )%      (7.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (52.9 )%      (6.3 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     32.0     39.2

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,225,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011 to 1,075,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5 outstanding Shares at January 3, 2011 to 1,225,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2011. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 53.2% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the decrease of 7.3% for the period ended December 31, 2011, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2012.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the year on January 3, 2012 at $71.93 per Share and reached its low for the year on December 18, 2012 at $32.79 per Share. By comparison, during the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on October 3, 2011 at $92.26 per Share and reached its low for the period on July 7, 2011 at $57.37 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 52.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.3% for the period ended December 31, 2011, can be attributed to a greater decline in prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012 and from commencement of operations to December 31, 2011:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    January 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (786,167   $ (117,121

Management fee

     835,393        —     

Offering costs

     682        123,692   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (2,481

Net realized gain (loss)

     (75,241,872     (513,727

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,651,290        (6,118,704

Net income (loss)

   $ (71,376,749   $ (6,749,552

The Fund’s net income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to the period ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to a higher asset base and declining futures prices during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of February 28, 2013, 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.

 

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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.

For more information, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Annual Report on

Form 10-K.

Credit Risk

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

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

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

Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovery collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

limiting the outstanding amounts due from counterparties to the Funds;

 

   

not posting margin directly with a counterparty;

 

   

generally requiring that the counterparty posts collateral in amounts approximately equal to that owed to the Funds, as marked to market;

 

   

limiting the amount of margin or premium posted at a FCM; and

 

   

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

 

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

The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a debt security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. The Funds could also lose money if the issuer of a debt security in which it has a short position is upgraded or generally improves its standing. Changes in an issuer’s financial strength or in an issuer’s or debt security’s credit rating also may affect a security’s value and thus have an impact on a Fund’s performance. Credit risk usually applies to most debt securities.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Trust’s and the Funds’ critical accounting policies are as follows:

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

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

The use of fair value to measure Financial Instruments, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period, is fundamental to the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements. The fair value of a Financial Instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price).

For financial reporting purposes, the Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the VIX Funds value or will value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain Leveraged Funds’, the Short Euro Fund’s and VIX Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations.

Derivatives (e.g., futures, 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, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at last settled price. If there was no sale on that day, and for non-exchange-traded derivatives, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would be generally determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. When market closing prices are not available, the Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards.

Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While each Leveraged and VIX Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Leveraged or the VIX Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Leveraged and the VIX Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Leveraged

 

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or the VIX Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Leveraged or the VIX Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

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

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

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

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

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Since the ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar Fund, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Fund and ProShares Short Euro Fund were conducting operations for only a portion of the year ended December 31, 2012, comparisons of positions in certain Financial Instruments held by each of ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar Fund, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Fund and ProShares Short Euro Fund for the year ended December 31, 2011 have not been provided. As of December 31, 2012, each of the New Funds had not commenced investment operations; therefore, this quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk does not include comparisons of positions in certain Financial Instruments for the New Funds.

Quantitative Disclosure

Commodity Price Sensitivity

Each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments, which were sensitive to commodity price risk. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s swap positions as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

  

                Counterparty                 

   Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 139.0707       $ 7,780,320   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      139.0707         4,411,987   

 

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Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

  

                Counterparty                 

   Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 140.6802       $ 5,196,523   

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      140.6802         12,943,342   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values 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 value, before accounting for spreads or financing costs associated with the swaps. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2012

Reference Index

  

                Counterparty                 

   Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 139.0707       $ (4,729,704

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      139.0707         (1,763,052

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

        

Reference Index

  

                Counterparty                 

   Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 140.6802       $ (4,515,910

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      140 .6802         (13,710,640

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short swap notional values are calculated by multiplying units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the level of the Index. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, 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 $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

 

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multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    March 2013    4,378    $92.27    1,000    $403,958,060

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount  at

Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      $228.9141         $232,506,653   

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      228.9141         128,396,742   

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      228.9141         202,152,019   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long      March 2012         2,226       $ 99.00         1,000       $ 220,374,000   

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 259.6827       $ 87,399,278   

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      259.6827         52,229,440   

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      259.6827         142,861,248   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs.

 

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The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Short         March 2013         825       $ 92.27         1,000       $ (76,122,750

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 228.9141       $ (37,668,290

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      228.9141         (16,223,148

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      228.9141         (48,930,885

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    March 2012    1,257    $ 99.00         1,000       $ (124,443,000

Swap Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 259.6827       $ (52,221,393

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      259.6827         (90,137,702

Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      259.6827         (22,019,770

 

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The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares DJ-UBS Natural Gas Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Long         March 2013         4,340       $ 3.37         10,000       $ 146,041,000   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Long         March 2012         271       $ 3.02         10,000       $ 8,173,360   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

        

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Short         March 2013         759       $ 3.37         10,000       $ (25,540,350

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Short         March 2012         474       $ 3.02         10,000       $ (14,295,840

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Long         February 2013         2       $ 1,675.80         100       $ (335,160

Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG      Long       $ 1,657.63       $ 200,241,704   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         1,657.63         151,540,535   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.      Long         1,657.63         163,110,792   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG      Long         1,657.63         154,822,642   

 

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Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Long         February 2012         2       $ 1,566.80         100       $ 313,360   

Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International      Long       $ 1,531.18       $ 187,753,292   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.      Long         1,531.18         20,824,025   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG      Long         1,531.18         443,889,082   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These notional values 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 values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and Gold forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short         February 2013         2       $ 1,675.80         100       $ (335,160

Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

        

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG       Short       $ 1,657.63       $ (108,574,765

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         1,657.63         (27,513,343

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.      Short         1,657.63         (22,212,242

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG      Short         1,657.63         (26,273,436

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

        

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short         February 2012         2       $ 1,566.80         100       $ (313,360

 

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Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    $ 1,531.18       $ (64,153,380

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      1,531.18         (32,154,744

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,531.18         (300,034,721

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) 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 decreases (increases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long      March 2013         2       $ 30.227         5,000       $ 302,270   

Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty      Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     Deutsche Bank AG       Long    $ 29.9542       $ 521,352,073   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     Goldman Sachs International       Long      29.9545         318,290,526   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     Societe Generale S.A.       Long      29.9545         357,417,094   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     UBS AG       Long      29.9545         297,987,366   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long      March 2012         2       $ 27.915         5,000       $ 279,150   

 

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Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    $ 28.1810       $ 264,444,868   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      28.1810         28,321,905   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      28.1810         920,701,451   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These notional values 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 values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and Silver forward agreements. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short      March 2013         2       $ 30.227         5,000       $ (302,270

Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short    $ 29.9545       $ (103,432,889

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      29.9545         (45,875,317

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      29.9545         (37,532,989

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      29.9545         (26,270,097

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short      March 2012         2       $ 27.915         5,000       $ (279,150

 

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Forward Agreements as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International      Short       $ 28.1810       $ (189,531,316

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.      Short         28.1810         (28,321,905

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG      Short         28.1810         (275,581,999

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) 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 decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Currency Fund’s Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to changes in exchange rates. As of December 31, 2012 and, as applicable, 2011, each of the Currency Funds’ positions was as follows:

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar:

As of December 31, 2012, the ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of AUD/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Long         March 2013         80       $ 103.250         1,000       $ 8,260,000   

The December 31, 2012 futures notional value is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional value will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Australian Dollar 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 Australian Dollar 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.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar:

As of December 31, 2012, the ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of AUD/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Short         March 2013         73       $ 103.250         1,000       $ (7,537,250

The December 31, 2012 short futures notional value is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional value will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Australian Dollar for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 Australian Dollar and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Long      01/04/13         3,207,025        1.3195       $ 4,231,708   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      01/04/13         4,319,600        1.3195         5,699,764   

Euro

  

Goldman Sachs International

   Short      01/04/13         (23,900     1.3195         (31,536

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      01/04/13         (100,900     1.3195         (133,139

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Date      Euro     Rate      USD  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/13/12         7,334,525        1.2943       $ 9,492,896   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         01/13/12         7,824,000        1.2943         10,126,412   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/13/12         (183,800     1.2943         (237,888

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         01/13/12         (208,900     1.2943         (270,374

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 USD market value equals the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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.

ProShares Short Euro:

As of December 31, 2012, the ProShares Short Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

   Short      March 2013       23    $ 1.321         125,000       $ (3,797,300

The December 31, 2012 short futures notional value is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional value will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $1.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative one. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares UltraShort Euro:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/04/13         82,837,700        1.3195       $ 109,305,330   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         01/04/13         175,817,700        1.3195         231,993,545   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/04/13         (492,005,225     1.3195         (649,206,743

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         01/04/13         (563,892,200     1.3195         (744,062,460

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/13/12         30,950,200        1.2943       $ 40,058,087   

Euro

   UBS AG      Long         01/13/12         53,564,700        1.2943         69,327,481   

Euro

  

Goldman Sachs International

     Short         01/13/12         (881,320,025     1.2943         (1,140,670,959

Euro

   UBS AG      Short         01/13/12         (903,636,400     1.2943         (1,169,554,497

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 USD market values equal the number of Euros multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Euro for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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.

ProShares Ultra Yen:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market
Value USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/04/13         353,636,200        0.011529       $ 4,077,072   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         01/04/13         424,732,500        0.011529         4,896,741   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/04/13         (19,923,300     0.011529         (229,696

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         01/04/13         (25,219,500     0.011529         (290,756

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/13/12         361,210,000        0.012993       $ 4,693,138   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         01/13/12         486,460,000        0.012993         6,320,489   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/13/12         (2,500,000     0.012993         (32,482

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         01/13/12         (2,940,000     0.012993         (38,199

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 USD market values equal the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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.

ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2012

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         01/04/13         601,353,100        0.011529       $ 6,933,000   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/04/13         (33,732,636,200     0.011529         (388,903,561

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         01/04/13         (37,798,808,300     0.011529         (435,782,459

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of December 31, 2011

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
     Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Long         01/13/12         1,157,460,000        0.012993       $ 15,038,674   

Yen

   UBS AG      Long         01/13/12         1,743,810,000        0.012993         22,657,016   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International      Short         01/13/12         (17,594,930,000     0.012993         (228,607,826

Yen

   UBS AG      Short         01/13/12         (19,346,660,000     0.012993         (251,367,745

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 USD market values equal the number of Yen multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Yen for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current exchange rate price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the Yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding

 

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performance for periods longer than one day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity

Each of the VIX Funds is exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the VIX Funds’ Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to changes in equity market volatility indexes. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, each of the VIX Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

        

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         January 2013         4,779       $ 17.70         1,000       $ 84,588,300   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         February 2013         3,827         18.50         1,000         70,799,500   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         January 2012         431       $ 26.70         1,000       $ 11,507,700   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         February 2012         302         27.15         1,000         8,199,300   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current equity 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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    January 2013      4,208       $ 17.70         1,000       $ 74,481,600   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    February 2013      3,372         18.50         1,000         62,382,000   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    January 2012      668       $ 26.70         1,000       $ 17,835,600   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    February 2012      466         27.15         1,000         12,651,900   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to match the performance of the Index. While the above information properly represents the then current equity 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. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to inverse equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    January 2013      2,556       $ 17.70         1,000       $(45,241,200)

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    February 2013      2,051         18.50         1,000       (37,943,500)

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    January 2012      171       $ 26.70         1,000       $(4,565,700)

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    February 2012      119       $ 27.15         1,000       $(3,230,850)

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $1.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current equity 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. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

 

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ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2012

 

     Long or                    Valuation      Contract      Notional Amount  

Contract

   Short      Expiration      Contracts      Price      Multiplier      at Value  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         April 2013         322       $ 20.40         1,000       $ 6,568,800   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         May 2013         580         21.00         1,000         12,180,000   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         June 2013         580         21.90         1,000         12,702,000   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         July 2013         258         22.75         1,000         5,869,500   

Futures Positions as of December 31, 2011

 

     Long or                    Valuation      Contract      Notional Amount  

Contract

   Short      Expiration      Contracts      Price      Multiplier      at Value  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         April 2012         616       $ 28.40         1,000       $ 17,494,400   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         May 2012         1,047         28.70         1,000         30,048,900   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         June 2012         1,047         29.10         1,000         30,467,700   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

     Long         July 2012         431         29.75         1,000         12,822,250   

The December 31, 2012 and 2011 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to match the performance of the Index. While the above information properly represents the then current equity 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. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

Qualitative Disclosure

As described above in Item 7 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, it is the investment objective of each Geared Fund to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance, whether positive or negative, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Short Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraShort Fund seeks or will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Short Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that match the performance of a benchmark. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by

 

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estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by two or negative two. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day. The Matching VIX Funds and the Managed Futures Funds seek or will seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

Primary Market Risk Exposure

The primary market risks that the Funds are exposed to depend on each Fund’s investment objective and corresponding benchmark. For example, the primary market risk that the ProShares 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 7 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Commodity Price Sensitivity

As further described above in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Commodity Index Funds or the Commodity Funds, several factors may affect the price of a commodity underlying a Commodity Index Fund or a Commodity Fund, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a physical commodity or of a commodity index (comprised of commodity futures contracts) will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund or an UltraPro Short Fund and daily decreases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As further described above in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 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 Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a currency will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund or an UltraShort Pro Fund and daily decreases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

 

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Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity

As further described above in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each VIX Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a VIX Fund. The impact of changes in the price of these assets will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest.

Managing Market Risks

Each Fund seeks or will seek to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (1x, 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. At the close of the relevant markets each trading day (see NAV calculation times), each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described above in Item 7 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. No attempt is made to adjust market exposure in order to avoid changes to the benchmark that would cause the Funds to lose value. Factors common to all Funds that may require portfolio re-positioning are create/redeem activity and index rebalances.

For Geared Funds, the impact of the index’s movements during the day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be re-positioned. For example, if the index for an Ultra Fund has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will need to be increased to the extent there are not offsetting factors such as redemption activity. Conversely, if the index has fallen on a given day, net assets of an Ultra Fund should fall. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will generally need to be decreased. Net assets for Short Funds, UltraShort Funds or UltraPro Short Funds will generally decrease when the index rises on a given day, meaning the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely if the index has fallen on a given day, a Short Fund’s, an UltraShort Fund’s or an UltraPro Short Fund’s assets should rise. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be increased.

The use of certain Financial Instruments introduces counterparty risk. A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to Financial Instruments entered into by the Fund. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty fails to perform its obligations. Each Fund intends to enter into swap and forward agreements only with major global financial institutions that meet certain credit quality standards and monitoring policies. Each Fund may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination or reset and payment, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty, and generally requiring that the counterparty post collateral with respect to amounts owed to the Funds, marked to market daily.

Most Financial Instruments held by the Funds are “unfunded” meaning that the Fund will obtain exposure to the corresponding benchmark while still being in possession of its original cash assets. The cash positions that result from use of such Financial Instruments are held in a manner to minimize both interest rate and credit risk. During the reporting period, cash positions were maintained in a non-interest bearing demand deposit account. The Funds also invest a portion of this cash in cash equivalents (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities).

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Statement of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, June 30, 2012 and 2011, September 30, 2012 and 2011, and December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 for each Fund, as applicable.

PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)  
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (22,013   $ (18,004   $ (19,548   $ (13,919   $ (73,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 99,304      $ (886,086   $ 1,527,523      $ (875,535   $ (134,794

Net income (loss)

   $ 77,291      $ (904,090   $ 1,507,975      $ (889,454   $ (208,278

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 0.22      $ (2.58   $ 4.48      $ (3.61   $ (1.49
     Three months ended (unaudited)  
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (40,254   $ (45,024   $ (36,061   $ (24,262   $ (145,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 1,772,727      $ (3,351,612   $ (3,127,605   $ 191,535      $ (4,514,955

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,732,473      $ (3,396,636   $ (3,163,666   $ 167,273      $ (4,660,556

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 3.09      $ (6.07   $ (7.37   $ (0.14   $ (10.49

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (19,503   $ (14,834   $ (6,822   $ (6,590   $ (47,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (286,425   $ 910,795      $ (655,216   $ 371,058      $ 340,212   

Net income (loss)

   $ (305,928   $ 895,961      $ (662,038   $ 364,468      $ 292,463   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (1.91   $ 4.05      $ (11.03   $ 6.07      $ (2.82
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (4,737   $ (71,509   $ (31,685   $ (25,222   $ (133,153
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (301,224   $ (2,796,713   $ 900,296      $ (577,784   $ (2,775,425

Net income (loss)

   $ (305,961   $ (2,868,222   $ 868,611      $ (603,006   $ (2,908,578

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (5.32   $ 5.67      $ 10.59      $ (2.02   $ 8.92   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30, 2012     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (644,318   $ (679,477   $ (868,686   $ (1,055,949   $ (3,248,430
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 24,645,121      $ (95,765,975   $ 60,875,920      $ (7,112,879   $ (17,357,813

Net income (loss)

   $ 24,000,803      $ (96,445,452   $ 60,007,234      $ (8,168,828   $ (20,606,243

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 1.93      $ (15.10   $ 3.60      $ (1.92   $ (11.49
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (730,394   $ (642,875   $ (964,691   $ (848,409   $ (3,186,369
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 87,063,795      $ (42,024,285   $ (133,329,780   $ 176,234,125      $ 87,943,855   

Net income (loss)

   $ 86,333,401      $ (42,667,160   $ (134,294,471   $ 175,385,716      $ 84,757,486   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 7.11      $ (14.47   $ (15.33   $ 13.57      $ (9.12

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (335,925   $ (268,706   $ (241,721   $ (232,312   $ (1,078,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (4,727,063   $ 49,643,334      $ (14,418,639   $ 4,549,993      $ 35,047,625   

Net income (loss)

   $ (5,062,988   $ 49,374,628      $ (14,660,360   $ 4,317,681      $ 33,968,961   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (3.58   $ 13.99      $ (8.63   $ (0.29   $ 1.49   
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (277,411   $ (392,008   $ (239,496   $ (302,820   $ (1,211,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (11,152,184   $ 44,435,394      $ 43,199,704      $ (40,369,836   $ 36,113,078   

Net income (loss)

   $ (11,429,595   $ 44,043,386      $ 42,960,208      $ (40,672,656   $ 34,901,343   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (9.64   $ 7.07      $ 16.33      $ (25.79   $ (12.03

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (67,946   $ (151,025   $ (177,136   $ (170,203   $ (566,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (20,700,932   $ 13,458,075      $ 15,057,958      $ (13,640,941   $ (5,825,840

Net income (loss)

   $ (20,768,878   $ 13,307,050      $ 14,880,822      $ (13,811,144   $ (6,392,150

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (64.29   $ 8.00      $ 5.45      $ (12.09   $ (62.93

 

      October 4, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (10,459

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (2,307,329

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,317,788

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (19.60

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (44,543   $ (64,525   $ (41,588   $ (45,751   $ (196,407
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 10,368,292      $ (9,266,342   $ (3,747,142   $ 2,887,056      $ 241,864   

Net income (loss)

   $ 10,323,749      $ (9,330,867   $ (3,788,730   $ 2,841,305      $ 45,457   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 25.13      $ (18.62   $ (8.18   $ 3.40      $ 1.73   

 

     October 4, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (15,612
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 3,157,122   

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,141,510   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 31.42   

PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (878,349   $ (753,951   $ (762,841   $ (774,124   $ (3,169,265
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 46,616,415      $ (32,627,228   $ 70,513,591      $ (52,861,032   $ 31,641,746   

Net income (loss)

   $ 45,738,066      $ (33,381,179   $ 69,750,750      $ (53,635,156   $ 28,472,481   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 11.88      $ (8.03   $ 17.41      $ (13.41   $ 7.85   

 

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     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (482,456   $ (609,284   $ (939,268   $ (944,478   $ (2,975,486
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 6,550,582      $ 20,154,730      $ 28,100,311      $ (44,636,496   $ 10,169,127   

Net income (loss)

   $ 6,068,126      $ 19,545,446      $ 27,161,043      $ (45,580,974   $ 7,193,641   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 2.43      $ 5.82      $ 9.51      $ (11.07   $ 6.69   

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (342,867   $ (302,804   $ (256,499   $ (204,043   $ (1,106,213
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (34,607,326   $ 7,643,572      $ (24,877,579   $ 12,082,947      $ (39,758,386

Net income (loss)

   $ (34,950,193   $ 7,340,768      $ (25,134,078   $ 11,878,904      $ (40,864,599

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (14.97   $ 3.25      $ (14.67   $ 7.55      $ (18.84
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (199,330   $ (189,137   $ (293,684   $ (361,048   $ (1,043,199
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (7,272,446   $ (8,345,095   $ (4,957,821   $ 12,117,245      $ (8,458,117

Net income (loss)

   $ (7,471,776   $ (8,534,232   $ (5,251,505   $ 11,756,197      $ (9,501,316

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (1.70   $ (2.73   $ (4.67   $ 1.41      $ (7.69

PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,833,327   $ (1,610,787   $ (1,659,417   $ (1,814,626   $ (6,918,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 141,046,911      $ (288,257,836   $ 365,198,197      $ (250,739,710   $ (32,752,438

Net income (loss)

   $ 139,213,584      $ (289,868,623   $ 363,538,780      $ (252,554,336   $ (39,670,595

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 11.70      $ (17.86   $ 21.77      $ (15.83   $ (0.22

 

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     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,323,706   $ (2,429,975   $ (2,371,209   $ (1,831,322   $ (7,956,212
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 298,326,588      $ (311,253,526   $ (265,887,530   $ (159,279,941   $ (438,094,409

Net income (loss)

   $ 297,002,882      $ (313,683,501   $ (268,258,739   $ (161,111,263   $ (446,050,621

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 35.52      $ (29.67   $ (29.27   $ (11.53   $ (34.95

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (487,831   $ (371,361   $ (290,149   $ (253,801   $ (1,403,142
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (70,018,033   $ 52,347,709      $ (67,146,826   $ 32,991,048      $ (51,826,102

Net income (loss)

   $ (70,505,864   $ 51,976,348      $ (67,436,975   $ 32,737,247      $ (53,229,244

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (24.24   $ 17.49      $ (30.05   $ 11.52      $ (25.28
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (293,996   $ (1,087,002   $ (1,293,605   $ (713,410   $ (3,388,013
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (80,041,620   $ 54,709,556      $ (32,690,481   $ (59,741,953   $ (117,764,498

Net income (loss)

   $ (80,335,616   $ 53,622,554      $ (33,984,086   $ (60,455,363   $ (121,152,511

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (84.07   $ (22.02   $ (11.80   $ (4.89   $ (122.78

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
September 30,
2012

(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
December 31,
2012
(unaudited)
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (7,953   $ (9,345   $ (17,298
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 97,126      $ 70,040      $ 167,166   

Net income (loss)

   $ 89,173      $ 60,695      $ 149,868   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 0.89      $ 0.61      $ 1.50   

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

 

     July 17, 2012
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
September 30,
2012

(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
December 31,
2012

(unaudited)
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (7,544   $ (8,685   $ (16,229
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (122,330   $ (80,642   $ (202,972

Net income (loss)

   $ (129,874   $ (89,327   $ (219,201

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (1.30   $ (0.89   $ (2.19

PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (22,829   $ (14,414   $ (12,208   $ (10,675   $ (60,126
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 562,609      $ (788,758   $ 155,523      $ 277,905      $ 207,279   

Net income (loss)

   $ 539,780      $ (803,172   $ 143,315      $ 267,230      $ 147,153   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 1.36      $ (2.61   $ 0.57      $ 1.14      $ 0.46   
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (16,515   $ (19,703   $ (20,157   $ (18,727   $ (75,102
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 952,162      $ 415,636      $ (1,325,174   $ (555,119   $ (512,495

Net income (loss)

   $ 935,647      $ 395,933      $ (1,345,331   $ (573,846   $ (587,597

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 3.12      $ 1.32      $ (4.48   $ (1.83   $ (1.87

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

 

     July 26, 2012
(Commencement
of Operations)
through

June 30, 2012
(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
September 30,
2012
(unaudited)
    Three months
ended
December 31,
2012
(unaudited)
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (477   $ (9,011   $ (8,403   $ (17,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (52,313   $ (65,844   $ (101,112   $ (219,269

Net income (loss)

   $ (52,790   $ (74,855   $ (109,515   $ (237,160

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (0.53   $ (0.75   $ (1.09   $ (2.37

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,152,538   $ (1,941,599   $ (1,892,376   $ (1,460,995   $ (7,447,508
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (59,640,258   $ 90,621,012      $ (27,155,422   $ (37,411,971   $ (33,586,639

Net income (loss)

   $ (61,792,796   $ 88,679,413      $ (29,047,798   $ (38,872,966   $ (41,034,147

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (1.37   $ 1.94      $ (0.78   $ (1.11   $ (1.32
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (889,548   $ (1,012,362   $ (1,691,141   $ (2,314,798   $ (5,907,849
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (57,977,168   $ (32,834,948   $ 111,269,508      $ 64,721,878      $ 85,179,270   

Net income (loss)

   $ (58,866,716   $ (33,847,310   $ 109,578,367      $ 62,407,080      $ 79,271,421   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (2.45   $ (1.09   $ 2.53      $ 1.06      $ 0.05   

PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (11,811   $ (10,964   $ (11,359   $ (10,306   $ (44,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (753,684   $ 329,652      $ 236,957      $ (1,011,565   $ (1,198,640

Net income (loss)

   $ (765,495   $ 318,688      $ 225,598      $ (1,021,871   $ (1,243,080

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (5.10   $ 2.12      $ 1.51      $ (6.82   $ (8.29
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (7,079   $ (7,343   $ (12,276   $ (12,874   $ (39,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (246,751   $ 207,474      $ 424,806      $ (1,680   $ 383,849   

Net income (loss)

   $ (253,830   $ 200,131      $ 412,530      $ (14,554   $ 344,277   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (1.73   $ 2.00      $ 2.81      $ (0.10   $ 2.98   

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (569,225   $ (529,790   $ (495,697   $ (589,982   $ (2,184,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 38,296,324      $ (19,396,894   $ (11,472,269   $ 62,408,535      $ 69,835,696   

Net income (loss)

   $ 37,727,099      $ (19,926,684   $ (11,967,966   $ 61,818,553      $ 67,651,002   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ 6.09      $ (3.52   $ (2.23   $ 9.46      $ 9.80   
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (586,442   $ (789,356   $ (701,439   $ (564,897   $ (2,642,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 15,715,806      $ (23,729,396   $ (29,515,199   $ (733,872   $ (38,262,661

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,129,364      $ (24,518,752   $ (30,216,638   $ (1,298,769   $ (40,904,795

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 1.78      $ (3.40   $ (4.06   $ (0.38   $ (6.06

PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (341,612   $ (933,216   $ (1,045,175   $ (681,643   $ (3,001,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (152,856,089   $ (85,292,129   $ (259,596,838   $ (8,539,707   $ (506,284,763

Net income (loss)

   $ (153,197,701   $ (86,225,345   $ (260,642,013   $ (9,221,350   $ (509,286,409

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 116.81      $ (761.65   $ (65.82   $ (10.26   $ (720.92

 

     October 3, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (16,778
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (4,287,543

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,304,321

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ (27.65

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (141,555   $ (306,475   $ (293,913   $ (311,169   $ (1,053,112
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (60,075,627   $ (8,326,725   $ (72,595,794   $ (18,590,574   $ (159,588,720

Net income (loss)

   $ (60,217,182   $ (8,633,200   $ (72,889,707   $ (18,901,743   $ (160,641,832

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (40.87   $ (3.49   $ (13.01   $ (2.21   $ (59.58
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (24,184   $ (100,295   $ (74,409   $ (83,681   $ (282,569
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (2,832,809   $ (14,411,348   $ 32,342,992      $ (12,941,321   $ 2,157,514   

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,856,993   $ (14,511,643   $ 32,268,583      $ (13,025,002   $ 1,874,945   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (15.93   $ (18.60   $ 70.12      $ (39.22   $ (3.63

PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (54,031   $ (95,652   $ (123,735   $ (164,281   $ (437,699
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 7,673,494      $ (3,010,050   $ 10,124,237      $ (3,056,413   $ 11,731,268   

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,619,463      $ (3,105,702   $ 10,000,502      $ (3,220,694   $ 11,293,569   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 23.62      $ (4.21   $ 22.77      $ (1.92   $ 40.26   

 

     October 3, 2011
(Commencement of
Operations)
through December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (16,333

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ 1,446,017   

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,429,684   

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share*

   $ 11.73   

PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

 

     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2012
    June 30,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (204,860   $ (209,003   $ (189,842   $ (182,462   $ (786,167
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (27,455,589   $ 1,693,852      $ (27,514,173   $ (17,314,672   $ (70,590,582

Net income (loss)

   $ (27,660,449   $ 1,484,849      $ (27,704,015   $ (17,497,134   $ (71,376,749

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (18.19   $ (0.91   $ (13.53   $ (6.81   $ (39.44
     Three months ended (unaudited)        
     March 31,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (11,309   $ (20,454   $ (26,403   $ (58,955   $ (117,121
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   $ (770,972   $ (1,503,703   $ 4,607,535      $ (8,965,291   $ (6,632,431

Net income (loss)

   $ (782,281   $ (1,524,157   $ 4,581,132      $ (9,024,246   $ (6,749,552

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value per share

   $ (12.61   $ (5.63   $ 27.81      $ (15.43   $ (5.86

 

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See the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 for a list of the financial statements being filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Those Financial Statements, and the notes and schedules related thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Item 8.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 15 of Part IV in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) of the Trust and the Funds were effective, as of December 31, 2012, including providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Trust and the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Trust’s management takes responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting of the Trust and the Funds, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 1934 Act. The Trust’s and the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Trust and the Funds; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that the Trust’s and the Funds’ receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management of the Trust on behalf of the Trust and the Funds; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Trust’s or the Funds’ assets that could have a material effect on the Trust’s or the Funds’ financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust assessed the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. Their assessment included an evaluation of the design of the Trust’s and the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of their internal control over financial reporting. In making its assessment, the Trust’s management has utilized the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in its report entitled Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based on their assessment and those criteria, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust concluded that the Trust’s and the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2012.

The effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Certifications

The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Not applicable.

 

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Part III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The Sponsor

ProShare Capital Management LLC is the Sponsor of the Trust and the Funds. The Sponsor has exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Funds. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise the performance of the Sponsor, nor will the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor.

As of December 31, 2012, the Sponsor served as the Trust’s commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor.

Specifically, with respect to the Trust, the Sponsor:

 

   

selects the Funds’ service providers;

 

   

negotiates various agreements and fees;

 

   

performs such other services as the Sponsor believes that the Trust may require from time-to-time;

 

   

selects the FCM and Financial Instrument counterparties;

 

   

manages each Fund’s portfolio of other assets, including cash equivalents; and

 

   

manages the Funds with a view toward achieving the Funds’ investment objectives.

Background and Principals

As of December 31, 2012, the Sponsor served as both commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Trust and the Funds. The Sponsor is registered as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC and is a member in good standing of the NFA. The Sponsor’s membership with the NFA was originally approved on June 11, 1999. It withdrew its registration with the NFA on August 31, 2000 but later re-applied and had its registration subsequently approved on January 8, 2001. Its membership with the NFA is currently effective. The Sponsor’s registration as a commodity trading advisor was approved on June 11, 1999. On February 19, 2013, the Sponsor’s commodity trading advisor registration was withdrawn. The Sponsor’s registration as a commodity pool operator was originally approved on June 11, 1999. It withdrew its registration as a commodity pool operator on August 30, 2000 but later re-applied and had its registration subsequently approved on November 28, 2007. Its registration as a commodity pool operator is currently effective. As a registered commodity pool operator, with respect to the Trust, the Sponsor must comply with various regulatory requirements under the CEA, and the rules and regulations of the CFTC and the NFA, including investor protection requirements, antifraud prohibitions, disclosure requirements, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The Sponsor is also subject to periodic inspections and audits by the CFTC and NFA. Its principal place of business is 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 and its telephone number is (240) 497-6400. The registration of the Sponsor with the CFTC and its membership in the NFA must not be taken as an indication that either the CFTC or the NFA has recommended or approved the Sponsor, the Trust and the Funds.

In its capacity as a commodity pool operator, the Sponsor is an organization which operates or solicits funds for commodity pools; that is, an enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures contracts.

 

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Executive Officers of the Trust and Principals and Significant Employees of the Sponsor

 

Name

  

Position

Michael L. Sapir    Chief Executive Officer and Principal of the Sponsor
Louis M. Mayberg    Principal Executive Officer of the Trust; Chief Financial Officer and Principal of the Sponsor
William E. Seale    Principal of the Sponsor
Sapir Family Trust    Principal of the Sponsor
Northstar Trust    Principal of the Sponsor
Edward J. Karpowicz    Principal Financial Officer of the Trust
Todd B. Johnson*    Chief Investment Officer and Principal of the Sponsor
Howard S. Rubin    Director, Portfolio Management and Associated Person of the Sponsor
Michael S. Neches    Senior Portfolio Manager and Associated Person of the Sponsor
Jeffrey A. Ploshnick    Senior Portfolio Manager and Associated Person of the Sponsor
Ryan T. Dofflemeyer    Portfolio Manager and Associated Person of the Sponsor
Lisa P. Johnson    Principal of the Sponsor
Victor M. Frye    Principal of the Sponsor

 

* Denotes principal of the Sponsor who supervises persons who participate in making trading decisions for the Funds.

The following is a biographical summary of the business experience of the executive officers of the Trust and the principals and significant employees of the Sponsor.

ProFund Advisors LLC (“PFA”) and ProShare Advisors LLC (“PSA”) are investment advisers registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. PFA is also a commodity trading advisor registered under the CEA.

Michael L. Sapir, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a listed principal of the Sponsor since August 14, 2008; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a member of PFA since April 1997, and a listed principal of PFA since November 26, 2012; and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a member of PSA since January 2005. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor, PSA and PFA, Mr. Sapir’s responsibilities include oversight of all aspects of the Sponsor, PSA and PFA, respectively.

Louis M. Mayberg, Chief Financial Officer, a member and a listed principal of the Sponsor since June 9, 2008; a member of PFA since April 1997 and a listed principal of PFA since November 26, 2012; and a member of PSA, since January 2005. Principal Executive Officer of the Trust since June 2008. As Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor, Mr. Mayberg’s responsibilities include oversight of the financial matters of the Sponsor. As Principal Executive Officer of the Trust, his responsibilities include oversight of operations of the Trust. Mr. Mayberg is 50 years old.

William E. Seale, Ph.D., a member of the Sponsor and a listed principal of the Sponsor since June 11, 1999; a member of PFA since April 1997; and a member of PSA since April 2005. Dr. Seale served as Chief Investment Officer of PFA from January 2003 to July 2005 and from October 2006 to June 2008 and Director of Portfolio from January 1997 to January 2003. Dr. Seale served as Chief Investment Officer of PSA from October 2006 to June 2008. In these roles, Dr. Seale’s responsibilities included oversight of the investment management activities of the respective entities. Dr. Seale is a former commissioner of the CFTC.

Sapir Family Trust, a listed principal of the Sponsor. The Sapir Family Trust has ownership interest in the Sponsor and PSA. The Sapir Family Trust has passive ownership interest in the Sponsor and exercises no management authority over the Funds.

Northstar Trust, a listed principal of the Sponsor. Northstar Trust has ownership interest in the Sponsor and PFA. Northstar Trust has passive ownership interest in the Sponsor and exercises no management authority over the Funds.

Edward J. Karpowicz, Principal Financial Officer of the Trust since July 2008. Mr. Karpowicz has been employed by PFA since July 2002 as Vice President of Financial Administration. Mr. Karpowicz is 49 years old.

Todd B. Johnson, a registered associated person of the Sponsor since January 29, 2010, a listed principal of the Sponsor since January 16, 2009 and Chief Investment Officer of the Sponsor since February 27, 2009. In this role, Mr. Johnson’s responsibilities include

 

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oversight of the investment management activities of the Sponsor. Mr. Johnson has served as Chief Investment Officer of PSA and PFA since December 2008 and has been registered as an associated person of PFA since December 5, 2012 and listed as a principal of PFA since November 26, 2012. Mr. Johnson served from 2002 to December 2008 at World Asset Management (a financial services firm), working as President and Chief Investment Officer from January 2006 to December 2008, and as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Quantitative Investments of Munder Capital Management, an asset management firm, from January 2002 to December 2005.

Howard S. Rubin, CFA, a registered associated person and an NFA associate member of the Sponsor since July 14, 2008 and Director, Portfolio Management of the Sponsor since December 1, 2009. In these roles, Mr. Rubin’s responsibilities include day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds. Mr. Rubin has been registered as an associated person of PFA since December 5, 2012. Mr. Rubin has served as Senior Portfolio Manager of PSA since December 2007 and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sponsor from November 27, 2008 through November 30, 2009. Mr. Rubin has also served as Senior Portfolio Manager of PFA since November 2004 and Portfolio Manager of PFA from April 2000 through November 2004. Mr. Rubin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Michael S. Neches, a registered associated person and an NFA associate member of the Sponsor since November 16, 2011, and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sponsor since June 27, 2012. In these roles, Mr. Neches’ responsibilities include day-to-day portfolio management of the Commodity Index Funds, Commodity Funds and, when launched, the Managed Futures Funds. Mr. Neches has been registered as an associated person of PFA since December 5, 2012. Mr. Neches also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager of PSA since December 2009; served as Associate Portfolio Manager from January 2007 through November 2009; and served as Portfolio Analyst from November 2004 through December 2006.

Jeffrey A. Ploshnick, a registered associated person and an NFA associate member of the Sponsor since April 12, 2011 and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sponsor since April 12, 2011. In these roles, Mr. Ploshnick’s responsibilities include day-to-day portfolio management of the Currency Funds. Mr. Ploshnick has been registered as an associated person of PFA since December 5, 2012. Mr. Ploshnick has also served as a Senior Portfolio Manager of PFA since May 2007 and served as Portfolio Manager from February 2001 to April 2007. Mr. Ploshnick also serves as a senior portfolio manager of PSA since March 2011.

Ryan T. Dofflemeyer, a registered associated person and an NFA associate Member of the Sponsor since October 26, 2010 and Portfolio Manager of the Sponsor since January 3, 2011. In these roles, Mr. Dofflemeyer’s responsibilities include day-to-day portfolio management of the VIX Funds. Mr. Dofflemeyer has been registered as an associated person of PFA since December 5, 2012. Mr. Dofflemeyer also serves as a Portfolio Manager of PFA since August 2007 and was a Portfolio Analyst between October 2003 to August 2007. In addition, Mr. Dofflemeyer also serves as Portfolio Manager for Horizon BetaPro Funds (investment funds) since May 2008 and Portfolio Manager of PSA since March 2010. Mr. Dofflemeyer worked as a Research Assistant for the Investment Company Institute (investment funds trade organization) from September 2001 to August 2003.

Lisa P. Johnson, a listed principal of the Sponsor since November 11, 2008 and a listed principal of PFA since November 26, 2012. Ms. Johnson’s responsibilities include the review and approval of advertising material of the Sponsor. Ms. Johnson has been employed with ProFunds Distributors Inc. (“PDI”) since April 2008 as Head of Compliance. Prior to her employment with PDI, Ms. Johnson was the Senior Corporate Compliance Officer for ICMA Retirement Corporation (a financial services company) where she was employed from February 2005 to April 2008. She served as Senior Compliance Officer for Delaware Investments (a financial services firm) from January 2001 to February 2005. Ms. Johnson is FINRA registered and holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. She also possesses a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional designation, from the NASD Institute at Wharton.

Victor M. Frye, a listed principal of the Sponsor since December 2, 2008 and a listed principal of PFA since November 26, 2012. Mr. Frye’s responsibilities include the review and approval of advertising material of the Sponsor. Mr. Frye has been employed by PFA since October 2002 as Chief Compliance Officer.

Indemnification

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their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, managers or employees (the “Sponsor Related Parties”), if the Sponsor Related Parties, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Funds and such course of conduct did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Sponsor Related Parties. The Trust has agreed to indemnify the Sponsor Related Parties against claims, losses or liabilities based on their conduct relating to the Trust, provided that the conduct resulting in the claims, losses or liabilities for which indemnity is sought did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct and was done in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Funds.

Code of Ethics

The Trust has adopted a code of ethics (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. A copy of the Code of Ethics can be obtained, without charge, upon written request to the Sponsor at the following address: ProShare Capital Management LLC, Attn: General Counsel, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

The Funds have no employees or directors and are managed by the Sponsor. None of the officers of the Trust, or the members or officers of the Sponsor receive compensation from the Funds.

The Sponsor receives or will receive a monthly Management Fee from each Fund, with the exception of each Matching VIX Fund and each Managed Futures Fund, equal to 0.95% annually of the average daily net asset value per share at the end of each month. The Sponsor receives a monthly Management Fee from each Matching VIX Fund equal to 0.85% annually of the average daily net asset value per share at the end of each month. The Sponsor will receive a monthly Management Fee from each Managed Futures Fund equal to 0.75% annually of the average daily net asset value per share at the end of each month. During the first year of each Fund’s operations, the Sponsor will waive the Management Fee to the extent that such amounts cumulatively exceed the offering costs incurred by each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the following represents Management Fees earned by the Sponsor:

 

Fund

      

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 78,449   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     50,766   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     3,400,756   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     1,121,597   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     404,318   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     76,306   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     3,411,655   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     1,182,691   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     7,438,345   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     1,503,193   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     —     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     —     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     63,816   

ProShares Short Euro

     —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     7,972,894   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     47,964   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     2,354,920   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     1,579,190   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     1,129,484   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     196,650   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     835,393   

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Not applicable.

 

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

See “Item 11. Executive Compensation” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

(1) to (4). Fees for services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
 

Audit Fees

   $ 742,500      $ 699,000   

Audit-Related Fees

     —          —     

Tax Fees

     3,273,000      $ 2,970,432   

All Other Fees

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,015,500      $ 3,669,432   

Audit fees for the year ended December 31, 2012 consist of fees paid to PwC for the audit of the Funds’ December 31, 2012 annual financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for the review of the financial statements included in each Form 10-Q, and for the audits of financial statements included with registration statements. Audit fees for the year ended December 31, 2011 consist of fees paid to PwC for the audit of the Funds’ December 31, 2011 annual financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, for the review of the financial statements included in each Form 10-Q, and for the audits of financial statements included with registration statements. Tax fees include certain tax compliance and reporting services provided by PwC to the Trust, including processing beneficial ownership information as it relates to the preparation of tax reporting packages and the subsequent delivery of related information to the IRS. Services also include assistance with tax reporting and related information using a web-based tax package product developed by PwC and a toll-free tax package support help line.

(5) The Sponsor approved all of the services provided by PwC described above. The Sponsor pre-approves all audit and allowed non-audit services of the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, including all engagement fees and terms.

(6) None of the hours expended on PwC’s engagement to audit each Fund’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 or 2011 were attributable to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

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Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Financial Statement Schedules

See the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 for a list of the financial statements being filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Schedules may have been omitted since they are either not required, not applicable, or the information has otherwise been included.

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description of Document

    4.1    Trust Agreement of ProShares Trust II (1)
    4.2    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of ProShares Trust II (2)
    4.2.1    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of ProShares Trust II (3)
    4.3    Form of Authorized Participant Agreement (4)
  10.1    Form of Sponsor Agreement (2)
  10.2    Form of Administration and Transfer Agency Services Agreement (4)
  10.3    Form of Custodian Agreement (5)
  10.4    Form of Distribution Agreement (4)
  10.5    Form of Futures Account Agreement (4)
  23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (6)
  31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (6)
  31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (6)
  32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (7)
  32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (7)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document (8)
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (8)
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (8)
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (8)
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (8)
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (8)

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement, filed on October 18, 2007.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement, filed on August 15, 2008.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement, filed on September 18, 2008.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement, filed on November 17, 2008.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Trust’s Registration Statement, filed on October 22, 2008.
(6) Filed herewith.
(7) Furnished herewith.
(8) In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits is furnished and deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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ProShares Trust II

Financial Statements as of December 31, 2012

Index

 

Documents

   Page  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

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

     F-4   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     F-10   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     F-16   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     F-22   

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     F-28   

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     F-34   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     F-40   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     F-46   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     F-52   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     F-58   

ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar

     F-64   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     F-69   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     F-74   

ProShares Short Euro

     F-80   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     F-85   

ProShares UltraPro Short Euro

     F-91   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     F-92   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     F-98   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     F-104   

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     F-110   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     F-116   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     F-122   

ProShares Managed Futures Strategy

     F-128   

ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy

     F-129   

ProShares Trust II

     F-130   

Notes to Financial Statements

     F-134   

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of ProShares Trust II

In our opinion, the accompanying combined and individual statements of financial condition and the related combined and, with respect to the individual funds designated with (a), (b), (c) and (e) in the listing below, individual statements of operations, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows, present fairly, in all material respects, the combined financial position of the ProShares Trust II as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the individual financial positions of each of the following twenty-four funds comprising the ProShares Trust II:

 

Proshares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity (a)   Proshares Short Euro (c)
Proshares Ultra Short DJ-UBS Commodity (a)   Proshares Ultra Short Euro (a)
Proshares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (a)   Proshares Ultra ProShort Euro (d)
Proshares Ultra Short DJ-UBS Crude Oil (a)   Proshares Ultra Yen (a)
ProShares Ultra Natural Gas (b)   Proshares Ultra Short Yen (a)
ProShares Ultra Short Natural Gas (b)   ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (e)
Proshares Ultra Gold (a)   ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures (b)
Proshares Ultra Short Gold (a)   ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (b)
Proshares Ultra Silver (a)   ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures (e)
Proshares Ultra Short Silver (a)   ProShares Managed Futures Strategy (f)
Proshares Ultra Australian Dollar (c)   ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy (f)
Proshares UltraShort Australian Dollar (c)    
Proshares Ultra Euro (a)   ProShares Trust II (“combined”) (a)

 

(a) A Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows are presented for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(b) A Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows are presented for the year ended December 31, 2012 and for the period from April 5, 2011 (inception) through December 31, 2011.

 

(c) A Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows are presented for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

(d) Fund has not commenced operations and only a Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012.

 

(e) A Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows are presented for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

(f) Fund has not commenced operations and only a Statement of Financial Condition is presented as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

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(collectively, the “Trust”) at December 31, 2012, and with respect to the individual funds designated with (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) also as of December 31, 2011, and the combined and, with respect to the individual funds designated with (a), (b), (c) and (e), individual results of their operations and their cash flows, for the respective periods in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the combined Trust and each of the individual funds maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Trust’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the combined Trust and each of the individual fund financial statements and on the combined Trust’s and each of the individual fund’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A trust’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A trust’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the trust; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the trust are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the trust; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the trust’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

March 1, 2013

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 167,546       $ 59,453   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $6,240,818 and $9,713,956, respectively)

     6,240,951         9,713,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,408,497         9,773,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     5,018         7,432   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     306,268         707,177   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     311,286         714,609   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     6,097,211         9,058,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 6,408,497       $ 9,773,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     250,014         350,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.39       $ 25.88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 23.93       $ 25.64   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(102% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 2,914,000       $ 2,913,998   

0.092% due 01/10/13†

     2,530,000         2,529,983   

0.118% due 02/14/13†

     505,000         504,982   

0.086% due 02/21/13†

     292,000         291,988   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $6,240,818)

      $ 6,240,951   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/07/13    $ 7,780,320       $ (198,117

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

   01/07/13      4,411,987         (108,151
        

 

 

 
         $ (306,268
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(107% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.020% due 01/12/12†

   $ 772,000       $ 771,999   

0.005% due 02/02/12†

     1,475,000         1,474,995   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     1,937,000         1,936,982   

0.000% due 03/08/12†

     2,115,000         2,114,928   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     3,285,000         3,284,797   

0.011% due 05/10/12

     130,000         129,984   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $9,713,956)

      $ 9,713,685   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/06/12    $ 5,196,523       $ (191,581

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

   01/06/12      12,943,342         (515,596
        

 

 

 
         $ (707,177
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 4,965      $ 10,504      $ 21,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     78,449        156,105        123,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     78,449        156,105        123,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (73,484     (145,601     (101,507
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Swap agreements

     (536,107     (2,051,498     2,383,511   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —          197        1,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (536,107     (2,051,301     2,384,616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Swap agreements

     400,909        (2,462,927     577,782   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     404        (727     1,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     401,313        (2,463,654     579,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (134,794     (4,514,955     2,964,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (208,278   $ (4,660,556   $ 2,862,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (0.65   $ (9.75   $ 5.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     320,779        478,096        491,384   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 9,058,529      $ 18,186,658      $ 19,743,932   

Addition of 0, 50,000 and 400,000 shares, respectively

     —          1,782,755        10,478,092   

Redemption of 100,000, 200,000 and 600,000 shares, respectively

     (2,753,040     (6,250,328     (14,897,881
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), (150,000) and (200,000) shares, respectively

     (2,753,040     (4,467,573     (4,419,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (73,484     (145,601     (101,507

Net realized gain (loss)

     (536,107     (2,051,301     2,384,616   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     401,313        (2,463,654     579,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (208,278     (4,660,556     2,862,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 6,097,211      $ 9,058,529      $ 18,186,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (208,278   $ (4,660,556   $ 2,862,515   

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

     3,473,138        6,712,239        2,078,025   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (401,313     2,463,654        (579,406

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (2,414     (6,054     (1,714
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     2,861,133        4,509,283        4,359,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —          1,782,755        10,478,092   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (2,753,040     (6,250,328     (14,897,881
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (2,753,040     (4,467,573     (4,419,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     108,093        41,710        (60,369

Cash, beginning of period

     59,453        17,743        78,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 167,546      $ 59,453      $ 17,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 296,119       $ 9,060   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $2,803,598 and $8,534,904, respectively)

     2,803,904         8,534,690   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     148,502         570,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,248,525         9,114,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     2,560         7,355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,560         7,355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,245,965         9,107,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,248,525       $ 9,114,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     59,997         159,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 54.10       $ 56.92   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 51.64       $ 56.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 147,000       $ 147,000   

0.126% due 02/14/13†

     2,498,000         2,497,911   

0.086% due 02/21/13†

     159,000         158,993   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $2,803,598)

      $ 2,803,904   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/07/13    $ (4,729,704   $ 104,181   

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

   01/07/13      (1,763,052     44,321   
       

 

 

 
        $ 148,502   
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(94% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 413,000       $ 412,999   

0.016% due 01/19/12

     140,000         140,000   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     612,000         611,998   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     4,803,000         4,802,956   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     791,000         790,951   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     1,776,000         1,775,786   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $8,534,904)

      $ 8,534,690   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/06/12    $ (4,515,910   $ 164,949   

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

   01/06/12      (13,710,640     405,802   
       

 

 

 
        $ 570,751   
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 3,017      $ 3,661      $ 3,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     50,766        136,814        28,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     50,766        136,814        28,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (47,749     (133,153     (24,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Swap agreements

     761,879        (3,511,808     (691,056

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     62        1,755        29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     761,941        (3,510,053     (691,027
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Swap agreements

     (422,249     734,901        52,455   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     520        (273     205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (421,729     734,628        52,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     340,212        (2,775,425     (638,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 292,463      $ (2,908,578   $ (662,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 3.00      $ (9.57   $ (16.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     97,565        303,998        39,236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
    Year ended
December 31, 2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 9,107,146      $ 1,440,073      $ 2,924,426   

Addition of 0, 1,780,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     —          84,549,839        3,976,994   

Redemption of 100,000, 1,650,006 and 60,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (6,153,644     (73,974,188     (4,798,476
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of shares (100,000), 129,994 and (10,000) shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (6,153,644     10,575,651        (821,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (47,749     (133,153     (24,504

Net realized gain (loss)

     761,941        (3,510,053     (691,027

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (421,729     734,628        52,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     292,463        (2,908,578     (662,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 3,245,965      $ 9,107,146      $ 1,440,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 292,463      $ (2,908,578   $ (662,871

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

      

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          —          485,000   

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

     5,731,306        (6,940,121     973,504   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     421,729        (734,628     (52,660

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (4,795     6,082        (1,220
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     6,440,703        (10,577,245     741,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —          84,549,839        3,976,994   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (6,153,644     (73,974,188     (4,798,476
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (6,153,644     10,575,651        (821,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     287,059        (1,594     (79,729

Cash, beginning of period

     9,060        10,654        90,383   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 296,119      $ 9,060      $ 10,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,198,932       $ 495,671   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     23,356,627         14,202,793   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $437,644,628 and $246,926,093, respectively)

     437,662,650         246,919,569   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     33,333,620         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     3,430,415         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     499,982,244         261,618,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     16,071,243         —     

Management fee payable

     402,037         215,315   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —           10,007,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,473,280         10,222,711   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     483,508,964         251,395,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 499,982,244       $ 261,618,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     16,449,170         6,149,170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 29.39       $ 40.88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 29.32       $ 40.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 144,182,000       $ 144,181,919   

0.086% due 01/10/13†

     12,362,000         12,361,918   

0.100% due 01/31/13†

     17,785,000         17,784,498   

0.101% due 02/07/13†

     104,961,000         104,957,860   

0.111% due 02/14/13†

     88,118,000         88,114,843   

0.022% due 02/21/13†

     33,883,000         33,881,588   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     9,851,000         9,850,186   

0.066% due 04/18/13

     2,900,000         2,899,402   

0.061% due 04/25/13†

     23,636,000         23,630,436   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $437,644,628)

      $ 437,662,650   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires March 2013

     4,378       $ 403,958,060       $ 21,960,410   

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     01/07/13       $ 232,506,653       $ 14,334,730   

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Dow Jones- UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     01/07/13         128,396,742         8,989,866   

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     01/07/13         202,152,019         10,009,024   
        

 

 

 
         $ 33,333,620   
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $23,356,627 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.000% due 02/09/12

   $ 10,138,000       $ 10,137,907   

0.003% due 02/16/12

     182,000         181,998   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     25,000,000         24,999,435   

0.001% due 03/08/12†

     65,520,000         65,517,779   

0.002% due 03/15/12†

     28,283,000         28,281,931   

0.004% due 03/22/12†

     50,862,000         50,859,879   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     33,042,000         33,039,954   

0.010% due 04/12/12†

     31,300,000         31,300,000   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     2,601,000         2,600,686   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $246,926,093)

      $ 246,919,569   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires March 2012

     2,226       $ 220,374,000       $ (1,365,330

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

   01/06/12    $ 87,399,278       $ (3,467,478

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   01/06/12      52,229,440         (1,831,552

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

   01/06/12      142,861,248         (4,708,366
        

 

 

 
         $ (10,007,396
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $14,202,793 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 240,162      $ 159,287      $ 452,166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     3,400,756        3,243,051        3,172,821   

Brokerage commissions

     87,836        102,605        146,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,488,592        3,345,656        3,319,603   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,248,430     (3,186,369     (2,867,437
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     (28,210,259     36,556,166        60,942,921   

Swap agreements

     (55,851,708     73,825,809        90,323,497   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     12,852        14,119        58,758   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (84,049,115     110,396,094        151,325,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     23,325,740        (6,778,090     (11,465,040

Swap agreements

     43,341,016        (15,657,040     (15,479,432

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     24,546        (17,109     28,842   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     66,691,302        (22,452,239     (26,915,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (17,357,813     87,943,855        124,409,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (20,606,243   $ 84,757,486      $ 121,542,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (1.84   $ 10.13      $ 15.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     11,187,012        8,370,067        8,007,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
    Year ended
December 31, 2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 251,395,322      $ 228,133,077      $ 323,819,670   

Addition of 28,550,000, 29,625,000 and 29,262,500 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     853,881,447        1,173,453,517        1,162,325,334   

Redemption of 18,250,000, 28,038,334 and 31,112,500 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (601,161,562     (1,234,948,758     (1,379,554,036
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 10,300,000, 1,586,666 and (1,850,000) shares, respectively (Note 1)

     252,719,885        (61,495,241     (217,228,702
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,248,430     (3,186,369     (2,867,437

Net realized gain (loss)

     (84,049,115     110,396,094        151,325,176   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     66,691,302        (22,452,239     (26,915,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (20,606,243     84,757,486        121,542,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 483,508,964      $ 251,395,322      $ 228,133,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
    Year ended
December 31, 2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (20,606,243   $ 84,757,486      $ 121,542,109   

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

      

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

     (9,153,834     (3,571,543     2,943,675   

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

     (190,718,535     (2,541,758     78,659,989   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (43,365,562     15,674,149        15,450,590   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (3,430,415     3,035,150        (1,568,706

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     186,722        (1,007     (45,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (267,087,867     97,352,477        216,981,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     853,881,447        1,173,453,517        1,162,325,334   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (585,090,319     (1,271,215,481     (1,378,482,887
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     268,791,128        (97,761,964     (216,157,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,703,261        (409,487     824,222   

Cash, beginning of period

     495,671        905,158        80,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,198,932      $ 495,671      $ 905,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 658,676       $ 265,258   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     4,401,374         9,078,683   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $87,042,320 and $131,936,844, respectively)

     87,046,389         131,934,193   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —           2,645,240   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     4,031,477         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           576,597   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     96,137,916         144,499,971   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     979,336         —     

Management fee payable

     70,254         110,078   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     5,607,060         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,656,650         110,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     89,481,266         144,389,893   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 96,137,916       $ 144,499,971   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,219,944         3,719,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 40.31       $ 38.82   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 40.44       $ 38.69   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(97% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 28,622,000       $ 28,621,984   

0.096% due 01/10/13†

     9,012,000         9,011,940   

0.105% due 01/31/13†

     14,165,000         14,164,600   

0.105% due 02/07/13†

     937,000         936,972   

0.118% due 02/14/13†

     19,431,000         19,430,304   

0.071% due 02/21/13†

     5,758,000         5,757,760   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     6,391,000         6,390,472   

0.061% due 04/25/13†

     2,733,000         2,732,357   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $87,042,320)

      $ 87,046,389   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires March 2013

     825       $ 76,122,750       $ (4,029,721

Swap Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/07/13    $ (37,668,290   $ (1,880,292

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   01/07/13      (16,223,148     (1,730,366

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

   01/07/13      (48,930,885     (1,996,402
       

 

 

 
        $ (5,607,060
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $4,401,374 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(91% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 9,408,000       $ 9,407,992   

0.016% due 01/19/12

     5,172,000         5,171,991   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     6,095,000         6,094,983   

0.005% due 02/02/12†

     23,199,000         23,198,914   

0.000% due 02/09/12†

     15,591,000         15,590,857   

0.006% due 02/16/12†

     11,374,000         11,373,874   

0.016% due 02/23/12†

     8,425,000         8,424,890   

(0.005)% due 03/15/12

     1,440,000         1,439,946   

0.002% due 03/22/12

     21,204,000         21,203,116   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     21,320,000         21,318,680   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     8,710,000         8,708,950   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $131,936,844)

      $ 131,934,193   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires March 2012

     1,257       $ 124,443,000       $ 247,040   

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

   01/06/12    $ (52,221,393   $ (253,277

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index

   01/06/12      (90,137,702     2,596,598   

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

   01/06/12      (22,019,770     301,919   
       

 

 

 
        $ 2,645,240   
       

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $9,078,683 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 75,194      $ 70,449      $ 115,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     1,121,597        1,228,633        842,206   

Brokerage commissions

     32,261        53,551        57,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,153,858        1,282,184        899,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,078,664     (1,211,735     (784,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     16,109,009        11,024,364        2,313,487   

Swap agreements

     31,455,754        15,696,502        12,707,736   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,203        11,832        9,796   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     47,569,966        26,732,698        15,031,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     (4,276,761     2,631,460        679,480   

Swap agreements

     (8,252,300     6,756,848        (3,129,119

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     6,720        (7,928     8,928   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,522,341     9,380,380        (2,440,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     35,047,625        36,113,078        12,590,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 33,968,961      $ 34,901,343      $ 11,806,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 11.32      $ 12.25      $ 8.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     3,000,545        2,849,379        1,390,578   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 144,389,893      $ 132,214,257      $ 76,656,626   

Addition of 5,900,000, 12,530,000 and 9,150,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     230,873,903        544,053,277        569,014,790   

Redemption of 7,400,000, 11,410,059 and 7,670,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (319,751,491     (566,778,984     (525,263,317
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (1,500,000), 1,119,941 and 1,480,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (88,877,588     (22,725,707     43,751,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,078,664     (1,211,735     (784,150

Net realized gain (loss)

     47,569,966        26,732,698        15,031,019   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,522,341     9,380,380        (2,440,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     33,968,961        34,901,343        11,806,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 89,481,266      $ 144,389,893      $ 132,214,257   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 33,968,961      $ 34,901,343      $ 11,806,158   

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

      

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

     4,677,309        (4,826,183     (89,775

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

     44,894,524        3,695,071        (69,132,956

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     8,245,580        (6,748,920     3,120,191   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     576,597        (576,597     —     

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (39,824     (7,199     49,073   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     979,336        (1,140,144     (130,925
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     93,302,483        25,297,371        (54,378,234
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     226,842,426        544,053,277        577,259,736   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (319,751,491     (573,092,737     (518,949,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (92,909,065     (29,039,460     58,310,172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     393,418        (3,742,089     3,931,938   

Cash, beginning of period

     265,258        4,007,347        75,409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 658,676      $ 265,258      $ 4,007,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 3,385,764       $ 3,361,868   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     10,264,090         725,409   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $64,312,441 and $0, respectively)

     64,313,224         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           20,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     77,963,078         4,107,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     4,891,783         —     

Management fee payable

     51,925         1,454   

Payable for offering costs

     —           26,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,943,708         28,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     73,019,370         4,079,349   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 77,963,078       $ 4,107,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,869,941         40,002   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 39.05       $ 101.98   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 39.24       $ 101.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(88% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 934,000       $ 934,000   

0.087% due 01/10/13

     10,170,000         10,169,932   

0.102% due 02/07/13

     3,849,000         3,848,885   

0.104% due 02/14/13

     3,103,000         3,102,889   

0.048% due 02/21/13

     26,359,000         26,357,902   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     1,410,000         1,409,883   

0.066% due 04/18/13

     2,987,000         2,986,384   

0.059% due 04/25/13

     15,507,000         15,503,349   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $64,312,441)

      $ 64,313,224   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires March 2013

     4,340       $ 146,041,000       $ (3,816,950

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $10,264,090 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires March 2012

     271       $ 8,173,360       $ (825,510

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $725,409 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 30,397      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     404,318        1,454   

Brokerage commissions

     128,470        2,531   

Offering costs

     63,919        6,474   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     596,707        10,459   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (566,310     (10,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (2,839,309     (1,481,685

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     4,126        (134
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,835,183     (1,481,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (2,991,440     (825,510

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     783        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,990,657     (825,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (5,825,840     (2,307,329
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (6,392,150   $ (2,317,788
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (5.88   $ (100.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     1,088,025        22,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 4,079,349      $ —     

Addition of 2,930,000 and 40,002 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     133,210,470        6,397,137   

Redemption of 1,100,061 and 0 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (57,878,299     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 1,829,939 and 40,002 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     75,332,171        6,397,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (566,310     (10,459

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,835,183     (1,481,819

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,990,657     (825,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (6,392,150     (2,317,788
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 73,019,370      $ 4,079,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (6,392,150   $ (2,317,788

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

    

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

     (9,538,681     (725,409

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

     (64,312,441     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (783     —     

Change in offering cost

     20,150        (20,150

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     50,471        1,454   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     4,891,783        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (26,624     26,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (75,308,275     (3,035,269
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     133,210,470        6,397,137   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (57,878,299     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     75,332,171        6,397,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     23,896        3,361,868   

Cash, beginning of period

     3,361,868        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,385,764      $ 3,361,868   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 310,060       $ 2,969,266   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     1,795,030         1,439,775   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $10,042,198 and $2,621,895, respectively)

     10,042,731         2,621,684   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     632,777         123,128   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           20,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     12,780,598         7,174,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     12,258         5,069   

Payable for offering costs

     —           26,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,258         31,693   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     12,768,340         7,142,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 12,780,598       $ 7,174,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     500,030         300,030   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 25.54       $ 23.81   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 25.41       $ 23.96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(79% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.095% due 01/03/13

   $ 2,387,000       $ 2,386,998   

0.090% due 01/10/13

     36,000         36,000   

0.100% due 01/31/13

     1,634,000         1,633,954   

0.104% due 02/07/13

     2,406,000         2,405,928   

0.078% due 02/21/13

     3,580,000         3,579,851   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,042,198)

      $ 10,042,731   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires March 2013

     759       $ 25,540,350       $ 409,135   

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $1,795,030 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(37% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.011% due 05/10/12

   $ 2,622,000       $ 2,621,684   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $2,621,895)

      $ 2,621,684   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires March 2012

     474       $ 14,295,840       $ 1,381,010   

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $1,439,775 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 7,994      $ 13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     76,306        5,069   

Brokerage commissions

     64,176        4,082   

Offering costs

     63,919        6,474   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     204,401        15,625   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (196,407     (15,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     1,212,600        1,776,461   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     395        (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,212,995        1,776,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (971,875     1,381,010   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     744        (211
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (971,131     1,380,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     241,864        3,157,122   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 45,457      $ 3,141,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 0.09      $ 10.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     504,538        300,030   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 7,142,310      $ —     

Addition of 1,050,000 and 300,030 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     33,115,715        4,000,800   

Redemption of 850,000 and 0 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (27,535,142     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 200,000 and 300,030 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     5,580,573        4,000,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (196,407     (15,612

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,212,995        1,776,323   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (971,131     1,380,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     45,457        3,141,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 12,768,340      $ 7,142,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT DJ-UBS NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 45,457      $ 3,141,510   

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

    

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

     (355,255     (1,439,775

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

     (7,420,303     (2,621,895

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (744     211   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (509,649     (123,128

Change in offering cost

     20,150        (20,150

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     7,189        5,069   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (26,624     26,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (8,239,779     (1,031,534
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     33,115,715        4,000,800   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (27,535,142     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     5,580,573        4,000,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (2,659,206     2,969,266   

Cash, beginning of period

     2,969,266        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 310,060      $ 2,969,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 342,345       $ 400,533   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     14,850         22,950   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $350,608,755 and $399,322,327, respectively)

     350,624,904         399,317,740   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     —           7,796,997   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     3,980         540   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     350,986,079         407,538,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     279,269         303,120   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     15,652,058         80,836,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     15,931,327         81,139,400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     335,054,752         326,399,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 350,986,079       $ 407,538,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     4,000,014         4,300,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 83.76       $ 75.91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 85.34       $ 79.01   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(105% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.096% due 01/03/13

   $ 146,333,000       $ 146,332,918   

0.087% due 01/10/13†

     45,695,000         45,694,696   

0.106% due 02/14/13†

     153,832,000         153,826,489   

0.090% due 02/21/13†

     4,771,000         4,770,801   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $350,608,755)

      $ 350,624,904   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires February 2013

     2       $ 335,160       $ (15,240

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/07/13    $ 120,800       $ 200,241,704       $ (4,622,873

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

   01/07/13      91,420         151,540,535         (3,678,367

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/07/13      98,400         163,110,792         (3,715,989

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

   01/07/13      93,400         154,822,642         (3,634,829
           

 

 

 
            $ (15,652,058
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $14,850 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(122% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 20,709,000       $ 20,708,983   

0.016% due 01/19/12†

     39,270,000         39,269,933   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     26,463,000         26,462,929   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     31,328,000         31,327,884   

0.001% due 02/09/12†

     46,596,000         46,595,571   

0.003% due 02/16/12†

     50,000,000         49,999,445   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     20,000,000         19,999,548   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     20,000,000         19,999,322   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     16,433,000         16,432,379   

0.005% due 03/22/12†

     81,232,000         81,228,613   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     2,353,000         2,352,854   

0.010% due 04/12/12†

     30,671,000         30,671,000   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     14,271,000         14,269,279   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $399,322,327)

      $ 399,317,740   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires February 2012

     2       $ 313,360       $ (41,660

Forward Agreements^

 

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

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

   01/06/12    $ 122,620       $ 187,753,292       $ (23,233,998

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/06/12      13,600         20,824,025         (2,297,693

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

   01/06/12      289,900         443,889,082         (55,304,589
           

 

 

 
            $ (80,836,280
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $22,950 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 242,432      $ 146,143      $ 271,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     3,411,655        3,118,702        1,863,659   

Brokerage commissions

     42        2,927        3,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,411,697        3,121,629        1,867,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,169,265     (2,975,486     (1,595,925
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     (7,480     1,874,338        1,766,498   

Forward agreements

     (33,585,416     98,213,726        74,670,736   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     3,264        2,234        7,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (33,589,632     100,090,298        76,444,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     26,420        (347,640     500,180   

Forward agreements

     65,184,222        (89,560,867     13,958,847   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     20,736        (12,664     10,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     65,231,378        (89,921,171     14,470,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     31,641,746        10,169,127        90,914,726   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 28,472,481      $ 7,193,641      $ 89,318,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 6.90      $ 1.87      $ 24.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     4,126,517        3,852,480        3,620,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 326,399,360      $ 259,562,075      $ 156,476,709   

Addition of 500,000, 1,350,000 and 1,800,000 shares, respectively

     49,880,610        128,281,626        93,908,829   

Redemption of 800,000, 800,000 and 1,600,000 shares, respectively

     (69,697,699     (68,637,982     (80,142,264
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (300,000), 550,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively

     (19,817,089     59,643,644        13,766,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,169,265     (2,975,486     (1,595,925

Net realized gain (loss)

     (33,589,632     100,090,298        76,444,701   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     65,231,378        (89,921,171     14,470,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     28,472,481        7,193,641        89,318,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 335,054,752      $ 326,399,360      $ 259,562,075   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 28,472,481      $ 7,193,641      $ 89,318,801   

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

      

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

     8,100        444,825        13,062   

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

     48,713,572        (150,079,747     (81,153,989

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (65,204,958     89,573,531        (13,969,845

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (3,440     60,290        (27,900

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (23,851     98,922        54,319   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     11,961,904        (52,708,538     (5,765,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     57,677,607        120,484,629        93,908,829   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (69,697,699     (68,637,982     (86,977,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (12,020,092     51,846,647        6,931,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (58,188     (861,891     1,165,956   

Cash, beginning of period

     400,533        1,262,424        96,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 342,345      $ 400,533      $ 1,262,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 175,194       $ 330,841   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     14,850         17,770   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $88,573,928 and $164,677,030, respectively)

     88,575,398         164,673,175   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     3,729,856         33,401,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     92,495,298         198,423,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     3,980         —     

Management fee payable

     74,576         124,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     78,556         124,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     92,416,742         198,298,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 92,495,298       $ 198,423,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,446,978         2,397,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 63.87       $ 82.71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 62.60       $ 79.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(96% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.096% due 01/03/13

   $ 58,266,000       $ 58,265,967   

0.100% due 01/31/13†

     15,118,000         15,117,574   

0.118% due 02/14/13†

     2,904,000         2,903,896   

0.090% due 02/21/13†

     4,411,000         4,410,816   

0.061% due 04/25/13†

     7,879,000         7,877,145   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $88,573,928)

      $ 88,575,398   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires February 2013

     2       $ 335,160       $ 15,240   

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/07/13    $ (65,500   $ (108,574,765   $ 2,389,236   

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

   01/07/13      (16,598     (27,513,343     452,059   

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/07/13      (13,400     (22,212,242     499,264   

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

   01/07/13      (15,850     (26,273,436     389,297   
         

 

 

 
          $ 3,729,856   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $14,850 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(83% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.016% due 01/26/12

   $ 9,321,000       $ 9,320,975   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     17,200,000         17,199,936   

0.001% due 02/09/12

     28,671,000         28,670,736   

0.016% due 02/23/12

     6,989,000         6,988,908   

0.000% due 03/01/12

     12,000,000         11,999,729   

0.001% due 03/08/12†

     22,699,000         22,698,231   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     14,734,000         14,733,443   

0.003% due 03/22/12†

     37,957,000         37,955,417   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     10,597,000         10,596,344   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     4,510,000         4,509,456   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $164,677,030)

      $ 164,673,175   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires February 2012

     2       $ 313,360       $ 41,800   

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

   01/06/12    $ (41,898   $ (64,153,380   $ 3,763,637   

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   01/06/12      (21,000     (32,154,744     1,668,871   

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

   01/06/12      (195,950     (300,034,721     27,968,850   
         

 

 

 
          $ 33,401,358   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $17,770 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 76,519      $ 51,785      $ 103,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     1,182,691        1,092,472        693,428   

Brokerage commissions

     41        2,512        3,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,182,732        1,094,984        696,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,106,213     (1,043,199     (592,970
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     7,600        (813,845     (847,406

Forward agreements

     (10,075,098     (44,365,616     (36,923,353

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,849        1,157        3,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (10,065,649     (45,178,304     (37,767,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     (26,560     334,550        (331,890

Forward agreements

     (29,671,502     36,392,749        (5,135,453

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,325        (7,112     5,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (29,692,737     36,720,187        (5,461,895
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (39,758,386     (8,458,117     (43,229,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (40,864,599   $ (9,501,316   $ (43,822,332
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (21.80   $ (6.71   $ (92.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     1,874,767        1,415,797        474,435   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 198,298,571      $ 77,732,507      $ 67,602,811   

Addition of 50,000, 2,525,000 and 525,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     2,905,948        196,587,378        82,715,498   

Redemption of 1,000,497, 812,500 and 162,526 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (67,923,178     (66,519,998     (28,763,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (950,497), 1,712,500 and 362,474 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (65,017,230     130,067,380        53,952,028   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,106,213     (1,043,199     (592,970

Net realized gain (loss)

     (10,065,649     (45,178,304     (37,767,467

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (29,692,737     36,720,187        (5,461,895
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (40,864,599     (9,501,316     (43,822,332
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 92,416,742      $ 198,298,571      $ 77,732,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (40,864,599   $ (9,501,316   $ (43,822,332

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

      

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

     2,920        346,730        (223,584

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

     76,103,102        (84,565,840     (13,798,235

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     29,666,177        (36,385,637     5,130,005   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (49,997     59,641        10,966   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     3,980        (94,800     94,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     64,861,583        (130,141,222     (52,608,380
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,905,948        196,587,378        82,715,498   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (67,923,178     (66,519,998     (29,778,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (65,017,230     130,067,380        52,937,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (155,647     (73,842     328,893   

Cash, beginning of period

     330,841        404,683        75,790   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 175,194      $ 330,841      $ 404,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 890,051       $ 772,442   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     24,200         49,950   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $891,006,493 and $771,936,564, respectively)

     891,057,386         771,925,669   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     2,148,957         13,966,567   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,520         6,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     894,123,114         786,720,628   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     657,008         569,435   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     145,740,706         179,326,773   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     146,397,714         179,896,208   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     747,725,400         606,824,420   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 894,123,114       $ 786,720,628   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     17,400,028         14,050,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 42.97       $ 43.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 44.10       $ 41.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(119% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.088% due 01/10/13†

   $ 264,070,000       $ 264,068,244   

0.103% due 02/07/13

     16,680,000         16,679,501   

0.105% due 02/14/13†

     293,246,000         293,235,493   

0.085% due 02/21/13†

     262,191,000         262,180,074   

0.064% due 04/25/13†

     54,907,000         54,894,074   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $891,006,493)

      $ 891,057,386   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires March 2013

     2       $ 302,270       $ (40,020

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/07/13    $ 17,405,000       $ 521,352,073       $ (44,873,116

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

   01/07/13      10,625,800         318,290,526         (34,491,042

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/07/13      11,932,000         357,417,094         (34,802,217

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

   01/07/13      9,948,000         297,987,366         (31,574,331
           

 

 

 
            $ (145,740,706
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $24,200 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(127% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 4,962,000       $ 4,961,996   

0.011% due 01/19/12

     41,103,000         41,102,930   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     103,409,000         103,408,721   

0.003% due 02/02/12†

     45,670,000         45,669,831   

0.000% due 02/09/12†

     31,909,000         31,908,707   

0.003% due 02/16/12

     20,613,000         20,612,771   

0.016% due 02/23/12†

     62,392,000         62,391,183   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     50,000,000         49,998,870   

0.003% due 03/08/12†

     50,000,000         49,998,305   

(0.001)% due 03/15/12†

     87,691,000         87,687,685   

0.004% due 03/22/12†

     184,845,000         184,837,292   

0.000% due 04/05/12

     7,080,000         7,079,562   

0.010% due 04/12/12†

     64,164,000         64,164,000   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     18,106,000         18,103,816   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $771,936,564)

      $ 771,925,669   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires March 2012

     2       $ 279,150       $ (60,850

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

   01/06/12    $ 9,383,800       $ 264,444,868       $ (31,071,813

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/06/12      1,005,000         28,321,905         (25,647

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

   01/06/12      32,671,000         920,701,451         (148,229,313
           

 

 

 
            $ (179,326,773
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $49,950 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 520,233      $ 423,786      $ 310,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     7,438,345        8,372,487        2,027,722   

Brokerage commissions

     45        7,511        6,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7,438,390        8,379,998        2,033,990   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (6,918,157     (7,956,212     (1,723,966
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     (6,160     4,093,993        7,706,675   

Forward agreements

     (66,420,332     (213,571,085     208,546,511   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,369        46,248        12,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (66,421,123     (209,430,844     216,265,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     20,830        (3,117,070     3,625,020   

Forward agreements

     33,586,067        (225,518,341     53,419,755   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     61,788        (28,154     24,562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     33,668,685        (228,663,565     57,069,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (32,752,438     (438,094,409     273,334,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,670,595   $ (446,050,621   $ 271,610,912   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (2.48   $ (43.26   $ 48.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     16,005,629        10,312,083        5,615,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 606,824,420      $ 547,003,919      $ 145,416,382   

Addition of 9,050,000, 15,650,000 and 5,400,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     463,625,109        1,259,593,245        244,471,386   

Redemption of 5,700,000, 8,600,000 and 3,500,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (283,053,534     (753,722,123     (114,494,761
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 3,350,000, 7,050,000 and 1,900,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     180,571,575        505,871,122        129,976,625   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (6,918,157     (7,956,212     (1,723,966

Net realized gain (loss)

     (66,421,123     (209,430,844     216,265,541   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     33,668,685        (228,663,565     57,069,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (39,670,595     (446,050,621     271,610,912   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 747,725,400      $ 606,824,420      $ 547,003,919   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,670,595   $ (446,050,621   $ 271,610,912   

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

      

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

     25,750        2,345,963        (1,467,775

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

     (119,069,929     (276,038,294     (338,118,894

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (33,647,855     225,546,495        (53,444,317

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     3,480        385,421        (391,421

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     87,573        173,891        271,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (192,271,576     (493,637,145     (121,539,840
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     475,442,719        1,245,626,678        244,471,386   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (283,053,534     (753,722,123     (120,502,184
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     192,389,185        491,904,555        123,969,202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     117,609        (1,732,590     2,429,362   

Cash, beginning of period

     772,442        2,505,032        75,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 890,051      $ 772,442      $ 2,505,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 344,378       $ 648,166   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     24,200         43,140   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $86,199,868 and $215,358,257, respectively)

     86,206,701         215,352,919   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     19,307,685         43,015,723   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     —           8,437,981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     105,882,964         267,497,929   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     5,138,116         20,503,124   

Payable on open futures contracts

     2,520         —     

Management fee payable

     85,625         180,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,226,261         20,684,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     100,656,703         246,813,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 105,882,964       $ 267,497,929   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,958,489         3,218,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 51.40       $ 76.68   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 50.07       $ 79.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.085% due 01/10/13†

   $ 4,414,000       $ 4,413,971   

0.100% due 02/07/13†

     11,897,000         11,896,644   

0.105% due 02/14/13†

     34,295,000         34,293,771   

0.086% due 02/21/13†

     34,563,000         34,561,560   

0.061% due 04/25/13†

     1,041,000         1,040,755   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $86,199,868)

      $ 86,206,701   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires March 2013

     2       $ 302,270       $ 40,020   

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/07/13    $ (3,453,000   $ (103,432,889   $ 10,786,801   

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

   01/07/13      (1,127,500     (33,773,699     3,141,119   

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/07/13      (1,253,000     (37,532,989     3,255,649   

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

   01/07/13      (877,000     (26,270,097     2,124,116   
         

 

 

 
          $ 19,307,685   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $24,200 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(87% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 3,322,000       $ 3,321,997   

0.016% due 01/19/12

     2,677,000         2,676,995   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     7,104,000         7,103,981   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     4,504,000         4,503,983   

0.001% due 02/09/12†

     41,873,000         41,872,615   

0.016% due 02/23/12

     7,490,000         7,489,902   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     20,000,000         19,999,548   

0.001% due 03/08/12†

     66,733,000         66,730,738   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     24,582,000         24,581,071   

0.002% due 03/22/12†

     18,981,000         18,980,209   

0.000% due 04/05/12

     18,093,000         18,091,880   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $215,358,257)

      $ 215,352,919   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires March 2012

     2       $ 279,150       $ 60,850   

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

   01/06/12    $ (6,725,500   $ (189,531,316   $ 11,971,443   

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   01/06/12      (1,005,000     (28,321,905     (2,002,298

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

   01/06/12      (9,779,000     (275,581,999     33,046,578   
         

 

 

 
          $ 43,015,723   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for forward agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $43,140 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 100,092      $ 146,064      $ 95,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     1,503,193        3,530,293        631,456   

Brokerage commissions

     41        3,784        3,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,503,234        3,534,077        634,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,403,142     (3,388,013     (538,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     960        2,855,508        (1,309,400

Forward agreements

     (28,115,932     (174,216,829     (87,744,703

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,567        (774     4,340   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (28,109,405     (171,362,095     (89,049,763
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     (20,830     580,270        (704,155

Forward agreements

     (23,708,038     53,026,068        (12,869,409

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     12,171        (8,741     6,324   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (23,716,697     53,597,597        (13,567,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (51,826,102     (117,764,498     (102,617,003
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (53,229,244   $ (121,152,511   $ (103,155,876
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (18.23   $ (26.05   $ (760.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     2,919,786        4,650,772        135,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 246,813,921      $ 99,032,781      $ 64,516,145   

Addition of 5,960,000, 14,127,500 and 533,500 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     310,340,710        1,193,126,146        196,300,406   

Redemption of 7,220,385, 11,405,122 and 105,504 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (403,268,684     (924,192,495     (58,627,894
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (1,260,385), 2,722,378 and 427,996 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (92,927,974     268,933,651        137,672,512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,403,142     (3,388,013     (538,873

Net realized gain (loss)

     (28,109,405     (171,362,095     (89,049,763

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (23,716,697     53,597,597        (13,567,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (53,229,244     (121,152,511     (103,155,876
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 100,656,703      $ 246,813,921      $ 99,032,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (53,229,244   $ (121,152,511   $ (103,155,876

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

      

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

     18,940        469,523        (65,010

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

     129,158,389        (110,042,156     (40,540,939

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     23,695,867        (53,017,327     12,863,085   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (95,259     104,981        23,293   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     2,520        (227,423     227,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     99,551,213        (283,864,913     (130,648,024
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     318,778,691        1,184,688,165        196,300,406   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (418,633,692     (903,689,371     (62,216,409
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (99,855,001     280,998,794        134,083,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (303,788     (2,866,119     3,435,973   

Cash, beginning of period

     648,166        3,514,285        78,312   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 344,378      $ 648,166      $ 3,514,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 426,634       $ 200   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     158,400         —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,570,687 and $0, respectively)

     3,570,894         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     12,000         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     22,128         41,000   

Limitation by Sponsor

     1,012         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,191,068         41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     41,000         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     41,000         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     4,150,068         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,191,068       $ 41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     100,005         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 41.50       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 41.45       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.100% due 01/31/13

   $ 3,178,000       $ 3,177,910   

0.086% due 02/21/13

     393,000         392,984   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,570,687)

      $ 3,570,894   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires March 2013

     80       $ 8,260,000       $ (99,030

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $158,400 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 1,493   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Brokerage commissions

     932   

Offering costs

     18,871   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,012
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     18,791   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,298
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

  

Futures contracts

     265,990   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     265,989   
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

  

Futures contracts

     (99,030

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     207   
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (98,823
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     167,166   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 149,868   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 1.51   
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     99,410   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 200   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,298

Net realized gain (loss)

     265,989   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (98,823
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     149,868   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 4,150,068   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the only activity for the year ended December 31, 2011 was the initial seeding of the Fund, as such the Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ 149,868   

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

  

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

     (158,400

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

     (3,570,687

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (207

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (12,000

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,012

Change in offering cost

     18,872   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (3,573,566
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     426,434   

Cash, beginning of period

     200   
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 426,634   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the only activity for the year ended December 31, 2011 was the initial seeding of the Fund, as such the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 361,157       $ 200   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     144,540         —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,302,725 and $0, respectively)

     3,302,907         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     22,129         41,000   

Limitation by Sponsor

     2,216         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,832,949         41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     10,950         —     

Payable for offering costs

     41,000         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     51,950         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,780,999         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,832,949       $ 41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     100,005         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 37.81       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 37.74       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(87% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.100% due 01/31/13

   $ 3,303,000       $ 3,302,907   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,302,725)

      $ 3,302,907   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires March 2013

     73       $ 7,537,250       $ 85,590   

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $144,540 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 1,432   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Brokerage commissions

     1,006   

Offering costs

     18,871   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,216
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     17,661   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (16,229
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

  

Futures contracts

     (288,740

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (4
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (288,744
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

  

Futures contracts

     85,590   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     182   
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     85,772   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (202,972
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (219,201
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (2.21
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     99,410   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended  
     December 31, 2012  

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 200   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (16,229

Net realized gain (loss)

     (288,744

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     85,772   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (219,201
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 3,780,999   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the statement of changes in shareholder’s equity for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR*

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ (219,201

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

  

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

     (144,540

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

     (3,302,725

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (182

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,216

Change in offering cost

     18,871   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     10,950   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (3,639,043
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     360,957   

Cash, beginning of period

     200   
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 361,157   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on July 17, 2012, the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 240,086       $ 10,469   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $4,546,872 and $10,068,969, respectively)

     4,546,944         10,068,707   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     87,159         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,874,189         10,079,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     3,873         6,216   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           518,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,873         524,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     4,870,316         9,554,748   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,874,189       $ 10,079,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     200,014         400,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.35       $ 23.89   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 24.32       $ 23.87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(93% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.096% due 01/10/13†

   $ 4,432,000       $ 4,431,971   

0.060% due 04/25/13

     115,000         114,973   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $4,546,872)

      $ 4,546,944   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      3,207,025      $ 4,231,708      $ 38,327   

Euro with UBS AG

   01/04/13      4,319,600        5,699,764        51,146   
         

 

 

 
          $ 89,473   
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      (23,900   $ (31,536   $ (635

Euro with UBS AG

   01/04/13      (100,900     (133,139     (1,679
         

 

 

 
          $ (2,314
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(105% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.016% due 01/26/12

   $ 405,000       $ 404,999   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     1,880,000         1,879,993   

0.002% due 02/09/12

     578,000         577,995   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     2,456,000         2,455,945   

0.000% due 03/08/12†

     1,597,000         1,596,946   

0.000% due 03/22/12

     1,217,000         1,216,949   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     1,936,000         1,935,880   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,068,969)

      $ 10,068,707   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      7,334,525      $ 9,492,896      $ (245,253

Euro with UBS AG

   01/13/12      7,824,000        10,126,412        (279,809
         

 

 

 
          $ (525,062
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      (183,800   $ (237,888   $ 3,190   

Euro with UBS AG

   01/13/12      (208,900     (270,374     3,660   
         

 

 

 
          $ 6,850   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 3,690      $ 4,536      $ 16,178   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     63,816        79,638        108,841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     63,816        79,638        108,841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (60,126     (75,102     (92,663
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (398,504     354,369        (602,156

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     78        36        1,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (398,426     354,405        (601,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     605,371        (866,391     625,437   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     334        (509     539   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     605,705        (866,900     625,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     207,279        (512,495     24,901   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 147,153      $ (587,597   $ (67,762
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ 0.52      $ (1.95   $ (0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     285,533        300,973        458,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 9,554,748      $ 7,729,684      $ 7,531,857   

Addition of 50,000, 100,000 and 850,000 shares, respectively

     1,209,580        2,412,661        20,023,154   

Redemption of 250,000, 0 and 800,000 shares, respectively

     (6,041,165     —          (19,757,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (200,000), 100,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively

     (4,831,585     2,412,661        265,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (60,126     (75,102     (92,663

Net realized gain (loss)

     (398,426     354,405        (601,075

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     605,705        (866,900     625,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     147,153        (587,597     (67,762
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 4,870,316      $ 9,554,748      $ 7,729,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 147,153      $ (587,597   $ (67,762

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

     5,522,097        (2,695,059     362,652   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (605,705     866,900        (625,976

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (2,343     117        (216
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,061,202        (2,415,639     (331,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,209,580        2,412,661        20,023,154   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (6,041,165     —          (19,757,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,831,585     2,412,661        265,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     229,617        (2,978     (65,713

Cash, beginning of period

     10,469        13,447        79,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 240,086      $ 10,469      $ 13,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 302,359       $ 200   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     63,250         —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,409,716 and $0, respectively)

     3,409,904         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     6,612         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     19,770         41,000   

Limitation by Sponsor

     2,145         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,804,040         41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     41,000         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     41,000         41,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,763,040         200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,804,040       $ 41,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     100,005         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 37.63       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 37.64       $ 40.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(91% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.100% due 01/31/13

   $ 3,410,000       $ 3,409,904   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,409,716)

      $ 3,409,904   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires March 2013

     23       $ 3,797,300       $ (55,056

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $63,250 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO*

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 1,508   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Brokerage commissions

     313   

Offering costs

     21,231   

Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,145
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     19,399   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,891
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

  

Futures contracts

     (164,400

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (164,401
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

  

Futures contracts

     (55,056

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     188   
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (54,868
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (219,269
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (237,160
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (2.38
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     99,476   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on June 26, 2012, the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO*

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31,  2012
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 200   

Addition of 100,000 shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,891

Net realized gain (loss)

     (164,401

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (54,868
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (237,160
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 3,763,040   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on June 26, 2012, the only activity for the year ended December 31, 2011 was the initial seeding of the Fund, as such the Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO*

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ (237,160

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

  

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

     (63,250

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

     (3,409,716

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (188

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (6,612

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,145

Change in offering cost

     21,230   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (3,697,841
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     302,159   

Cash, beginning of period

     200   
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 302,359   
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund commenced investment operations on June 26, 2012, the only activity for the year ended December 31, 2011 was the initial seeding of the Fund, as such the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 has not been provided.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 276,372       $ 102,088   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $553,417,216 and $1,012,198,282, respectively)

     553,430,562         1,012,174,281   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           67,430,954   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     —           21,299,733   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     553,706,934         1,101,007,056   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     13,282,209         —     

Management fee payable

     499,127         847,510   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     13,147,572         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     26,928,908         847,510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     526,778,026         1,100,159,546   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 553,706,934       $ 1,101,007,056   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     27,700,014         54,100,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.02       $ 20.34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 19.01       $ 20.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(105% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.093% due 01/10/13†

   $ 446,483,000       $ 446,480,031   

0.104% due 01/31/13†

     60,397,000         60,395,297   

0.082% due 02/21/13†

     37,139,000         37,137,452   

0.061% due 04/25/13†

     9,420,000         9,417,782   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $553,417,216)

      $ 553,430,562   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      82,837,700      $ 109,305,330      $ 251,047   

Euro with UBS AG

   01/04/13      175,817,700        231,993,545        (362,118
         

 

 

 
          $ (111,071
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      (492,005,225   $ (649,206,743   $ (6,048,832

Euro with UBS AG

   01/04/13      (563,892,200     (744,062,460     (6,987,669
         

 

 

 
          $ (13,036,501
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(92% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 69,530,000       $ 69,529,944   

0.010% due 01/19/12

     139,850,000         139,849,762   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     17,506,000         17,505,953   

0.003% due 02/02/12

     43,929,000         43,928,838   

0.001% due 02/09/12

     82,219,000         82,218,244   

0.004% due 02/16/12

     39,794,000         39,793,558   

0.016% due 02/23/12

     90,834,000         90,832,810   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     45,000,000         44,998,983   

0.001% due 03/08/12†

     86,014,000         86,011,084   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     45,000,000         44,998,299   

0.003% due 03/22/12†

     138,663,000         138,657,218   

0.003% due 04/05/12

     108,698,000         108,691,272   

0.010% due 05/10/12†

     105,171,000         105,158,316   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $1,012,198,282)

      $ 1,012,174,281   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      30,950,200      $ 40,058,087      $ (1,352,661

Euro with UBS AG

   01/13/12      53,564,700        69,327,481        (692,235
         

 

 

 
          $ (2,044,896
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      (881,320,025   $ (1,140,670,959   $ 33,372,107   

Euro with UBS AG

   01/13/12      (903,636,400     (1,169,554,497     36,103,743   
         

 

 

 
          $ 69,475,850   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 525,386      $ 271,533      $ 574,152   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     7,972,894        6,179,382        3,379,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7,972,894        6,179,382        3,379,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (7,447,508     (5,907,849     (2,805,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     46,946,419        (5,409,463     48,542,523   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     8,121        3,715        35,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     46,954,540        (5,405,748     48,577,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (80,578,526     90,625,031        (25,149,044

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     37,347        (40,013     21,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (80,541,179     90,585,018        (25,127,190
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (33,586,639     85,179,270        23,450,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (41,034,147   $ 79,271,421      $ 20,644,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (0.99   $ 2.22      $ 1.25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     41,293,047        35,660,288        16,567,274   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 1,100,159,546      $ 444,412,995      $ 100,847,786   

Addition of 12,900,000, 50,600,000 and 35,700,000 shares, respectively

     263,481,506        916,146,552        737,508,814   

Redemption of 39,300,000, 18,400,000 and 19,200,000 shares, respectively

     (795,828,879     (339,671,422     (414,588,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (26,400,000), 32,200,000 and 16,500,000 shares, respectively

     (532,347,373     576,475,130        322,920,254   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (7,447,508     (5,907,849     (2,805,812

Net realized gain (loss)

     46,954,540        (5,405,748     48,577,957   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (80,541,179     90,585,018        (25,127,190
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (41,034,147     79,271,421        20,644,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 526,778,026      $ 1,100,159,546      $ 444,412,995   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (41,034,147   $ 79,271,421      $ 20,644,955   

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

     458,781,066        (540,384,848     (372,937,234

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     80,541,179        (90,585,018     25,127,190   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (348,383     482,950        310,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     497,939,715        (551,215,495     (326,854,103
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     284,781,239        894,846,819        737,508,814   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (782,546,670     (343,780,824     (410,479,158
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (497,765,431     551,065,995        327,029,656   
  

 

 

     

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     174,284        (149,500     175,553   

Cash, beginning of period

     102,088        251,588        76,035   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 276,372      $ 102,088      $ 251,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT EURO*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012  

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 200   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     41,000   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     41,200   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     41,000   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     41,000   
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 200   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 41,200   
  

 

 

 

 

* As of December 31, 2012, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro had seed capital, but had not commenced investment operations. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 138,033       $ 5,798   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $4,587,701 and $5,366,951, respectively)

     4,587,918         5,366,875   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           102,727   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,725,951         5,475,400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     3,660         4,325   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     494,296         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     497,956         4,325   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     4,227,995         5,471,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,725,951       $ 5,475,400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     150,014         150,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 28.18       $ 36.47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 28.28       $ 36.50   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(109% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.098% due 01/10/13†

   $ 2,974,000       $ 2,973,980   

0.125% due 02/14/13

     951,000         950,966   

0.086% due 02/21/13

     663,000         662,972   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $4,587,701)

      $ 4,587,918   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      353,636,200      $ 4,077,072      $ (231,047

Yen with UBS AG

   01/04/13      424,732,500        4,896,741        (276,772
         

 

 

 
          $ (507,819
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      (19,923,300   $ (229,696   $ 7,325   

Yen with UBS AG

   01/04/13      (25,219,500     (290,756     6,198   
         

 

 

 
          $ 13,523   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(98% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 1,504,000       $ 1,503,999   

0.016% due 01/19/12

     1,037,000         1,036,998   

0.005% due 02/02/12

     726,000         725,997   

0.003% due 03/08/12†

     1,359,000         1,358,954   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     278,000         277,983   

0.011% due 05/10/12

     463,000         462,944   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $5,366,951)

      $ 5,366,875   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      361,210,000      $ 4,693,138      $ 43,342   

Yen with UBS AG

   01/13/12      486,460,000        6,320,489        60,268   
         

 

 

 
          $ 103,610   
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      (2,500,000   $ (32,482   $ (457

Yen with UBS AG

   01/13/12      (2,940,000     (38,199     (426
         

 

 

 
          $ (883
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 3,524      $ 1,871      $ 6,585   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     47,964        41,443        44,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     47,964        41,443        44,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,440     (39,572     (38,091
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (601,937     564,813        826,717   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     27        19        41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (601,910     564,832        826,758   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (597,023     (180,776     599,316   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     293        (207     277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (596,730     (180,983     599,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,198,640     383,849        1,426,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,243,080   $ 344,277      $ 1,388,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (8.29   $ 2.75      $ 8.66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     150,014        125,219        160,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 5,471,075      $ 5,024,240      $ 3,921,267   

Addition of 0, 50,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively

     —          1,696,147        3,077,318   

Redemption of 0, 50,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively

     —          (1,593,589     (3,362,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 0, 0 and 0 shares, respectively

     —          102,558        (285,287
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,440     (39,572     (38,091

Net realized gain (loss)

     (601,910     564,832        826,758   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (596,730     (180,983     599,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (1,243,080     344,277        1,388,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 4,227,995      $ 5,471,075      $ 5,024,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,243,080   $ 344,277      $ 1,388,260   

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

     779,250        (633,379     (578,293

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     596,730        180,983        (599,593

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (665     722        206   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     132,235        (107,397     210,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —          1,696,147        3,077,318   

Payment on shares redeemed

     —          (1,593,589     (3,362,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —          102,558        (285,287
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     132,235        (4,839     (74,707

Cash, beginning of period

     5,798        10,637        85,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 138,033      $ 5,798      $ 10,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 363,826       $ 22,338   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $362,731,936 and $219,407,765, respectively)

     362,743,231         219,404,292   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     38,114,175         —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     7,613,633         6,249,734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     408,834,865         225,676,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     271,235         180,224   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —           4,364,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     271,235         4,544,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     408,563,630         221,131,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 408,834,865       $ 225,676,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     8,049,294         5,399,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 50.76       $ 40.96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 50.77       $ 40.95   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(89% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.096% due 01/10/13†

   $ 97,804,000       $ 97,803,349   

0.100% due 01/31/13†

     120,969,000         120,965,589   

0.093% due 02/14/13†

     11,501,000         11,500,588   

0.074% due 02/21/13†

     47,762,000         47,760,010   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     17,297,000         17,295,570   

0.062% due 04/25/13†

     67,434,000         67,418,125   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $362,731,936)

      $ 362,743,231   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with UBS AG

   01/04/13      601,353,100      $ 6,933,000      $ (232,642
         

 

 

 
          $ (232,642
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/04/13      (33,732,636,200   $ (388,903,561   $ 18,518,532   

Yen with UBS AG

   01/04/13      (37,798,808,300     (435,782,459     19,828,285   
         

 

 

 
          $ 38,346,817   
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(99% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.021% due 01/12/12

   $ 11,624,000       $ 11,623,991   

0.010% due 01/19/12

     44,696,000         44,695,924   

0.016% due 01/26/12

     48,298,000         48,297,870   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     36,606,000         36,605,663   

0.000% due 03/01/12†

     7,000,000         6,999,842   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     10,901,000         10,900,630   

0.000% due 03/15/12†

     9,764,000         9,763,631   

0.005% due 03/22/12

     16,390,000         16,389,317   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     9,218,000         9,217,429   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     24,913,000         24,909,995   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $219,407,765)

      $ 219,404,292   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      1,157,460,000      $ 15,038,674      $ 10,036   

Yen with UBS AG

   01/13/12      1,743,810,000        22,657,016        224,070   
         

 

 

 
          $ 234,106   
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

   01/13/12      (17,594,930,000   $ (228,607,826   $ (2,177,796

Yen with UBS AG

   01/13/12      (19,346,660,000     (251,367,745     (2,420,456
         

 

 

 
          $ (4,598,252
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2011. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 170,226      $ 182,452      $ 233,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     2,354,920        2,824,586        1,447,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,354,920        2,824,586        1,447,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,184,694     (2,642,134     (1,213,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     27,341,631        (50,029,053     (22,116,381

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     976        4,169        6,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     27,342,607        (50,024,884     (22,109,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Foreign currency forward contracts

     42,478,321        11,773,508        (21,002,722

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     14,768        (11,285     10,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     42,493,089        11,762,223        (20,992,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     69,835,696        (38,262,661     (43,102,207
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 67,651,002      $ (40,904,795   $ (44,315,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 11.91      $ (6.14   $ (15.88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     5,679,622        6,664,842        2,790,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 221,131,994      $ 207,685,813      $ 67,487,917   

Addition of 6,550,000, 6,683,333 and 4,683,333 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     291,223,076        308,667,664        256,674,572   

Redemption of 3,900,000, 5,700,710 and 1,316,667 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (171,442,442     (254,316,688     (72,161,187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 2,650,000, 982,623 and 3,366,666 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     119,780,634        54,350,976        184,513,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,184,694     (2,642,134     (1,213,282

Net realized gain (loss)

     27,342,607        (50,024,884     (22,109,488

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     42,493,089        11,762,223        (20,992,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     67,651,002        (40,904,795     (44,315,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 408,563,630      $ 221,131,994      $ 207,685,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 67,651,002      $ (40,904,795   $ (44,315,489

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

     (143,324,171     4,457,554        (161,267,333

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (42,493,089     (11,762,223     20,992,719   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     91,011        10,066        121,788   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (118,075,247     (48,199,398     (184,468,315
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     289,859,177        302,417,930        256,674,572   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (171,442,442     (254,316,688     (72,161,187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     118,416,735        48,101,242        184,513,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     341,488        (98,156     45,070   

Cash, beginning of period

     22,338        120,494        75,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 363,826      $ 22,338      $ 120,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,790,825       $ 2,972,032   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     38,727,007         6,303,800   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $97,445,279 and $0, respectively)

     97,440,843         —     

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     301,351         —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     18,127,289         2,469,584   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           21,691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     156,387,315         11,767,107   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     35,907,787         —     

Payable on open futures contracts

     35,666,735         1,852,966   

Management fee payable

     96,661         4,264   

Payable for offering costs

     —           28,764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     71,671,183         1,885,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     84,716,132         9,881,113   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 156,387,315       $ 11,767,107   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     4,208,081         13,334   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 20.13       $ 741.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 20.90       $ 729.60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(115% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.086% due 01/10/13

   $ 2,053,000       $ 2,052,986   

0.103% due 02/07/13

     485,000         484,986   

0.080% due 02/14/13

     5,349,000         5,348,808   

0.007% due 02/21/13†

     21,419,000         21,418,107   

0.055% due 04/25/13

     68,152,000         68,135,956   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $97,445,279)

      $ 97,440,843   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2013

     4,779       $ 84,588,300       $ 3,733,522   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2013

     3,827         70,799,500         (1,676,460
        

 

 

 
         $ 2,057,062   
        

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

   01/07/13    $ 13,570,122       $ 301,351   
        

 

 

 
         $ 301,351   
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $38,727,007 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of December 31, 2012. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
* For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2012

     431       $ 11,507,700       $ (904,390

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2012

     302         8,199,300         141,600   
        

 

 

 
         $ (762,790
        

 

 

 

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $6,303,800 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 61,217      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     1,579,190        4,264   

Brokerage commissions

     1,413,912        5,441   

Offering costs

     69,761        7,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,062,863        16,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,001,646     (16,778
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (488,564,265     (3,524,662

Swap agreements

     (20,857,599     —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     20,334        (91
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (509,401,530     (3,524,753
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     2,819,852        (762,790

Swap agreements

     301,351        —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (4,436     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,116,767        (762,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (506,284,763     (4,287,543
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (509,286,409   $ (4,304,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (163.02   $ (915.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     3,124,027        4,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 9,881,113      $ —     

Addition of 26,537,500 and 13,334 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     1,600,919,494        14,185,434   

Redemption of 22,342,753 and 0 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (1,016,798,066     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 4,194,747 and 13,334 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     584,121,428        14,185,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,001,646     (16,778

Net realized gain (loss)

     (509,401,530     (3,524,753

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,116,767        (762,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (509,286,409     (4,304,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 84,716,132      $ 9,881,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (509,286,409   $ (4,304,321

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

    

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

     (32,423,207     (6,303,800

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

     (97,445,279     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (296,915     —     

Change in offering cost

     21,691        (21,691

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     92,397        4,264   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     33,813,769        1,852,966   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (28,764     28,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (605,552,717     (8,743,818
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,585,261,789        11,715,850   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (980,890,279     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     604,371,510        11,715,850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (1,181,207     2,972,032   

Cash, beginning of period

     2,972,032        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,790,825      $ 2,972,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,989,958       $ 563,350   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     34,109,998         —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $144,057,296 and $27,358,785, respectively)

     144,060,921         27,357,824   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     2,518,068         1,909,463   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           742,451   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           1,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     183,678,945         30,574,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     14,374,851         —     

Payable on open futures contracts

     31,540,181         —     

Management fee payable

     106,449         24,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     46,021,481         24,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     137,657,464         30,549,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 183,678,945       $ 30,574,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     8,200,005         400,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.79       $ 76.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 17.01       $ 75.74   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(105% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.090% due 01/10/13

   $ 1,444,000       $ 1,443,990   

0.105% due 02/07/13

     22,447,000         22,446,328   

0.097% due 02/14/13

     41,769,000         41,767,504   

0.054% due 02/21/13

     15,723,000         15,722,345   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     9,903,000         9,902,182   

0.055% due 04/25/13

     52,791,000         52,778,572   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $144,057,296)

      $ 144,060,921   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2013

     4,208       $ 74,481,600       $ 2,368,824   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2013

     3,372         62,382,000         (2,590,243
        

 

 

 
         $ (221,419
        

 

 

 

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $34,109,998 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(90% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.005% due 02/02/12†

   $ 3,117,000       $ 3,116,988   

0.002% due 02/09/12†

     2,309,000         2,308,979   

0.016% due 02/23/12†

     1,096,000         1,095,986   

0.001% due 03/15/12†

     5,655,000         5,654,786   

0.002% due 03/22/12†

     7,424,000         7,423,690   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     5,625,000         5,624,652   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     2,133,000         2,132,743   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $27,358,785)

      $ 27,357,824   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2012

     668       $ 17,835,600       $ (1,871,470

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2012

     466         12,651,900         295,500   
        

 

 

 
         $ (1,575,970
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for futures contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 77,462      $ 12,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     1,129,484        96,904   

Offering costs

     1,090        197,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,130,574        294,812   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,053,112     (282,569
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (160,953,587     3,732,227   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     5,730        2,218   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (160,947,857     3,734,445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     1,354,551        (1,575,970

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     4,586        (961
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,359,137        (1,576,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (159,588,720     2,157,514   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (160,641,832   $ 1,874,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (31.38   $ 3.44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     5,119,404        544,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 30,549,903      $ 400   

Addition of 27,925,000 and 4,725,000 shares, respectively

     801,055,108        297,178,431   

Redemption of 20,125,000 and 4,325,000 shares, respectively

     (533,305,715     (268,503,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 7,800,000 and 400,000 shares, respectively

     267,749,393        28,674,558   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,053,112     (282,569

Net realized gain (loss)

     (160,947,857     3,734,445   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,359,137        (1,576,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (160,641,832     1,874,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 137,657,464      $ 30,549,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (160,641,832   $ 1,874,945   

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

    

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

     (34,109,998     —     

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

     (116,698,511     (27,358,785

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (4,586     961   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     742,451        (742,451

Change in offering cost

     1,090        197,908   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     82,174        24,275   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     31,540,181        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     —          (198,998
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (279,089,031     (26,202,145
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     800,446,503        295,268,968   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (518,930,864     (268,503,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     281,515,639        26,765,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     2,426,608        562,950   

Cash, beginning of period

     563,350        400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,989,958      $ 563,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,236,726       $ 5,521,055   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     20,731,497         2,252,358   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $53,683,800 and $0, respectively)

     53,686,352         —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     13,232,678         —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     5,524,721         —     

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           21,691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     95,411,974         7,795,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     12,699,384         —     

Management fee payable

     48,957         5,916   

Payable for offering costs

     —           28,764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,748,341         34,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     82,663,633         7,760,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 95,411,974       $ 7,795,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,250,020         300,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 66.13       $ 25.87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 65.45       $ 26.14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(65% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.086% due 01/10/13

   $ 4,756,000       $ 4,755,968   

0.104% due 02/07/13

     8,617,000         8,616,742   

0.102% due 02/14/13

     13,626,000         13,625,512   

0.071% due 02/21/13

     6,902,000         6,901,712   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     5,388,000         5,387,555   

0.066% due 04/18/13

     8,636,000         8,634,220   

0.061% due 04/25/13

     5,766,000         5,764,643   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $53,683,800)

      $ 53,686,352   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2013

     2,556       $ 45,241,200       $ (2,014,234

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2013

     2,051         37,943,500         627,059   
        

 

 

 
         $ (1,387,175
        

 

 

 

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $20,731,497 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2012

     171       $ 4,565,700       $ 181,280   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires February 2012

     119         3,230,850         (91,100
        

 

 

 
         $ 90,180   
        

 

 

 

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $2,252,358 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2011.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 18,261      $ 1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     196,650        5,916   

Brokerage commissions

     189,549        3,345   

Offering costs

     69,761        7,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     455,960        16,334   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (437,699     (16,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     13,203,419        1,355,975   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     2,652        (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,206,071        1,355,837   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (1,477,355     90,180   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     2,552        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,474,803     90,180   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     11,731,268        1,446,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,293,569      $ 1,429,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 21.62      $ 6.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (Note 1)

     522,288        233,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 7,760,424      $ —     

Addition of 10,450,000 and 300,020 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     536,782,526        6,330,740   

Redemption of 9,500,000 and 0 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     (473,172,886     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 950,000 and 300,020 shares, respectively (Note 1)

     63,609,640        6,330,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (437,699     (16,333

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,206,071        1,355,837   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,474,803     90,180   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     11,293,569        1,429,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 82,663,633      $ 7,760,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2011 (INCEPTION)

TO DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    April 5, 2011
(Inception) through
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,293,569      $ 1,429,684   

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

    

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

     (18,479,139     (2,252,358

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

     (53,683,800     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (2,552     —     

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (5,524,721     —     

Change in offering cost

     21,691        (21,691

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     43,041        5,916   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (28,764     28,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (66,360,675     (809,685
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     523,549,848        6,330,740   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (460,473,502     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     63,076,346        6,330,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (3,284,329     5,521,055   

Cash, beginning of period

     5,521,055        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,236,726      $ 5,521,055   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,063,715       $ 627,557   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     7,830,000         —     

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $79,927,870 and $89,398,343, respectively)

     79,930,866         89,392,389   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           798,319   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     —           682   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —           2,481   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     89,824,581         90,821,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     50,571,549         —     

Payable on open futures contracts

     1,890,675         —     

Management fee payable

     59,365         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     52,521,589         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     37,302,992         90,821,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 89,824,581       $ 90,821,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,075,005         1,225,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 34.70       $ 74.14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 34.22       $ 74.13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(214% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.090% due 01/10/13

   $ 1,475,000       $ 1,474,990   

0.100% due 01/31/13

     40,751,000         40,749,851   

0.102% due 02/07/13

     1,558,000         1,557,953   

0.095% due 02/14/13

     5,987,000         5,986,785   

0.064% due 02/21/13

     9,153,000         9,152,619   

0.077% due 03/28/13

     4,023,000         4,022,668   

0.061% due 04/25/13

     16,990,000         16,986,000   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $79,927,870)

      $ 79,930,866   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2013

     322       $ 6,568,800       $ (673,760

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2013

     580         12,180,000         (991,470

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires June 2013

     580         12,702,000         233,160   

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2013

     258         5,869,500         (38,340
        

 

 

 
         $ (1,470,410
        

 

 

 

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $7,830,000 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     

(98% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills:

     

0.016% due 01/19/12†

   $ 285,000       $ 285,000   

0.005% due 02/02/12†

     2,933,000         2,932,989   

0.002% due 03/08/12†

     6,991,000         6,990,763   

0.003% due 03/22/12†

     9,774,000         9,773,592   

0.002% due 04/05/12

     7,099,000         7,098,561   

0.011% due 05/10/12†

     62,319,000         62,311,484   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $89,398,343)

      $ 89,392,389   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2012

     616       $ 17,494,400       $ (1,596,450

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2012

     1,047         30,048,900         (2,372,050

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires June 2012

     1,047         30,467,700         (2,237,250

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2012

     431         12,822,250         93,000   
        

 

 

 
         $ (6,112,750
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for futures contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 49,908      $ 4,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     835,393        —     

Offering costs

     682        123,692   

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (2,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     836,075        121,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (786,167     (117,121
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (75,241,919     (514,060

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     47        333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (75,241,872     (513,727
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     4,642,340        (6,112,750

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     8,950        (5,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,651,290        (6,118,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (70,590,582     (6,632,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (71,376,749   $ (6,749,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted-average share

   $ (36.77   $ (34.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     1,941,194        196,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 90,821,428      $ 400   

Addition of 2,425,000 and 1,600,000 shares, respectively

     127,092,035        123,191,472   

Redemption of 2,575,000 and 375,000 shares, respectively

     (109,233,722     (25,620,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (150,000) and 1,225,000 shares, respectively

     17,858,313        97,570,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (786,167     (117,121

Net realized gain (loss)

     (75,241,872     (513,727

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,651,290        (6,118,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (71,376,749     (6,749,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 37,302,992      $ 90,821,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Year ended
December 31, 2011
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (71,376,749   $ (6,749,552

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

    

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

     (7,830,000     —     

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

     9,470,473        (89,398,343

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (8,950     5,954   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     798,319        (798,319

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     2,481        (2,481

Change in offering cost

     682        123,692   

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     59,365        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     1,890,675        —     

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     —          (124,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (66,993,704     (96,943,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     127,092,035        123,191,472   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (58,662,173     (25,620,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     68,429,862        97,570,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,436,158        627,157   

Cash, beginning of period

     627,557        400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,063,715      $ 627,557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 200       $ 200   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     90,800         90,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     91,000         91,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     90,800         90,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     90,800         90,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 200       $ 200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 91,000       $ 91,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, ProShares Managed Futures Strategy had seed capital, but had not commenced investment operations. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES COMMODITY MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 200       $ 200   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     62,100         62,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     62,300         62,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for offering costs

     62,100         62,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     62,100         62,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 200       $ 200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 62,300       $ 62,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy had seed capital, but had not commenced investment operations. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 19,959,356       $ 19,145,045   

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     141,659,913         34,136,628   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,335,156,145 and $3,314,826,965, respectively)

     3,335,285,580         3,314,757,692   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     33,783,473         3,215,991   

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     23,037,541         76,417,081   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     38,201,334         67,533,681   

Receivable from capital shares sold

     47,672,102         62,130,059   

Receivable on open futures contracts

     9,613,025         2,247,035   

Offering costs (Note 5)

     257,927         1,481,880   

Limitation by Sponsor

     5,373         2,481   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,649,475,624         3,581,067,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     148,045,139         20,503,124   

Payable on open futures contracts

     74,986,160         1,852,966   

Management fee payable

     2,729,857         2,597,445   

Payable for Offering Costs

     316,900         1,507,202   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     5,913,328         10,714,573   

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     161,392,764         260,163,053   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     13,641,868         4,882,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     407,026,016         302,220,721   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,242,449,608         3,278,846,852   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,649,475,624       $ 3,581,067,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     97,287,082         96,673,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Investment Income

      

Interest

   $ 2,215,112      $ 1,488,418      $ 2,204,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

     32,848,387        30,117,213        14,363,309   

Brokerage commissions

     1,918,624        188,289        220,365   

Offering costs

     328,105        348,694        —     

Limitation by Sponsor

     (5,373     (2,481     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     35,089,743        30,651,715        14,583,674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (32,874,631     (29,163,297     (12,379,180
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

      

Net realized gain (loss) on

      

Futures contracts

     (725,476,541     56,934,780        70,572,775   

Swap agreements

     (45,027,781     83,959,005        104,723,688   

Forward agreements

     (138,196,778     (333,939,804     158,549,191   

Foreign currency forward contracts

     73,287,609        (54,519,334     26,650,703   

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     76,646        86,757        140,591   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (835,336,845     (247,478,596     360,636,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

      

Futures contracts

     22,356,416        (14,502,350     (7,696,405

Swap agreements

     35,368,727        (10,628,218     (17,978,314

Forward agreements

     45,390,749        (225,660,391     49,373,740   

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (38,091,857     101,351,372        (44,927,013

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     198,708        (141,848     119,604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     65,222,743        (149,581,435     (21,108,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (770,114,102     (397,060,031     339,528,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (802,988,733   $ (426,223,328   $ 327,149,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

   $ 3,278,846,852      $ 2,028,159,279      $ 1,036,945,528   

Addition of 141,127,515, 142,049,234 and 88,454,343 shares, respectively

     5,711,597,237        6,261,642,221        3,380,476,387   

Redemption of 140,513,696*, 91,766,731 and 66,227,197 shares, respectively

     (4,945,005,748     (4,584,731,320     (2,716,412,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 613,819, 50,282,503 and 22,227,146 shares, respectively

     766,591,489        1,676,910,901        664,064,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (32,874,631     (29,163,297     (12,379,180

Net realized gain (loss)

     (835,336,845     (247,478,596     360,636,948   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     65,222,743        (149,581,435     (21,108,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (802,988,733     (426,223,328     327,149,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

   $ 3,242,449,608      $ 3,278,846,852      $ 2,028,159,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Amount includes $6,600 of redemptions related to de-registration of certain Funds. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    Year ended
December 31,

2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (802,988,733   $ (426,223,328   $ 327,149,380   

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

      

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances for swap agreements

     —          —          485,000   

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

     (107,523,285     (15,512,027     1,110,593   

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

     (20,329,180     (1,278,435,361     (995,453,703

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (42,866,327     135,079,085        13,411,983   

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (7,365,990     1,240,366        (1,988,027

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (2,892     (2,481     —     

Change in offering costs

     1,223,953     (1,084,596     (323,372

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     132,412        964,090        793,254   

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     73,133,194        390,599        191,298   

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     (1,190,302 )*      1,109,918        323,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (907,777,150     (1,582,473,735     (654,300,222
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

      

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,726,055,194        6,199,512,162        3,388,721,333   

Payment on shares redeemed

     (4,817,463,733 )**      (4,610,918,074     (2,722,363,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     908,591,461        1,588,594,088        666,357,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     814,311        6,120,353        12,057,649   

Cash, beginning of period

     19,145,045        13,024,692        967,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 19,959,356      $ 19,145,045      $ 13,024,692   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Amount includes $1,079,526 of offering cost related to de-registration of certain Funds. See Note 1.
** Amount includes $6,600 of redemptions related to de-registration of certain Funds. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2012

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of December 31, 2012, the following twenty-one series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and together with ProShares UltraPro Short Euro (listed below), the “Leveraged Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”); (iii) ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); and (iv) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Leveraged Fund, Short Euro Fund, Geared VIX Fund or Matching VIX Fund. The Shares of each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund, each Geared VIX Fund and each Matching VIX Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange Archipelago (“NYSE Arca”). The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds, are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements.

The Trust registered shares for thirty-two additional series: (i) ProShares Short DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short Gold (collectively, the “Short Funds”); (ii) ProShares UltraShort VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and ProShares UltraShort VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (collectively, the “New Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy (each, a “Managed Futures Fund” and collectively, the “Managed Futures Funds”); (iv) ProShares Financial Managed Futures Strategy; (v) ProShares UltraPro Australian Dollar, ProShares Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Canadian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Canadian Dollar, ProShares Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares UltraPro Swiss Franc, ProShares Ultra Swiss Franc, ProShares Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraShort Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Yen, ProShares Short Yen and ProShares UltraPro Short Yen; and (vi) ProShares UltraPro U.S. Dollar, ProShares Ultra U.S. Dollar, ProShares Short U.S. Dollar, ProShares UltraShort U.S. Dollar and ProShares UltraPro Short U.S. Dollar (collectively, the “Currency Index Funds”). ProShares UltraPro Short Euro and the Managed Futures Funds are collectively referred to herein as the “New Funds”.

On June 25, 2012, the registered offerings for ProShares UltraPro Australian Dollar, ProShares Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Canadian Dollar, ProShares Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Short Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraPro Euro, ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares UltraPro Swiss Franc, ProShares Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Short Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraPro Yen, ProShares UltraPro Short Yen and each Currency Index Fund, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On June 26, 2012, the registered offerings for the Short Funds and the New Geared VIX Funds, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On September 28, 2012, the registered offerings for ProShares Ultra Canadian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Canadian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Swiss Franc, ProShares UltraShort Swiss Franc and ProShares Short Yen, each of which had never been publicly offered, were terminated. On December 5, 2012, a new offering of ProShares UltraPro Short Euro was registered on a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-185288). On January 30, 2013, the registered offering for ProShares Financial Managed Futures Strategy, which had never been publicly offered, was terminated. Thus, as of December 31, 2012, the only Funds that have registered amounts, in addition to the twenty-one series of the Trust that have commenced investment operations, are the New Funds.

 

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As of December 31, 2012, each of the New Funds had seed capital, but none of the New Funds had commenced investment operations; therefore, these Financial Statements do not include Schedules of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity or Statements of Cash Flows for the New Funds.

The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008, other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen.

Eight of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Yen, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. Four of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, and ProShares UltraShort Silver, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on December 3, 2008. Two of the Funds, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on January 3, 2011. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on October 3, 2011. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on October 4, 2011. One of the Funds, ProShares Short Euro, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on June 26, 2012. Two of the Funds, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on July 17, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the New Funds have not yet commenced trading.

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

Each “Ultra” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each “UltraShort” Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. The “UltraPro Short” Fund will seek daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next. Each of the Funds generally invests in Financial Instruments (i.e., instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index, including futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other instruments) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies, or spot volatility products in order to gain exposure to the commodity futures index, commodity, currency exchange rate, equity volatility index or applicable commodity or financial futures contracts. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “leveraged”, “inverse” or “inverse leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index (the “Short-Term VIX Index”) or the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index (the “Mid-Term VIX Index”) (each a “VIX Futures Index”). Each Geared VIX Fund seeks daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to a multiple or the inverse of the daily performance of a benchmark. Each VIX Fund intends to obtain exposure to its benchmark by investing primarily in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”). The Managed Futures Funds will seek to provide investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the performance of the S&P Dynamic Futures Index (the “DFI”) or the S&P Dynamic Commodities Futures Index (the “DCFI” or “Sub-Index”). Each Managed Futures Fund intends to obtain exposure to the DFI or to the DCFI, as applicable, by primarily investing in unleveraged positions in U.S. exchange-traded futures contracts on sixteen different tangible commodities (the “Commodity Futures Contracts”) or futures contracts on eight different financials, such as major currencies and U.S. Treasury securities (the “Financial Futures Contracts” and together with the Commodity Futures Contracts, the “Index Components”).

 

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The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than a single day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (e.g., 2x, -1, -2x or -3x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly. The Matching VIX Funds and the Managed Futures Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

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

Renaming of Index

Effective as of January 2, 2012, the official name for the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil SubindexSM (Ticker: DJUBSCL) changed to the Dow Jones-UBS WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The ticker did not change as a result of the name change.

Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits

The table below includes Share splits and reverse Share splits for the Funds during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The ticker symbols for these Funds did not change, and each Fund continues to trade on the NYSE Arca.

 

Fund   

Execution Date

(Prior to Opening

of Trading)

   Type of Split   

Date Trading

Resumed at Post-

Split Price

ProShares UltraShort Gold

   April 15, 2010    1-for-5 reverse Share split    April 15, 2010

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   April 15, 2010    1-for-10 reverse Share split    April 15, 2010

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   February 25, 2011    1-for-5 reverse Share split    February 25, 2011

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   February 25, 2011    1-for-5 reverse Share split    February 25, 2011

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   February 25, 2011    1-for-4 reverse Share split    February 25, 2011

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

   February 25, 2011    1-for-4 reverse Share split    February 25, 2011

ProShares Ultra Silver

   October 13, 2011    2-for-1 Share split    October 13, 2011

ProShares UltraShort Yen

   October 13, 2011    1-for-3 reverse Share split    October 13, 2011

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   March 8, 2012    1-for-6 reverse Share split    March 8, 2012

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   May 11, 2012    3-for-1 Share split    May 11, 2012

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   May 11, 2012    1-for-5 reverse Share split    May 11, 2012

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   May 11, 2012    1-for-5 reverse Share split    May 11, 2012

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   September 7, 2012    1-for-10 reverse Share split    September 7, 2012

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   October 5, 2012    2-for-1 Share split    October 5, 2012

ProShares UltraShort Gold

   October 5, 2012    1-for-4 reverse Share split    October 5, 2012

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

The splits were applied retroactively for all periods presented, increasing the number of Shares outstanding for ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, and resulted in a proportionate decrease in the price per Share and per Share information of each such Fund. Therefore, the splits did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the split.

 

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NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

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

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

Basis of Presentation

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

Statement of Cash Flows

The cash amount shown in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statement of Financial Condition dated December 31, 2012 and 2011, 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 Leveraged Funds’, the Short Euro Fund’s, the Geared VIX Funds’ and the Matching VIX Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund shares for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

 

    

NAV Calculation Time

  

NAV Calculation Date

Ultra Silver, UltraShort Silver

   7:00 a.m.    December 31

Ultra Gold, UltraShort Gold

   10:00 a.m.    December 28

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity, UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

   3:00 p.m.    December 31

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

   2:30 p.m.    December 31

Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas, UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

   2:30 p.m.    December 31

Ultra Australian Dollar, UltraShort Australian Dollar

   4:00 p.m.    December 31

Ultra Euro, Short Euro, UltraShort Euro

   4:00 p.m.    December 31

Ultra Yen, UltraShort Yen

   4:00 p.m.    December 31

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   4:15 p.m.    December 31

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

   4:15 p.m.    December 31

Although the Leveraged Funds’, the Short Euro Fund’s, the Geared VIX Funds’ and the Matching VIX Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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

 

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For financial reporting purposes, the Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund, the VIX Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain Leveraged Funds’, the Short Euro Fund’s, and the VIX Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy.

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

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

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

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

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 is determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2012 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

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

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 6,240,951       $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (306,268   $ 5,934,683   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     2,803,904         —          —          —          148,502        2,952,406   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     437,662,650         21,960,410        —          —          33,333,620        492,956,680   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     87,046,389         (4,029,721     —          —          (5,607,060     77,409,608   

Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     64,313,224         (3,816,950     —          —          —          60,496,274   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     10,042,731         409,135        —          —          —          10,451,866   

Ultra Gold

     350,624,904         (15,240     (15,652,058     —          —          334,957,606   

UltraShort Gold

     88,575,398         15,240        3,729,856        —          —          92,320,494   

Ultra Silver

     891,057,386         (40,020     (145,740,706     —          —          745,276,660   

UltraShort Silver

     86,206,701         40,020        19,307,685        —          —          105,554,406   

Ultra Australian Dollar

     3,570,894         (99,030     —          —          —          3,471,864   

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     3,302,907         85,590        —          —          —          3,388,497   

Ultra Euro

     4,546,944         —          —          87,159        —          4,634,103   

Short Euro

     3,409,904         (55,056     —          —          —          3,354,848   

UltraShort Euro

     553,430,562         —          —          (13,147,572     —          540,282,990   

Ultra Yen

     4,587,918         —          —          (494,296     —          4,093,622   

UltraShort Yen

     362,743,231         —          —          38,114,175        —          400,857,406   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     97,440,843         2,057,062        —          —          301,351        99,799,256   

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     144,060,921         (221,419     —          —          —          143,839,502   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     53,686,352         (1,387,175     —          —          —          52,299,177   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     79,930,866         (1,470,410     —          —          —          78,460,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 3,335,285,580       $ 13,432,436      $ (138,355,223   $ 24,559,466      $ 27,870,145      $ 3,262,792,404   

At December 31, 2012, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

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

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2011 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

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

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 9,713,685       $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (707,177   $ 9,006,508   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     8,534,690         —          —          —          570,751        9,105,441   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     246,919,569         (1,365,330     —          —          (10,007,396     235,546,843   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     131,934,193         247,040        —          —          2,645,240        134,826,473   

Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     —           (825,510     —          —          —          (825,510

UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     2,621,684         1,381,010        —          —          —          4,002,694   

Ultra Gold

     399,317,740         (41,660     (80,836,280     —          —          318,439,800   

UltraShort Gold

     164,673,175         41,800        33,401,358        —          —          198,116,333   

Ultra Silver

     771,925,669         (60,850     (179,326,773     —          —          592,538,046   

UltraShort Silver

     215,352,919         60,850        43,015,723        —          —          258,429,492   

Ultra Euro

     10,068,707         —          —          (518,212     —          9,550,495   

UltraShort Euro

     1,012,174,281         —          —          67,430,954        —          1,079,605,235   

Ultra Yen

     5,366,875         —          —          102,727        —          5,469,602   

UltraShort Yen

     219,404,292         —          —          (4,364,146     —          215,040,146   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     —           (762,790     —          —          —          (762,790

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     27,357,824         (1,575,970     —          —          —          25,781,854   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     —           90,180        —          —          —          90,180   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     89,392,389         (6,112,750     —          —          —          83,279,639   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 3,314,757,692       $ (8,923,980   $ (183,745,972   $ 62,651,323      $ (7,498,582   $ 3,177,240,481   

At December 31, 2011, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

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 or will pay its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Sponsor paid and is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds.

Federal Income Tax

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

 

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Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions (i.e. the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. On an ongoing basis, management 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, on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”) requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU 2011-11 may have on the Funds’ financial statements disclosures.

NOTE 3—INVESTMENTS

Short-Term Investments

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

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

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

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

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

Futures Contracts

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

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

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures

 

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contracts, there is minimal but some 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. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified times during the day. Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses. If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The risk of the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.

Swap Agreements

Certain of the Funds enter into swap agreements for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) an underlying index, currency or commodity, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions 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, although a financing spread or fee is normally still applied. Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered into. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.

Generally, swap agreements entered into by the Funds calculate and settle the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, each Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of such obligations (or rights) (the “net amount”). In a typical swap agreement entered into by a Matching VIX Fund or an Ultra Fund, the Matching VIX Fund or 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 a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund or the UltraPro Short Fund, the Short Fund, UltraShort Fund or the UltraPro Short 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 for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian. The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its obligations with respect to each 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 for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated account by the Fund’s Custodian. Until a swap agreement is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount less any transaction costs or trading spreads payable by each Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements” and, when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss realized is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swap agreements.” Swap agreements are generally valued at the last settled price of the benchmark referenced index.

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

 

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Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (commodity price risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the unrealized gain/loss reflected. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure each Fund has under the swap agreement, which may exceed the NAV of each Fund. Additional risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference index and the inability of counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different counterparties, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty in an amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds. All of the outstanding swap agreements at December 31, 2012 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party daily. Upon termination, the Fund is entitled to pay or receive the “unrealized appreciation or depreciation” amount.

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

If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. As of December 31, 2012, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and U.S. Treasury securities.

Forward Contracts

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

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

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

 

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The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to minimum thresholds. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. As of December 31, 2012, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and U.S. Treasury securities.

Participants in trading foreign exchange forward contracts often do not require margin deposits, but rely upon internal credit limitations and their judgments regarding the creditworthiness of their counterparties. In recent years, however, many OTC market participants in foreign exchange trading have begun to require their counterparties to post margin.

A Fund will typically enter into forward contracts only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a forward contract is monitored by the Sponsor.

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2012

 

Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Derivatives not
accounted for
as hedging
instruments
   Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
  

Fund

   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
  

Fund

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Commodities
Contracts
   Receivables
on open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
appreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 148,502      Payable on
open futures
contracts,
unrealized
depreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreement
   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 306,268   
     

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS

Crude Oil

     55,294,030      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      9,636,781
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas      409,135      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas      3,816,950
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      3,745,096      ProShares Ultra Gold      15,667,298
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      19,347,705      ProShares Ultra Silver      145,780,726
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
   Unrealized
appreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
and
receivables
on open
futures
contracts
   ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar      85,590   Unrealized
depreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
and payable
on open
futures
contracts
  

ProShares Ultra

Australian Dollar

     99,030
      ProShares Ultra Euro      89,473         ProShares Ultra Euro      2,314   
              ProShares UltraShort Euro      13,398,619   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      251,047         ProShares Short Euro      55,056
      ProShares Ultra Yen      13,523         ProShares Ultra Yen      507,819   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      38,346,817         ProShares UltraShort Yen      232,642   
VIX Futures
Contracts
   Receivables
on open
futures
contracts,

unrealized

appreciation

on swap

and/or

forwards

agreement

   ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      2,368,824   Payable on
open futures
contracts,

unrealized

depreciation

on swap

and/or

forwards

agreement

   ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      2,590,243
      ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      4,034,873      ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      1,676,460
      ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      627,059      ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      2,014,234
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      233,160      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      1,703,570
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ 124,994,834      Total Trust    $ 197,488,010

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2011

 

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives not
accounted for
as hedging
instruments

   Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
  

Fund

   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Statements of
Financial
Condition
Location
  

Fund

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Commodities Contracts    Receivables
on open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
appreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 570,751      Payable on
open
futures
contracts,
unrealized
depreciation
on swap
and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 707,177   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      3,145,557      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      11,372,726
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas      1,381,010      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      253,277   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      33,443,158      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas      825,510
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      45,078,871      ProShares Ultra Gold      80,877,940
              ProShares Ultra Silver      179,387,623
              ProShares UltraShort Silver      2,002,298   
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized
appreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      6,850      Unrealized
depreciation
on foreign
currency
forward
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro      525,062   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      69,475,850         ProShares UltraShort Euro      2,044,896   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      103,610         ProShares Ultra Yen      883   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      234,106         ProShares UltraShort Yen      4,598,252   
VIX Futures Contracts    Receivables
on open
futures
contracts
   ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      141,600   Payable on
open
futures
contracts
   ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      904,390
      ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      295,500      ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      1,871,470
      ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      181,280      ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      91,100
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      93,000      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      6,205,750
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ 154,151,143      Total Trust    $ 291,668,354

 

* 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 year ended December 31, 2012

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as
hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
Commodity Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ (536,107)      $ 400,909   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-      761,879        (422,249
      UBS Commodity     
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS      (84,061,967     66,666,756   
      Crude Oil     
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-      47,564,763        (12,529,061
      UBS Crude Oil     
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS      (2,839,309     (2,991,440
      Natural Gas     
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-      1,212,600        (971,875
      UBS Natural Gas     
      ProShares Ultra Gold      (33,592,896     65,210,642   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (10,067,498     (29,698,062
      ProShares Ultra Silver      (66,426,492     33,606,897   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (28,114,972     (23,728,868
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra      265,990        (99,030
      Australian Dollar     
      ProShares UltraShort      (288,740     85,590   
      Australian Dollar     
      ProShares Ultra Euro      (398,504     605,371   
      ProShares Short Euro      (164,400     (55,056
      ProShares UltraShort      46,946,419        (80,578,526
      Euro     
      ProShares Ultra Yen      (601,937     (597,023
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      27,341,631        42,478,321   
VIX Futures Contracts   

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

agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation depreciation on futures

contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

   ProShares Ultra VIX      (509,421,864     3,121,203   
      Short-Term Futures ETF     
      ProShares VIX Short-      (160,953,587     1,354,551   
      Term Futures ETF     
      ProShares Short VIX      13,203,419        (1,477,355
      Short-Term Futures ETF     
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term      (75,241,919     4,642,340   
      Futures ETF     
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (835,413,491   $ 65,024,035   

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2011

 

Derivatives not
accounted for as
hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 
Commodity Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements    ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity      $ (2,051,498     $ (2,462,927
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (3,511,808     734,901   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      110,381,975        (22,435,130
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      26,720,866        9,388,308   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas      (1,481,685     (825,510
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas      1,776,461        1,381,010   
      ProShares Ultra Gold      100,088,064        (89,908,507
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (45,179,461     36,727,299   
      ProShares Ultra Silver      (209,477,092     (228,635,411
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (171,361,321     53,606,338   
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      354,369        (866,391
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      (5,409,463     90,625,031   
      ProShares Ultra Yen      564,813        (180,776
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (50,029,053     11,773,508   
VIX Futures Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss)

on futures contracts/ changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

   ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      (3,524,662     (762,790
      ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      3,732,227        (1,575,970
      ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF      1,355,975        90,180   
      ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF      (514,060     (6,112,750
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (247,565,353   $ (149,439,587

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2010

 

Derivatives not

accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on
Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  

Fund

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

Commodity Contracts

  

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

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

   ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity    $ 2,383,511      $ 577,782   
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity      (691,056     52,455   
      ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil      151,266,418        (26,944,472
      ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil      15,021,223        (2,449,639
      ProShares Ultra Gold      76,437,234        14,459,027   
      ProShares UltraShort Gold      (37,770,759     (5,467,343
      ProShares Ultra Silver      216,253,186        57,044,775   
      ProShares UltraShort Silver      (89,054,103     (13,573,564
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/ changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts    ProShares Ultra Euro      (602,156     625,437   
      ProShares UltraShort Euro      48,542,523        (25,149,044
      ProShares Ultra Yen      826,717        599,316   
      ProShares UltraShort Yen      (22,116,381     (21,002,722
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ 360,496,357      $ (21,227,992

 

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NOTE 4—AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund pays or will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. Each Matching VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. Each Managed Futures Fund will pay the Sponsor a Management Fee monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. The Sponsor did not and will not charge its fee in the first year of operation of each Fund in an amount equal to the organization and offering costs. The Sponsor reimbursed or will reimburse each Fund to the extent that its offering costs exceed the Management Fee for the first year of operations. The Management Fee is or will be paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s services as commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, and for managing the business and affairs of the Funds. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays or will pay the fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, ProFunds Distributors, Inc. (“PDI”), an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent and any index licensors for the Funds , 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 tax preparation expenses, legal fees not in excess of $100,000 per annum, ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees, individual K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the net assets of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Sponsor paid and is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds. Each Fund incurs and pays, and each New Fund will incur and pay, its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses.

The Administrator

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

The Custodian

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

The Distributor

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

 

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Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

The Sponsor pays or will pay all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund generally, as determined by the Sponsor including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, PDI, Transfer Agent, 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 Schedule K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the NAV of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

Each Fund pays or will pay all non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor. Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses 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 and offering costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations. The Sponsor did not and will not charge its Management Fee in the first year of operations of any Fund in an amount equal to the organization and offering costs. The Sponsor reimbursed or will reimburse each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund, to the extent that its organization and offering costs exceeded 0.95% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. The Sponsor reimbursed each Matching VIX Fund if its organization and offering costs exceeded 0.85% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations. The Sponsor will reimburse each Managed Futures Fund to the extent that its offering costs exceed 0.75% of its average daily NAV for the first year of operations.

At December 31, 2012, amounts payable for offering costs are reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition for each New Fund.

NOTE 6—CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

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

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

Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions

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

Authorized Participants may pay a fixed transaction fee of up to $500 in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BBH&Co., as the Administrator, the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative

 

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positions. Authorized Participants also may pay a variable transaction fee to the Fund 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 Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction fee. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.

Transaction fees for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, which are included in the Sale and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, were as follows:

 

Fund

   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
     Year Ended
December 31, 2011
     Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Ultra DJ-UBS Commodity

   $ 603       $ 1,754       $ 5,561   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity

     1,344         34,814         1,911   

Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     317,803         532,022         560,895   

UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

     120,983         244,564         241,115   

Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     19,179         641         —     

UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

     6,200         400         —     

Ultra Gold

     26,057         43,207         38,269   

UltraShort Gold

     15,695         57,263         24,530   

Ultra Silver

     164,212         454,059         77,861   

UltraShort Silver

     148,662         457,001         56,371   

Ultra Australian Dollar

     —           —           —     

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     —           —           —     

Ultra Euro

     —           —           —     

Short Euro

     —           —           —     

UltraShort Euro

     —           —           —     

Ultra Yen

     —           —           —     

UltraShort Yen

     —           —           —     

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     639,726         3,421         —     

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     —           —           —     

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     119,942         754         —     

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 1,580,406       $ 1,829,900       $ 1,006,513   

 

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NOTE 7—FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the period ended December 31, 2012:

Ultra ProShares

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2011

   $ 25.8805      $ 40.8828      $ 101.9786      $ 75.9066      $ 43.1903      $ 23.8860      $ 36.4704   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.2291     (0.2904     (0.5205     (0.7680     (0.4322     (0.2106     (0.2962

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) #

     (1.2639     (11.1983     (62.4091     8.6248        0.2146        0.6745        (7.9902

Change in net asset value from operations

     (1.4930     (11.4887     (62.9296     7.8568        (0.2176     0.4639        (8.2864

Net asset value, at December 31, 2012

   $ 24.3875      $ 29.3941      $ 39.0490      $ 83.7634      $ 42.9727      $ 24.3499      $ 28.1840   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 25.64      $ 40.94      $ 101.35      $ 79.01      $ 41.65      $ 23.87      $ 36.50   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2012†

   $ 23.93      $ 29.32      $ 39.24      $ 85.34      $ 44.10      $ 24.32      $ 28.28   

Total Return, at net asset value

     (5.8 )%      (28.1 )%      (61.7 )%      10.4     (0 .5 )%      1.9     (22.7 )% 

Total Return, at market value

     (6.7 )%      (28.4 )%      (61.3 )%      8.0     5.9     1.9     (22.5 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

              

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.97 )%      (1.21 )%      (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 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.89 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.15 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.88 )% 

 

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

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Period Ended December 31, 2012

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2011

   $ 56.9207      $ 38.8151      $ 23.8053      $ 82.7114      $ 76.6771      $ 20.3357      $ 40.9557   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.4894     (0.3595     (0.3893     (0.5901     (0.4806     (0.1804     (0.3847

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) #

     (2.3292     1.8523        2.1191        (18.2525     (24.8014     (1.1381     10.1867   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (2.8186     1.4928        1.7298        (18.8426     (25.2820     (1.3185     9.8020   

Net asset value, at December 31, 2012

   $ 54.1021      $ 40.3079      $ 25.5351      $ 63.8688      $ 51.3951      $ 19.0172      $ 50.7577   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 56.19      $ 38.69      $ 23.96      $ 79.24      $ 79.35      $ 20.35      $ 40.95   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2012†

   $ 51.64      $ 40.44      $ 25.41      $ 62.60      $ 50.07      $ 19.01      $ 50.77   

Total Return, at net asset value

     (5.0 )%      3.8     7.3     (22.8 )%      (33.0 )%      (6.5 )%      23.9

Total Return, at market value

     (8.1 )%      4.5     6.1     (21.0 )%      (36.9 )%      (6.6 )%      24.0

Ratios to Average Net Assets

              

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.98 )%      (1.39 )%      (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 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.89 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.33 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.88 )% 

 

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

 

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New Currency and VIX ProShares

For the Period Ended December 31, 2012

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra
Australian
Dollar+
    UltraShort
Australian
Dollar+
    Short
Euro++
    Ultra VIX
Short-

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

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 40.0000      $ 40.0000      $ 40.0000      $ 741.0464      $ 76.3738      $ 25.8664      $ 74.1396   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1740     (0.1633     (0.1799     (0.9608     (0.2057     (0.8380     (0.4050

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.6726        (2.0286     (2.1916     (719.9538     (59.3806     41.1014        (39.0343

Change in net asset value from operations

     1.4986        (2.1919     (2.3715     (720.9146     (59.5863     40.2634        (39.4393

Net asset value, at December 31, 2012

   $ 41.4986      $ 37.8081      $ 37.6285      $ 20.1318      $ 16.7875      $ 66.1298      $ 34.7003   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 40.00      $ 40.00      $ 40.00      $ 729.60      $ 75.74      $ 26.14      $ 74.13   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2012†

   $ 41.45      $ 37.74      $ 37.64      $ 20.90      $ 17.01      $ 65.45      $ 34.22   

Total Return, at net asset value

     3.7 %^      (5.5 )%^      (5.9 )%^      (97.3 )%      (78.0 )%      155.7     (53.2 )% 

Total Return, at market value

     3.6 %^      (5.7 )%^      (5.9 )%^      (97.1 )%      (77.5 )%      150.4     (53.8 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

              

Expense ratio

     (1.00 )%**      (1.00 )%**      (0.96 )%**      (1.77 )%      (0.85 )%      (1.63 )%      (0.85 )% 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%**      (0.95 )%**      (0.95 )%**      (0.95 )%      (0.85 )%      (0.95 )%      (0.85 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%**      (0.92 )%**      (0.89 )%**      (1.73 )%      (0.79 )%      (1.56 )%      (0.80 )% 

 

+ From commencement of operations, July 17, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
++ From commencement of operations, June 26, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended December 31, 2012.

The returns for a share outstanding for 2011 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of investment operations of $40.0000 for ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, UltraShort Australian Dollar and Short Euro.

** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the period ended December 31, 2011:

Ultra ProShares

For the Period Ended December 31, 2011

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra DJ-
UBS
Commodity+
    Ultra DJ-
UBS
Crude
Oil*+
    Ultra DJ-
UBS
Natural
Gas*++
    Ultra
Gold+
    Ultra
Silver*+
    Ultra
Euro+
    Ultra
Yen+
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 36.3723      $ 50.0017      $ 200.0000      $ 69.2163      $ 78.1431      $ 25.7644      $ 33.4918   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.3045     (0.3807     (0.4556     (0.7724     (0.7715     (0.2495     (0.3160

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (10.1873     (8.7382     (97.5658     7.4627        (34.1813     (1.6289     3.2946   

Change in net asset value from operations

     (10.4918     (9.1189     (98.0214     6.6903        (34.9528     (1.8784     2.9786   

Net asset value, at December 31, 2011

   $ 25.8805      $ 40.8828      $ 101.9786      $ 75.9066      $ 43.1903      $ 23.8860      $ 36.4704   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 36.27      $ 49.98      $ 200.00      $ 70.72      $ 79.30      $ 25.86      $ 33.29   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 25.64      $ 40.94      $ 101.35      $ 79.01      $ 41.65      $ 23.87      $ 36.50   

Total Return, at net asset value

     (28.8 )%      (18.2 )%      (49.0 )%^      9.7     (44.7 )%      (7.3 )%      8.9

Total Return, at market value

     (29.3 )%      (18.1 )%      (49.3 )%^      11.7     (47.5 )%      (7.7 )%      9.6

Ratios to Average Net Assets

              

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.98 )%      (1.25 )%**      (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 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.89 )%      (0.93 )%      (1.25 )%**      (0.91 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.91 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
+ For the year ended December 31, 2011.
++ From commencement of operations, October 4, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended December 31, 2011.

The returns for a share outstanding for 2011 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of investment operations of $40.0000.

** Percentages are annualized.

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Period Ended December 31, 2011

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   UltraShort
DJ-UBS
Commodity*+
    UltraShort
DJ-UBS
Crude
Oil*+
    UltraShort
DJ-UBS
Natural
Gas*++
    UltraShort
Gold*+
    UltraShort
Silver*+
    UltraShort
Euro+
    UltraShort
Yen*+
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 47.9976      $ 50.8516      $ 13.3333      $ 113.4823      $ 199.4634      $ 20.2928      $ 47.0232   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.4380     (0.4253     (0.0520     (0.7368     (0.7285     (0.1657     (0.3964

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     9.3611        (11.6112     10.5240        (30.0341     (122.0578     0.2086        (5.6711

Change in net asset value from operations

     8.9231        (12.0365     10.4720        (30.7709     (122.7863     0.0429        (6.0675

Net asset value, at December 31, 2011

   $ 56.9207      $ 38.8151      $ 23.8053      $ 82.7114      $ 76.6771      $ 20.3357      $ 40.9557   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 48.30      $ 50.85      $ 13.33      $ 111.20      $ 196.40      $ 20.31      $ 47.01   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 56.19      $ 38.69      $ 23.96      $ 79.24      $ 79.35      $ 20.35      $ 40.95   

Total Return, at net asset value

     18.6     (23.7 )%      78.5 %^      (27.1 )%      (61.6 )%      0.2     (12.9 )% 

Total Return, at market value

     16.3     (23.9 )%      79.7 %^      (28.7 )%      (59.6 )%      0.2     (12.9 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

              

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (0.99 )%      (1.29 )%**      (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 )%      (0.95 )% 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.92 )%      (0.94 )%      (1.28 )%**      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.89 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
+ For the year ended December 31, 2011.
++ From commencement of operations, October 4, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended December 31, 2011.

The returns for a share outstanding for 2011 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of investment operations of $40.0000.

** Percentages are annualized.

 

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VIX ProShares

For the Period Ended December 31, 2011

 

Per Share Operating Performance

   Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures
ETF*+
    VIX Short-
Term
Futures
ETF++
    Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures
ETF*+
    VIX Mid-
Term
Futures
ETF++
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 2400.0000      $ 80.0000      $ 20.0000      $ 80.0000   

Net investment income (loss)

     (3.5690     (0.5192     (0.0699     (0.5950

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (1655.3846     (3.1070     5.9363        (5.2654

Change in net asset value from operations

     (1658.9536     (3.6262     5.8664        (5.8604

Net asset value, at December 31, 2011

   $ 741.0464      $ 76.3738      $ 25.8664      $ 74.1396   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 2400.00      $ 80.00      $ 20.00      $ 80.00   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2011†

   $ 729.60      $ 75.74      $ 26.14      $ 74.13   

Total Return, at net asset value

     (69.1 )%^      (4.5 )%^      29.3 %^      (7.3 )%^ 

Total Return, at market value

     (69.6 )%^      (5.3 )%^      30.7 %^      (7.3 )%^ 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

        

Expense ratio

     (1.41 )%**      (0.85 )%**      (1.19 )%**      (0.85 )%** 

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     (0.95 )%**      (0.85 )%**      (0.95 )%**      (0.85 )%** 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1.41 )%**      (0.81 )%**      (1.19 )%**      (0.82 )%** 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
+ From commencement of operations, October 3, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
++ From commencement of operations, January 3, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended December 31, 2011.

The returns for a share outstanding for 2011 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of investment operations of $40.0000 for ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and $80.0000 for ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF.

** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the year ended December 31, 2010:

Ultra ProShares

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31,
2009

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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.2066     (0.3581     (0.4407     (0.3070     (0.2022     (0.2376

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     8.3738        (0.1384     25.5792        49.9372        (4.1591     7.5901   

Change in net asset value from operations

     8.1672        (0.4965     25.1385        49.6302        (4.3613     7.3525   

Net asset value, at December 31, 2010

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

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009†

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

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 36.27      $ 49.98      $ 70.72      $ 79.30      $ 25.86      $ 33.29   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     29.0     (1.0 )%      57.0     174.1     (14.5 )%      28.1

Total Return, at market value^

     27.6     (1.5 )%      58.3     182.4     (14.3 )%      25.2

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)

     (0.78 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.81 )% 

 

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

 

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UltraShort ProShares

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

Per Share Operating Performance

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

Net asset value, at December 31, 2009

   $ 73.1052      $ 68.4432      $ 209.6205      $ 941.8415      $ 18.6755      $ 64.2739   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.6245     (0.5639     (1.2511     (3.9725     (0.1694     (0.4349

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (24.4831     (17.0277     (94.8871     (738.4056     1.7867        (16.8158

Change in net asset value from operations

     (25.1076     (17.5916     (96.1382     (742.3781     1.6173        (17.2507

Net asset value, at December 31, 2010

   $ 47.9976      $ 50.8516      $ 113.4823      $ 199.4634      $ 20.2928      $ 47.0232   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2009†

   $ 73.25      $ 68.25      $ 207.00      $ 958.00      $ 18.70      $ 63.90   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2010†

   $ 48.30      $ 50.85      $ 111.20      $ 196.40      $ 20.31      $ 47.01   

Total Return, at net asset value

     (34.3 )%      (25.7 )%      (45.9 )%      (78.8 )%      8.7     (26.8 )% 

Total Return, at market value

     (34.1 )%      (25.5 )%      (46.3 )%      (79.5 )%      8.6     (26.4 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Expense ratio

     (0.95 )%      (1.01 )%      (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)

     (0.82 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.79 )%      (0.80 )% 

 

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

 

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NOTE 8—RISK

Correlation and Compounding Risk

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time). The return of a Geared Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ from two times (2x), the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x) or three times the inverse (-3x) of the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Fund will lose money if its index performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if the performance of its index increases (or decreases in the case of Short, UltraShort or UltraPro Short Funds), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility and compounding. Longer holding periods, higher index volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying index. The Matching VIX Funds and Managed Futures Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

Each Ultra, UltraShort or UltraPro Short Fund uses leverage and should produce daily returns that are more volatile than that of its benchmark. For example, the daily return of an Ultra Fund with a 2x multiple should be approximately two times as volatile on a daily basis as is the return of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The daily return of a Short, UltraShort Fund or UltraPro Short Fund is designed to return the inverse (-1), two times the inverse (-2x) or three times the inverse (-3x) of the return that would be expected of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The Geared Funds are not appropriate for all investors and present different risks than other funds. The Leveraged Funds use leverage and are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. An investor should only consider an investment in a Geared Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged, daily inverse or daily inverse leveraged investment results. Daily objective geared funds, if used properly and in conjunction with the investor’s view on the future direction and volatility of the markets, can be useful tools for investors who want to manage their exposure to various markets and market segments and who are willing to monitor and/or periodically rebalance their portfolios. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

While the Funds expect to meet their investment objectives, several factors may affect their ability to do so. Among these factors are: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmarks; (3) bid-ask spreads on such instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of derivatives and commission costs; (5) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology; (7) changes to a benchmark index that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; and (10) accounting standards.

A number of factors may affect a Geared Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Geared Fund from achieving its investment objective. In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Geared Funds, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite levels. The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Geared Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x, as applicable) to its benchmark at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day. In addition, unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.

 

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Counterparty Risk

Certain of the Funds will use swap agreements and/or forward contracts as a means to achieve their respective investment objectives. Such Funds will use either swap agreements and/or forward contracts referencing their respective benchmarks. These Funds may also invest in other swap agreements or forward contracts if such instruments tend to exhibit trading prices or returns that correlate with the benchmark or a component of the benchmark and will further the investment objective of the Fund. Certain Funds may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts if position accountability rules or position limits are reached with respect to specific futures contracts or the market for a specific futures contract experiences emergencies (e.g., natural disaster, terrorist attack or an act of God) or disruptions (e.g., a trading halt or a flash crash) that prevent the Funds from obtaining the appropriate amount of investment exposure to the affected futures contract or certain other futures contracts. Although unlikely, those Funds, under these circumstances, could have 100% exposure to swap agreements or forward contracts.

Swap agreements and forward contracts are generally traded over the counter and are essentially unregulated by the CFTC. Investors, therefore, do not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the CEA in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.

Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to swap agreements or forward contracts is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions. As a result, a Fund is subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to swaps and forward contracts entered into as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.

The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds; however there are no limitations on the percentage of its assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions only with major global financial institutions.

Swaps or forward contracts are less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty.

If the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move that would cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV, the terms of the swap may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, it may not be possible for the Fund to enter into another swap agreement or to invest in other Financial Instruments necessary to achieve the desired exposure consistent with the Fund’s objective. This, in turn, may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, particularly if the level of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.

Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund.

Although the counterparty to a futures contract is often a clearing organization backed by a group of financial institutions, there may also be instances in which the counterparty could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to a Fund.

Leverage Risk

The Leveraged Funds may utilize leverage in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives and will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than funds that do not employ leverage. The use of leveraged and/or inverse leveraged positions could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.

For example, because the Ultra Funds, UltraShort Funds and UltraPro Short Fund include a two times (2x), a two times the inverse (-2x) or a three times the inverse (-3x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% at any point in the day (for an Ultra or UltraShort Fund) or 33% (for the UltraPro Short Fund) could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment

 

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objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of the movement. This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of an Ultra Fund or upward single-day or intraday movements in the benchmark of an UltraShort or UltraPro Short Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.

Liquidity Risk

Financial Instruments cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at a reasonable cost. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds. The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

“Contango” and “Backwardation” Risk

In Funds that hold futures contracts, as the futures contracts near expiration, they are generally replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract purchased and held in August 2012 may specify an October 2012 expiration. For an Ultra Fund and a Matching VIX Fund, as that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the October 2012 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in December 2012. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Rolling may have a positive or negative impact on performance. For example, historically, the prices of certain types of futures contracts have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as “backwardation.” In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the October 2012 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the December 2012 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection with rolling. While certain types of futures contracts have historically exhibited consistent periods of backwardation, backwardation will likely not exist in these markets at all times. The presence of contango (where prices of contracts are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months due to the costs of long-term storage of a physical commodity prior to delivery or other factors) in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect an Ultra Fund or a Matching VIX Fund that invests in such futures, and positively affect a Short Fund or an UltraShort Fund that invests in such futures. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect the Short Funds and UltraShort Funds, and positively affect the Ultra Funds and Matching VIX Funds.

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

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

NOTE 9—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Trust and certain principals of the Sponsor have been named as defendants (along with several other parties) in a consolidated class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, styled In re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 09-cv-6935. The complaint, as amended, alleged that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by including untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the Registration Statement for one or more ProShares ETFs and allegedly failing to adequately disclose the Funds’ investment objectives and risks. The six Funds of the Trust named in the complaint were ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Silver. On September 10, 2012, the District Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the class action lawsuit in its entirety. On December 17, 2012, the plaintiffs filed an appeal brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Trust believes the complaint is without merit and that the anticipated outcome will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust or any of its Funds. Accordingly, no loss contingency has been recorded in the balance sheet and the amount of loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

 

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NOTE 10—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM (the “Dow Jones-UBS”) is comprised of 5 different commodity sectors: energy, livestock, industrial metals, precious metals and agriculture. Prior to January 2013, these five sectors tracked futures contracts prices of 20 specific commodities: natural gas, WTI crude oil, brent crude, unleaded gasoline, heating oil, live cattle, lean hogs, wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean oil, aluminum, copper, zinc, nickel, gold, silver, sugar, cotton and coffee. In January 2013, the Dow Jones-UBS added two additional commodities: Hard Red Winter Wheat (KBWT) and soybean meal. The Dow Jones-UBS is designed to minimize concentration in any one commodity or sector. Prior to January 2013, no single commodity could constitute less than 2% or more than 15% of the index. In January 2013, the 2% floor was eliminated and commodities in the index may have target weights lower than 2%. No related group of commodities (e.g., energy, precious metals, livestock or grains) may constitute more than 33% of the index as of the annual reweighting of the components. The Dow Jones-UBS family of indices also includes ten sub-indexes that group commodities based on type, as well as single commodity sub-indexes representing each of the commodities that are currently tracked by the Dow Jones-UBS.

As of January 2013, the target weightings of all Dow Jones-UBS components are:

 

Commodity

   Weight ()%  

Natural Gas

     10.42 %

WTI Crude Oil

     9.21 %

Brent Crude

     5.79 %

Unleaded Gasoline

     3.46 %

Heating Oil

     3.52 %

Live Cattle

     3.28 %

Lean Hogs

     1.90 %

Wheat

     3.43 %

KCBT Wheat

     1.32 %

Corn

     7.05 %

Soybeans

     5.49 %

Soybean Oil

     2.74 %

Soy Meal

     2.61 %

Aluminum

     4.91 %

Copper

     7.28 %

Zinc

     2.52 %

Nickel

     2.24 %

Gold

     10.82 %

Silver

     3.90 %

Sugar

     3.89 %

Cotton

     1.77 %

Coffee

     2.44 %

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PROSHARES TRUST II

  /s/ Louis Mayberg
 

By: Louis Mayberg

Principal Executive Officer

Date: March 1, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

  /s/ Louis Mayberg
 

By: Louis Mayberg

Principal Executive Officer

Date: March 1, 2013

  /s/ Edward Karpowicz
 

By: Edward Karpowicz

Principal Financial Officer

Date: March 1, 2013