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ProShares Trust II - Quarter Report: 2016 June (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016.

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)

 

 
(Title of class)   (Name of exchange on which registered)

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

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

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

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

 

 

 


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PROSHARES TRUST II

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     Page  

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     1   

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

     1   

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

     147   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     199   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

     217   

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

     218   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

     218   

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

     218   

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

     218   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     222   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

     222   

Item 5. Other Information.

     222   

Item 6. Exhibits.

     223   


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

Index

 

     Page  

Documents

  

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

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     2   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     7   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     12   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     17   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     22   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     29   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     32   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     37   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     42   

ProShares Short Euro

     47   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     52   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     57   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     62   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     67   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     72   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     77   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     82   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     87   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     92   

ProShares Ultra Yen

     97   

ProShares Trust II

     102   

Notes to Financial Statements

     106   

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,979,342      $ 2,124,103  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     39,012,290        5,888,545  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $160,282,830 and $96,075,481, respectively)

     160,291,728        96,073,659  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —          1,263,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     202,283,360        105,350,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     7,850,615        —    

Payable on open futures contracts

     3,283,738        —    

Management fee payable

     193,063        77,417  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,327,416        77,417  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     190,955,944        105,272,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 202,283,360      $ 105,350,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (Note 1)

     4,229,962        1,589,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 45.14      $ 66.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 45.80      $ 66.65  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.223% due 08/11/16

   $ 18,402,000      $ 18,397,598  

0.216% due 08/25/16†

     24,109,000        24,100,714  

0.216% due 09/01/16

     33,600,000        33,586,402  

0.261% due 09/08/16

     48,443,000        48,423,967  

0.256% due 09/15/16

     14,355,000        14,348,787  

0.326% due 09/22/16

     16,244,000        16,235,012  

0.230% due 10/27/16

     5,203,000        5,199,248  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $160,282,830)

      $ 160,291,728  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2016

     5,415      $ 91,919,625      $ (9,227,241

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires August 2016

     5,388        98,735,100        (7,113,676
        

 

 

 
         $ (16,340,917
        

 

 

 

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $39,012,290 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 134,426     $ 11,228     $ 180,575     $ 21,135  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     520,759       316,922       735,862       560,322  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     100,699       25,893       153,034       66,872  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     621,458       342,815       888,896       627,194  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (487,032 )     (331,587 )     (708,321 )     (606,059 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (40,266,848 )     (51,589,586 )     (32,560,699 )     (60,567,916 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     4,833       1,009       2,291       3,163  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (40,262,015 )     (51,588,577 )     (32,558,408 )     (60,564,753 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     1,048,083       19,016,568       (15,262,292 )     7,645,837  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (9,878 )     1,644       10,720       500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,038,205       19,018,212       (15,251,572 )     7,646,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (39,223,810 )     (32,570,365 )     (47,809,980 )     (52,918,416 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,710,842 )   $ (32,901,952 )   $ (48,518,301 )   $ (53,524,475 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  105,272,823  

Addition of 5,385,000 shares (Note 1)

     301,185,920  

Redemption of 2,745,000 shares (Note 1)

     (166,984,498 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 2,640,000 shares (Note 1)

     134,201,422  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (708,321 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (32,558,408 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (15,251,572 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (48,518,301 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 190,955,944  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (48,518,301 )   $ (53,524,475 )

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

     (33,123,745 )     (10,959,235 )

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (484,764,107 )     (295,455,703 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     420,739,624       240,883,445  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (180,575 )     (20,537 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (2,291 )     (3,163 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (10,720 )     (500 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     1,263,933       8,725,693  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     115,646       23,714  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     3,283,738       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (141,196,798 )     (110,330,761 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     301,185,920       141,470,934  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (159,133,883 )     (29,750,609 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     142,052,037       111,720,325  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     855,239       1,389,564  

Cash, beginning of period

     2,124,103       1,694,791  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,979,342     $ 3,084,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,920,043      $ 671,791  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     4,158,800        980,750  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $35,320,006 and $25,975,462, respectively)

     35,322,208        25,976,287  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           42,188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     42,401,051        27,671,016  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     145,297        —     

Management fee payable

     30,862        20,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     176,159        20,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     42,224,892        27,650,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 42,401,051      $ 27,671,016  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     812,403        512,404  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 51.98      $ 53.96  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 52.53      $ 53.99  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.140% due 07/14/16

   $ 5,226,000      $ 5,225,764  

0.245% due 08/04/16

     4,190,000        4,189,149  

0.234% due 08/25/16

     280,000        279,904  

0.295% due 09/01/16

     8,152,000        8,148,701  

0.242% due 09/08/16

     6,454,000        6,451,464  

0.238% due 09/15/16†

     11,032,000        11,027,226  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $35,320,006)

      $ 35,322,208  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2016

     349      $ 6,901,475      $ (238,930

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires November 2016

     698        13,994,900        (494,580

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires December 2016

     699        13,997,475        (181,995

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires January 2017

     349        7,337,725        (196,895
        

 

 

 
         $ (1,112,400
        

 

 

 

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $4,158,800 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 21,839     $ 2,162     $ 34,098     $ 4,876  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     84,727       56,030       142,725       114,266  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     6,853       3,926       12,609       11,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     91,580       59,956       155,334       126,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (69,741 )     (57,794 )     (121,236 )     (121,353 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (2,943,655 )     (3,050,039 )     (349,195 )     (2,923,368 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (61 )     70       (12 )     1,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,943,716 )     (3,049,969 )     (349,207 )     (2,922,060 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     2,047,660       200,045       (768,040 )     (561,010 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,975 )     (392 )     1,377       (959 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,044,685       199,653       (766,663 )     (561,969 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (899,031 )     (2,850,316 )     (1,115,870 )     (3,484,029 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (968,772 )   $ (2,908,110 )   $ (1,237,106 )   $ (3,605,382 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  27,650,638  

Addition of 425,000 shares

     23,209,404  

Redemption of 125,001 shares

     (7,398,044 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 299,999 shares

     15,811,360  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (121,236 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (349,207 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (766,663 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (1,237,106 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 42,224,892  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,237,106 )   $ (3,605,382 )

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

     (3,178,050 )     694,805  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (73,285,681 )     (46,710,598 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     63,975,223       44,632,175  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (34,098 )     (4,876 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     12       (1,308 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (1,377 )     959  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     42,188       1,475,610  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     10,484       (4,184 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     145,297       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (13,563,108 )     (3,522,799 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     23,209,404       17,870,189  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (7,398,044 )     (15,521,405 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     15,811,360       2,348,784  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     2,248,252       (1,174,015 )

Cash, beginning of period

     671,791       1,634,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,920,043     $ 460,067  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 3,100,238      $ 5,150,976  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     —           123,528,405  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $853,306,184 and $535,381,199, respectively)

     853,346,432        535,392,718  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     —           10,164,157  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     17,926,028        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     874,372,698        674,236,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     186,211,348        29,497,107  

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           1,420,271  

Management fee payable

     449,085        507,517  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     186,660,433        31,424,895  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     687,712,265        642,811,361  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 874,372,698      $ 674,236,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     13,800,000        12,650,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 49.83      $ 50.81  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 49.06      $ 50.45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(124% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.212% due 08/11/16

   $ 37,183,000      $ 37,174,106  

0.191% due 08/25/16

     220,281,000        220,205,289  

0.217% due 09/01/16

     124,835,000        124,784,479  

0.264% due 09/08/16†

     76,402,000        76,371,982  

0.256% due 09/15/16†

     29,430,000        29,417,263  

0.267% due 09/22/16†

     25,462,000        25,447,912  

0.224% due 10/06/16†

     120,185,000        120,104,043  

0.290% due 10/27/16†

     220,000,000        219,841,358  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $853,306,184)

      $ 853,346,432  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2016

     19,460      $ 330,333,500      $ 53,262,012  

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires August 2016

     19,556        358,363,700        25,960,842  
        

 

 

 
         $ 79,222,854  
        

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 281,446     $ 14,724     $ 599,158     $ 44,653  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     1,218,924       544,083       2,610,743       1,583,663  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     572,711       310,729       1,053,458       793,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,791,635       854,812       3,664,201       2,377,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,510,189 )     (840,088 )     (3,065,043 )     (2,332,580 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     77,961,366       86,037,110       (14,221,443 )     109,848,395  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     6,052       7,368       (21,526 )     30,637  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     77,967,418       86,044,478       (14,242,969 )     109,879,032  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     14,498,960       (23,571,645 )     68,476,439       (227,512 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (41,241 )     (1,807 )     28,729       (1,289 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     14,457,719       (23,573,452 )     68,505,168       (228,801 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     92,425,137       62,471,026       54,262,199       109,650,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 90,914,948     $ 61,630,938     $ 51,197,156     $ 107,317,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  642,811,361  

Addition of 34,800,000 shares

     1,559,645,403  

Redemption of 33,650,040 shares

     (1,565,941,655 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 1,149,960 shares

     (6,296,252 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,065,043 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (14,242,969 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     68,505,168  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     51,197,156  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 687,712,265  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 51,197,156     $ 107,317,651  

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

     123,528,405       53,923,100  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,639,616,785 )     (732,814,078 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     1,322,269,432       1,053,293,482  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (599,158 )     (44,653 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     21,526       (30,637 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (28,729 )     1,289  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (17,926,028 )     —    

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (58,432 )     (263,585 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,420,271 )     (20,940,928 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (162,632,884 )     460,441,641  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,569,809,560       280,184,268  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (1,409,227,414 )     (747,599,033 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     160,582,146       (467,414,765 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (2,050,738 )     (6,973,124 )

Cash, beginning of period

     5,150,976       9,122,219  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,100,238     $ 2,149,095  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 5,326,374      $ 9,081,964  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     235,188,436        62,348,600  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $506,975,547 and $438,333,277, respectively)

     506,981,556        438,357,849  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     206,746,886        32,987,472  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           17,995,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     954,243,252        560,771,363  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     4,706,512        12,635,235  

Payable on open futures contracts

     109,234,928        —     

Management fee payable

     687,959        427,388  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     114,629,399        13,062,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     839,613,853        547,708,740  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 954,243,252      $ 560,771,363  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (Note 1)

     18,400,490        3,900,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 45.63      $ 140.42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 47.15      $ 141.75  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(60% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.222% due 09/08/16

   $ 5,000,000      $ 4,998,035  

0.226% due 09/15/16†

     177,849,000        177,772,027  

0.270% due 09/22/16†

     128,881,000        128,809,690  

0.193% due 10/06/16

     101,169,000        101,100,853  

0.236% due 10/27/16

     94,369,000        94,300,951  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $506,975,547)

      $ 506,981,556  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2016

     47,593      $ 807,891,175      $ (105,917,569

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires August 2016

     47,476        869,997,700        (72,325,432
        

 

 

 
         $ (178,243,001
        

 

 

 

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $235,188,436 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 527,858     $ 32,035     $ 826,663     $ 64,494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     2,169,397       1,219,938       3,381,298       2,398,700  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     1,390,754       815,208       2,126,665       1,718,518  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,560,151       2,035,146       5,507,963       4,117,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,032,293 )     (2,003,111 )     (4,681,300 )     (4,052,724 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (535,337,385 )     (401,789,858 )     (524,131,767 )     (536,883,084 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     35,562       12,427       8,594       16,499  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (535,301,823 )     (401,777,431 )     (524,123,173 )     (536,866,585 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     33,204,771       137,428,203       (190,137,467 )     48,917,257  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (155,699 )     10,939       (18,563 )     10,951  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     33,049,072       137,439,142       (190,156,030 )     48,928,208  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (502,252,751 )     (264,338,289 )     (714,279,203 )     (487,938,377 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (505,285,044 )   $ (266,341,400 )   $ (718,960,503 )   $ (491,991,101 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  547,708,740  

Addition of 30,010,000 shares (Note 1)

     2,700,661,295  

Redemption of 15,510,000 shares (Note 1)

     (1,689,795,679 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 14,500,000 shares (Note 1)

     1,010,865,616  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (4,681,300 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (524,123,173 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (190,156,030 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (718,960,503 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 839,613,853  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (718,960,503 )   $ (491,991,101 )

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

     (172,839,836 )     41,813,685  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,754,500,336 )     (1,853,422,707 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     2,686,687,418       1,609,307,436  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (820,758 )     (64,494 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (8,594 )     (16,499 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     18,563       (10,951 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     17,995,478       (86,016,014 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     260,571       32,800  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     109,234,928       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (832,933,069 )     (780,367,845 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,526,901,881       1,563,638,051  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (1,697,724,402 )     (779,845,183 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     829,177,479       783,792,868  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (3,755,590 )     3,425,023  

Cash, beginning of period

     9,081,964       3,737,292  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 5,326,374     $ 7,162,315  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 460,821      $ 831,440  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     236,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $5,802,105 and $7,517,328, respectively)

     5,802,280        7,518,119  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —          224,491  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,499,101        8,574,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     5,057        6,844  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     145,643        53,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     150,700        60,011  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     6,348,401        8,514,039  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 6,499,101      $ 8,574,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (Note 1)

     179,985        179,991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 35.27      $ 47.30  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 35.70      $ 46.80  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.310% due 07/21/16†

   $ 1,801,000      $ 1,800,820  

0.195% due 07/28/16†

     4,002,000        4,001,460  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $5,802,105)

      $ 5,802,280  
     

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Citibank N.A. based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.18   07/06/16    $ (3,670,843   $ (44,187

Swap agreement with Deutsche Bank AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.20      07/06/16      (4,711,792     (39,256

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.25      07/06/16      (2,873,985     (43,397

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.60      07/06/16      (1,442,251     (18,803
         

 

 

 
          $ (145,643
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 4,060     $ 468     $ 7,960     $ 996  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     16,871       12,741       37,696       25,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     16,871       12,741       37,696       25,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (12,811 )     (12,273 )     (29,736 )     (24,591 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Swap agreements

     (1,690,552 )     (75,531 )     (1,818,143 )     781,018  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     145       16       145       16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,690,407 )     (75,515 )     (1,817,998 )     781,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Swap agreements

     (203,424 )     (514,197 )     (316,967 )     (804,831 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (435 )     (178 )     (616 )     (118 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (203,859 )     (514,375 )     (317,583 )     (804,949 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,894,266 )     (589,890 )     (2,135,581 )     (23,915 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,907,077 )   $ (602,163 )   $ (2,165,317 )   $ (48,506 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  8,514,039  

Redemption of 6 shares (Note 1)

     (321 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (6) shares (Note 1)

     (321 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (29,736 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,817,998 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (317,583 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (2,165,317 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 6,348,401  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,165,317 )   $ (48,506 )

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     (236,000     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (13,558,178 )     (5,839,238 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     15,281,490       5,161,999  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (7,944 )     (996 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (145 )     (16 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     317,583       804,949  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (1,787 )     377  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (370,298 )     78,569  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Payment on shares redeemed

     (321 )     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (321 )     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (370,619 )     78,569  

Cash, beginning of period

     831,440       467,766  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 460,821     $ 546,335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,015,695      $ 598,645  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     5,292,100        10,154,430  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $142,998,690 and $79,694,797, respectively)

     143,010,392        79,692,642  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     11,808,950        6,412,656  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     3,858,339        —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     688,575        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     165,674,051        96,858,373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           850,883  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     3,407        8,453  

Management fee payable

     165,898        101,143  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     169,305        960,479  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     165,504,746        95,897,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 165,674,051      $ 96,858,373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,019,942        719,944  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 81.94      $ 133.20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 81.62      $ 133.64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.220% due 07/14/16†

   $ 686,000      $ 685,969  

0.195% due 07/28/16†

     7,744,000        7,742,954  

0.228% due 08/04/16†

     28,904,000        28,898,130  

0.242% due 08/11/16†

     31,055,000        31,047,572  

0.335% due 09/01/16†

     23,972,000        23,962,298  

0.281% due 09/08/16

     11,646,000        11,641,424  

0.255% due 09/15/16†

     13,709,000        13,703,067  

0.290% due 09/22/16†

     25,343,000        25,328,978  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $142,998,690)

      $ 143,010,392  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires September 2016

     1,415      $  69,349,150      $  220,480  

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Citibank N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.18     07/06/16       $ (80,059,861   $ 3,505,354  

Swap agreement with Deutsche Bank AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.20        07/06/16         (31,645,418     1,154,522  

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         (76,235,818     3,949,646  

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         (8,710,888     317,503  

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         (64,999,894     2,881,925  
         

 

 

 
          $ 11,808,950  
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $5,292,100 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AN SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 144,387     $ 15,983     $ 233,499     $ 36,495  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     516,946       667,767       885,196       1,271,602  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     39,895       80,858       97,759       125,143  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     556,841       748,625       982,955       1,396,745  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (412,454 )     (732,642 )     (749,456 )     (1,360,250 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (32,306,031 )     (39,231,996 )     (8,548,396 )     (21,125,276 )

Swap agreements

     (77,193,275 )     (44,473,232 )     (78,629,312 )     (17,930,080 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     6,052       7,606       (8,594 )     15,490  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (109,493,254 )     (83,697,622 )     (87,186,302 )     (39,039,866 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     15,218,108       (13,178,035 )     (2,244,033 )     (11,578,377 )

Swap agreements

     4,704,116       (33,303,791 )     5,396,294       (33,464,395 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (18,960 )     5,175       13,857       (1,092 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     19,903,264       (46,476,651 )     3,166,118       (45,043,864 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (89,589,990 )     (130,174,273 )     (84,020,184 )     (84,083,730 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (90,002,444 )   $ (130,906,915 )   $ (84,769,640 )   $ (85,443,980 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  95,897,894  

Addition of 5,000,000 shares

     679,061,492  

Redemption of 3,700,002 shares

     (524,685,000 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 1,299,998 shares

     154,376,492  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (749,456 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (87,186,302 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     3,166,118  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (84,769,640 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 165,504,746  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (84,769,640 )   $ (85,443,980 )

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

     4,862,330       4,326,199  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (644,528,972 )     (834,055,056 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     581,449,984       773,617,191  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (233,499 )     (36,495 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     8,594       (15,490 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (5,410,151 )     33,465,487  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (688,575 )     1,293,531  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     64,755       59,870  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (5,046 )     7,235  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (850,883 )     2,905,734  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (150,101,103 )     (103,875,774 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     675,203,153       647,090,294  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (524,685,000 )     (542,795,196 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     150,518,153       104,295,098  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     417,050       419,324  

Cash, beginning of period

     598,645       994,268  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,015,695     $ 1,413,592  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 166,112      $ 1,099,140  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     327,250        2,046,660  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $2,185,134 and $8,114,653, respectively)

     2,185,571        8,115,004  

Receivable for investments sold

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,678,933        11,260,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     121,800        785,170  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     681        1,908  

Management fee payable

     5,487        10,870  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     127,968        797,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     2,550,965        10,462,856  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,678,933      $ 11,260,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (Note 1)

     74,832        224,856  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share (Note 1)

   $ 34.09      $ 46.53  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 34.06      $ 46.55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(86% of shareholders’ equity)

   

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.225% due 08/11/16

   $ 307,000      $ 306,927  

0.290% due 10/27/16

     1,880,000        1,878,644  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $2,185,134)

      $ 2,185,571  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, September 2016

     175      $ 5,106,500      $ (380,582

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $327,250 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 4,550     $ 595     $ 14,118     $ 1,580  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     20,104       29,314       57,023       57,687  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     16,355       19,343       45,302       33,542  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     36,459       48,657       102,325       91,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (31,909 )     (48,062 )     (88,207 )     (89,649 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (3,556,836 )     (77,627 )     557,513       5,101,641  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,894       141       3,004       589  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,554,942 )     (77,486 )     560,517       5,102,230  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (13,486 )     (832,681 )     2,090,582       (3,914,406 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (721 )     61       86       (114 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (14,207 )     (832,620 )     2,090,668       (3,914,520 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3,569,149 )     (910,106 )     2,651,185       1,187,710  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,601,058 )   $ (958,168 )   $ 2,562,978     $ 1,098,061  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  10,462,856  

Addition of 450,000 shares (Note 1)

     22,431,178  

Redemption of 600,024 shares (Note 1)

     (32,906,047 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (150,024) shares (Note 1)

     (10,474,869 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (88,207 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     560,517  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,090,668  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     2,562,978  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 2,550,965  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,562,978     $ 1,098,061  

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

    

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

     1,719,410       3,111,721  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (32,506,214 )     (29,481,843 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     38,452,855       26,535,857  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (14,118 )     (1,580 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (3,004 )     (589 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (86 )     114  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     —          923,531  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (5,383 )     619  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (1,227 )     1,302  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (663,370 )     167,820  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     9,541,841       2,355,013  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     22,431,178       22,390,130  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (32,906,047 )     (25,090,904 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (10,474,869 )     (2,700,774 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (933,028 )     (345,761 )

Cash, beginning of period

     1,099,140       696,743  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 166,112     $ 350,982  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 130,058      $ 151,638  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     12,100        91,250  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     501,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $63,621,372 and $72,981,653, respectively)

     63,623,922        72,979,905  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          1,808,942  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     1,260        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     64,268,340        75,031,735  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          80  

Management fee payable

     50,390        59,891  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     8,180,840        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,231,230        59,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     56,037,110        74,971,764  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 64,268,340      $ 75,031,735  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     796,978        646,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 70.31      $ 115.88  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 70.00      $ 115.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.251% due 07/14/16†

   $ 33,191,000      $ 33,189,503  

0.150% due 07/21/16

     1,889,000        1,888,811  

0.252% due 09/08/16†

     15,332,000        15,325,976  

0.260% due 09/22/16†

     5,867,000        5,863,754   

0.186% due 10/06/16

     3,922,000        3,919,358  

0.230% due 10/27/16†

     3,439,000        3,436,520  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $63,621,372)

      $ 63,623,922  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires August 2016

     2      $ 264,120      $ (7,600)

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Citibank N.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     (0.75 )%      07/06/16       $ (16,400   $ (21,663,908   $ (1,343,547

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     (0.95     07/06/16         (38,100     (50,331,243     (3,950,296

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

     (0.55     07/06/16         (14,898     (19,679,662     (1,359,875

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     (0.45     07/06/16         (4,000     (5,283,840     (306,899

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

     (0.50     07/06/16         (11,250     (14,860,688     (1,220,223
           

 

 

 
            $ (8,180,840
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $12,100 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the forward agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 45,076     $ 6,595     $ 74,265     $ 14,791  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     159,878       174,020       305,990       367,896  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     8       9       25       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     159,886       174,029       306,015       367,921  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (114,810 )     (167,434 )     (231,750 )     (353,130 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (2,040 )     (14,000 )     (38,480 )     (12,000 )

Forward agreements

     (254,589 )     (511,529 )     (19,630,156 )     1,405,001  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     206       176       (943 )     (424 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (256,423 )     (525,353 )     (19,669,579 )     1,392,577  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (14,480 )     16,410       (12,820 )     14,890  

Forward agreements

     (9,905,391 )     1,585,109       (9,989,782 )     2,285,806  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (10,366 )     1,351       4,298       115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,930,237 )     1,602,870       (9,998,304 )     2,300,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (10,186,660 )     1,077,517       (29,667,883 )     3,693,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (10,301,470 )   $ 910,083     $ (29,899,633 )   $ 3,340,258  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  74,971,764  

Addition of 700,000 shares

     58,266,824  

Redemption of 550,000 shares

     (47,301,845 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 150,000 shares

     10,964,979  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (231,750 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (19,669,579 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,998,304 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (29,899,633 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 56,037,110  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (29,899,633 )   $ 3,340,258  

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

     79,150       550  

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     (501,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (146,296,845 )     (103,783,368 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     155,730,448       113,989,869  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (74,265 )     (14,791 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     943       424  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     9,985,484       (2,285,921 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (1,260 )     1,820  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (9,501 )     (13,263 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (80     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (10,986,559 )     11,235,578  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     58,266,824       8,523,330  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (47,301,845 )     (19,773,676 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     10,964,979       (11,250,346 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (21,580 )     (14,768 )

Cash, beginning of period

     151,638       162,434  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 130,058     $ 147,666  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,968,544      $ 514,784  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     10,560        11,440  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $39,096,580 and $50,730,044, respectively)

     39,098,231        50,730,230  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          4,778,279  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —          390  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     41,077,335        56,035,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     2,160        —    

Management fee payable

     29,930        47,185  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     8,978,025        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,010,115        47,185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     32,067,220        55,987,938  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 41,077,335      $ 56,035,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     966,976        866,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 33.16      $ 64.58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 31.65      $ 64.55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(122% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.296% due 07/21/16†

   $ 8,077,000      $ 8,076,192  

0.211% due 07/28/16†

     8,262,000        8,260,885  

0.253% due 08/04/16†

     5,981,000        5,979,785  

0.232% due 08/11/16†

     10,957,000        10,954,379  

0.335% due 09/01/16

     1,448,000        1,447,414  

0.260% due 09/22/16†

     4,382,000        4,379,576  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $39,096,580)

      $ 39,098,231  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires September 2016

     2      $ 186,230      $ (12,180

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Citibank, N.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     0.85     07/06/16       $ (696,000   $ (12,780,926 )   $ (1,515,072

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     1.08        07/06/16         (1,353,000     (24,846,763 )     (4,154,451

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

     0.65        07/06/16         (577,500     (10,604,748 )     (1,634,166

Forward agreements with Societe Generale based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     0.55        07/06/16         (156,000     (2,864,659 )     (305,412

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

     0.58        07/06/16         (700,000     (12,854,240 )     (1,368,924
           

 

 

 
            $ (8,978,025
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $10,560 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the forward agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For forward agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the underlying commodity. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the underlying commodity.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 29,058     $ 4,035     $ 48,742     $ 10,178  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     99,330       134,697       194,741       259,052  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     17       17       25       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     99,347       134,714       194,766       259,077  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (70,289 )     (130,679 )     (146,024 )     (248,899 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (16,550 )     11,225       (29,400 )     25  

Forward agreements

     (6,424,268 )     (580,371 )     (11,759,922 )     (1,930,876 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     589       792       (2,372 )     634  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (6,440,229 )     (568,354 )     (11,791,694 )     (1,930,217 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (14,090 )     (205 )     (18,150 )     1,330  

Forward agreements

     (9,526,266 )     6,290,595       (13,756,304 )     1,959,459  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (4,305 )     (1,247 )     1,465       (980 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,544,661 )     6,289,143       (13,772,989 )     1,959,809  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (15,984,890 )     5,720,789       (25,564,683 )     29,592  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (16,055,179 )   $ 5,590,110     $ (25,710,707 )   $ (219,307 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  55,987,938  

Addition of 1,000,000 shares

     50,115,414  

Redemption of 900,002 shares

     (48,325,425 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 99,998 shares

     1,789,989  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (146,024 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (11,791,694 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (13,772,989 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (25,710,707 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 32,067,220  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (25,710,707 )   $ (219,307 )

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

     880       (1,100 )

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (87,581,881 )     (100,907,460 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     99,261,715       95,484,510  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (48,742 )     (10,178 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     2,372       (634 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     13,754,839       (1,958,479 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     390       5,630  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (17,255 )     5,544  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     2,160       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (336,229 )     (7,601,474 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     50,115,414       49,611,938  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (48,325,425 )     (41,284,262 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,789,989       8,327,676  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,453,760       726,202  

Cash, beginning of period

     514,784       207,506  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,968,544     $ 933,708  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,808,529      $ 1,783,802  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     497,228        503,745  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $14,785,748 and $15,153,202, respectively)

     14,786,144        15,153,211  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     46,894        84,235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     17,138,795        17,524,993  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     13,147        14,095  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     13,147        14,095  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     17,125,648        17,510,898  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 17,138,795      $ 17,524,993  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     400,000        400,005  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 42.81      $ 43.78  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 42.81      $ 43.74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.256% due 07/21/16

   $ 3,571,000      $ 3,570,643   

0.211% due 07/28/16

     5,745,000        5,744,224   

0.225% due 08/11/16

     2,969,000        2,968,290   

0.250% due 09/01/16

     2,504,000        2,502,987   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $14,785,748)

      $ 14,786,144   
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Amount
at Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
 

Euro Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires September 2016

     123      $ 17,077,781      $  461,469  

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $497,228 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 8,531     $ 1,283     $ 14,669     $ 2,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     38,959       46,327       79,492       85,186  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     679       851       1,429       1,719  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     39,638       47,178       80,921       86,905  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (31,107 )     (45,895 )     (66,252 )     (84,242 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (472,606 )     (906,332 )     (526,800 )     1,150,762  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —          —          33       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (472,606 )     (906,332 )     (526,767 )     1,150,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     926,538       128,519       218,031       (147,043 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,087 )     (173 )     387       10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     925,451       128,346       218,418       (147,033 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     452,845       (777,986 )     (308,349 )     1,003,729  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 421,738     $ (823,881 )   $ (374,601 )   $ 919,487  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  17,510,898  

Addition of 50,000 shares

     2,109,382  

Redemption of 50,005 shares

     (2,120,031 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (5) shares

     (10,649 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (66,252 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (526,767 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     218,418  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (374,601 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 17,125,648  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (374,601 )   $ 919,487  

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

     6,517       (261,690 )

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (29,469,778 )     (24,431,813 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     29,851,934       19,629,000  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (14,669 )     (2,663 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (33 )     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (387 )     (10 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     37,341       (111,191 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (948 )     3,893  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     35,376       (4,254,987 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,109,382       4,418,831  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (2,120,031 )     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (10,649 )     4,418,831  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     24,727       163,844  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,783,802       1,640,225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,808,529     $ 1,804,069  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,832,922      $ 1,958,996  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     993,960        57,065  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $15,925,177 and $18,409,449, respectively)

     15,926,135        18,408,894  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           52,491  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     18,753,017        20,477,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     24,787        —     

Management fee payable

     14,825        16,767  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     39,612        16,767  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     18,713,405        20,460,679  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 18,753,017      $ 20,477,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     350,000        350,005  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 53.47      $ 58.46  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 53.47      $ 58.15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.295% due 07/21/16

   $ 14,811,000      $ 14,809,519  

0.234% due 08/25/16

     1,117,000        1,116,616  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $15,925,177)

      $ 15,926,135  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires September 2016

     502      $ 37,268,480      $  55,717  

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $993,960 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 12,258     $ 749     $ 20,043     $ 1,856  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     44,642       45,158       93,486       97,982  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     3,774       3,603       7,744       7,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     48,416       48,761       101,230       105,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (36,158 )     (48,012 )     (81,187 )     (103,726 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (455,053 )     (445,902 )     (2,143,492 )     2,533,768  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     219       7       219       226  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (454,834 )     (445,895 )     (2,143,273 )     2,533,994  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     1,177,517       (517,310 )     475,987       (840,941 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,319 )     (13 )     1,513       96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,176,198       (517,323 )     477,500       (840,845 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     721,364       (963,218 )     (1,665,773 )     1,693,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 685,206     $ (1,011,230 )   $ (1,746,960 )   $ 1,589,423  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  20,460,679  

Redemption of 5 shares

     (314 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (5) shares

     (314 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (81,187 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,143,273 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     477,500  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (1,746,960 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 18,713,405  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,746,960 )   $ 1,589,423  

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

     (936,895 )     638,242  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (21,186,216 )     (35,556,408 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     23,690,750       38,855,422  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (20,043 )     (1,856 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (219 )     (226 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (1,513 )     (96 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     52,491       62,534  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (1,942 )     (3,422 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     24,787       52,029  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (125,760 )     5,635,642  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —         2,764,167  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (314 )     (8,380,675 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (314 )     (5,616,508 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (126,074 )     19,134  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,958,996       1,788,757  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,832,922     $ 1,807,891  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 182,527      $ 10,372,583  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

     15,803,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $366,707,612 and $546,177,230, respectively)

     366,728,200        546,166,776  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     7,069,239        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     389,782,966        556,539,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          5,108,230  

Management fee payable

     296,430        414,275  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     2,825,631        28,710,336  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,122,061        34,232,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     386,660,905        522,306,518  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 389,782,966      $ 556,539,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     15,900,000        20,450,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.32      $ 25.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 24.32      $ 25.53  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.250% due 07/07/16

   $ 58,541,000      $ 58,540,415  

0.266% due 07/14/16†

     100,000,000        99,995,490  

0.159% due 07/21/16†

     42,646,000        42,641,735  

0.259% due 09/08/16†

     104,816,000        104,774,818  

0.238% due 09/15/16†

     17,856,000        17,848,272  

0.290% due 09/22/16†

     8,620,000        8,615,230  

0.230% due 10/27/16†

     34,337,000        34,312,240  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $366,707,612)

      $ 366,728,200  
     

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^   
     Settlement Date      Local Currency     Notional Amount
at Value (USD)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         83,932,700     $ 93,141,094     $ (1,884,353

Euro with UBS AG

     07/08/16         51,350,400       56,984,137       (941,278
         

 

 

 
          $ (2,825,631
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         (440,595,725   $ (488,934,205   $ 3,675,913  

Euro with UBS AG

     07/08/16         (392,387,400     (435,436,866     3,393,326  
         

 

 

 
          $ 7,069,239  
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 255,428     $ 54,503     $ 516,867     $ 122,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     921,922       1,350,724       1,988,314       2,607,869  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     921,922       1,350,724       1,988,314       2,607,869  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (666,494 )     (1,296,221 )     (1,471,447 )     (2,485,776 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (26,140,318 )     (29,574,030 )     (55,054,450 )     77,941,788  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     6,294       3,345       (1,618 )     15,866  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (26,134,024 )     (29,570,685 )     (55,056,068 )     77,957,654  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     45,156,342       (18,914,111 )     32,953,944       (12,286,910 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (62,232 )     (12,097 )     31,042       (7,829 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     45,094,110       (18,926,208 )     32,984,986       (12,294,739 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     18,960,086       (48,496,893 )     (22,071,082 )     65,662,915  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 18,293,592     $ (49,793,114 )   $ (23,542,529 )   $ 63,177,139  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  522,306,518  

Addition of 450,000 shares

     10,558,897  

Redemption of 5,000,014 shares

     (122,661,981 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (4,550,014) shares

     (112,103,084 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,471,447 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (55,056,068 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     32,984,986  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (23,542,529 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 386,660,905  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (23,542,529 )   $ 63,177,139  

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

    

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

     (15,803,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (665,608,389 )     (783,662,041 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     845,593,256       692,733,482  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (516,867 )     (121,067 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     1,618       (15,866 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (32,984,986 )     12,294,739  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (117,845 )     62,765  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     107,021,258       (15,530,849 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     10,558,897       268,982,028  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (127,770,211 )     (253,907,748 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (117,211,314 )     15,074,280  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (10,190,056 )     (456,569 )

Cash, beginning of period

     10,372,583       746,454  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 182,527     $ 289,885  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 208,995      $ 276,968  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

     1,274,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $208,996,823 and $260,014,650, respectively)

     209,003,765        259,997,001  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     1,968,365        933,727  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     6,353,179        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     218,808,304        261,207,696  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          8,794,729  

Management fee payable

     148,085        210,888  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     24,928,139        14,829,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     25,076,224        23,834,796  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     193,732,080        237,372,900  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 218,808,304      $ 261,207,696  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,049,290        2,699,294  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 63.53      $ 87.94  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 63.53      $ 87.89  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(108% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.250% due 07/07/16†

   $ 16,107,000      $ 16,106,839  

0.201% due 07/14/16†

     94,081,000        94,076,757  

0.217% due 07/28/16†

     9,214,000        9,212,756  

0.190% due 08/11/16†

     31,035,000        31,027,576  

0.223% due 08/25/16†

     13,587,000        13,582,330  

0.250% due 09/08/16†

     27,609,000        27,598,152  

0.238% due 09/15/16†

     5,149,000        5,146,772  

0.260% due 09/22/16†

     2,524,000        2,522,604  

0.267% due 10/27/16†

     9,737,000        9,729,979  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $208,996,823)

      $ 209,003,765  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         9,742,295,100     $ 94,343,198     $ 969,167  

Yen with UBS AG

     07/08/16         3,617,334,400       35,029,825       999,198  
         

 

 

 
          $ 1,968,365  
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         (29,570,855,800   $ (286,360,561   $ (12,986,241

Yen with UBS AG

     07/08/16         (23,779,447,700     (230,277,271     (11,941,898
         

 

 

 
          $ (24,928,139
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 104,491     $ 39,919     $ 172,839     $ 84,967  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     429,269       1,013,305       898,414       2,174,897  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     429,269       1,013,305       898,414       2,174,897  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (324,778 )     (973,386 )     (725,575 )     (2,089,930 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (15,080,710 )     30,642,122       (52,697,386 )     25,534,388  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     341       1,865       (5,794 )     4,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (15,080,369 )     30,643,987       (52,703,180 )     25,538,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (17,976,490 )     (14,879,883 )     (9,064,322 )     (12,633,351 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (8,597 )     695       24,591       (7,911 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (17,985,087 )     (14,879,188 )     (9,039,731 )     (12,641,262 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (33,065,456 )     15,764,799       (61,742,911 )     12,897,434  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (33,390,234 )   $ 14,791,413     $ (62,468,486 )   $ 10,807,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  237,372,900  

Addition of 800,000 shares

     55,105,156  

Redemption of 450,004 shares

     (36,277,490 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 349,996 shares

     18,827,666  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (725,575 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     (52,703,180 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,039,731 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (62,468,486 )
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 193,732,080  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (62,468,486 )   $ 10,807,504  

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

    

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

     (1,274,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (375,205,996 )     (615,858,523 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     426,390,868       720,044,569  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (172,839 )     (84,967 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     5,794       (4,308 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     9,039,731       12,641,262  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (62,803 )     (100,943 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (3,747,731 )     127,444,594  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     48,751,977       95,954,298  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (45,072,219 )     (223,499,852 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,679,758       (127,545,554 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (67,973 )     (100,960 )

Cash, beginning of period

     276,968       532,706  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 208,995     $ 431,746  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 865,515      $ 211,629  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     179,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $11,255,636 and $7,084,754, respectively)

     11,255,632        7,084,065  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     174,886        32,372  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     12,475,033        7,328,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     9,555        5,794  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —          216,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,555        222,082  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     12,465,478        7,105,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 12,475,033      $ 7,328,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     349,961        249,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 35.62      $ 28.43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 35.44      $ 28.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(90% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.150% due 07/21/16

   $ 1,519,000      $ 1,518,848  

0.190% due 08/11/16†

     4,540,000        4,538,914  

0.234% due 08/25/16†

     3,564,000        3,562,775  

0.260% due 09/22/16†

     1,636,000        1,635,095  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $11,255,636)

      $ 11,255,632  
     

 

 

 

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Citibank N.A. based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.18     07/06/16       $ 10,214,040      $ 71,429  

Swap agreement with Deutsche Bank AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.20        07/06/16         3,591,175        28,983  

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.25        07/06/16         8,738,054        55,789  

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Index

     0.60        07/06/16         2,392,652        18,685  
          

 

 

 
           $ 174,886  
          

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 4,426     $ 232     $ 5,926     $ 486  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     23,486       5,995       36,924       11,768  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     23,486       5,995       36,924       11,768  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (19,060 )     (5,763 )     (30,998 )     (11,282 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Swap agreements

     1,999,899       7,472       1,709,831       (512,987 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1 )     (21 )     (195 )     (7 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,999,898       7,451       1,709,636       (512,994 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Swap agreements

     252,925       225,590       358,802       427,495  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (792 )     (43 )     685       4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     252,133       225,547       359,487       427,499  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2,252,031       232,998       2,069,123       (85,495 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,232,971     $ 227,235     $ 2,038,125     $ (96,777 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  7,105,984  

Addition of 200,000 shares

     6,046,620  

Redemption of 100,004 shares

     (2,725,251 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 99,996 shares

     3,321,369  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (30,998 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,709,636  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     359,487  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     2,038,125  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 12,465,478  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,038,125     $ (96,777 )

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

    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     (179,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (15,833,955 )     (3,628,526 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     11,668,804       5,000,927  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (5,926 )     (486 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     195       7  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (359,487 )     (427,499 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     3,761       (461 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (2,667,483 )     847,185  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     6,046,620       1,200,621  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (2,725,251 )     (1,233,308 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,321,369       (32,687 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     653,886       814,498  

Cash, beginning of period

     211,629       185,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 865,515     $ 1,000,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,620,057      $ 4,008,379  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     28,050,000        47,571,810  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     6,961,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $915,011,381 and $797,652,302, respectively)

     915,035,627        797,650,543  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     8,392,553        4,894,509  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           5,150,763  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     963,059,237        859,276,004  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —           2,514,956  

Payable on open futures contracts

     10,498,791        —     

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     21,692        25,000  

Management fee payable

     696,242        636,984  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     53,278,770        72,176,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     64,495,495        75,353,529  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     898,563,742        783,922,475  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 963,059,237      $ 859,276,004  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     73,877,866        62,327,867  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.16      $ 12.58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 12.22      $ 12.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.171% due 07/07/16†

   $ 44,128,000      $ 44,127,559  

0.150% due 07/21/16†

     43,740,000        43,735,626  

0.225% due 07/28/16†

     84,461,000        84,449,598  

0.232% due 08/04/16†

     164,081,000        164,047,675  

0.194% due 08/11/16†

     98,511,000        98,487,436  

0.241% due 08/25/16†

     59,000,000        58,979,722  

0.242% due 09/01/16

     9,353,000        9,349,215  

0.256% due 09/08/16†

     111,654,500        111,610,631  

0.270% due 09/22/16†

     216,385,500        216,265,774  

0.220% due 10/06/16

     84,039,000        83,982,391  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $915,011,381)

      $ 915,035,627  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires September 2016

     7,500      $ 367,575,000      $ (12,093,646

Swap Agreements^

 

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

Swap agreement with Citibank N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.18     07/06/16       $ 336,118,991      $ (12,635,188

Swap agreement with Deutsche Bank AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.20        07/06/16         322,512,270        (11,854,164

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         339,972,378        (11,448,659

Swap agreement with Societe Generale S.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         105,676,541        (3,887,818

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

     0.25        07/06/16         325,294,079        (13,452,941
          

 

 

 
           $ (53,278,770
          

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $28,050,000 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 498,531     $ 65,327     $ 949,595     $ 141,569  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     2,100,452       2,401,552       3,913,130       4,245,253  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     166,881       223,457       331,194       300,710  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,267,333       2,625,009       4,244,324       4,545,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,768,802 )     (2,559,682 )     (3,294,729 )     (4,404,394 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     143,306,155       62,631,818       36,948,486       2,233,204  

Swap agreements

     223,376,017       143,672,353       76,397,686       30,387,848  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     12,969       16,676       (15,690 )     60,872  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     366,695,141       206,320,847       113,330,482       32,681,924  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     (67,940,201 )     55,158,363       5,835,668       37,769,709  

Swap agreements

     (2,455,855 )     96,601,977       18,897,819       94,308,855  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (107,007 )     (739 )     26,005       389  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (70,503,063 )     151,759,601       24,759,492       132,078,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     296,192,078       358,080,448       138,089,974       164,760,877  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 294,423,276     $ 355,520,766     $ 134,795,245     $ 160,356,483  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  783,922,475  

Addition of 65,350,000 shares

     538,776,226  

Redemption of 53,800,001 shares

     (558,930,204 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 11,549,999 shares

     (20,153,978 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (3,294,729 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     113,330,482  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     24,759,492  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     134,795,245  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 898,563,742  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 134,795,245     $ 160,356,483  

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

     19,521,810       19,434,696  

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     (6,961,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,945,030,052 )     (2,456,271,120 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     1,828,604,878       2,038,462,358  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (949,595 )     (138,430 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     15,690       (60,872 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (18,923,824 )     (94,309,244 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     5,150,763       (13,029,983 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     59,258       425,582  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (3,308 )     32,509  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     10,498,791       (5,817,266 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     26,778,656       (350,915,287 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     535,278,182       1,407,318,838  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (561,445,160 )     (1,054,494,402 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (26,166,978 )     352,824,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     611,678       1,909,149  

Cash, beginning of period

     4,008,379       2,349,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,620,057     $ 4,258,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,837,037      $ 1,411,137  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     5,557,640        7,595,280  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $34,840,102 and $26,806,648, respectively)

     34,841,034        26,807,731  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     1,154,082        3,065,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     43,389,793        38,879,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     3,690        3,623  

Management fee payable

     30,142        25,110  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     33,832        28,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     43,355,961        38,851,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 43,389,793      $ 38,879,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,442,169        2,092,170  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 17.75      $ 18.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 17.65      $ 18.48  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.220% due 07/14/16

   $ 2,551,000      $ 2,550,885  

0.150% due 07/21/16

     1,430,000        1,429,857  

0.221% due 07/28/16

     5,544,000        5,543,251  

0.234% due 08/25/16

     1,567,000        1,566,461  

0.335% due 09/01/16

     1,698,000        1,697,313  

0.246% due 09/08/16

     8,023,000        8,019,848  

0.260% due 09/22/16

     2,234,000        2,232,764  

0.186% due 10/06/16

     3,581,000        3,578,588  

0.230% due 10/27/16

     8,228,000        8,222,067  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $34,840,102)

      $ 34,841,034  
     

 

 

 

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, September 2016

     2,972      $ 86,722,960      $ 6,970,020  

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $5,557,640 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 15,411     $ 5,742     $ 27,143     $ 11,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     75,122       158,681       143,866       331,489  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     40,615       69,898       72,364       109,616  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     115,737       228,579       216,230       441,105  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (100,326 )     (222,837 )     (189,087 )     (429,721 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     10,484,507       (3,971,479 )     4,627,286       (49,808,443 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     829       356       (669 )     4,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     10,485,336       (3,971,123 )     4,626,617       (49,803,632 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     7,854,286       6,588,334       657,141       34,039,992  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,350 )     148       (151 )     (541 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,851,936       6,588,482       656,990       34,039,451  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     18,337,272       2,617,359       5,283,607       (15,764,181 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 18,236,946     $ 2,394,522     $ 5,094,520     $ (16,193,902 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  38,851,184  

Addition of 1,500,000 shares

     14,615,097  

Redemption of 1,150,001 shares

     (15,204,840 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 349,999 shares

     (589,743 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (189,087 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,626,617  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     656,990  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     5,094,520  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 43,355,961  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,094,520     $ (16,193,902 )

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

     2,037,640       16,811,553  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (68,130,394 )     (166,594,683 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     60,123,414       160,327,756  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (27,143 )     (10,064 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     669       (4,811 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     151       541  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     1,911,687       (944,439 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     5,032       (13,703 )

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     67       5,609  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     —          (9,552,314 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,015,643       (16,168,457 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     14,615,097       51,538,449  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (15,204,840 )     (34,216,208 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (589,743 )     17,322,241  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     425,900       1,153,784  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,411,137       1,653,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,837,037     $ 2,807,366  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 954,024      $ 251,524  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     12,100        8,250  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $88,942,816 and $71,908,280, respectively)

     88,949,081        71,912,587  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     10,949,405        —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     —           80  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     100,864,610        72,172,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     1,260        —     

Management fee payable

     73,457        57,031  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —           2,250,595  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     74,717        2,307,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     100,789,893        69,864,815  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 100,864,610      $ 72,172,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,250,000        2,350,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 44.80      $ 29.73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 45.03      $ 29.73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(88% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.251% due 07/14/16†

   $ 23,092,000      $ 23,090,959  

0.150% due 07/21/16†

     3,710,000        3,709,629  

0.211% due 07/28/16†

     7,892,000        7,890,935  

0.227% due 08/04/16†

     8,797,000        8,795,213  

0.249% due 08/11/16†

     5,375,000        5,373,714  

0.234% due 08/25/16

     105,000        104,964  

0.280% due 09/08/16†

     5,000,000        4,998,035  

0.290% due 09/22/16†

     35,005,000        34,985,632  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $88,942,816)

      $ 88,949,081  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires August 2016

     2       $  264,120      $ 7,580  

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Citibank, N.A. based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     1.25     07/06/16       $ 37,100      $ 49,007,987      $ 2,201,783  

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     1.55        07/06/16         42,800        56,540,084        3,356,348  

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

     1.40        07/06/16         31,920        42,165,043        2,308,590  

Forward agreements with Societe Generale based on 0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

     1.45        07/06/16         15,400        20,342,784        1,168,788  

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

     1.30        07/06/16         25,200        33,287,940        1,913,896  
             

 

 

 
              $ 10,949,405  
             

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $12,100 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the forward agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** 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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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 59,634     $ 8,894     $ 106,020     $ 21,632  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     221,251       221,273       420,073       461,738  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     8       9       25       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     221,259       221,282       420,098       461,763  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (161,625 )     (212,388 )     (314,078 )     (440,131 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     2,040       13,900       38,600       11,860  

Forward agreements

     (4,911,577 )     (934,076 )     21,035,479       (3,919,792 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     177       292       103       2,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (4,909,360 )     (919,884 )     21,074,182       (3,905,732 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     14,460       (16,440 )     12,780       (15,000 )

Forward agreements

     16,117,052       (2,075,872 )     13,200,000       (2,466,058 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (9,368 )     (2,706 )     1,958       (2,333 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     16,122,144       (2,095,018 )     13,214,738       (2,483,391 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     11,212,784       (3,014,902 )     34,288,920       (6,389,123 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,051,159     $ (3,227,290 )   $ 33,974,842     $ (6,829,254 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  69,864,815  

Addition of 100,000 shares

     4,103,970  

Redemption of 200,014 shares

     (7,153,734 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (100,014) shares

     (3,049,764 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (314,078 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,074,182  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     13,214,738  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     33,974,842  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 100,789,893  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 33,974,842     $ (6,829,254 )

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

     (3,850 )     550  

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (166,483,272 )     (120,780,305 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     149,554,859       133,494,767  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (106,020 )     (21,632 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (103 )     (2,200 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (13,201,958 )     2,468,391  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     80        —     

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     16,426       (14,799 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     1,260       (1,820 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     3,752,264       8,313,698  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     4,103,970       2,093,762  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (7,153,734 )     (10,419,353 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (3,049,764 )     (8,325,591 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     702,500       (11,893 )

Cash, beginning of period

     251,524       104,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 954,024     $ 92,252  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 306,934      $ 243,900  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     10,560        17,160  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     2,162,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $306,843,914 and $238,900,176, respectively)

     306,857,107        238,899,626  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     75,484,625        —     

Receivable from capital shares sold

     2,276,852        —     

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,160        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     387,100,238        239,160,686  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —           1,875  

Management fee payable

     261,839        181,068  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —           22,561,101  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     261,839        22,744,044  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     386,838,399        216,416,642  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 387,100,238      $ 239,160,686  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     8,496,526        7,996,533  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 45.53      $ 27.06  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 47.67      $ 27.08  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(79% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.266% due 07/14/16†

   $ 25,109,000      $ 25,107,867  

0.150% due 07/21/16

     10,372,000        10,370,963  

0.211% due 07/28/16

     2,942,000        2,941,603  

0.227% due 08/04/16†

     79,066,000        79,049,942  

0.202% due 08/11/16†

     40,203,000        40,193,383  

0.241% due 08/25/16†

     27,143,000        27,133,671  

0.250% due 09/01/16

     3,837,000        3,835,447  

0.246% due 09/08/16†

     61,619,500        61,595,290  

0.290% due 09/22/16†

     46,619,500        46,593,705  

0.271% due 10/06/16†

     10,042,000        10,035,236  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $306,843,914)

      $ 306,857,107  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires September 2016

     2      $ 186,230      $  12,130  

Forward Agreements^

 

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

Forward agreements with Citibank, N.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     1.35     07/06/16       $ 12,868,000      $ 236,300,231      $ 22,155,715  

Forward agreements with Deutsche Bank AG based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     1.68        07/06/16         9,342,800        171,573,048        15,623,901  

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

     1.50        07/06/16         10,245,800        188,145,675        19,101,261  

Forward agreements with Societe Generale S.A. based on 0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

     1.55        07/06/16         3,484,000        63,977,389        6,782,766  

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

     1.48        07/06/16         6,179,000        113,466,213        11,820,982  
             

 

 

 
              $ 75,484,625  
             

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $10,560 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of June 30, 2016.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
* Reflects the floating financing rate, as of June 30, 2016, on the notional amount of the forward agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions.
** 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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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 188,656     $ 36,301     $ 310,266     $ 74,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     741,794       715,430       1,322,264       1,453,507  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     17       19       27       27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     741,811       715,449       1,322,291       1,453,534  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (553,155 )     (679,148 )     (1,012,025 )     (1,378,987 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     15,900       (11,449 )     35,100       (299 )

Forward agreements

     21,367,809       1,770,580       55,463,053       (16,009,663 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     2,806       1,371       2,226       6,114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,386,515       1,760,502       55,500,379       (16,003,848 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     14,741       (1,590 )     21,160       (3,350 )

Forward agreements

     86,641,014       (36,479,395 )     98,045,726       (1,463,407 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (39,264 )     (4,557 )     13,743       (3,650 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     86,616,491       (36,485,542 )     98,080,629       (1,470,407 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     108,003,006       (34,725,040 )     153,581,008       (17,474,255 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 107,449,851     $ (35,404,188 )   $ 152,568,983     $ (18,853,242 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  216,416,642  

Addition of 1,350,000 shares

     47,595,435  

Redemption of 850,007 shares

     (29,742,661 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 499,993 shares

     17,852,774  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,012,025 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     55,500,379  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     98,080,629  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     152,568,983  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 386,838,399  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 152,568,983     $ (18,853,242 )

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

     6,600       (8,800 )

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     (2,162,000 )     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (596,954,106 )     (400,537,544 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     529,322,860       406,334,646  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (310,266 )     (74,547 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (2,226 )     (6,114 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (98,059,469 )     1,467,056  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (2,160 )     —    

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     80,771       (28,001 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased

     —         3,695,661  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,875 )     (5,060 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (15,512,888 )     (8,015,945 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     45,318,583       59,122,228  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (29,742,661 )     (47,414,873 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     15,575,922       11,707,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     63,034       3,691,410  

Cash, beginning of period

     243,900       305,004  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 306,934     $ 3,996,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 185,855      $ 227,310  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $9,521,341 and $11,605,665, respectively)

     9,522,305        11,605,262  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     5,116        604,920  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     9,713,276        12,437,492  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          1,569,718  

Management fee payable

     7,642        10,044  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     172,730        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     180,372        1,579,762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     9,532,904        10,857,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 9,713,276      $ 12,437,492  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     600,000        700,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.89      $ 15.51  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 15.86      $ 15.51  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(100% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.310% due 07/21/16†

   $ 822,000      $ 821,918  

0.234% due 08/25/16†

     973,000        972,665  

0.290% due 09/22/16

     7,732,000        7,727,722  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $9,521,341)

      $ 9,522,305  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         9,644,425     $ 10,702,531     $ (93,406

Euro with UBS AG

     07/08/16         8,473,000       9,402,587       (79,324
         

 

 

 
          $ (172,730
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         (628,600   $ (697,565   $ 3,364  

Euro with UBS AG

     07/08/16         (336,200     (373,085     1,752  
         

 

 

 
          $ 5,116  
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 6,834     $ 1,028     $ 11,797     $ 1,562  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     23,237       35,245       48,943       51,477  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     23,237       35,245       48,943       51,477  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (16,403 )     (34,217 )     (37,146 )     (49,915 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     605,039       436,915       1,109,709       (628,301 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     217       46       147       60  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     605,256       436,961       1,109,856       (628,241 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (1,161,976 )     645,268       (772,534 )     (30,111 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,141 )     98       1,367       142  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,163,117 )     645,366       (771,167 )     (29,969 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (557,861 )     1,082,327       338,689       (658,210 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (574,264 )   $ 1,048,110     $ 301,543     $ (708,125 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  10,857,730  

Addition of 50,000 shares

     831,691  

Redemption of 150,014 shares

     (2,458,060 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (100,014) shares

     (1,626,369 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (37,146 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,109,856  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (771,167 )
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     301,543  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 9,532,904  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 301,543     $ (708,125 )

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

    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (26,640,527 )     (19,582,990 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     28,736,795       8,850,865  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (11,797 )     (1,562 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (147 )     (60 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     771,167       29,969  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     (2,402 )     9,239  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     3,154,632       (11,402,664 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     831,691       13,540,570  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (4,027,778 )     (2,541,066 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (3,196,087 )     10,999,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (41,455 )     (403,160 )

Cash, beginning of period

     227,310       671,117  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 185,855     $ 267,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 301,207      $ 147,371  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $6,211,707 and $5,069,206, respectively)

     6,212,029        5,069,491  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     768,799        267,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     7,282,035        5,483,876  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Management fee payable

     5,440        4,325  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     11,331        5,703  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,771        10,028  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     7,265,264        5,473,848  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 7,282,035      $ 5,483,876  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     99,970        99,974  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 72.67      $ 54.75  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 72.71      $ 54.70  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(86% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.310% due 07/21/16†

   $ 3,927,000      $ 3,926,607  

0.225% due 08/11/16

     1,985,000        1,984,525  

0.234% due 08/25/16

     301,000        300,897  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $6,211,707)

      $ 6,212,029  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         1,044,190,800     $ 10,111,816     $ 502,324  

Yen with UBS AG

     07/08/16         518,229,500       5,018,471       266,475  
         

 

 

 
          $ 768,799  
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     07/08/16         (48,749,300   $ (472,082   $ (9,550

Yen with UBS AG

     07/08/16         (13,000,100     (125,892     (1,781
         

 

 

 
          $ (11,331
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount segregated as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of June 30, 2016. The Funds continually evaluate different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at anytime.
^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 4,255     $ 459     $ 7,149     $ 750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     15,811       12,940       29,811       22,321  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     15,811       12,940       29,811       22,321  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (11,556 )     (12,481 )     (22,662 )     (21,571 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     485,862       (438,565 )     1,318,083       (519,177 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —         22       —         8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     485,862       (438,543 )     1,318,083       (519,169 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

     597,266       201,096       496,157       175,163  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (315 )     308       37       114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     596,951       201,404       496,194       175,277  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1,082,813       (237,139 )     1,814,277       (343,892 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,071,257     $ (249,620 )   $ 1,791,615     $ (365,463 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $  5,473,848  

Redemption of 4 shares

     (199 )
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (4) shares

     (199 )
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (22,662 )

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,318,083  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     496,194  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     1,791,615  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 7,265,264  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,791,615     $ (365,463 )

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

    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (11,855,352 )     (6,014,165 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     10,720,000       2,792,962  

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (7,149 )     (750 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     —         (8 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (496,194 )     (175,277 )

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     1,115       2,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     154,035       (3,760,128 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —         4,285,016  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (199 )     (688,682 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (199 )     3,596,334  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     153,836       (163,794 )

Cash, beginning of period

     147,371       846,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 301,207     $ 683,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     June 30, 2016
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2015  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 31,170,829       $ 48,049,225  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     319,123,024         261,083,712  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     7,376,000         —    

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     2,663,000         —    

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

     17,077,000         —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,788,630,705 and $3,313,585,456, respectively)

     3,788,779,379         3,313,591,600  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     11,983,836         6,669,519  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     86,434,030         6,587,221  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     9,811,519         1,805,661  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     227,627,809         48,046,138  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     19,818,999         27,655,327  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,521,865,425         3,713,488,403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     198,768,475         60,119,975  

Payable on open futures contracts

     123,312,761         3,078,269  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     29,470         39,148  

Management fee payable

     3,174,535         2,839,305  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     53,424,413         72,446,044  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     17,158,865         24,811,696  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     27,937,831         43,545,218  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     423,806,350         206,879,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     4,098,059,075         3,506,608,748  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,521,865,425       $ 3,713,488,403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     149,097,350         143,049,418  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
2016
    Three months
ended June 30,
2015**
    Six months
ended June 30,
2016 *
    Six months
ended June 30,
2015**
 

Investment Income

        

Interest

   $ 2,351,155      $ 302,360     $ 4,161,392      $ 663,031  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fee

     9,442,881        9,167,300       17,336,602        18,193,417  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     2,339,266        1,556,503       3,903,387        3,173,743  

Offering costs

     —          16,401       —          32,622  

Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (490 )     —          (2,024 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     11,782,147        10,739,714       21,239,989        21,397,758  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (9,430,992     (10,437,354 )     (17,078,597     (20,734,727 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

        

Net realized gain (loss) on

        

Futures contracts

     (383,587,036     (352,520,924 )     (540,391,505     (550,824,346 )

Swap agreements

     146,492,089        99,131,062       (2,339,938     12,725,799  

Forward agreements

     9,777,375        (255,396 )     45,108,454        (20,455,330 )

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (40,130,127     1,066,442       (105,324,044     102,328,698  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     79,123        53,602       (40,651     162,418  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (267,368,576     (252,525,214 )     (602,987,684     (456,062,761 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

        

Futures contracts

     8,022,867        180,287,597       (130,712,193     110,988,754  

Swap agreements

     2,297,762        63,009,579       24,335,948        60,467,124  

Forward agreements

     83,326,409        (30,679,563 )     87,499,640        315,800  

Foreign currency forward contracts

     26,615,142        (32,947,630 )     23,613,245        (24,775,209 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (478,052     (3,524 )     142,530        (14,498 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     119,784,128        179,666,459       4,879,170        146,981,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (147,584,448     (72,858,755 )     (598,108,514     (309,080,790 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (157,015,440   $ (83,296,109 )   $ (615,187,111   $ (329,815,517 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The operations include the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy through March 30, 2016, the date of liquidation. See Note 1.
** The operations include the activity of ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar through June 29, 2015, the date of liquidation. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMBINED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016*

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2015

   $ 3,506,608,748   

Addition of 147,620,000 shares

     6,074,319,404   

Redemption of 119,880,158 shares

     (4,867,681,966
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 27,739,842 shares

     1,206,637,438   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (17,078,597

Net realized gain (loss)

     (602,987,684

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     4,879,170   
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (615,187,111
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at June 30, 2016

   $ 4,098,059,075   
  

 

 

 

 

* The operations include the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy through March 30, 2016, the date of liquidation. See Note 1.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2016*
    Six months ended
June 30, 2015**
 

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (615,187,111   $ (329,815,517 )

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

     (58,039,312     129,549,198  

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

     (7,376,000     —    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     (2,663,000     —    

Decrease (Increase) in segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward agreements

     (17,077,000     —    

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (9,799,037,036     (8,637,664,102

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     9,328,106,607        8,194,114,705   

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S government and agency obligations

     (4,155,471     (656,948

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     40,651        (162,418

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (135,591,363     (35,993,218 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     7,836,328        (87,595,833 )

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     —          (2,024 )

Change in offering cost

     —          32,622  

Increase (Decrease) in management fee payable

     335,230        182,367  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (9,678     46,819  

Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased

     —          3,695,661  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     120,234,492        (33,114,008 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,182,582,663     (797,382,696 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,894,737,733        4,647,346,597  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (4,729,033,466     (3,843,119,838 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,165,704,267        804,226,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (16,878,396     6,844,063  

Cash, beginning of period

     48,049,225        35,899,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 31,170,829      $ 42,743,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The operations include the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy through March 30, 2016, the date of liquidation. See Note 1.
** The operations include the activity of ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar through June 29, 2015, the date of liquidation. See Note 1

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2016

(unaudited)

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 is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of June 30, 2016, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the 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.

On February 18, 2016, the Trust announced plans to liquidate ProShares Managed Futures Strategy (ticker symbol: FUTS). ProShares Managed Futures Strategy was closed to purchases and redemptions as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca on March 18, 2016. Beginning March 21, 2016, no secondary market for ProShares Managed Futures Strategy’s Shares remained. Proceeds of the liquidation were distributed to shareholders on March 30, 2016. Any shareholders remaining in the fund on March 30, 2016 automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at ProShares Managed Futures Strategy’s net asset value per Share as of March 21, 2016. On March 31, 2016, the NYSE Arca filed a Form 25 removing the listing of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy on the NYSE Arca. On April 11, 2016 a Form 15 was filed with the SEC terminating the registration of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy.

The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008, other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.

Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in several different ways. References to “Short Funds,” “UltraShort Funds,” or “Ultra Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objectives, but without distinguishing among the Funds’ benchmarks.

References to “Commodity Index Funds,” “Commodity Funds” and “Currency Funds” refer to the different Funds according to their general benchmark categories without distinguishing among the Funds’ investment objectives or Fund-specific benchmarks. References to “VIX Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objective and their general benchmark categories.

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

 

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correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next.

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., -1x, -2x or 2x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.

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

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 its applicable underlying commodity futures index, commodity, currency exchange rate or equity volatility index. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “inverse,” “inverse leveraged” or “leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds.

Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits

The table below includes Share splits and reverse Share splits for the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016. 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 Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   May 20, 2015    1-for-5 reverse Share split    May 20, 2015

ProShares UltraShort Silver

   November 13, 2015    2-for-1 Share split    November 13, 2015

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

   May 20, 2015    1-for-4 reverse Share split    May 20, 2015

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

   May 20, 2015    1-for-5 reverse Share split    May 20, 2015

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

   May 20, 2015    1-for-4 reverse Share split    May 20, 2015

ProShares Ultra Yen

   May 20, 2015    1-for-4 reverse Share split    May 20, 2015

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

   July 20, 2016    3-for-1 Share split    July 25, 2016

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

   July 20, 2016    3-for-1 Share split    July 25, 2016

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   July 25, 2016    1-for-5 reverse Share split    July 25, 2016

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   July 25, 2016    1-for-5 reverse Share splie    July 25, 2016

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

The splits were applied retroactively for all periods presented, increasing the number of Shares outstanding for each of the Funds, 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.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016.

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

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

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

Basis of Presentation

Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, audited financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually. The debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable only against the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund. Accordingly, the assets of one Fund of the Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase of 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 June 30, 2016, and represents non-segregated cash with the custodian and does not include short-term investments.

Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period

The cut-off times and the times of the calculation of the Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

 

     Create/Redeem
Cut-off*
   NAV Calculation
Time
   NAV
Calculation Date

UltraShort Silver, Ultra Silver

   6:30 a.m.    7:00 a.m.    June 30

UltraShort Gold, Ultra Gold

   9:30 a.m.    10:00 a.m.    June 30

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil,
Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

   2:00 p.m.    2:30 p.m.    June 30

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas,
Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

   2:00 p.m.    2:30 p.m.    June 30

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity,
Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

   10:45 a.m.    2:30 p.m.    June 30

UltraShort Australian Dollar

   3:00 p.m.    4:00 p.m.    June 30

Short Euro,
UltraShort Euro,
Ultra Euro

   3:00 p.m.    4:00 p.m.    June 30

UltraShort Yen,
Ultra Yen

   3:00 p.m.    4:00 p.m.    June 30

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   2:00 p.m.    4:15 p.m.    June 30

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

   2:00 p.m.    4:15 p.m.    June 30

 

* Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain of the Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Investment Valuation

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are 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 generally be 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 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 Funds’ policies are intended to result in a calculation of its respective Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, such Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by such Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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the Funds (observable inputs); and (2) the Funds’ own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the disclosure requirements hierarchy are as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at June 30, 2016 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  

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 160,291,728       $ (16,340,917   $ —        $ —         $ —        $ 143,950,811   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     35,322,208         (1,112,400     —          —           —          34,209,808   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     853,346,432         79,222,854        —          —           —          932,569,286   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     506,981,556         (178,243,001     —          —           —          328,738,555   

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     5,802,280         —          —          —           (145,643     5,656,637   

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     143,010,392         220,480        —          —           11,808,950        155,039,822   

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     2,185,571         (380,582     —          —           —          1,804,989   

UltraShort Gold

     63,623,922         (7,600     (8,180,840     —           —          55,435,482   

UltraShort Silver

     39,098,231         (12,180     (8,978,025     —           —          30,108,026   

Short Euro

     14,786,144         461,469        —          —           —          15,247,613   

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     15,926,135         55,717        —          —           —          15,981,852   

 

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     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  

UltraShort Euro

     366,728,200         —          —           4,243,608        —          370,971,808   

UltraShort Yen

     209,003,765         —          —           (22,959,774     —          186,043,991   

Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     11,255,632         —          —           —          174,886        11,430,518   

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     915,035,627         (12,093,646     —           —          (53,278,770     849,663,211   

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     34,841,034         6,970,020        —           —          —          41,811,054   

Ultra Gold

     88,949,081         7,580        10,949,405         —          —          99,906,066   

Ultra Silver

     306,857,107         12,130        75,484,625         —          —          382,353,862   

Ultra Euro

     9,522,305         —          —           (167,614     —          9,354,691   

Ultra Yen

     6,212,029         —          —           757,468        —          6,969,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 3,788,779,379       $ (121,240,076   $ 69,275,165       $ (18,126,312   $ (41,440,577   $ 3,677,247,579   

 

* 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.

At June 30, 2016, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between valuation levels at the end of the reporting period.

At June 30, 2016, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level I and Level II fair value measurements.

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2015 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  

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 96,073,659       $ (1,078,625   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 94,995,034   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     25,976,287         (344,360     —           —           —           25,631,927   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     535,392,718         10,746,415        —           —           —           546,139,133   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     438,357,849         11,894,466        —           —           —           450,252,315   

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     7,518,119         —          —           —           171,324         7,689,443   

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     79,692,642         2,464,513        —           —           6,412,656         88,569,811   

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     8,115,004         (2,471,164     —           —           —           5,643,840   

UltraShort Gold

     72,979,905         5,220        1,808,942         —           —           74,794,067   

UltraShort Silver

     50,730,230         5,970        4,778,279         —           —           55,514,479   

 

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     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  

Short Euro

     15,153,211         243,438        —          —          —          15,396,649   

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     18,408,894         (420,270     —          —          —          17,988,624   

UltraShort Euro

     546,166,776         —          —          (28,710,336     —          517,456,440   

UltraShort Yen

     259,997,001         —          —          (13,895,452     —          246,101,549   

Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     7,084,065         —          —          —          (183,916     6,900,149   

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     797,650,543         (17,929,314     —          —          (72,176,589     707,544,640   

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     26,807,731         6,312,879        —          —          —          33,120,610   

Ultra Gold

     71,912,587         (5,200     (2,250,595 )     —          —          69,656,792   

Ultra Silver

     238,899,626         (9,030     (22,561,101 )     —          —          216,329,495   

Ultra Euro

     11,605,262         —          —          604,920        —          12,210,182   

Ultra Yen

     5,069,491         —          —          261,311        —          5,330,802   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 3,313,591,600       $ 9,414,938      $ (18,224,475   $ (41,739,557 )   $ (65,776,525   $ 3,197,265,981   

 

* 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.

At December 31, 2015, there were no Level III portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between valuation levels at the end of the reporting period.

At December 31, 2015, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level I and Level II fair value measurements.

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

Investment Transactions and Related Income

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

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulated investments. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized when the transaction is closed). Through July 30, 2014, the Sponsor paid brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds. On July 31, 2014, the Sponsor began paying, and is currently paying, brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

 

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Federal Income Tax

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

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

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 are reflected on each respective Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Certain Funds utilized a varying level of derivative instruments in conjunction with investment securities in seeking to meet their investment objective during the period. While the volume of open positions may vary on a daily basis as each Fund transacts derivatives contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure to meet its investment objective, the volume of these open positions relative to the net assets of each respective Fund at the date of this report is generally representative of open positions throughout the reporting period.

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

Futures Contracts

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

Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral at least such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. The initial margin is segregated as cash and/or securities balances with brokers for futures contracts, as disclosed in the Statements of Financial Condition, and is restricted as to its use. The Funds that enter into futures contracts maintain collateral at the broker in the form

 

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of cash and/or securities. Pursuant to the futures contract, each Fund generally agrees to receive from or pay to the broker(s) an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Each Fund will realize a gain or loss upon closing of a futures transaction.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts, there is minimal but some counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the 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 trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified times during the trading day. Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses. If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The risk the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.

Swap Agreements

Certain of the Funds enter into swap agreements for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) an underlying index, currency or commodity, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts that have traditionally been entered into primarily with institutional investors in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year. However, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of the OTC derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such transactions through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return in respect of a predetermined notional amount. Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered into. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.

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

The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each uncleared swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian. The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its obligations with respect to each uncleared swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an

 

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aggregate value 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 asset.

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

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk 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 June 30, 2016 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, collateral posted in connection with uncleared derivative transactions 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 in connection with uncleared swaps by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds. In the event of 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 June 30, 2016, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.

The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.

 

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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 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 have traditionally not been cleared or guaranteed by a third party. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC now regulates non-deliverable forwards (including deliverable forwards where the parties do not take delivery). Certain non-deliverable forward contracts, such as non-deliverable foreign exchange forwards, may be subject to regulation as swap agreements, including mandatory clearing. Changes in the forward markets may entail increased costs and result in burdensome reporting requirements.

The Funds may collateralize uncleared 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.

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 counterparty, the Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such collateral. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Fund will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. As of June 30, 2016, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or 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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contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.

 

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The following tables indicate the location of derivative related items on the Statement of Financial Condition as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the reporting period.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of June 30, 2016

 

    

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
 

VIX Futures Contracts

   Receivables on open futures contracts    ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $ 79,222,854  

Payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 16,340,917
             

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     1,112,400
             

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     178,243,001

Commodities Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     12,029,430  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     145,643   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     174,886        

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     380,582 *
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     6,970,020     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     8,188,440
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     10,956,985     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     8,990,205
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     75,496,755     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     65,372,416

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     461,469  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     2,825,631   
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     55,717     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     24,928,139   
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     7,069,239        

ProShares Ultra Euro

     172,730   
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     1,968,365        

ProShares Ultra Yen

     11,331   
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     5,116     
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     768,799     
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ 195,179,635     

Total Trust

   $ 306,711,435

 

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

 

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2015

 

    

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
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

   $ 10,005  

Payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 1,078,625
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term ETF

     10,805,245     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     354,365
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     11,894,466     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term ETF

     58,830

Commodities Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     224,491     

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     53,167   
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     8,877,169     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     2,471,164
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     32,372        

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     216,288   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     6,312,879     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     90,105,903
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     1,814,162     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     2,255,795
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     4,784,249     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     22,570,131

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     243,438  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     420,270
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     933,727        

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     28,710,336   
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     604,920        

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     14,829,179   
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     267,014        

ProShares Ultra Yen

     5,703   
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ 46,804,137     

Total Trust

   $ 163,129,756

 

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

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2016

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (40,266,848   $ 1,048,083   
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (2,943,655     2,047,660   
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     77,961,366        14,498,960   
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (535,337,385     33,204,771   

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 UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     (1,690,552     (203,424
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (109,499,306     19,922,224   
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (3,556,836     (13,486
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (256,629     (9,919,871
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (6,440,818     (9,540,356
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     1,999,899        252,925   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     366,682,172        (70,396,056
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     10,484,507        7,854,286   
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (4,909,537     16,131,512   
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     21,383,709        86,655,755   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short Euro

     (472,606     926,538   
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (455,053     1,177,517   
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (26,140,318     45,156,342   
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (15,080,710     (17,976,490
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     605,039        (1,161,976
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     485,862        597,266   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (267,447,699   $ 120,262,180   

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2015

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
(Loss) on

Derivatives
Recognized in

Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (51,589,586   $ 19,016,568   
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (3,050,039     200,045   
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     86,037,110        (23,571,645
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (401,789,858     137,428,203   

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 UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     (75,531     (514,197
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (83,705,228     (46,481,826
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (77,627     (832,681
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (525,529     1,601,519   
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (569,146     6,290,390   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     7,472        225,590   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     206,304,171        151,760,340   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (3,971,479     6,588,334   
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (920,176     (2,092,312
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     1,759,131        (36,480,985

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short Euro

     (906,332     128,519   
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (445,902     (517,310
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (29,574,030     (18,914,111
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     30,642,122        (14,879,883
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     436,915        645,268   
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (438,565     201,096   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (252,452,107   $ 179,800,922   

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2016

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (32,560,699   $ (15,262,292
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (349,195     (768,040
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (14,221,443     68,476,439   
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (524,131,767     (190,137,467

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 UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     (1,818,143     (316,967
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (87,177,708     3,152,261   
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     557,513        2,090,582   
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (19,668,636     (10,002,602
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (11,789,322     (13,774,454
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     1,709,831        358,802   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     113,346,172        24,733,487   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     4,627,286        657,141   
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     21,074,079        13,212,780   
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     55,498,153        98,066,886   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short Euro

     (526,800     218,031   
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (2,143,492     475,987   
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (55,054,450     32,953,944   
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (52,697,386     (9,064,322
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     1,109,709        (772,534
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     1,318,083        496,157   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (602,898,215   $ 4,793,819   

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2015

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (60,567,916   $ 7,645,837   
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (2,923,368     (561,010
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     109,848,395        (227,512
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (536,883,084     48,917,257   

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 UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     781,018        (804,831
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (39,055,356     (45,042,772
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     5,101,641        (3,914,406
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     1,393,001        2,300,696   
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (1,930,851     1,960,789   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     (512,987     427,495   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     32,621,052        132,078,564   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (49,808,443     34,039,992   
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (3,907,932     (2,481,058
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     (16,009,962     (1,466,757

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short Euro

     1,150,762        (147,043
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     2,533,768        (840,941
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     77,941,788        (12,286,910
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     25,534,388     (12,633,351
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (628,301        (30,111
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (519,177     175,163   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (455,841,564   $ 147,109,091   

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Each Fund is subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements that allow for amounts owed between each Fund and the counterparty to be netted upon an early termination. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements or similar arrangements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. As described above, the Funds utilize derivative instruments to achieve their investment objective during the year. The amounts shown in the Statements of Financial Condition do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

 

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For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Financial Condition. The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of June 30, 2016:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2016

 
     Assets      Liabilities  
     Gross                    Gross        
     Amounts of                    Amounts of        
     Recognized      Gross      Net Amounts of      Recognized     Gross      Net Amounts of  
     Assets      Amounts      Assets      Liabilities     Amounts      Liabilities  
     presented in      Offset in the      presented in      presented in     Offset in the      presented in  
     the Statements      the Statements      the Statements      the Statements     Statements      the Statements  
     of Financial      of Financial      of Financial      of Financial     of Financial      of Financial  
     Condition      Condition      Condition      Condition     Condition      Condition  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity Swap agreements

   $ —         $ —        $ —         $ (145,643 )   $ —        $ (145,643 )

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

     11,808,950        —           11,808,950        —          —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Gold Forward agreements

     —           —           —           (8,180,840 )     —           (8,180,840 )

ProShares UltraShort Silver Forward agreements

     —           —           —           (8,978,025 )     —           (8,978,025 )

ProShares UltraShort Euro Foreign currency forward contracts

     7,069,239        —           7,069,239        (2,825,631 )     —           (2,825,631 )

ProShares UltraShort Yen Foreign currency forward contracts

     1,968,365        —           1,968,365        (24,928,139 )     —           (24,928,139 )

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity Swap agreements

     174,886        —           174,886        —          —           —     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

     —           —           —           (53,278,770 )     —           (53,278,770 )

ProShares Ultra Gold Forward agreements

     10,949,405        —           10,949,405        —          —           —     

ProShares Ultra Silver Forward agreements

     75,484,625        —           75,484,625        —          —           —     

ProShares Ultra Euro Foreign currency forward contracts

     5,116        —           5,116        (172,730 )     —           (172,730 )

ProShares Ultra Yen Foreign currency forward contracts

     768,799        —           768,799        (11,331 )     —           (11,331 )

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at June 30, 2016. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

 

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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2016

 
     Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
    Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Net Amount  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

        

Citibank N.A.

   $ (44,187   $ —        $ 44,187      $ —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (39,256     39,256        —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (43,397     43,397        —         —    

UBS AG

     (18,803     18,803        —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

     3,505,354        —         —         3,505,354   

Deutsche Bank AG

     1,154,522        —         (150,000     1,004,522  

Goldman Sachs International

     3,949,646        (1,721,256     —         2,228,390  

Societe Generale S.A.

     317,503        (317,503     —         —    

UBS AG

     2,881,925        (2,881,925     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     (1,343,547     1,034,547        309,000        —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (3,950,296     3,950,296        —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,359,875     1,359,875        —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (306,899     114,899        192,000       —    

UBS AG

     (1,220,223     1,220,223        —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

        

Citibank N.A.

     (1,515,072     1,515,072        —         —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (4,154,451     4,154,451        —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,634,166     1,634,166        —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (305,412     305,412        —         —    

UBS AG

     (1,368,924     1,368,924        —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     1,791,560        (1,445,610     —         345,950  

UBS AG

     2,452,048        —         (2,118,000     334,048  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (12,017,074     10,743,074        1,274,000       —    

UBS AG

     (10,942,700     10,942,700        —         —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

        

Citibank N.A.

     71,429        —         —         71,429   

Deutsche Bank AG

     28,983        —         —         28,983   

Goldman Sachs International

     55,789        —         —         55,789   

UBS AG

     18,685        —         —         18,685   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

     (12,635,188     12,635,188        —         —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (11,854,164     4,895,164        6,959,000       —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (11,448,659     11,448,659        —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (3,887,818     3,885,818        2,000       —    

UBS AG

     (13,452,941     13,452,941        —         —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     2,201,783        —         —         2,201,783   

Deutsche Bank AG

     3,356,348        —         (3,050,000     306,348  

Goldman Sachs International

     2,308,590        (1,985,872     —         322,718  

Societe Generale S.A.

     1,168,788        (1,168,788     —         —    

UBS AG

     1,913,896        —         (1,790,000     123,896  

ProShares Ultra Silver

        

Citibank N.A.

     22,155,715        —         —          22,155,715  

Deutsche Bank AG

     15,623,901        —          (14,350,000 )     1,273,901  

Goldman Sachs International

     19,101,261        (11,132,673     —         7,968,588  

Societe Generale S.A.

     6,782,766        (6,782,766 )     —          —    

UBS AG

     11,820,982        —          (10,900,000 )     920,982  

ProShares Ultra Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (90,042     90,042        —         —    

UBS AG

     (77,572     77,572        —         —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     492,774        (492,774     —         —    

UBS AG

     264,694        (264,694     —         —    

 

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The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of December 31, 2015:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2015

 
     Assets      Liabilities  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity Swap agreements

   $ 224,491      $ —        $ 224,491      $ 53,167      $ —        $ 53,167  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

     6,412,656        —          6,412,656        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold Forward agreements

     1,808,942        —          1,808,942        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver Forward agreements

     4,778,279        —          4,778,279        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro Foreign currency forward contracts

     —          —          —          28,710,336        —          28,710,336  

ProShares UltraShort Yen Foreign currency forward contracts

     933,727        —          933,727        14,829,179        —          14,829,179  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity Swap agreements

     32,372        —          32,372        216,288        —          216,288  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

     —          —          —          72,176,589        —          72,176,589  

ProShares Ultra Gold Forward agreements

     —          —          —          2,250,595        —          2,250,595  

ProShares Ultra Silver Forward agreements

     —          —          —          22,561,101        —          22,561,101  

ProShares Ultra Euro Foreign currency forward contracts

     604,920        —          604,920        —          —          —    

ProShares Ultra Yen Foreign currency forward contracts

     267,014        —          267,014        5,703        —          5,703  

 

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Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2015. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2015

 
    Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
    Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Net Amount  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

       

Citibank N.A.

  $ (53,167   $ 53,167      $ —       $ —    

Deutsche Bank AG

    84,161        —         (50,000     34,161   

Goldman Sachs International

    36,878        (28,466     —         8,412  

UBS AG

    103,452        (103,452     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

       

Citibank N.A.

    1,098,278        —         —         1,098,278   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,722,894        —         (1,722,894     —    

Goldman Sachs International

    1,595,552        (1,595,552     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    521,142        (521,142     —         —    

UBS AG

    1,474,790        (1,474,790     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

       

Citibank N.A.

    3,915        —         —         3,915   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,046,664        —         (1,046,664 )     —    

Goldman Sachs International

    158,827        —         —         158,827   

Societe Generale S.A.

    212,680        (212,680     —         —    

UBS AG

    386,856        (386,856     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

       

Deutsche Bank AG

    2,500,263        —         (2,500,000     263   

Goldman Sachs International

    1,044,986        (858,460     —         186,526   

Societe Generale S.A.

    438,975        (438,975     —         —    

UBS AG

    794,055        (582,692     —         211,363   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

       

Goldman Sachs International

    (14,992,024     14,992,024       —         —    

UBS AG

    (13,718,312     13,718,312       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

       

Goldman Sachs International

    (6,470,405     6,470,405        —         —    

UBS AG

    (7,425,047     7,425,047        —         —    

 

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     Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
     Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
     Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
     Net Amount  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

           

Citibank N.A.

     32,372         —          —          32,372   

Deutsche Bank AG

     (82,976      82,976        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (60,830      60,830        —          —    

UBS AG

     (72,482      72,482        —          —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

     (2,509,989      2,509,989         —          —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (20,221,872      20,221,872         —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (20,806,119      20,806,119         —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (6,357,459      6,357,459         —          —    

UBS AG

     (22,281,150      22,281,150         —          —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     (4,614      —          —          (4,614

Deutsche Bank AG

     (1,049,383      1,049,383         —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (520,730      520,730         —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (244,992      244,992         —          —    

UBS AG

     (430,876      430,876         —          —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Deutsche Bank AG

     (9,355,945      9,355,945         —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (5,106,853      5,106,853         —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (2,704,459      2,704,459         —          —    

UBS AG

     (5,393,844      5,393,844         —          —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     315,354         (315,354      —          —    

UBS AG

     289,566         (289,566      —          —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     169,787         —          —          169,787   

UBS AG

     91,524         —          —          91,524   

NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. Each Matching VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. The Sponsor did not and will not charge the Management Fee in the first year of operation of each Fund in an amount equal to the offering costs. The Sponsor reimbursed each Fund, to the extent that its offering costs exceed the Management Fee, for the first year of operations.

The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s services as commodity pool operator, and for managing the business and affairs of the Funds. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, generally as determined by the Sponsor, including but not limited to the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, ProFunds Distributors, Inc. (“PDI”), an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent, accounting and auditing fees and expenses, any index licensors for the Funds, 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 Schedule K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the net assets of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.

 

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Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

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

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

The Custodian

BBH&Co. serves as 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 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. The Sponsor pays SEI for performing its duties on behalf of the Funds.

NOTE 5 – OFFERING COSTS

Offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations. The Sponsor will not charge its Management Fee in the first year of operations of a Fund in an amount equal to the offering costs. Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of a Fund after the commencement of its trading operations will be paid by the Sponsor.

NOTE 6 – CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

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

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

 

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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 positions. Authorized Participants also may pay a variable transaction fee to the Fund of up to 0.10% (and a variable transaction fee to the Matching VIX Funds of 0.05%) of the value of the Creation Unit that is purchased or redeemed unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by the Sponsor. The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction fee. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.

Transaction fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, which are included in the Addition and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, were as follows:

 

Fund

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
 

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 92,423       $ 139,828   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     4,826         9,144   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     230,655         386,888   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     520,228         1,063,236   

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     —           —     

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     88,310         263,202   

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     3,003         5,657   

UltraShort Gold

     4,467         16,520   

UltraShort Silver

     —           16,729   

Short Euro

     —           —     

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     —           —     

UltraShort Euro

     —           —     

UltraShort Yen

     —           —     

Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     —           273   

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     94,492         246,886   

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     1,229         2,985   

Ultra Gold

     418         2,449   

Ultra Silver

     8,099         17,013   

Ultra Euro

     —           —     

Ultra Yen

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 1,048,150       $ 2,170,810   

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended June 30, 2016:

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
    VIX Mid-Term
Futures ETF
    Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
    Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Commodity*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 

Net asset value, at March 31, 2016

  $ 58.1642      $ 52.7219      $ 50.6331      $ 96.2659      $ 45.8676      $ 129.7881   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.1006     (0.0931     (0.1566     (0.2348     (0.0712     (0.1746

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (12.9199     (0.6535     (0.6423     (50.4011     (10.5246     (47.6781

Change in net asset value from operations

    (13.0205     (0.7466     (0.7989     (50.6359     (10.5958     (47.8527

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 45.1437      $ 51.9753      $ 49.8342      $ 45.6300      $ 35.2718      $ 81.9354   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2016†

  $ 58.40      $ 52.87      $ 50.53      $ 96.65      $ 44.75      $ 130.94   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 45.80      $ 52.53      $ 49.06      $ 47.15      $ 35.70      $ 81.62   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (22.4 )%      (1.4 )%      (1.6 )%      (52.6 )%      (23.1 )%      (36.9 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (21.6 )%      (0.6 )%      (2.9 )%      (51.2 )%      (20.2 )%      (37.7 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

           

Expense ratio

    1.01     0.92     1.40     1.56     0.95     1.02

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

    0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.79 )%      (0.70 )%      (1.18 )%      (1.33 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.76 )% 

 

* 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.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
    UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen
 

Net asset value, at March 31, 2016

  $ 66.7299      $ 82.0751      $ 49.6365      $ 41.6987      $ 51.5091      $ 23.1947      $ 76.5139   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.1967     (0.1336     (0.0690     (0.0793     (0.1033     (0.0402     (0.1249

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (32.4440     (11.6295     (16.4051     1.1947        2.0611        1.1638        (12.8555

Change in net asset value from operations

    (32.6407     (11.7631     (16.4741     1.1154        1.9578        1.1236        (12.9804

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 34.0892      $ 70.3120      $ 33.1624      $ 42.8141      $ 53.4669      $ 24.3183      $ 63.5335   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2016†

  $ 65.93      $ 83.03      $ 49.42      $ 41.66      $ 51.65      $ 23.19      $ 76.50   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 34.06      $ 70.00      $ 31.65      $ 42.81      $ 53.47      $ 24.32      $ 63.53   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (48.9 )%      (14.3 )%      (33.2 )%      2.7     3.8     4.8     (17.0 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (48.3 )%      (15.7 )%      (36.0 )%      2.7     3.5     4.9     (17.0 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    1.72     0.95     0.95     0.97     1.03     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)

    (1.51 )%      (0.68 )%      (0.67 )%      (0.76 )%      (0.77 )%      (0.69 )%      (0.72 )% 

 

* 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.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  Ultra
Bloomberg
Commodity
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at March 31, 2016

  $ 28.3327      $ 8.9943      $ 10.8292      $ 39.8802      $ 32.7270      $ 16.8643      $ 61.9587   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.0627     (0.0227     (0.0397     (0.0707     (0.0677     (0.0276     (0.1156

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    7.3496        3.1912        6.9636        4.9860        12.8697        (0.9485     10.8313   

Change in net asset value from operations

    7.2869        3.1685        6.9239        4.9153        12.8020        (0.9761     10.7157   

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 35.6196      $ 12.1628      $ 17.7531      $ 44.7955      $ 45.5290      $ 15.8882      $ 72.6744   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2016†

  $ 29.78      $ 8.91      $ 10.88      $ 39.69      $ 32.82      $ 16.87      $ 61.98   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 35.44      $ 12.22      $ 17.65      $ 45.03      $ 47.67      $ 15.86      $ 72.71   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    25.7     35.2     63.9     12.3     39.1     (5.8 )%      17.3

Total Return, at market value^

    19.0     37.1     62.2     13.5     45.2     (6.0 )%      17.3

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.95     1.03     1.46     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)

    (0.77 )%      (0.80 )%      (1.27 )%      (0.69 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.67 )%      (0.69 )% 

 

# 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 June 30, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended June 30, 2015:

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
    VIX Mid-Term
Futures ETF
    Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
    Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Commodity*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
 

Net asset value, at March 31, 2015

  $ 85.4233      $ 61.3728      $ 67.6743      $ 379.7452      $ 32.3259      $ 86.7311      $ 29.1621   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.1490     (0.1229     (0.3010     (0.9049     (0.0682     (0.1564     (0.1044

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (17.6816     (6.3101     11.4796        (156.2562     (3.2774     (29.7623     (4.1254

Change in net asset value from operations

    (17.8306     (6.4330     11.1786        (157.1611     (3.3456     (29.9187     (4.2298

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

  $ 67.5927      $ 54.9398      $ 78.8529      $ 222.5841      $ 28.9803      $ 56.8124      $ 24.9323   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2015†

  $ 85.05      $ 61.09      $ 68.04      $ 376.25      $ 32.75      $ 87.14      $ 29.18   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

  $ 67.10      $ 54.31      $ 79.06      $ 219.80      $ 29.65      $ 57.12      $ 25.07   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (20.9 )%      (10.5 )%      16.5     (41.4 )%      (10.3 )%      (34.5 )%      (14.5 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (21.1 )%      (11.1 )%      16.2     (41.6 )%      (9.5 )%      (34.5 )%      (14.1 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.92     0.91     1.49     1.58     0.95     1.07     1.58

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

    0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.89 )%      (0.88 )%      (1.47 )%      (1.56 )%      (0.92 )%      (1.04 )%      (1.56 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes for Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver*
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Commodity
 

Net asset value, at March 31, 2015

  $ 97.8203      $ 50.5869      $ 44.8528      $ 57.4419      $ 26.9495      $ 88.9747      $ 45.6545   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.2193     (0.1166     (0.1020     (0.1372     (0.0575     (0.2067     (0.1110

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    1.4001        (4.2454     (1.7288     (2.7520     (2.1526     3.4095        4.0403   

Change in net asset value from operations

    1.1808        4.1288        (1.8308     (2.8892     (2.2101     3.2028        3.9293   

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

  $ 99.0011      $ 54.7157      $ 43.0220      $ 54.5527      $ 24.7394      $ 92.1775      $ 49.5838   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2015†

  $ 98.18      $ 50.43      $ 44.87      $ 57.34      $ 26.95      $ 88.91      $ 46.80   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

  $ 98.82      $ 54.27      $ 43.05      $ 55.09      $ 24.75      $ 92.19      $ 47.02   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    1.2     8.2     (4.1 )%      (5.0 )%      (8.2 )%      3.6     8.6

Total Return, at market value^

    0.7     7.6     (4.1 )%      (3.9 )%      (8.2 )%      3.7     0.5

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.95     0.95     0.97     1.03     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)

    (0.91 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.94 )%      (1.01 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )% 

 

* 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.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Per Share Operating

Performance

   Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at March 31, 2015

   $ 34.1249      $ 45.6663      $ 38.3796      $ 41.4806      $ 15.5427      $ 55.9986   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1142     (0.1525     (0.0877     (0.0904     (0.0377     (0.1248

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     11.4881        (0.0891     (1.2720     (4.9420     1.0857        (2.3709

Change in net asset value from operations

     11.3739        (0.2416     (1.3597     (5.0324     1.0480        (2.4957

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

   $ 45.4988      $ 45.4247      $ 37.0199      $ 36.4482      $ 16.5907      $ 53.5029   

Market value per share, at March 31, 2015†

   $ 33.95      $ 45.56      $ 38.14      $ 41.69      $ 15.54      $ 55.96   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

   $ 45.20      $ 45.20      $ 37.04      $ 36.63      $ 16.59      $ 53.61   

Total Return, at net asset value^

     33.3     (0.5 )%      (3.5 )%      (12.1 )%      6.7     (4.5 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     33.1     (0.8 )%      (2.9 )%      (12.1 )%      6.8     (4.2 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     1.04     1.37     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)

     (1.01 )%      (1.33 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.92 )% 

 

# 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 June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the six months ended June 30, 2016:

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

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

ETF
    Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
    Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Commodity*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2015

  $ 66.2109      $ 53.9626      $ 50.8150      $ 140.4205      $ 47.3026      $ 133.2019   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.2293     (0.2001     (0.2499     (0.5783     (0.1652     (0.4438

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (20.8379     (1.7872     (0.7309     (94.2122     (11.8656     (50.8227

Change in net asset value from operations

    (21.0672     (1.9873     (0.9808     (94.7905     (12.0308     (51.2665

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 45.1437      $ 51.9753      $ 49.8342      $ 45.6300      $ 35.2718      $ 81.9354   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2015†

  $ 66.65      $ 53.99      $ 50.45      $ 141.75      $ 46.80      $ 133.64   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 45.80      $ 52.53      $ 49.06      $ 47.15      $ 35.70      $ 81.62   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (31.8 )%      (3.7 )%      (1.9 )%      (67.5 )%      (25.4 )%      (38.5 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (31.3 )%      (2.7 )%      (2.8 )%      (66.7 )%      (23.7 )%      (38.9 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

           

Expense ratio

    1.03     0.93     1.33     1.55     0.95     1.05

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

    0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.82 )%      (0.72 )%      (1.12 )%      (1.32 )%      (0.75 )%      (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.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
    UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2015

  $ 46.5314      $ 115.8799      $ 64.5783      $ 43.7767      $ 58.4582      $ 25.5406      $ 87.9389   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.4217     (0.3036     (0.1668     (0.1676     (0.2320     (0.0845     (0.2872

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (12.0205     (45.2643     (31.2491     (0.7950     (4.7593     (1.1378     (24.1182

Change in net asset value from operations

    (12.4422     (45.5679     (31.4159     (0.9626     (4.9913     (1.2223     (24.4054

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 34.0892      $ 70.3120      $ 33.1624      $ 42.8141      $ 53.4669      $ 24.3183      $ 63.5335   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2015†

  $ 46.55      $ 115.83      $ 64.55      $ 43.74      $ 58.15      $ 25.53      $ 87.89   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 34.06      $ 70.00      $ 31.65      $ 42.81      $ 53.47      $ 24.32      $ 63.53   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (26.7 )%      (39.3 )%      (48.6 )%      (2.2 )%      (8.5 )%      (4.8 )%      (27.8 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (26.8 )%      (39.6 )%      (51.0 )%      (2.1 )%      (8.0 )%      (4.7 )%      (27.7 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    1.70     0.95     0.95     0.97     1.03     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)

    (1.47 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.79 )%      (0.83 )%      (0.70 )%      (0.77 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
# Percentages 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 June 30, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  Ultra
Bloomberg
Commodity
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2015

  $ 28.4279      $ 12.5774      $ 18.5698      $ 29.7295      $ 27.0638      $ 15.5107      $ 54.7527   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.1206     (0.0396     (0.0787     (0.1371     (0.1255     (0.0581     (0.2267

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    7.3123        (0.3750     (0.7380     15.2031        18.5907        0.4356        18.1484   

Change in net asset value from operations

    7.1917        (0.4146     (0.8167     15.0660        18.4652        0.3775        17.9217   

Net asset value, at June 30, 2016

  $ 35.6196      $ 12.1628      $ 17.7531      $ 44.7955      $ 45.5290      $ 15.8882      $ 72.6744   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2015†

  $ 28.07      $ 12.54      $ 18.48      $ 29.73      $ 27.08      $ 15.51      $ 54.70   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2016†

  $ 35.44      $ 12.22      $ 17.65      $ 45.03      $ 47.67      $ 15.86      $ 72.71   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    25.3     (3.3 )%      (4.4 )%      50.7     68.2     2.4     32.7

Total Return, at market value^

    26.3     (2.6 )%      (4.5 )%      51.5     76.0     2.3     32.9

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.95     1.03     1.43     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)

    (0.80 )%      (0.80 )%      (1.25 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.73 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.72 )% 

 

# 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 June 30, 2016.
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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the six months ended June 30, 2015:

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

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

Futures ETF
    Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Commodity*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2014

  $ 104.6604      $ 63.6020      $ 61.4004      $ 627.2957      $ 29.2498      $ 77.9790      $ 27.9859   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.3558     (0.2673     (0.4540     (2.5088     (0.1366     (0.3489     (0.1959

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (36.7119     (8.3949     17.9065        (402.2028     (0.1329     (20.8177     (2.8577

Change in net asset value from operations

    (37.0677     (8.6622     17.4525        (404.7116     (0.2695     (21.1666     (3.0536

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

  $ 67.5927      $ 54.9398      $ 78.8529      $ 222.5841      $ 28.9803      $ 56.8124      $ 24.9323   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2014†

  $ 104.95      $ 63.89      $ 61.16      $ 628.75      $ 29.15      $ 76.52      $ 27.34   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

  $ 67.10      $ 54.31      $ 79.06      $ 219.80      $ 29.65      $ 57.12      $ 25.07   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (35.4 )%      (13.6 )%      28.4     (64.5 )%      (0.9 )%      (27.1 )%      (10.9 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (36.1 )%      (15.0 )%      29.3     (65.0 )%      1.7     (25.4 )%      (8.3 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.95     0.94     1.43     1.63     0.95     1.04     1.50

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

    0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.92 )%      (0.90 )%      (1.40 )%      (1.61 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.02 )%      (1.48 )% 

 

* See Note 1 of these Notes to the Financial Statements.
# The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.
Market values are determined at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  UltraShort
Gold
    UltraShort
Silver*
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort
Euro
    UltraShort
Yen
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Commodity
 

Net asset value, at December 31, 2014

  $ 96.6516      $ 57.8071      $ 40.0617      $ 51.3790      $ 21.5946      $ 89.3336      $ 52.1342   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.4295     (0.2319     (0.2016     (0.2717     (0.1123     (0.4045     (0.2214

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    2.7790        (2.8595     3.1619        3.4454        3.2571        3.2484        (2.3290

Change in net asset value from operations

    2.3495        (3.0914     2.9603        3.1737        3.1448        2.8439        (2.5504

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

  $ 99.0011      $ 54.7157      $ 43.0220      $ 54.5527      $ 24.7394      $ 92.1775      $ 49.5838   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2014†

  $ 100.22      $ 59.70      $ 40.03      $ 51.37      $ 21.61      $ 89.30      $ 51.44   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

  $ 98.82      $ 54.27      $ 43.05      $ 55.09      $ 24.75      $ 92.19      $ 47.02   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    2.4     (5.3 )%      7.4     6.2     14.6     3.2     (4.9 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (1.4 )%      (9.1 )%      7.5     7.2     14.5     3.2     (8.6 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

             

Expense ratio

    0.95     0.95     0.97     1.02     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)

    (0.91 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.94 )%      (1.01 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.91 )% 

 

* 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.
^ Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

  Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver     Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2014

  $ 50.7400      $ 61.6491      $ 40.0011      $ 39.3657      $ 19.8744      $ 56.4747   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.2074     (0.3071     (0.1780     (0.1842     (0.0751     (0.2523

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

    (5.0338     (15.9173     (2.8032     (2.7333     (3.2086     (2.7195

Change in net asset value from operations

    (5.2412     (16.2244     (2.9812     (2.9175     (3.2837     (2.9718

Net asset value, at June 30, 2015

  $ 45.4988      $ 45.4247      $ 37.0199      $ 36.4482      $ 16.5907      $ 53.5029   

Market value per share, at December 31, 2014†

  $ 51.85      $ 63.12      $ 38.41      $ 38.05      $ 19.80      $ 56.48   

Market value per share, at June 30, 2015†

  $ 45.20      $ 45.20      $ 37.04      $ 36.63      $ 16.59      $ 53.61   

Total Return, at net asset value^

    (10.3 )%      (26.3 )%      (7.5 )%      (7.4 )%      (16.5 )%      (5.3 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

    (12.8 )%      (28.4 )%      (3.6 )%      (3.7 )%      (16.2 )%      (5.1 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

           

Expense ratio

    1.02     1.26     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)

    (0.99 )%      (1.23 )%      (0.91 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.92 )%      (0.92 )% 

 

# 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 June 30, 2015.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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NOTE 8 – RISK

Correlation and Compounding Risk

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than 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 the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x), or two times (2x) of the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if the performance of its benchmark increases (or decreases in the case of Short and UltraShort Funds), 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 Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying benchmark. The Matching VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective both over a single day and over time.

Each Ultra and UltraShort Fund uses leverage and should produce daily returns that are more volatile than that of its benchmark. For example, the daily return of an Ultra Fund with a 2x multiple should be approximately 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 or UltraShort Fund is designed to return the inverse (-1x) or two times the inverse (-2x) 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 benchmark; (3) bid-ask spreads on such Financial Instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments and commission costs; (5) holding 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; (10) accounting standards; and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, overweighting or underweighting certain components of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.

A number of factors may affect a Geared Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Geared Fund from achieving its investment objective. In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Geared Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Geared Funds, regulatory restrictions 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., -1x, -2x or 2x, 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

 

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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.

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 in OTC markets and have only recently become subject to regulation by the CFTC. CFTC rules, however, do not cover all types of swap agreements and forward contracts. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.

The Funds will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivatives contracts (whether a clearing corporation in the case of cleared instruments or another third party in the case of OTC uncleared instruments). Unlike in futures contracts, the counterparty to uncleared 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 uncleared 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.

OTC 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. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. Transactions entered into directly between two counterparties generally do not benefit from such protections. This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss.

 

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

The counterparty risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the 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 UltraShort Funds and Ultra Funds include a two times the inverse (-2x), or a two times (2x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% at any point in the day (for an UltraShort Fund or an UltraShort Fund) 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 an Ultra Fund or upward single-day or intraday movements in the benchmark of an UltraShort 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 November 2015 may specify January 2016 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the January 2016 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2016. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Rolling may have a positive or negative impact on performance. For example, historically, the prices of certain types of futures contracts have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as “backwardation.” In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the January 2016 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the March 2016 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 applicable VIX Futures Index. Losses from exchanging a

 

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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 – Subsequent Events

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

On July 1, 2016, the Trust announced a 3-for-1 forward split of the shares of beneficial interest of ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas. The forward splits will apply to shareholders of record as of the close of the markets on July 20, 2016, payable after the close of the markets on July 22, 2016. The funds will trade at their post-split price on July 25, 2016.

Also, on July 1, 2016, the Trust announced a 1-for-5 reverse split of the shares of beneficial interest of ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. The reverse splits will be effective at the market open on July 25, 2015, when the funds will begin trading at their post-split price.

The shares outstanding and per share information for ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF disclosed in the financial statements and notes to the financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to give effect of the splits.

On July 25, 2016, the Trust announced that it plans to close and liquidate ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (ticker symbol: UCD) and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (ticker symbol: CMD). The funds trade on NYSE Arca.

After the close of business on August 25, 2016, the funds will no longer accept creation orders. Trading in the funds on NYSE Arca will be halted prior to market open on August 26, 2016. Beginning on August 26, 2016, the funds will not be traded on NYSE Arca and there will be no secondary market for the funds’ shares. Once the funds are in the process of liquidating their portfolio holdings, they will not be managed in accordance with their investment objectives. Proceeds of the liquidations are scheduled to be distributed to shareholders on or about September 1, 2016.

Any shareholders remaining in the funds on the distribution date will automatically have their shares redeemed for cash at the funds’ net asset value per share as of the liquidation date. The cash distribution will be deposited into their brokerage accounts. These cash distributions are taxable events and shareholders should consult their tax advisors about potential tax consequences.

 

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

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

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (formerly known as the Commodities and Currencies Trust) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of June 30, 2016, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the 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 this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On February 18, 2016, the Trust announced plans to liquidate ProShares Managed Futures Strategy (ticker symbol: FUTS). ProShares Managed Futures Strategy was closed to purchases and redemptions as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca on March 18, 2016. Beginning March 21, 2016, no secondary market for ProShares Managed Futures Strategy’s Shares remained. Proceeds of the liquidation were distributed to shareholders on March 30, 2016. Any shareholders remaining in the fund on March 30, 2016 automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at ProShares Managed Futures Strategy’s net asset value per Share as of March 21, 2016. On March 31, 2016, the NYSE Arca filed a Form 25 removing the listing of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy on the NYSE Arca. On April 11, 2016 a Form 15 was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) terminating the registration of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy.

 

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The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008, other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.

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

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

Each 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 its applicable commodity futures index, commodity, currency exchange rate or equity volatility index. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “inverse,” “inverse leveraged” or “leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds.

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. 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 Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of one NAV to the next.

Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods. A “single day” is measured from the time a Fund calculates its respective net asset value per Share (“NAV”) to the time of the Fund’s next NAV calculation. This is different from most exchange-traded funds and means that the return of such Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from -1x, -2x or 2x of the return of the index to which such Fund is benchmarked for that period. In periods of higher market volatility, the volatility of the benchmark may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for the period as the return of the benchmark. Geared Funds are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that are not geared. Accordingly, these Funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. The Geared VIX Funds do not seek to achieve their stated objective over a period greater than a single day. 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 the Short-Term VIX Index. 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”).

 

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg 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.

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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a significant portion of the net assets of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and each Fund’s trading in futures and forward contracts. The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term fixed-income securities bear to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund varies from period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

 

Fund

  Interest Income
Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2016
    Interest Income
Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2015
    Interest Income
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2016
    Interest Income
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2015
 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

  $ 134,426     $ 11,228     $ 180,575     $ 21,135  

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    21,839       2,162       34,098       4,876  

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    281,446       14,724       599,158       44,653  

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    527,858       32,035       826,663       64,494  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

    4,060       468       7,960       996  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

    144,387       15,983       233,499       36,495  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

    4,550       595       14,118       1,580  

ProShares UltraShort Gold

    45,076       6,595       74,265       14,791  

ProShares UltraShort Silver

    29,058       4,035       48,742       10,178  

ProShares Short Euro

    8,531       1,283       14,669       2,663  

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

    12,258       749       20,043       1,856  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

    255,428       54,503       516,867       122,093  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

    104,491       39,919       172,839       84,967  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

    4,426       232       5,926       486  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

    498,531       65,327       949,595       141,569  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

    15,411       5,742       27,143       11,384  

ProShares Ultra Gold

    59,634       8,894       106,020       21,632  

ProShares Ultra Silver

    188,656       36,301       310,266       74,547  

ProShares Ultra Euro

    6,834       1,028       11,797       1,562  

ProShares Ultra Yen

    4,255       459       7,149       750  

 

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

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

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

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

Market Risk

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

For more information, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Credit Risk

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

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

 

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

Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to an uncleared swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss typically consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with 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;

 

    requiring that the counterparty posts collateral in amounts approximately equal to that owed to the Funds, as marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds;

 

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

 

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

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of August 2, 2016, 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.

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, forward contracts or foreign currency forward contracts, all of which are recorded on a trade date basis and at fair value in the financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the Statements of Operations.

 

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The use of fair value to measure Financial Instruments, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period, is fundamental to the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements. The fair value of a Financial Instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price).

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds value 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 Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations.

Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at last settled price. 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 or the VIX Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale).

The prices used by the Leveraged or the VIX Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

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

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

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

Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis. Through July 30, 2014, the Sponsor paid brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds. On July 31, 2014, the Sponsor began paying, and is currently paying, brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 159,076,994     $ 149,487,509  

NAV end of period

   $ 190,955,944     $ 169,655,175  

Percentage change in NAV

     20.0     13.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,734,962       1,749,962  

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,229,962       2,509,962  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     54.7     43.4

Shares created

     3,670,000       820,000  

Shares redeemed

     2,175,000       60,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 58.16      $ 85.42   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 45.14      $ 67.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (22.4 )%      (20.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (22.5 )%      (20.8 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     102.3     54.7

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,734,962 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 4,229,962 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,749,962 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 2,509,962 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 22.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 20.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 11, 2016 at $62.62 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 6, 2016 at $42.55 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 1, 2015 at $84.45 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2015 at $56.30 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 22.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (487,032    $ (331,587

Management fee

     520,759        316,922  

Brokerage commission

     100,699        25,893  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (40,262,015 )      (51,588,577

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,038,205         19,018,212   

Net income (loss)

   $ (39,710,842    $ (32,901,952

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 29,650,967     $ 28,379,030  

NAV end of period

   $ 42,224,892     $ 26,777,867  

Percentage change in NAV

     42.4     (5.6 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     562,403       462,404  

Shares outstanding end of period

     812,403       487,404  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     44.5     5.4

Shares created

     275,000       100,000  

Shares redeemed

     25,000       75,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 52.72      $ 61.37   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 51.98      $ 54.94   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (1.4 )%      (10.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (1.2 )%      (10.3 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     45.6     21.7

During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 562,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 812,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 462,404 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 487,404 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 1.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $58.82 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2016 at $49.89 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the on April 1, 2015 at $61.53 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 26, 2015 at $52.16 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s decline of 1.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a lesser decline in prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (69,741   $ (57,794

Management fee

    84,727       56,030  

Brokerage commission

    6,853       3,926  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (2,943,716 )     (3,049,969 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    2,044,685        199,953   

Net income (loss)

  $ (968,772   $ (2,908,110

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a lesser decline in the prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 508,862,366     $ 280,850,972  

NAV end of period

   $ 687,712,265     $ 189,250,124  

Percentage change in NAV

     35.1     (32.6 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     10,050,000       4,150,040  

Shares outstanding end of period

     13,800,000       2,400,040  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     37.3     (42.2 )% 

Shares created

     19,900,000       2,400,000  

Shares redeemed

     16,150,000       4,150,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 50.63      $ 67.67   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 49.83      $ 78.85   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (1.6 )%      16.5

Percentage change in benchmark

     (22.5 )%      (20.8 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     102.3     54.7

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 10,050,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 13,800,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 4,150,040 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 2,400,040 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 decrease of 1.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 16.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 6, 2016 at $65.18 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $38.76 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 23, 2015 at $97.71 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 1, 2015 at $68.45 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 22.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX Futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,510,189   $ (840,088

Management fee

    1,218,924       544,083  

Brokerage commission

    572,711       310,729  

Net realized gain (loss)

    77,967,418        86,044,478  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    14,457,719       (23,573,452 )

Net income (loss)

  $ 90,914,948      $ 61,630,938  

The Fund’s net income increase for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 892,431,755     $ 693,720,084  

NAV end of period

   $ 839,613,853     $ 431,922,188  

Percentage change in NAV

     (5.9 )%      (37.7 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     9,270,490       1,826,804  

Shares outstanding end of period

     18,400,490       1,940,490  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     98.5     6.2

Shares created

     20,470,000       2,770,000  

Shares redeemed

     11,340,000       2,656,314  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 96.27      $ 379.75   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 45.63      $ 222.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (52.6 )%      (41.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (22.5 )%      (20.8 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     102.3     54.6

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, 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 S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,270,490 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 18,400,490 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the

 

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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. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 1,826,804 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 1,940,490 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 52.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 41.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 11, 2016 at $109.88 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $45.63 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 1, 2015 at $370.95 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2015 at $158.00 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 22.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (3,032,293   $ (2,003,111

Management fee

    2,169,397       1,219,938  

Brokerage commission

    1,390,754       815,208  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (535,301,823 )     (401,777,431

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    33,049,072        137,439,142   

Net income (loss)

  $ (505,285,044   $ (266,341,400

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the reverse Share splits for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 8,255,478     $ 5,818,363  

NAV end of period

   $ 6,348,401     $ 5,216,200  

Percentage change in NAV

     (23.1 )%      (10.3 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     179,985       179,991  

Shares outstanding end of period

     179,985       179,991  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     0.0

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     —         —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 45.87      $ 32.33   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 35.27      $ 28.98   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (23.1 )%      (10.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     12.8     4.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     15.9     14.0

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Index. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Index. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2015 to June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 23.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 5, 2016 at $48.06 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 8, 2016 at $34.61 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 9, 2015 at $31.78 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 14, 2015 at $27.72 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 12.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 4.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater appreciation of the underlying components of the index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (12,811   $ (12,273

Management fee

    16,871       12,741  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,690,407     (75,515 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (203,859     (514,375

Net income (loss)

  $ (1,907,077   $ (602,163 )

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 223,228,004     $ 370,337,005  

NAV end of period

   $ 165,504,746     $ 180,092,283  

Percentage change in NAV

     (25.9 )%      (51.4 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,719,942       4,269,944  

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,019,942       3,169,944  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     17.4     (25.8 )% 

Shares created

     2,300,000       4,550,000  

Shares redeemed

     2,000,000       5,650,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 129.79      $ 86.73   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 81.94      $ 56.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (36.9 )%      (34.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     18.7     17.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     38.6     35.9

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 1,719,942 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 2,019,942 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 4,269,944 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 3,169,944 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 36.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 34.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 4, 2016 at $148.56 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 8, 2016 at $74.44 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 2, 2015 at $80.60 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 10, 2015 at $52.91 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 18.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the rise of 17.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (412,454    $ (732,642

Management fee

     516,946        667,767  

Brokerage commission

     39,895        80,858  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (109,493,254 )      (83,697,622 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     19,903,264         (46,476,651 )

Net income (loss)

   $ (90,002,444 )    $ (130,906,915 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater rise in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 4,993,531     $ 10,931,570  

NAV end of period

   $ 2,550,965     $ 13,085,851  

Percentage change in NAV

     (48.9 )%      19.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     74,832       374,856  

Shares outstanding end of period

     74,832       524,856  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     40.0

Shares created

     300,000       450,000  

Shares redeemed

     300,000       300,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 66.73      $ 29.16   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 34.09      $ 24.93   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (48.9 )%      (14.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     31.0     1.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     40.0     39.3

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 374,856 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 524,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 48.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 14.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 6, 2016 at $69.79 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $34.09 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 27, 2015 at $32.39 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 15, 2015 at $21.97 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 31.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 1.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (31,909    $ (48,062

Management fee

     20,104        29,314  

Brokerage commission

     16,355        19,343  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,554,942 )      (77,486 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (14,207 )      (832,620

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,601,058 )    $ (958,168 )

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas.

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 69,515,807     $ 77,960,614  

NAV end of period

   $ 56,037,110     $ 73,951,674  

Percentage change in NAV

     (19.4 )%      (5.1 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     846,978       796,978  

Shares outstanding end of period

     796,978       746,978  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (5.9 )%      (6.3 )% 

Shares created

     100,000       —    

Shares redeemed

     150,000       50,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 82.08      $ 97.82   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 70.31      $ 99.00   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (14.3 )%      1.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     6.8     (1.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.7     12.6

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 846,978 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 796,978 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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. LBMA Gold Price. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 796,978 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 746,978 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price†.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 14.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 1.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 1, 2016 at $85.16 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $69.95 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 5, 2015 at $100.48 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 14, 2015 at $91.07 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (114,810    $ (167,434

Management fee

     159,878        174,020  

Brokerage commission

     8        9  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (256,423      (525,353 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,930,237      1,602,870  

Net income (loss)

   $ (10,301,470    $ 910,083  

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

On March 19, 2015, the company that ran the London U.S. dollar gold fixing ceased calculating the price of gold for the LBMA. The LBMA selected ICE Benchmark Administration to calculate the price, which was renamed the LBMA Gold Price, and is based on an electronic, physically settled auction-based methodology, beginning on March 20, 2015.

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 50,479,106     $ 56,504,499  

NAV end of period

   $ 32,067,220     $ 61,116,236  

Percentage change in NAV

     (36.5 )%      8.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,016,976       1,116,978  

Shares outstanding end of period

     966,976       1,116,978  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (4.9 )%      0.0

Shares created

     250,000       500,000  

Shares redeemed

     300,000       500,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 49.64      $ 50.59   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 33.16      $ 54.72   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (33.2 )%      8.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     19.4     (5.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     25.3     20.8

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,016,976 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 966,976 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 London Silver Price. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, 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 inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price†. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2015 to June 30, 2015.

 

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For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 33.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 4, 2016 at $52.34 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $33.16 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 24, 2015 at $55.14 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 18, 2015 at $43.46 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (70,289    $ (130,679

Management fee

     99,330        134,697  

Brokerage commission

     17        17  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (6,440,229      (568,354

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,544,661      6,289,143   

Net income (loss)

   $ (16,055,179    $ 5,590,110   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Silver.
On August 14, 2014, the company that ran the London U.S. dollar silver fixing ceased calculating the price of silver for the LBMA. The LBMA selected the CME Group and Thomson Reuters to calculate the price, which was renamed the London Silver Price, beginning August 15, 2014.

ProShares Short Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 14,594,528     $ 20,184,003  

NAV end of period

   $ 17,125,648     $ 19,360,122  

Percentage change in NAV

     17.3     (4.1 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     350,000       450,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

     400,000       450,005  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     14.3     0.0

Shares created

     50,000       —     

Shares redeemed

     —         —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 41.70      $ 44.85   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 42.81      $ 43.02   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     2.7     (4.1 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (2.5 )%      3.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.1     12.3

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 350,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 400,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2015 to June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 2.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $43.03 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 2, 2016 at $41.22 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 13, 2015 at $45.52 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 15, 2015 at $41.99 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (31,107    $ (45,895

Management fee

     38,959        46,327  

Brokerage commission

     679        851  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (472,606      (906,332 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     925,451         128,346   

Net income (loss)

   $ 421,738       $ (823,881 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 18,028,199     $ 20,104,935  

NAV end of period

  $ 18,713,405     $ 19,093,705  

Percentage change in NAV

    3.8     (5.0 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    350,000       350,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

    350,000       350,005  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    0.0     0.0

Shares created

    —         —    

Shares redeemed

    —         —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 51.51      $ 57.44   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 53.47      $ 54.55   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    3.8     (5.0 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    (2.7 )%      1.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

    13.2     12.4

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, 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 inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2015 to June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 24, 2016 at $58.10 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 19, 2016 at $49.39 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 2, 2015 at $57.92 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 13, 2015 at $50.07 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (36,158   $ (48,012

Management fee

    44,642       45,158  

Brokerage commission

    3,774       3,603  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (454,834     (445,895 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    1,176,198        (517,323

Net income (loss)

  $ 685,206      $ (1,011,230 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a decline in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 398,948,519     $ 619,839,556  

NAV end of period

  $ 386,660,905     $ 629,617,014  

Percentage change in NAV

    (3.1 )%      1.6

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    17,200,000       23,000,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

    15,900,000       25,450,014  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    (7.6 )%      10.7

Shares created

    200,000       6,400,000  

Shares redeemed

    1,500,000       3,950,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 23.19      $ 26.95   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 24.32      $ 24.74   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    4.9     (8.2 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    (2.5 )%      3.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

    9.1     12.3

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 17,200,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 15,900,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 23,000,014 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 25,450,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 4.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 8.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $24.67 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 2, 2016 at $22.63 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 13, 2015 at $27.77 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 15, 2015 at $23.63 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (666,494   $ (1,296,221

Management fee

    921,922       1,350,724  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (26,134,024     (29,570,685 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    45,094,110        (18,926,208 )

Net income (loss)

  $ 18,293,592      $ (49,793,114 )

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 175,927,655     $ 440,362,007  

NAV end of period

  $ 193,732,080     $ 405,516,052  

Percentage change in NAV

    10.1     (7.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    2,299,290       4,949,294  

Shares outstanding end of period

    3,049,290       4,399,294  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    32.6     (11.1 )% 

Shares created

    750,000       400,000  

Shares redeemed

    —         950,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 76.51      $ 88.97   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 63.53      $ 92.18   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (17.0 )%      3.6

Percentage change in benchmark

    9.0     (2.0 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    14.6     7.3

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,299,290 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 3,049,290 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 4,949,294 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 4,399,294 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 17.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 1, 2016 at $75.29 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $62.01 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 5, 2015 at $97.30 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 17, 2015 at $87.24 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 9.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (324,778   $ (973,386

Management fee

    429,269       1,013,305  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (15,080,369     30,643,987   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (17,985,087 )     (14,879,188 )

Net income (loss)

  $ (33,390,234   $ 14,791,413   

 

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 5,665,434     $ 2,282,908  

NAV end of period

  $ 12,465,478     $ 2,477,456  

Percentage change in NAV

    120.0     8.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    199,961       50,004  

Shares outstanding end of period

    349,961       49,965  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    75.0     (0.1 )% 

Shares created

    200,000       25,000  

Shares redeemed

    50,000       25,039  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 28.33      $ 45.65   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 35.62      $ 49.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    25.7     8.6

Percentage change in benchmark

    12.8     4.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

    15.9     14.0

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 199,961 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 349,961 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg Commodity Index. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, 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 Bloomberg Commodity Index. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 50,004 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 49,965 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 25.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was due to a greater appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 8, 2016 at $36.59 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 5, 2016 at $27.00 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 14, 2015 at $52.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 9, 2015 at $46.23 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 12.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 4.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to greater appreciation of the underlying components of the index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (19,060   $ (5,763

Management fee

    23,486       5,995  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,999,898        7,451   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    252,133       225,547  

Net income (loss)

  $ 2,232,971      $ 227,235   

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the Fund’s benchmark index during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 807,934,402     $ 1,004,631,028  

NAV end of period

  $ 898,563,742     $ 995,416,921  

Percentage change in NAV

    11.2     (0.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    89,827,866       29,439,834  

Shares outstanding end of period

    73,877,866       21,877,867  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    (17.8 )%      (25.7 )% 

Shares created

    11,950,000       9,430,000  

Shares redeemed

    27,900,000       16,991,967  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 8.99      $ 34.12   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 12.16      $ 45.50   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    35.3     33.3

Percentage change in benchmark

    18.7     17.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

    38.6     35.9

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 89,827,866 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 73,877,866 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 29,439,834 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 21,877,867 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 35.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 33.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 8, 2016 at $14.08 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 4, 2016 at $7.77 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 6, 2015 at $50.96 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 2, 2015 at $36.26 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 18.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 17.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,768,802   $ (2,559,682

Management fee

    2,100,452       2,401,552  

Brokerage commission

    166,881       223,457  

Net realized gain (loss)

    366,695,141        206,320,847   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (70,503,063 )     151,759,601   

Net income (loss)

  $ 294,423,276      $ 355,520,766   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the volatility of the Fund’s underlying benchmark during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 28,612,516     $ 61,306,293  

NAV end of period

  $ 43,355,961     $ 63,238,942  

Percentage change in NAV

    51.5     3.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    2,642,169       1,342,485  

Shares outstanding end of period

    2,442,169       1,392,170  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    (7.6 )%      3.7

Shares created

    400,000       475,000  

Shares redeemed

    600,000       425,315  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 10.83      $ 45.67   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 17.75      $ 45.42   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    63.9     (0.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    31.0     1.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

    40.0     39.3

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 2,642,169 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 2,442,169 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,342,485 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 1,392,170 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The increase of 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 63.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 0.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 30, 2016 at $17.75 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 6, 2016 at $10.29 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 15, 2015 at $55.79 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 5, 2015 at $39.42 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 31.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 1.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (100,326    $ (222,837

Management fee

     75,122        158,681  

Brokerage commission

     40,615        69,898  

Net realized gain (loss)

     10,485,336         (3,971,123

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,851,936         6,588,482  

Net income (loss)

   $ 18,236,946       $ 2,394,522   

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 91,724,555     $ 95,949,460  

NAV end of period

   $ 100,789,893     $ 88,848,218  

Percentage change in NAV

     9.9     (7.4 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,300,000       2,500,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,250,000       2,400,014  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (2.2 )%      (4.0 )% 

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     50,000       100,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 39.88      $ 38.38   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 44.80      $ 37.02   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     12.3     (3.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     6.8     (1.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.7     12.6

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, 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. LBMA Gold Price. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 2,300,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 2,250,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,500,014 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 2,400,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price†.

 

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For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 12.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 3.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $45.07 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 31, 2016 at $37.96 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 14, 2015 at $40.69 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 5, 2015 at $36.70 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (161,625    $ (212,388

Management fee

     221,251        221,273  

Brokerage commission

     8        9  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (4,909,360 )      (919,884

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     16,122,144         (2,095,018

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,051,159      $ (3,227,290

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

On March 19, 2015, the company that ran the London U.S. dollar gold fixing ceased calculating the price of gold for the LBMA. The LBMA selected ICE Benchmark Administration to calculate the price, which was renamed the LBMA Gold Price, and is based on an electronic, physically settled auction-based methodology, beginning on March 20, 2015.

ProShares Ultra Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 263,338,473     $ 317,182,857  

NAV end of period

   $ 386,838,399     $ 285,991,688  

Percentage change in NAV

     46.9     (9.8 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     8,046,526       7,646,533  

Shares outstanding end of period

     8,496,526       7,846,533  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     5.6     2.6

Shares created

     700,000       800,000  

Shares redeemed

     250,000       600,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 32.73      $ 41.48   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 45.53      $ 36.45   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     39.1     (12.1 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     19.4     (5.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     25.3     20.8

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 8,046,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 8,496,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the as measured by the London Silver Price†. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 7,646,533 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 7,846,533 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 39.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 12.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 30, 2016 at $45.53 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 4, 2016 at $30.92 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 18, 2015 at $46.64 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2015 at $36.45 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (553,155    $ (679,148

Management fee

     741,794        715,430  

Brokerage commission

     17        19  

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,386,515        1,760,502   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     86,616,491        (36,485,542 )

Net income (loss)

   $ 107,449,851      $ (35,404,188 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 10,961,778     $ 14,765,776  

NAV end of period

   $ 9,532,904     $ 13,272,820  

Percentage change in NAV

     (13.0 )%      (10.1 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     650,000       950,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     600,000       800,014  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (7.7 )%      (15.8 )% 

Shares created

     50,000       —    

Shares redeemed

     100,000       150,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 16.86      $ 15.54   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 15.89      $ 16.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (5.8 )%      6.8

Percentage change in benchmark

     (2.5 )%      3.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.1     12.3

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 650,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016 to 600,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 950,014 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 800,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The decrease of the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 6.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 2, 2016 at $17.23 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $15.67 per Share. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 15, 2015 at $17.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 13, 2015 at $15.04 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 3.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (16,403    $ (34,217

Management fee

     23,237        35,245  

Net realized gain (loss)

     605,256        436,961   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,163,117 )      645,366   

Net income (loss)

   $ (574,264 )    $ 1,048,110   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a decline in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 6,194,007     $ 5,600,081  

NAV end of period

   $ 7,265,264     $ 5,348,899  

Percentage change in NAV

     17.3     (4.5 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     99,970       100,004  

Shares outstanding end of period

     99,970       99,974  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     0.0 %^ 

Shares created

     —          —     

Shares redeemed

     —          30  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 61.96      $ 56.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 72.67      $ 53.50   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     17.3     (4.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     9.0     (2.0 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     14.6     7.3

 

^ Amount represents less than 0.05%

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 100,004 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2015 to 99,974 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 17.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $74.48 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 22, 2016 at $62.83 per Share. By comparison, the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 17, 2015 at $57.03 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 5, 2015 at $50.86 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 9.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (11,556    $ (12,481

Management fee

     15,811        12,940  

Net realized gain (loss)

     485,862        (438,543

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     596,951         201,404   

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,071,257      $ (249,620

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 105,272,823     $ 111,459,325  

NAV end of period

   $ 190,955,944     $ 169,655,175  

Percentage change in NAV

     81.4     52.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,589,962       1,064,962  

Shares outstanding end of period

     4,229,962       2,509,962  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     166.0     135.7

Shares created

     5,385,000       1,735,000  

Shares redeemed

     2,745,000       290,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 66.21      $ 104.66   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 45.14      $ 67.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (31.8 )%      (35.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (31.6 )%      (35.2 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     88.5     59.4

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,589,962 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 4,229,962 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,064,962 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 2,509,962 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 31.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 11, 2016 at $97.95 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 6, 2016 at $42.55 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 15, 2015 at $120.75 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2015 at $56.30 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 31.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 35.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (708,321    $ (606,059

Management fee

     735,862        560,322  

Brokerage commission

     153,034        66,872   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (32,558,408 )      (60,564,753

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (15,251,572      7,646,337   

Net income (loss)

   $ (48,518,301 )    $ (53,524,475

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 27,650,638     $ 21,459,575  

NAV end of period

  $ 42,224,892     $ 26,777,867  

Percentage change in NAV

    52.7     24.8

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    512,404       337,404  

Shares outstanding end of period

    812,403       487,404  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    58.5     44.5

Shares created

    425,000       300,000  

Shares redeemed

    125,001       150,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 53.96      $ 63.60   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 51.98      $ 54.94   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (3.7 )%      (13.6 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    (3.3 )%      (13.2 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    42.7     28.6

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 512,404 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 812,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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. By comparison, the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 337,404 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 487,404 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 3.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 13.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 11, 2016 at $66.85 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2016 at $49.89 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 28, 2015 at $68.56 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 26, 2015 at $52.16 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 3.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a lesser decline in prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (121,236    $ (121,353

Management fee

     142,725        114,266  

Brokerage commission

     12,609        11,963   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (349,207 )      (2,922,060

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (766,663      (561,969

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,237,106 )    $ (3,605,382

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a lesser decline in the prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 642,811,361     $ 506,556,124  

NAV end of period

  $ 687,712,265     $ 189,250,124  

Percentage change in NAV

    7.0     (62.6 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    12,650,040       8,250,040  

Shares outstanding end of period

    13,800,000       2,400,040  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    9.1     (70.9 )% 

Shares created

    34,800,000       4,550,000  

Shares redeemed

    33,650,040       10,400,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 50.81      $ 61.40   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 49.83      $ 78.85   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (1.9 )%      28.4

Percentage change in benchmark

    (31.6 )%      (35.2 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    88.5     59.4

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 12,650,040 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 13,800,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 8,250,040 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 2,400,040 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 decrease of 1.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 28.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 6, 2016 at $65.18 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 11, 2016 at $31.50 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 23, 2015 at $97.71 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 30, 2015 at $50.15 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 31.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 35.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX Futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,065,043    $ (2,332,580

Management fee

     2,610,743        1,583,663  

Brokerage commission

     1,053,458        793,570   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (14,242,969 )      109,879,032   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     68,505,168         (228,801

Net income (loss)

   $ 51,197,156      $ 107,317,651   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 547,708,740     $ 351,789,953  

NAV end of period

  $ 839,613,853     $ 431,922,188  

Percentage change in NAV

    53.3     22.8

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    3,900,490       560,804  

Shares outstanding end of period

    18,400,490       1,940,490  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    371.7     246.0

Shares created

    30,010,000       4,696,000  

Shares redeemed

    15,510,000       3,316,314  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 140.42      $ 627.30   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 45.63      $ 222.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (67.5 )%      (64.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    (31.6 )%      (35.2 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    88.5     59.4

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 3,900,490 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 18,400,490 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. The

 

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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 six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 560,804 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 1,940,490 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 67.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 64.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 11, 2016 at $285.77 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $45.63 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 15, 2015 at $821.39 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 23, 2015 at $158.00 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 31.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 35.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (4,681,300   $ (4,052,724

Management fee

     3,381,298       2,398,700  

Brokerage commission

     2,126,665       1,718,518   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (524,123,173 )     (536,866,585

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (190,156,030     48,928,208   

Net income (loss)

   $ (718,960,503 )   $ (491,991,101

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a lesser decline in the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 8,514,039     $ 5,264,706  

NAV end of period

   $ 6,348,401     $ 5,216,200  

Percentage change in NAV

     (25.4 )%      (0.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     179,991       179,991  

Shares outstanding end of period

     179,985       179,991  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0 %^      0.0

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     6       —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 47.30      $ 29.25   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 35.27      $ 28.98   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (25.4 )%      (0.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     13.1     (1.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     16.5     15.1

 

^ Amount represent less than 0.05%

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 179,991 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 179,985 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg Commodity Index. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Index. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 25.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 0.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 20, 2016 at $54.74 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 8, 2016 at $34.61 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 17, 2015 at $33.22 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 14, 2015 at $27.72 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 13.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to appreciation of the underlying components of the index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (29,736   $ (24,591

Management fee

    37,696       25,587  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,817,998 )     781,034   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (317,583     (804,949

Net income (loss)

  $ (2,165,317 )   $ (48,506

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the Fund’s benchmark index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 95,897,894     $ 169,210,110  

NAV end of period

   $ 165,504,746     $ 180,092,283  

Percentage change in NAV

     72.6     6.4

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     719,944       2,169,944  

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,019,942       3,169,944  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     180.6     46.1

Shares created

     5,000,000       9,150,000  

Shares redeemed

     3,700,002       8,150,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 133.20      $ 77.98   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 81.94      $ 56.81   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (38.5 )%      (27.1 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     4.9     0.04

Benchmark annualized volatility

     50.6     45.9

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 719,944 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,019,942 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,169,944 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 3,169,944 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 38.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 27.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 20, 2016 at $232.22 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 8, 2016 at $74.44 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 28, 2015 at $106.79 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 10, 2015 at $52.91 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the rise of 0.04% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (749,456   $ (1,360,250

Management fee

    885,196       1,271,602  

Brokerage commission

    97,759       125,143   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (87,186,302 )     (39,039,866

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    3,166,118        (45,043,864

Net income (loss)

  $ (84,769,640 )   $ (85,443,980

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a greater rise in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 10,462,856     $ 14,688,564  

NAV end of period

   $ 2,550,965     $ 13,085,851  

Percentage change in NAV

     (75.6 )%      (10.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     224,856       524,856  

Shares outstanding end of period

     74,832       524,856  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (66.7 )%      0.0

Shares created

     450,000       900,000  

Shares redeemed

     600,024       900,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 46.53      $ 27.99   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 34.09      $ 24.93   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (26.7 )%      (10.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.3     (9.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     41.2     45.3

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 224,856 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 74,832 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 26.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 3, 2016 at $84.20 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $34.09 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on April 27, 2015 at $32.39 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 14, 2015 at $21.53 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 9.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (88,207    $ (89,649

Management fee

     57,023        57,687  

Brokerage commission

     45,302        33,542   

Net realized gain (loss)

     560,517        5,102,230   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,090,668         (3,914,520

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,562,978      $ 1,098,061   

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas and significantly lower Net Asset Value during the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas.

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 74,971,764     $ 81,861,762  

NAV end of period

   $ 56,037,110     $ 73,951,674  

Percentage change in NAV

     (25.3 )%      (9.7 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     646,978       846,978  

Shares outstanding end of period

     796,978       746,978  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     23.2     (11.8 )% 

Shares created

     700,000       100,000  

Shares redeemed

     550,000       200,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 115.88      $ 96.65   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 70.31      $ 99.00   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (39.3 )%      2.4

Percentage change in benchmark

     24.6     (2.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     19.4     13.6

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 646,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 796,978 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 846,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 746,978 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price†.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 39.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 2.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 5, 2016 at $112.07 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $69.95 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 18, 2015 at $104.99 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 22, 2015 at $83.07 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 24.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (231,750    $ (353,130

Management fee

     305,990        367,896  

Brokerage commission

     25        25   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (19,669,579 )      1,392,577   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,998,304      2,300,811   

Net income (loss)

   $ (29,899,633 )    $ 3,340,258   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

On March 19, 2015, the company that ran the London U.S. dollar gold fixing ceased calculating the price of gold for the LBMA. The LBMA selected ICE Benchmark Administration to calculate the price, which was renamed the LBMA Gold Price, and is based on an electronic, physically settled auction-based methodology, beginning on March 20, 2015.

ProShares UltraShort Silver*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 55,987,938     $ 53,007,867  

NAV end of period

   $ 32,067,220     $ 61,116,236  

Percentage change in NAV

     (42.7 )%      15.3

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     866,978       916,978  

Shares outstanding end of period

     966,976       1,116,978  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     11.5     21.8

Shares created

     1,000,000       1,000,000  

Shares redeemed

     900,002       800,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 64.58      $ 57.81   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 33.16      $ 54.72   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (48.7 )%      (5.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     32.9     (1.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     25.6     24.4

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 866,976 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 966,976 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 916,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 1,116,978 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 London Silver Price.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 48.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 28, 2016 at $66.01 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 30, 2016 at $33.16 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 2, 2015 at $59.69 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 23, 2015 at $43.40 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 32.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (146,024    $ (248,899

Management fee

     194,741        259,052  

Brokerage commission

     25        25   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (11,791,694 )      (1,930,217

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (13,772,989      1,959,809   

Net income (loss)

   $ (25,710,707 )    $ (219,307

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Share split for the ProShares UltraShort Silver.

ProShares Short Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 17,510,898     $ 14,021,804  

NAV end of period

   $ 17,125,648     $ 19,360,122  

Percentage change in NAV

     (2.2 )%      38.1

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     400,005       350,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

     400,000       450,005  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0 %^      28.6

Shares created

     50,000       100,000  

Shares redeemed

     50,005       —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 43.78      $ 40.06   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 42.81      $ 43.02   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (2.2 )%      7.4

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.1     (7.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.3     13.1

 

^ Amount represents less than 0.05%

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 400,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 400,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 350,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 450,005 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 decrease of 2.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 5, 2016 at $44.25 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 2, 2016 at $41.22 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 13, 2015 at $46.07 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 2, 2015 at $40.37 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (66,252    $ (84,242

Management fee

     79,492        85,186  

Brokerage commission

     1,429        1,719   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (526,767 )      1,150,762   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     218,418         (147,033

Net income (loss)

   $ (374,601 )    $ 919,487   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 20,460,679     $ 23,120,790  

NAV end of period

  $ 18,713,405     $ 19,093,705  

Percentage change in NAV

    (8.5 )%      (17.4 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    350,005       450,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

    350,000       350,005  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    0.0 %^      (22.2 )% 

Shares created

    —         50,000  

Shares redeemed

    5       150,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 58.46      $ 51.38   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 53.47      $ 54.55   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (8.5 )%      6.2

Percentage change in benchmark

    2.3     (5.5 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    13.2     12.7

 

^ Amount represents less than 0.05%

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 350,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 350,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 450,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 350,005 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 8.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 6.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 15, 2016 at $65.74 per Share and reached its low for the period on April 19, 2016 at $49.39 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 11, 2015 at $58.71 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 13, 2015 at $50.07 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (81,187    $ (103,726

Management fee

     93,486        97,982  

Brokerage commission

     7,744        7,600   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,143,273 )      2,533,994   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     477,500         (840,845

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,746,960 )    $ 1,589,423   

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 522,306,518     $ 517,191,349  

NAV end of period

   $ 386,660,905     $ 629,617,014  

Percentage change in NAV

     (26.0 )%      21.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     20,450,014       23,950,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     15,900,000       25,450,014  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (22.2 )%      6.3

Shares created

     450,000       11,900,000  

Shares redeemed

     5,000,014       10,400,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.54      $ 21.59   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 24.32      $ 24.74   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (4.8 )%      14.6

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.1     (7.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.3     13.1

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 20,450,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 15,900,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 six months ended June 30, 2015, 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 inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 23,950,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 25,450,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 14.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 5, 2016 at $26.09 per Share and reached its low for the period on May 2, 2016 at $22.63 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 13, 2015 at $28.50 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 2, 2015 at $21.94 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,471,447    $ (2,485,776

Management fee

     1,988,314        2,607,869  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (55,056,068 )      77,957,654   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     32,984,986         (12,294,739

Net income (loss)

   $ (23,542,529 )    $ 63,177,139   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 237,372,900     $ 531,471,873  

NAV end of period

   $ 193,732,080     $ 405,516,052  

Percentage change in NAV

     (18.4 )%      (23.7 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,699,294       5,949,294  

Shares outstanding end of period

     3,049,290       4,399,294  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     13.0     (26.1 )% 

Shares created

     800,000       1,050,000  

Shares redeemed

     450,004       2,600,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 87.94      $ 89.33   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 63.53      $ 92.18   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (27.8 )%      3.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     16.4     (2.1 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     12.8     8.0

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 2,699,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 3,049,290 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 5,949,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 4,399,294 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 27.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 29, 2016 at $88.99 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 27, 2016 at $62.01 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 5, 2015 at $97.30 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 15, 2015 at $84.11 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 16.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (725,575    $ (2,089,930

Management fee

     898,414        2,174,897  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (52,703,180 )      25,538,696   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,039,731      (12,641,262

Net income (loss)

   $ (62,468,486 )    $ 10,807,504   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 7,105,984     $ 2,606,920  

NAV end of period

  $ 12,465,478     $ 2,477,456  

Percentage change in NAV

    75.4     (5.0 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    249,965       50,004  

Shares outstanding end of period

    349,961       49,965  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    40.0     (0.1 )% 

Shares created

    200,000       25,000  

Shares redeemed

    100,004       25,039  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 28.43      $ 52.13   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 35.62      $ 49.58   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    25.3     (4.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    13.1     (1.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

    16.5     15.1

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 249,965 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 349,961 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Index. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 50,004 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 49,965 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg Commodity Index.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 25.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 8, 2016 at $36.59 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 20, 2016 at $24.42 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 14, 2015 at $52.57 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 17, 2015 at $44.65 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 13.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to appreciation of the underlying components of the index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (30,998    $ (11,282

Management fee

     36,924        11,768  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,709,636        (512,994

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     359,487         427,499   

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,038,125      $ (96,777

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the Fund’s benchmark index during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

  $ 783,922,475     $ 450,562,988  

NAV end of period

  $ 898,563,742     $ 995,416,921  

Percentage change in NAV

    14.6     120.9

Shares outstanding beginning of period

    62,327,867       8,879,834  

Shares outstanding end of period

    73,877,866       21,877,867  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

    18.5     146.4

Shares created

    65,350,000       36,680,000  

Shares redeemed

    53,800,001       23,681,967  

Per share NAV beginning of period

  $ 12.58      $ 50.74   

Per share NAV end of period

  $ 12.16      $ 45.50   

Percentage change in per share NAV

    (3.3 )%      (10.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

    4.9     0.04

Benchmark annualized volatility

    50.6     45.9

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 62,327,867 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 73,877,866 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 8,879,834 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 21,877,867 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 3.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 8, 2016 at $14.08 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 11, 2016 at $6.01 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 6, 2015 at $50.96 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 17, 2015 at $31.04 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 0.04% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,294,729    $ (4,404,394

Management fee

     3,913,130         4,245,253   

Brokerage commission

     331,194         300,710   

Net realized gain (loss)

     113,330,482         32,681,924   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     24,759,492         132,078,953   

Net income (loss)

   $ 134,795,245       $ 160,356,483   

The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the volatility of the Fund’s underlying benchmark during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 38,851,184      $ 70,433,207   

NAV end of period

   $ 43,355,961      $ 63,238,942   

Percentage change in NAV

     11.6     (10.2 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,092,170        1,142,485   

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,442,169        1,392,170   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     16.7     21.9

Shares created

     1,500,000        987,500   

Shares redeemed

     1,150,001        737,815   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 18.57      $ 61.65   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 17.75      $ 45.42   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (4.4 )%      (26.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.3     (9.4 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     41.2     45.3

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,092,170 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,442,169 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 1,142,485 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 1,392,170 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 26.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 8, 2016 at $20.23 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 3, 2016 at $8.89 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 14, 2015 at $74.33 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 5, 2015 at $39.42 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 2.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 9.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (189,087    $ (429,721

Management fee

     143,866        331,489  

Brokerage commission

     72,364        109,616   

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,626,617        (49,803,632

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     656,990         34,039,451   

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,094,520      $ (16,193,902

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30, 2016     June 30, 2015  

NAV beginning of period

   $ 69,864,815      $ 102,003,345   

NAV end of period

   $ 100,789,893      $ 88,848,218   

Percentage change in NAV

     44.3     (12.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,350,014        2,550,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,250,000        2,400,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (4.3 )%      (5.9 )% 

Shares created

     100,000        50,000   

Shares redeemed

     200,014        200,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 29.73      $ 40.00   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 44.80      $ 37.02   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     50.7     (7.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     24.6     (2.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     19.4     13.6

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, 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. LBMA Gold Price. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an decrease from 2,350,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,250,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,550,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 2,400,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price†.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 50.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $45.07 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 5, 2016 at $30.67 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 22, 2015 at $46.03 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 18, 2015 at $35.90 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 24.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30, 2016      June 30, 2015  

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (314,078    $ (440,131

Management fee

     420,073         461,738   

Brokerage commission

     25         25   

Net realized gain (loss)

     21,074,182         (3,905,732

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     13,214,738         (2,483,391

Net income (loss)

   $ 33,974,842       $ (6,829,254

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

On March 19, 2015, the company that ran the London U.S. dollar gold fixing ceased calculating the price of gold for the LBMA. The LBMA selected ICE Benchmark Administration to calculate the price, which was renamed the LBMA Gold Price, and is based on an electronic, physically settled auction-based methodology, beginning on March 20, 2015.

 

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ProShares Ultra Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 216,416,642      $ 291,169,743   

NAV end of period

   $ 386,838,399      $ 285,991,688   

Percentage change in NAV

     78.7     (1.8 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     7,996,533        7,396,533   

Shares outstanding end of period

     8,496,526        7,846,533   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     6.3     6.1

Shares created

     1,350,000        1,500,000   

Shares redeemed

     850,007        1,050,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 27.06      $ 39.37   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 45.53      $ 36.45   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     68.3     (7.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     32.9     (1.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     25.6     24.4

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 7,996,533 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 8,496,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. 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 silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the as measured by the London Silver Price. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 7,396,533 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 7,846,533 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 68.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to a greater appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 30, 2016 at $45.53 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 28, 2016 at $25.96 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 23, 2015 at $50.86 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 18, 2015 at $36.18 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 32.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30, 2016      June 30, 2015  

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,012,025    $ (1,378,987

Management fee

     1,322,264         1,453,507   

Brokerage commission

     27         27   

Net realized gain (loss)

     55,500,379         (16,003,848

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     98,080,629         (1,470,407

Net income (loss)

   $ 152,568,983       $ (18,853,242

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 10,857,730      $ 2,981,441   

NAV end of period

   $ 9,532,904      $ 13,272,820   

Percentage change in NAV

     (12.2 )%      345.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     700,014        150,014   

Shares outstanding end of period

     600,000        800,014   

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (14.3 )%      433.3

Shares created

     50,000        800,000   

Shares redeemed

     150,014        150,000   

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 15.51      $ 19.87   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 15.89      $ 16.59   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     2.5     (16.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     2.1     (7.9 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.3     13.1

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 700,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 600,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 150,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 800,014 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. The increase of 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 2.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 16.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on May 2, 2016 at $17.23 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 5, 2016 at $15.17 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 2, 2015 at $19.55 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 13, 2015 at $14.80 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (37,146    $ (49,915

Management fee

     48,943        51,477  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,109,856        (628,241

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (771,167      (29,969

Net income (loss)

   $ 301,543      $ (708,125

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 5,473,848     $ 2,118,028  

NAV end of period

   $ 7,265,264     $ 5,348,899  

Percentage change in NAV

     32.7     152.5

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     99,974       37,504  

Shares outstanding end of period

     99,970       99,974  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0 %^      166.6

Shares created

     —         75,000  

Shares redeemed

     4       12,530  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 54.75      $ 56.47   

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 72.67      $ 53.50   

Percentage change in per share NAV

     32.7     (5.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     16.4     (2.1 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     12.8     8.0

 

^ Amount represents less than 0.05%

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, 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. The increase of the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 99,974 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 99,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2016. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 37,504 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2014 to 99,974 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2015. 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 Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 32.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on June 27, 2016 at $74.48 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 29, 2016 at $53.85 per Share. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 15, 2015 at $59.83 per Share and reached its low for the period on June 5, 2015 at $50.86 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 16.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, can be attributed to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (22,662    $ (21,571

Management fee

     29,811         22,321   

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,318,083         (519,169

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     496,194         175,277   

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,791,615       $ (365,463

The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Quantitative Disclosure

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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, each of the VIX Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2016      5,415      $ 16.98        1,000       $ 91,919,625   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2016      5,388        18.33        1,000         98,735,100   

 

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Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2015      5,705       $ 17.33         1,000       $ 98,839,125   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2015      4,075         17.38         1,000         70,803,125   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 29, 2016 (the “Form 10-K”), for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016 

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    October 2016      349       $ 19.78         1,000       $ 6,901,475   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    November 2016      698         20.05         1,000         13,994,900   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    December 2016      699         20.03         1,000         13,997,475   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    January 2017      349         21.03         1,000         7,337,725   

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015 

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    October 2015      286       $ 17.93         1,000       $ 5,126,550   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    November 2015      491         18.13         1,000         8,899,375   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    December 2015      491         18.18         1,000         8,923,925   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    January 2016      205         18.68         1,000         3,828,375   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 a single day.

 

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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    July 2016      19,460       $ 16.98         1,000       $ (330,333,500 )

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    August 2016      19,556         18.33         1,000         (358,363,700 )

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    July 2015      6,365       $ 17.33         1,000       $ (110,273,625 )

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    August 2015      4,546         17.38         1,000         (78,986,750 )

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 and multiplying by negative one. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these VIX futures contracts as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2016      47,593       $ 16.98         1,000       $ 807,891,175   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2016      47,476         18.33         1,000         869,997,700   

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2015      29,050       $ 17.33         1,000       $ 503,291,250   

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2015      20,747         17.38         1,000         360,479,125   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. 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 a single day.

 

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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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Commodity Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s short swap positions as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 88.8423       $ (3,670,843

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      88.8423         (4,711,792

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      88.8423         (2,873,985

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      88.8423         (1,442,251

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short    $ 102.6892       $ (4,657,215 )

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      102.6892         (4,065,285 )

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Short      102.6892         (1,705,006 )

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 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 the Form 10-K, for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    September 2016      1,415       $ 49.01         1,000       $ (69,349,150 )

 

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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index
Close
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Short      83.1363       $ (80,059,861 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      83.1363         (31,645,418 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      83.1363         (76,235,818 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A    Short      83.1363         (8,710,888 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      83.1363         (64,999,894 )

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    September 2015      2,785       $ 59.83         1,000       $ (166,626,550 )

 

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index
Close
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      142.5320       $ (57,550,283 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      142.5320         (56,799,973 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A    Short      142.5320         (24,458,958 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      142.5320         (54,734,615 )

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

   Short    September 2016      175       $ 2.92         10,000       $ (5,106,500 )

 

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Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Short         September 2015         921       $ 2.84         10,000       $ (26,174,820 )

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Gold:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Short    August 2016      2       $ 1,320.60        100       $ (264,120 )

 

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 1,320.75       $ (21,663,908 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      1,320.75         (50,331,243 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      1,320.75         (19,679,662 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      1,320.75         (5,283,840 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,320.75         (14,860,688 )

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Short    August 2015      2       $ 1,171.80         100       $ (234,360 )

 

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short    $ 1,171.05       $ (71,199,840 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      1,171.04         (31,849,946 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      1,171.03         (14,403,669 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,171.03         (30,271,126 )

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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

 

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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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short    September 2016      2       $ 18.62         5,000       $ (186,230 )

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 18.3634       $ (12,780,926 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      18.3642         (24,846,763 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      18.3632         (10,604,748 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      18.3632         (2,864,659 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      18.3632         (12,854,240

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Short    September 2015      2       $ 15.58         5,000       $ (156,650 )

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short    $ 15.7016       $ (62,586,578 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      15.7010         (22,083,457 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      15.7010         (13,942,488 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      15.7011         (23,457,443

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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

 

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assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, each of the Currency Fund’s positions were as follows:

ProShares Short Euro:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

   Short      September 2016         123       $ 1.11         125,000       $ (17,077,781

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

   Short      September 2015         139       $ 1.12         125,000       $ (19,383,550

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $1.00 of short exposure to the euro for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Short         September 2016         502       $ 74.24         1,000       $ (37,268,480

 

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Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

   Short      September 2015         497       $ 76.85         1,000       $ (38,194,450

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Australian dollar for every $1.00 of net assets. 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 a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Euro:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/08/16         83,932,700        1.1097       $ 93,141,094   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      07/08/16         51,350,400        1.1097         56,984,137   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/08/16         (440,595,725     1.1097         (488,934,205

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      07/08/16         (392,387,400     1.1097         (435,436,866
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2015   

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/10/15         134,902,100        1.1150       $ 150,417,685   

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      07/10/15         43,009,100        1.1150         47,955,734   

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/10/15         (650,658,325     1.1150         (725,492,920

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      07/10/15         (656,926,500     1.1150         (732,482,020

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/08/16         9,742,295,100        0.009684       $ 94,343,198   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      07/08/16         3,617,334,400        0.009684         35,029,825   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/08/16         (29,570,855,800     0.009684         (286,360,561

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      07/08/16         (23,779,447,700     0.009684         (230,277,271
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2015   

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/10/15         11,883,194,200        0.008172       $ 97,106,611   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      07/10/15         6,627,069,900        0.008172         54,154,825   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/10/15         (60,093,609,500     0.008172         (491,070,554

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      07/10/15         (57,749,031,500     0.008172         (471,911,226

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Commodity Index. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s swap positions as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 88.8423       $ 10,214,040   

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      88.8423         3,591,175   

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      88.8423         8,738,054   

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      88.8423         2,392,652   

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long    $ 102.6892       $ 2,101,872   

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      102.6892         2,151,198   

Bloomberg Commodity Index

   UBS AG    Long      102.6892         698,224   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    September 2016      7,500       $ 49.01         1,000       $ 367,575,000   

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 83.1363       $ 336,118,991   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      83.1363         322,512,270   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      83.1363         339,972,378   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      83.1363         105,676,541   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      83.1363         325,294,079   

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long      September 2015         11,328       $ 59.83         1,000       $ 677,754,240   

 

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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional Amount
at Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long    $ 142.5320       $ 381,511,185   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      142.5320         396,154,173   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      142.5320         141,007,327   

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      142.5320         394,371,392   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

   Long    September 2016      2,972       $ 2.92         10,000       $ 86,722,960   
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015  

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

   Long    September 2015      4,450       $ 2.84         10,000       $ 126,469,000   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

 

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ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016  

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    August 2016      2       $ 1,320.60         100       $ 264,120   

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 1,320.97       $ 49,007,987   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      1,321.03         56,540,084   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      1,320.96         42,165,043   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      1,320.96         20,342,784   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,320.95         33,287,940   

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015  

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    August 2015      2       $ 1,171.80         100       $ 234,360   

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long    $ 1,171.05       $ 86,891,910   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      1,171.04         37,028,285   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      1,171.03         19,087,789   

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,171.03         34,428,282   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of June 30, 2016   

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    September 2016      2       $ 18.62         5,000       $ 186,230   

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 18.3634       $ 236,300,231   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      18.3642         171,573,048   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      18.3632         188,145,675   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      18.3632         63,977,389   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      18.3632         113,466,213   

 

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2015   

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    September 2015      3       $ 15.58         5,000       $ 233,715   

Forward Agreements as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long    $ 15.7016       $ 207,166,910   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      15.7010         146,911,117   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      15.7010         57,277,248   

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      15.7011         160,386,737   

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the forward agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

 

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Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. The following tables provide information about each of the Currency Fund’s Financial Instruments, which are sensitive to changes in exchange rates. As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, each of the Currency Fund’s positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2016 

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/08/16         9,644,425       1.1097       $ 10,702,531  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      07/08/16         8,473,000       1.1097         9,402,587  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/08/16         (628,600 )     1.1097         (697,565 )

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      07/08/16         (336,200     1.1097         (373,085

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2015 

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/10/15         15,101,725       1.1150       $ 16,838,630  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      07/10/15         13,022,500       1.1150         14,520,266  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/10/15         (2,464,500 )     1.1150         (2,747,951 )

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      07/10/15         (1,854,400     1.1150         (2,067,681

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Yen:

As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 June 30, 2016 and 2015, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2016

 

Reference Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/08/16         1,044,190,800        0.009684       $ 10,111,816   

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      07/08/16         518,229,500        0.009684         5,018,471   

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/08/16         (48,749,300 )     0.009684         (472,082 )

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      07/08/16         (13,000,100 )     0.009684         (125,892

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2015

 

Reference Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward
Rate
     Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      07/10/15         886,001,400       0.008172       $ 7,240,191  

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      07/10/15         457,541,900       0.008172         3,738,923  

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      07/10/15         (30,550,900 )     0.008172         (249,655 )

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      07/10/15         (5,434,600 )     0.008172         (44,410

The June 30, 2016 and 2015 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 the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Qualitative Disclosure

As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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 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. 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 Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of a benchmark. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by two or negative two. Each Matching VIX Fund seek investment results (before fees and expenses), both over a single day and over time, that match the performance of a benchmark. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. The Matching VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated objectives 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 UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Funds are exposed to are inverse and direct exposure, respectively, to the price of crude oil as measured by the return of holding and periodically rolling crude oil futures contracts (the Bloomberg Commodity Index and its sub-indexes are based on the price of rolling futures positions, rather than on the cash price for immediate delivery of the corresponding commodity).

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

 

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As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

Commodity Price Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Commodity Index Funds or the Commodity Funds, several factors may affect the price of a commodity underlying a Commodity Index Fund or a Commodity Fund, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a physical commodity or of a commodity index (comprised of commodity futures contracts) will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Currency Funds, several factors may affect the value of the foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar, and, in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a currency will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of a Short Fund or an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.

Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).

Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity

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

 

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Managing Market Risks

Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (-1x, -2x, or 2x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. At the close of the relevant markets each trading day (see NAV calculation times), each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described above in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. No attempt is made to adjust market exposure in order to avoid changes to the benchmark that would cause the Funds to lose value. Factors common to all Funds that may require portfolio re-positioning are create/redeem activity and index rebalances.

For Geared Funds, the impact of the Index’s movements during the day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be re-positioned. For example, if the index for an Ultra Fund has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise. 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 or UltraShort Funds will generally decrease when the index rises on a given day. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely, if the index has fallen on a given day, a Short Fund’s or an UltraShort 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 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Funds (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of June 30, 2016, including providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Trust and the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

Certifications

The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There has not been a material change to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on February 29, 2016.

 

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

 

  (a) None.

(b) The Trust initially registered Shares on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-146801), which was declared effective on November 21, 2008, and registered additional Shares on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-156888), which was declared effective on February 13, 2009. The Trust terminated these two offerings before the sale of all registered Shares and re-allocated the remaining amount of the registered Shares among the Funds listed on its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-163511), which became effective on December 4, 2009. It then registered additional Shares and/or added Funds pursuant to post-effective amendments to that Registration Statement on Form S-3, 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 (File 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 (File No. 333-163511) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil and terminated the offerings for certain publicly offered Funds and certain Funds that had never been publicly offered. New offerings for those Funds that had been publicly offered were registered on an accompanying Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176878), which was also declared effective on June 26, 2012. On September 24, 2012, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File 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 (File No. 333-183672) was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 (File No. 333-176878). On September 27, 2012, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183674) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Euro. This registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-163511). On September 28, 2012, a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-178707) was declared effective, terminating the proposed offerings of several unlaunched currency funds. On January 30, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-185288) was declared effective. That registration statement, which registered additional Shares to ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, acted as a combined prospectus and post-effective amendment to the Trust’s Form S-1 Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-183672 and 333-178707).

Also, on January 30, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-185289) was declared effective. That registration statement, which registered additional Shares to ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, acted as a combined prospectus and post-effective amendment to the Trust’s Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-193672) and Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333-183674). On April 24, 2013, a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-185288) was declared effective, terminating the registered but unlaunched offerings related to: ProShares UltraPro Short Euro, ProShares Managed Futures Strategy and ProShares Commodity Managed Futures Strategy. On April 29, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-187820) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude

 

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Oil, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-185289). On May 21, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File 333-188215) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 (File No. 333-185288). On July 30, 2013, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-189967) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Yen and partially terminated registered and unissued Shares of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-187820). On May 6, 2014, a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-188215) was declared effective, updating the Form S-1 Registration Statement by, among other things, incorporating by reference the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The post-effective amendment did not register any additional shares. On July 30, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-196884) was declared effective, which partially terminated registered and unissued Shares of ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Ultra Yen and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to two Form S-1 registration statements (File Nos. 333-188215 and 333-185288). On July 30, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-196885) was also declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares UltraShort Euro and partially terminated registered and unissued Shares of ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver and ProShares UltraShort Silver. That Registration Statement also was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-189967). Through the July 30, 2014 filings, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF was transferred from the Form S-1 to the Form S-3. On September 29, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198189) was declared effective, which registered a new offering of the Managed Futures Fund and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-196884). On November 25, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-199642) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort Silver. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-198189) and the Form S-3 registration statement (333-196885). On November 25, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-199641) was also declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. That Registration Statement also was a combined prospectus

 

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and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-196885). Through the November 25, 2014 filings, ProShares UltraShort Silver was transferred from the Form S-3 to the Form S-1. On March 31, 2015, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202724) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Managed Futures Strategy, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares Ultra Euro, ProShares Short Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-199642). On March 31, 2015, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202725) was also declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. That Registration Statement also was a combined prospectus and acted as a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3 (File No. 333-199641). On August 11, 2015, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202724) was declared effective which removed ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar from the Form S-1; no additional shares were registered with that filing. That registration statement was a combined prospectus and acted as a pre-effective amendment to post-effective amendment No. 1 of the Form S-1. On March 30, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202725) was declared effective, which removed from registration all of the Shares that remained unsold thereunder as of the close of business on March 30, 2016. On March 30, 2016, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-210024) was declared effective, which registered additional Shares for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares VIX Short Term Futures ETF. Thus, as of June 30, 2016, the Trust had two effective registration statements outstanding: 1) a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-202724); and 2) a Form S-3 Registration Statement (No. 333-210024).

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 in part be used for direct investment or deposited with the FCMs as margin in connection with futures contracts or in segregated accounts at the Funds’ custodian bank as collateral for swap agreements or forward contracts, as applicable. Each Geared Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares, and each Matching VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems Shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares.

 

Title of

Securities Registered

   Amount
Registered
As of
June 30, 2016
     Shares Sold
For the
Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2016
     Sale Price of
Shares Sold For
the

Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2016
 

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

   $ 1,718,627,430         3,670,000       $ 191,605,567   

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

   $ 619,302,925         275,000       $ 14,863,907   

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

   $ 3,523,329,093         19,900,000       $ 958,143,842   

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

   $ 5,743,979,340         20,470,000       $ 1,306,429,217   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 172,839,931         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,732,812,198         2,300,000       $ 216,114,567   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 412,030,981         300,000       $ 14,984,800   

ProShares UltraShort Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 227,743,198         100,000       $ 8,411,007   

ProShares UltraShort Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 2,083,528,399         250,000       $ 10,282,678   

ProShares Short Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 174,672,977         50,000       $ 2,109,382   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 172,771,084         —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,964,652,656         200,000       $ 4,622,332   

ProShares UltraShort Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 917,447,489         750,000       $ 51,194,659   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 129,604,130         200,000       $ 6,046,620   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 4,855,091,956         11,950,000       $ 115,974,315   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 540,275,387         400,000       $ 4,447,064   

ProShares Ultra Gold Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 279,990,487         —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Silver Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 1,401,481,664         700,000       $ 26,318,968   

ProShares Ultra Euro Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 126,652,323         50,000       $ 831,691   

ProShares Ultra Yen Common Units of Beneficial Interest

   $ 138,726,333         —         $ —     

Total:

   $ 26,935,559,981         61,565,000       $ 2,932,380,616   

 

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(b) From April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016, 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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     165,000       $ 54.03   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     2,010,000       $ 55.27   

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     25,000       $ 52.85   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     2,900,000       $ 52.28   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     3,050,000       $ 57.20   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     10,200,000       $ 53.35   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     2,070,000       $ 88.97   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     2,020,000       $ 72.05   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     7,250,000       $ 72.31   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     450,000       $ 109.84   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     300,000       $ 95.21   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     1,250,000       $ 84.68   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     150,000       $ 53.20   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     150,000       $ 38.98   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     50,000       $ 80.83   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     100,000       $ 75.47   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     100,000       $ 45.74   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     100,000       $ 43.01   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     100,000       $ 37.65   

ProShares Short Euro

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

 

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ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     750,000       $ 23.38   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     350,000       $ 23.85   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     400,000       $ 23.31   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     50,000       $ 29.59   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     14,650,000       $ 10.55   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     11,500,000       $ 12.28   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     1,750,000       $ 13.73   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     250,000       $ 11.23   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     50,000       $ 11.17   

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     300,000       $ 15.25   

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     50,000       $ 39.72   

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     150,000       $ 40.63   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     100,000       $ 41.75   

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     100,000       $ 16.86   

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

04/01/16 to 04/30/16

     —         $ —     

05/01/16 to 05/31/16

     —         $ —     

06/01/16 to 06/30/16

     —         $ —     

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Document

  31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
  31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
  32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
  32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document(1)
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema(1)
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase(1)
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase(1)
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase(1)
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase(1)

 

(1) Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PROSHARES TRUST II

 

/s/ Todd Johnson

By: Todd Johnson
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 9, 2016

/s/ Edward Karpowicz

By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 9, 2016

 

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