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ProShares Trust II - Quarter Report: 2017 March (Form 10-Q)

10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017.

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.    ☒  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).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer      Accelerated Filer  
Non-Accelerated Filer   ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company  
Emerging Growth Company       

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

 

 

 


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PROSHARES TRUST II

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Financial Statements.

     1  

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

     139  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     170  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

     188  

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

     190  

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

     190  

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

     190  

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     194  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

     194  

Item 5. Other Information.

     194  

Item 6. Exhibits.

     195  


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Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

Index

 

Documents

 

Page

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 Crude Oil

  22

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

  27

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 Crude Oil

  67

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

  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

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,456,836      $ 4,536,425  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     20,177,990        17,235,855  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $120,747,055 and $147,990,045, respectively)

     120,745,955        147,991,233  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     4,784,562        4,484,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     148,165,343        174,247,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     10,579,336        —    

Payable to Sponsor

     73,038        87,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,652,374        87,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     137,512,969        174,160,146  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 148,165,343      $ 174,247,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     10,434,451        8,209,451  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.18      $ 21.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 13.17      $ 21.26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

 

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.480% due 04/06/17†

   $ 17,880,000      $ 17,879,195  

0.468% due 04/20/17†

     5,000,000        4,998,276  

0.526% due 04/27/17†

     13,000,000        12,993,673  

0.461% due 05/04/17

     2,000,000        1,998,812  

0.681% due 05/11/17

     19,000,000        18,985,661  

0.468% due 05/18/17

     5,000,000        4,995,500  

0.729% due 05/25/17

     7,000,000        6,992,872  

0.742% due 06/08/17

     14,000,000        13,981,776  

0.754% due 06/22/17

     4,000,000        3,993,422  

0.741% due 07/06/17

     6,000,000        5,988,172  

0.756% due 07/13/17

     20,000,000        19,957,076  

0.749% due 07/20/17

     8,000,000        7,981,520  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $120,747,055)

      $ 120,745,955  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2017

     5,954      $ 79,039,350      $ (5,411,609

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2017

     4,323        58,684,725        (1,913,851
        

 

 

 
         $ (7,325,460
        

 

 

 

 

^^ 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 $20,177,990 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 158,805     $ 46,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     309,772       215,103  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     33,254       52,335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     343,026       267,438  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (184,221     (221,289
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (65,227,857     7,706,149  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,496     (2,542
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (65,229,353     7,703,607  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (6,856,808     (16,310,375

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (2,288     20,598  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,859,096     (16,289,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (72,088,449     (8,586,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (72,272,670   $ (8,807,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 174,160,146  

Addition of 4,325,000 shares

     65,697,001  

Redemption of 2,100,000 shares

     (30,071,508
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 2,225,000 shares

     35,625,493  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (184,221

Net realized gain (loss)

     (65,229,353

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,859,096
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (72,272,670
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 137,512,969  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (72,272,670   $ (8,807,459

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

     (2,942,135     (6,047,600

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

     (202,769,692     (125,016,889

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

     230,169,991       98,825,064  

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

     (158,805     (46,149

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     1,496       2,542  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     2,288       (20,598

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (300,292     (358,448

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (14,599     (1,457
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (48,284,418     (41,470,994
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     65,697,001       88,134,106  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (19,492,172     (46,968,723
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     46,204,829       41,165,383  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (2,079,589     (305,611

Cash, beginning of period

     4,536,425       2,124,103  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,456,836     $ 1,818,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 6,787,359      $ 1,155,115  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     6,123,600        1,052,615  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $24,969,086 and $45,486,489, respectively)

     24,969,025        45,486,235  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     19,801        242,541  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     37,899,785        47,936,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          2,085,020  

Payable to Sponsor

     25,802        32,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     25,802        2,117,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     37,873,983        45,818,914  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 37,899,785      $ 47,936,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,187,403        1,087,403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 31.90      $ 42.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 31.95      $ 42.34  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(66% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.681% due 05/11/17

   $ 10,000,000      $ 9,992,453  

0.468% due 05/18/17

     3,000,000        2,997,300  

0.746% due 06/08/17

     2,000,000        1,997,397  

0.758% due 06/29/17

     10,000,000        9,981,875  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $24,969,086)

      $ 24,969,025  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2017

     462      $ 6,941,550      $ (1,540,020

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires August 2017

     798        12,349,050        (1,908,810

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires September 2017

     798        12,987,450        (961,220

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2017

     336        5,619,600        (142,330
        

 

 

 
         $ (4,552,380
        

 

 

 

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $6,123,600 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 44,260     $ 12,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     85,185       57,998  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     3,642       5,756  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     88,827       63,754  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,567     (51,495
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (8,167,318     2,594,460  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (600     49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (8,167,918     2,594,509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (3,264,135     (2,815,700

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     193       4,352  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,263,942     (2,811,348
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (11,431,860     (216,839
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (11,476,427   $ (268,334
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 45,818,914  

Addition of 125,000 shares

     4,450,525  

Redemption of 25,000 shares

     (919,029
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 100,000 shares

     3,531,496  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,567

Net realized gain (loss)

     (8,167,918

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,263,942
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (11,476,427
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 37,873,983  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (11,476,427   $ (268,334

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

     (5,070,985     470,290  

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

     (68,935,466     (33,074,275

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

     89,496,529       30,952,564  

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

     (44,260     (12,259

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     600       (49

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (193     (4,352

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     222,740       9,822  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (6,770     (2,274
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     4,185,768       (1,928,867
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     4,450,525       8,345,497  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (3,004,049     (6,076,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,446,476       2,268,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     5,632,244       339,796  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,155,115       671,791  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 6,787,359     $ 1,011,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 6,166,551      $ 1,850,760  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     120,372,738        55,323,984  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $359,594,072 and $170,391,741, respectively)

     359,574,827        170,396,436  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     4,610,040        1,059,418  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     490,724,156        228,630,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     3,674,656        325,000  

Payable to Sponsor

     296,649        230,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,971,305        555,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     486,752,851        228,075,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 490,724,156      $ 228,630,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,450,000        2,500,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 141.09      $ 91.23  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 141.15      $ 90.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(74% of shareholders’ equity)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.480% due 04/20/17†

   $ 49,000,000      $ 48,983,110  

0.550% due 04/27/17†

     38,000,000        37,981,505  

0.526% due 05/04/17

     61,000,000        60,963,754  

0.681% due 05/11/17

     9,000,000        8,993,208  

0.557% due 05/18/17

     38,000,000        37,965,800  

0.700% due 06/08/17

     36,000,000        35,953,139  

0.743% due 06/22/17

     29,000,000        28,952,312  

0.754% due 06/29/17

     17,000,000        16,969,188  

0.738% due 07/06/17

     17,000,000        16,966,486  

0.756% due 07/13/17

     20,000,000        19,957,076  

0.749% due 07/20/17

     16,000,000        15,963,040  

0.754% due 07/27/17

     30,000,000        29,926,209  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $359,594,072)

      $ 359,574,827  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2017

     20,982      $ 278,536,050      $ 13,339,863  

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2017

     15,288        207,534,600        5,511,500  
        

 

 

 
         $ 18,851,363  
        

 

 

 

 

^^ 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 $120,372,738 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 352,258     $ 317,712  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     743,985       1,391,819  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     514,465       480,747  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,258,450       1,872,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (906,192     (1,554,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     99,893,092       (92,182,809

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (4,058     (27,578
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     99,889,034       (92,210,387
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     29,160,974       53,977,479  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (23,940     69,970  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     29,137,034       54,047,449  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     129,026,068       (38,162,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 128,119,876     $ (39,717,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 228,075,387  

Addition of 6,250,000 shares

     771,316,846  

Redemption of 5,300,000 shares

     (640,759,258
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 950,000 shares

     130,557,588  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (906,192

Net realized gain (loss)

     99,889,034  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     29,137,034  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     128,119,876  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 486,752,851  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 128,119,876     $ (39,717,792

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

     (65,048,754     (7,970,265

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

     (864,629,486     (603,823,043

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

     675,775,355       725,160,071  

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

     (352,258     (317,712

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     4,058       27,578  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     23,940       (69,970

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (3,550,622     —    

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     66,438       (96,692

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     3,349,656       477,548  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (126,241,797     73,669,723  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     771,316,846       604,070,943  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (640,759,258     (674,681,690
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     130,557,588       (70,610,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     4,315,791       3,058,976  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,850,760       5,150,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 6,166,551     $ 8,209,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 2,840,176      $ 10,969,955  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     183,513,820        71,363,625  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $186,818,004 and $434,676,067, respectively)

     186,814,615        434,671,795  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     2,344,975        —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

     17,751,437        35,967,191  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     393,265,023        552,972,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     33,000,369        36,789,539  

Payable to Sponsor

     315,195        424,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     33,315,564        37,213,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     359,949,459        515,758,754  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 393,265,023      $ 552,972,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     22,227,809        11,861,530  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 16.19      $ 43.48  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 16.17      $ 43.75  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(52% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.480% due 04/06/17†

   $ 18,510,000      $ 18,509,167  

0.475% due 04/20/17†

     17,000,000        16,994,140  

0.475% due 04/27/17†

     7,000,000        6,996,593  

0.526% due 05/04/17†

     41,500,000        41,475,341  

0.671% due 05/18/17

     10,000,000        9,991,000  

0.729% due 05/25/17

     14,000,000        13,985,744  

0.721% due 06/08/17

     18,000,000        17,976,569  

0.752% due 06/22/17

     13,000,000        12,978,623  

0.758% due 06/29/17

     13,000,000        12,976,437  

0.741% due 07/06/17

     35,000,000        34,931,001  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $186,818,004)

      $ 186,814,615  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2017

     31,138      $ 413,356,950      $ (27,246,843

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2017

     22,625        307,134,375        (9,319,049
        

 

 

 
         $ (36,565,892
        

 

 

 

 

^^ 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 $183,513,820 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 370,985     $ 298,805  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     921,662       1,211,901  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     766,833       735,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,688,495       1,947,812  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,317,510     (1,649,007
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (365,515,188     11,205,618  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (22,315     (26,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (365,537,503     11,178,650  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (28,593,655     (223,342,238

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     883       137,136  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (28,592,772     (223,205,102
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (394,130,275     (212,026,452
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (395,447,785   $ (213,675,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 515,758,754  

Addition of 23,990,000 shares

     543,896,842  

Redemption of 13,623,721 shares

     (304,258,352
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 10,366,279 shares

     239,638,490  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,317,510

Net realized gain (loss)

     (365,537,503

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (28,592,772
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (395,447,785
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 359,949,459  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (395,447,785   $ (213,675,459

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

     (112,150,195     (5,077,195

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

     (605,949,939     (1,184,631,327

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

     854,156,672       882,626,631  

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

     (370,985     (296,718

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     22,315       26,968  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (883     (137,136

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     18,215,754       17,995,478  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (109,078     158,099  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     —         1,498,969  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (241,634,124     (501,511,690
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     541,551,867       1,341,924,100  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (308,047,522     (848,468,839
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     233,504,345       493,455,261  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (8,129,779     (8,056,429

Cash, beginning of period

     10,969,955       9,081,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,840,176     $ 1,025,535  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 458,099      $ 2,715,772  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     6,057,810        4,931,520  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $176,844,375 and $205,694,828, respectively)

     176,833,352        205,694,385  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     22,477,882        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     205,827,143        213,341,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     474,750        13,602  

Payable to Sponsor

     194,871        162,891  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     —          12,206,881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     669,621        12,383,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     205,157,522        200,958,303  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 205,827,143      $ 213,341,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     5,589,884        6,339,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 36.70      $ 31.70  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 36.57      $ 31.65  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.512% due 04/06/17†

   $ 12,000,000      $ 11,999,460  

0.468% due 04/20/17†

     11,000,000        10,996,208  

0.778% due 04/27/17

     5,000,000        4,997,567  

0.574% due 05/04/17†

     64,000,000        63,961,971  

0.681% due 05/11/17

     8,000,000        7,993,962  

0.468% due 05/18/17†

     28,000,000        27,974,800  

0.706% due 05/25/17†

     4,000,000        3,995,927  

0.752% due 06/22/17†

     20,000,000        19,967,112  

0.758% due 07/13/17

     25,000,000        24,946,345  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $176,844,375)

      $ 176,833,352  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     1,899      $ 96,089,400      $ 3,828,256  

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     04/07/17      $ (97,361,151   $ 9,428,645  

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

     0.25       04/07/17        (89,101,087     5,695,389  

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

     0.25       04/07/17        (42,336,107     2,594,383  

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

     0.25       04/07/17        (85,487,594     4,759,465  
         

 

 

 
          $ 22,477,882  
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $6,057,810 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017, 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

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 259,046     $ 89,112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     536,024       368,250  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     13,722       57,864  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     549,746       426,114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (290,700     (337,002
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     2,533,513       23,757,635  

Swap agreements

     (3,683,380     (1,436,037

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     392       (14,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,149,475     22,306,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     5,255,071       (17,462,141

Swap agreements

     34,684,763       692,178  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (10,580     32,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     39,929,254       (16,737,146
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     38,779,779       5,569,806  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 38,489,079     $ 5,232,804  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 200,958,303  

Addition of 2,100,000 shares

     71,710,751  

Redemption of 2,850,000 shares

     (106,000,611
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (750,000) shares

     (34,289,860
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (290,700

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,149,475

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     39,929,254  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     38,489,079  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 205,157,522  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

   

Net income (loss)

  $ 38,489,079     $ 5,232,804  

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

    (1,126,290     (3,466,870

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

    (365,653,894     (407,223,784

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

    394,763,785       299,246,209  

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

    (259,046     (89,112

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (392     14,646  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (34,674,183     (724,995

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

    31,980       37,130  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

    —         68  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

    461,148       (780,123
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    32,032,187       (107,754,027
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

   

Proceeds from addition of shares

    71,710,751       449,967,206  

Payment on shares redeemed

    (106,000,611     (340,849,619
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (34,289,860     109,117,587  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    (2,257,673     1,363,560  

Cash, beginning of period

    2,715,772       598,645  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

  $ 458,099     $ 1,962,205  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 3,480,059  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     800,690  

Offering costs (Note 5)

     145,554  

Limitation by Sponsor

     1,967  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,428,270  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable on open futures contracts

     48,085  

Payable for offering costs

     148,400  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     196,485  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

  

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

     4,231,785  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,428,270  
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     200,008  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 21.16  
  

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 21.07  
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     251      $ 12,700,600      $ (661,506

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $800,690 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF*

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     January 13, 2017
(Inception) through
March 31, 2017
 

Expenses

  

Brokerage commissions and fees

   $ 952  

Offering costs

     2,846  

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,967
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,831  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,831
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

  

Futures contracts

     (105,766
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (105,766
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

  

Futures contracts

     (661,506
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (661,506
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (767,272
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (769,103
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 13, 2017 (INCEPTION) TO MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at January 13, 2017 (Inception)

   $ —    

Addition of 200,008 shares

     5,000,888  
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 200,008 shares

     5,000,888  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,831

Net realized gain (loss)

     (105,766

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (661,506
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (769,103
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 4,231,785  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF *

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     January 13, 2017
(Inception) through
March 31, 2017
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ (769,103

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

     (800,690

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,967

Change in offering cost

     (145,554

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     48,085  

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     148,400  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,520,829
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,000,888  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     5,000,888  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     3,480,059  

Cash, beginning of period

     —    
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,480,059  
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 399,064      $ 326,631  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     1,219,680        710,655  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $4,995,568 and $2,899,188, respectively)

     4,995,406        2,899,151  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     1,426,285        —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

     2,577        105,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     8,043,012        4,042,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     —          144  

Payable to Sponsor

     5,985        3,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,985        3,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     8,037,027        4,038,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 8,043,012      $ 4,042,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     274,832        174,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 29.24      $ 23.10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 29.25      $ 23.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(62% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.468% due 04/20/17

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,999,311  

0.696% due 06/08/17

     3,000,000        2,996,095  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $4,995,568)

      $ 4,995,406  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     504      $ 16,077,600      $ (1,147,785

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $1,219,680 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 4,941     $ 9,568  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     15,245       36,919  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     5,512       28,947  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     20,757       65,866  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (15,816     (56,298
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     1,858,381       4,114,349  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (259     1,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,858,122       4,115,459  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (665,754     2,104,068  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (125     807  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (665,879     2,104,875  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1,192,243       6,220,334  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,176,427     $ 6,164,036  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 4,038,794  

Addition of 100,000 shares

     2,821,806  
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 100,000 shares

     2,821,806  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (15,816

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,858,122  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (665,879
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     1,176,427  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 8,037,027  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,176,427     $ 6,164,036  

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

     (509,025     1,036,860  

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

     (9,990,836     (18,575,327

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

     7,899,138       22,891,407  

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

     (4,941     (9,568

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     259       (1,110

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     125       (807

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     103,295       (70,660

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     2,614       1,621  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (144     176  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     —         (785,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,323,088     10,651,458  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     1,395,521       7,446,378  

Payment on shares redeemed

     —         (19,079,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,395,521       (11,633,361
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     72,433       (981,903

Cash, beginning of period

     326,631       1,099,140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 399,064     $ 117,237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 366,179      $ 120,840  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     9,240        13,200  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $34,953,490 and $60,540,275, respectively)

     34,953,973        60,540,555  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     —          3,033,566  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     680        1,280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     35,330,072        63,709,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable to Sponsor

     29,878        55,794  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     1,149,376        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,179,254        55,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     34,150,818        63,653,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 35,330,072      $ 63,709,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     446,978        696,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 76.40      $ 91.33  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 75.93      $ 90.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.468% due 04/20/17†

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,998,966  

0.581% due 05/04/17†

     4,000,000        3,997,623  

0.696% due 06/08/17†

     10,000,000        9,986,983  

0.746% due 06/22/17†

     18,000,000        17,970,401  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $34,953,490)

      $ 34,953,973  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires June 2017

     2      $ 250,240      $ (8,760

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

     (0.90 )%      04/07/17      $ (17,300   $ (21,540,057   $ (529,930

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

     (0.72     04/07/17        (13,998     (17,428,630     (212,437

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

     (0.67     04/07/17        (8,800     (10,956,704     (119,017

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

     (0.66     04/07/17        (14,550     (18,115,769     (287,992
           

 

 

 
            $ (1,149,376
           

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $9,240 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017, 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

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 51,417     $ 29,189  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     98,275       146,112  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     19       17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     98,294       146,129  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (46,877     (116,940
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     9,080       (36,440

Forward agreements

     (4,880,240     (19,375,567

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,001     (1,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (4,872,161     (19,413,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (27,740     1,660  

Forward agreements

     (4,182,942     (84,391

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     203       14,664  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (4,210,479     (68,067
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (9,082,640     (19,481,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (9,129,517   $ (19,598,163
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 63,653,647  

Addition of 50,000 shares

     4,089,610  

Redemption of 300,000 shares

     (24,462,922
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (250,000) shares

     (20,373,312
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (46,877

Net realized gain (loss)

     (4,872,161

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (4,210,479
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (9,129,517
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 34,150,818  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

   

Net income (loss)

  $ (9,129,517   $ (19,598,163

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

    3,960       81,350  

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

    —         (309,000

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

    (60,927,990     (108,280,051

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

    86,565,185       113,918,239  

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

    (51,411     (29,191

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    1,001       1,149  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    4,182,739       69,727  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

    600       —    

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

    (25,916     (13,014

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

    —         1,400  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    20,618,651       (14,157,554
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

   

Proceeds from addition of shares

    4,089,610       49,855,817  

Payment on shares redeemed

    (24,462,922     (35,713,611
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (20,373,312     14,142,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    245,339       (15,348

Cash, beginning of period

    120,840       151,638  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

  $ 366,179     $ 136,290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

    March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
    December 31,
2016
 

Assets

   

Cash

  $ 957,191     $ 86,051  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

    12,650       14,300  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

    738,500       —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $13,976,175 and $21,549,766, respectively)

    13,976,290       21,550,319  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

    —         1,384,246  

Receivable from capital shares sold

    2,924,905       —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

    —         2,290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    18,609,536       23,037,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   

Liabilities

   

Payable on open futures contracts

    500       —    

Payable to Sponsor

    14,958       19,550  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

    468,843       —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    484,301       19,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

   

Shareholders’ equity

   

Shareholders’ equity

    18,125,235       23,017,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 18,609,536     $ 23,037,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    616,976       616,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 29.38     $ 37.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

  $ 28.90     $ 38.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

    Principal Amount     Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(77% of shareholders’ equity)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

   

0.581% due 05/04/17†

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,998,217  

0.758% due 06/29/17

    7,000,000       6,987,313  

0.749% due 07/20/17†

    4,000,000       3,990,760  
   

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $13,976,175)

    $ 13,976,290  
   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires May 2017

     2      $ 182,560      $ (2,410

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

    (0.95 )%      04/07/17     $ (567,000   $ (10,242,061   $ (146,742

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

    (0.86     04/07/17       (428,500     (7,740,338     (114,054

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

    (0.83     04/07/17       (156,000     (2,817,968     (37,747

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

    (0.87     04/07/17       (845,000     (15,264,080     (170,300
         

 

 

 
          $ (468,843
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $12,650 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017, 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

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 22,503     $ 19,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     46,053       95,411  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     10       8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     46,063       95,419  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (23,560     (75,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     7,650       (12,850

Forward agreements

     (2,864,911     (5,335,654

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (124     (2,961
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,857,385     (5,351,465
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (29,720     (4,060

Forward agreements

     (1,853,089     (4,230,038

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (438     5,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,883,247     (4,228,328
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4,740,632     (9,579,793
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,764,192   $ (9,655,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 23,017,656  

Addition of 200,000 shares

     6,462,895  

Redemption of 200,000 shares

     (6,591,124
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 0 shares

     (128,229
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (23,560

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,857,385

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,883,247
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (4,764,192
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 18,125,235  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,764,192   $ (9,655,528

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

     1,650       —    

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

     (738,500     —    

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

     (38,960,618     (55,036,538

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

     46,556,582       59,535,509  

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

     (22,497     (19,684

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     124       2,961  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,853,527       4,224,268  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     2,290       390  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (4,592     (14,470

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     500       2,740  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     3,924,274       (960,352
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     3,537,990       37,350,601  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (6,591,124     (35,686,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (3,053,134     1,664,561  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     871,140       704,209  

Cash, beginning of period

     86,051       514,784  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 957,191     $ 1,218,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,241,191      $ 2,292,012  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     350,900        402,600  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $10,989,180 and $13,164,807, respectively)

     10,989,510        13,164,828  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     9,425        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     15,591,026        15,859,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          76,666  

Payable to Sponsor

     12,556        12,686  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,556        89,352  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     15,578,470        15,770,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 15,591,026      $ 15,859,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     350,000        350,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 44.51      $ 45.06  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 44.29      $ 45.12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(71% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.681% due 05/11/17

   $ 7,000,000      $ 6,994,717  

0.733% due 06/08/17

     4,000,000        3,994,793  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,989,180)

      $ 10,989,510  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires June 2017

     116      $ 15,546,900      $ (119,763

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $350,900 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 15,696     $ 6,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     36,567       40,533  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     650       750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     37,217       41,283  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (21,521     (35,145
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     82,257       (54,194

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —         33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     82,257       (54,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (252,663     (708,507

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     309       1,474  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (252,354     (707,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (170,097     (761,194
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (191,618   $ (796,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 15,770,088  

Net investment income (loss)

     (21,521

Net realized gain (loss)

     82,257  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (252,354
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (191,618
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 15,578,470  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (191,618   $ (796,339

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

     51,700       105,435  

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

     (20,976,677     (17,038,538

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

     23,168,000       18,206,935  

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

     (15,696     (6,138

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     —         (33

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (309     (1,474

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (9,425     84,235  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (130     (522

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (76,666     59,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,949,179       613,118  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Payment on shares redeemed

     —         (2,120,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —         (2,120,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     1,949,179       (1,506,913

Cash, beginning of period

     2,292,012       1,783,802  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,241,191     $ 276,889  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,966,748      $ 2,834,389  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     633,600        914,760  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $11,990,933 and $12,909,895, respectively)

     11,990,944        12,909,619  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     46,195        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     14,637,487        16,658,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          32,340  

Payable to Sponsor

     11,897        12,955  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,897        45,295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     14,625,590        16,613,473  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 14,637,487      $ 16,658,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     300,000        300,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 48.75      $ 55.38  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 49.00      $ 55.24  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.681% due 05/11/17

   $ 12,000,000      $ 11,990,944  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $11,990,933)

      $ 11,990,944  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold††

 

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires June 2017

     384      $ 29,322,240      $ (250,274

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $633,600 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 14,271     $ 7,785  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     35,132       48,844  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     2,468       3,970  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     37,600       52,814  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (23,329     (45,029
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (532,227     (1,688,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (532,227     (1,688,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (1,432,614     (701,530

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     287       2,832  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,432,327     (698,698
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,964,554     (2,387,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,987,883   $ (2,432,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 16,613,473  

Net investment income (loss)

     (23,329

Net realized gain (loss)

     (532,227

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,432,327
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (1,987,883
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 14,625,590  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,987,883   $ (2,432,166

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

     281,160       (224,765

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

     (23,978,767     (18,645,318

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

     24,912,000       21,394,000  

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

     (14,271     (7,785

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (287     (2,832

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (46,195     52,491  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (1,058     (1,494

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (32,340     18,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (867,641     151,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Payment on shares redeemed

     —         (314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —         (314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (867,641     150,737  

Cash, beginning of period

     2,834,389       1,958,996  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,966,748     $ 2,109,733  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 553,647      $ 2,916,502  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $304,778,830 and $337,373,566, respectively)

     304,774,494        337,375,787  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —          16,519,070  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     305,328,141        356,811,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     —          6,771,472  

Payable to Sponsor

     248,483        291,098  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     7,898,026        356,139  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,146,509        7,418,709  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     297,181,632        349,392,650  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 305,328,141      $ 356,811,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     11,250,000        12,900,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 26.42      $ 27.08  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 26.39      $ 27.08  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(103% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.491% due 04/06/17†

   $ 80,000,000      $ 79,996,400  

0.468% due 04/20/17†

     75,000,000        74,974,147  

0.581% due 05/04/17†

     26,000,000        25,984,551  

0.681% due 05/11/17†

     15,000,000        14,988,679  

0.636% due 05/18/17

     13,000,000        12,988,300  

0.706% due 05/25/17

     4,000,000        3,995,927  

0.696% due 06/08/17†

     22,000,000        21,971,363  

0.719% due 06/15/17†

     12,000,000        11,982,724  

0.752% due 06/22/17†

     25,000,000        24,958,890  

0.758% due 06/29/17

     13,000,000        12,976,437  

0.756% due 07/13/17†

     20,000,000        19,957,076  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $304,778,830)

      $ 304,774,494  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        62,503,900     $ 66,687,685     $ (317,659

Euro with UBS AG

     04/07/17        44,556,300       47,538,738       (454,854
         

 

 

 
          $ (772,513
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        (337,564,325   $ (360,159,662   $ (3,827,140

Euro with UBS AG

     04/07/17        (326,405,600     (348,254,012     (3,298,373
         

 

 

 
          $ (7,125,513
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 384,744     $ 261,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     743,765       1,066,392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     743,765       1,066,392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (359,021     (804,953
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     15,679,619       (28,914,132

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,625     (7,912
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     15,677,994       (28,922,044
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (24,060,957     (12,202,398

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (6,557     93,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (24,067,514     (12,109,124
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (8,389,520     (41,031,168
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,748,541   $ (41,836,121
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 349,392,650  

Addition of 300,000 shares

     8,005,313  

Redemption of 1,950,000 shares

     (51,467,790
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (1,650,000) shares

     (43,462,477
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (359,021

Net realized gain (loss)

     15,677,994  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (24,067,514
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (8,748,541
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 297,181,632  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,748,541   $ (41,836,121

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

     (502,532,256     (457,470,451

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

     535,510,111       564,017,239  

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

     (384,744     (261,440

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     1,625       7,912  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     24,067,514       12,109,124  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (42,615     (80,213
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     47,871,094       76,486,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     8,005,313       5,936,565  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (58,239,262     (92,566,673
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (50,233,949     (86,630,108
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (2,362,855     (10,144,058

Cash, beginning of period

     2,916,502       10,372,583  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 553,647     $ 228,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,160,481      $ 3,166,988  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $233,824,069 and $257,103,135, respectively)

     233,816,362        257,102,313  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     2,017,763        16,870,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     236,994,606        277,139,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     3,656,190        —    

Payable to Sponsor

     198,778        232,491  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     11,907,790        125,420  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     15,762,758        357,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     221,231,848        276,781,747  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 236,994,606      $ 277,139,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,049,290        3,449,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 72.55      $ 80.24  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 72.50      $ 80.25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(106% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.497% due 04/06/17†

   $ 43,000,000      $ 42,998,065  

0.470% due 04/20/17†

     59,000,000        58,979,663  

0.506% due 04/27/17†

     27,000,000        26,986,859  

0.581% due 05/04/17†

     20,000,000        19,988,116  

0.681% due 05/11/17†

     13,000,000        12,990,189  

0.696% due 06/08/17†

     28,000,000        27,963,552  

0.758% due 06/29/17

     15,000,000        14,972,813  

0.758% due 07/13/17

     25,000,000        24,946,345  

0.749% due 07/20/17

     4,000,000        3,990,760  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $233,824,069)

      $ 233,816,362  
     

 

 

 

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        9,230,888,600     $ 82,910,614     $ 1,768,534  

Yen with UBS AG

     04/07/17        5,365,757,400       48,194,519       249,229  
         

 

 

 
          $ 2,017,763  
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        (36,985,173,400   $ (332,195,909   $ (6,937,341

Yen with UBS AG

     04/07/17        (26,906,211,700     (241,668,016     (4,970,449
         

 

 

 
          $ (11,907,790
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 323,279     $ 68,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     635,023       469,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     635,023       469,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (311,744     (400,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (271,234     (37,616,676

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (1,420     (6,135
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (272,654     (37,622,811
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (26,634,964     8,912,168  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (6,885     33,188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (26,641,849     8,945,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (26,914,503     (28,677,455
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (27,226,247   $ (29,078,252
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 276,781,747  

Addition of 750,000 shares

     58,094,887  

Redemption of 1,150,000 shares

     (86,418,539
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (400,000) shares

     (28,323,652
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (311,744

Net realized gain (loss)

     (272,654

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (26,641,849
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (27,226,247
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 221,231,848  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

   

Net income (loss)

  $ (27,226,247   $ (29,078,252

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

    (484,578,984     (182,386,068

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

    508,179,909       263,096,137  

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

    (323,279     (68,349

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    1,420       6,135  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    26,641,849       (8,945,356

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

    (33,713     (69,403
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    22,660,955       42,554,844  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

   

Proceeds from addition of shares

    58,094,887       3,910,497  

Payment on shares redeemed

    (82,762,349     (45,072,219
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (24,667,462     (41,161,722
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    (2,006,507     1,393,122  

Cash, beginning of period

    3,166,988       276,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

  $ 1,160,481     $ 1,670,090  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 4,457,335      $ 1,401,555  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     20,792,420        20,609,600  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $950,045,989 and $885,046,303, respectively)

     950,050,760        885,050,007  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     —          55,358,571  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     1,897,768        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     977,198,283        962,419,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     19,827,786        25,879,004  

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          1,993,438  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     —          2,332  

Payable to Sponsor

     650,128        813,099  

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     73,028,088        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     93,506,002        28,687,873  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     883,692,281        933,731,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 977,198,283      $ 962,419,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     46,611,317        40,013,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.96      $ 23.34  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 19.02      $ 23.36  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.512% due 04/06/17†

   $ 132,000,000      $ 131,994,060  

0.482% due 04/20/17†

     110,000,000        109,962,083  

0.647% due 04/27/17†

     116,000,000        115,943,543  

0.581% due 05/04/17†

     12,000,000        11,992,870  

0.681% due 05/11/17†

     60,000,000        59,954,718  

0.641% due 05/18/17†

     27,000,000        26,975,700  

0.719% due 05/25/17†

     49,000,000        48,950,103  

0.705% due 06/08/17†

     195,000,000        194,746,169  

0.719% due 06/15/17†

     65,000,000        64,906,419  

0.752% due 06/22/17†

     30,000,000        29,950,668  

0.757% due 06/29/17

     47,000,000        46,914,812  

0.741% due 07/06/17

     6,000,000        5,988,172  

0.757% due 07/13/17†

     55,000,000        54,881,959  

0.749% due 07/20/17

     34,000,000        33,921,460  

0.754% due 07/27/17

     13,000,000        12,968,024  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $950,045,989)

      $ 950,050,760  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     6,518      $ 329,810,800      $ (13,941,483

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     04/07/17      $ 519,328,658      $ (23,054,244

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

     0.25       04/07/17        345,653,639        (18,662,165

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

     0.25       04/07/17        194,947,646        (12,017,382

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

     0.25       04/07/17        377,419,060        (19,294,297
          

 

 

 
           $ (73,028,088
          

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $20,792,420 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017, 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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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 1,044,411     $ 451,064  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     1,961,599       1,812,678  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     37,317       164,313  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,998,916       1,976,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (954,505     (1,525,927
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (2,694,318     (106,357,669

Swap agreements

     2,282,231       (146,978,331

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (5,011     (28,659
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (417,098     (253,364,659
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (19,478,648     73,775,869  

Swap agreements

     (128,386,659     21,353,674  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     1,067       133,012  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (147,864,240     95,262,555  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (148,281,338     (158,102,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (149,235,843   $ (159,628,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 933,731,860  

Addition of 21,700,000 shares

     428,942,155  

Redemption of 15,102,616 shares

     (329,745,891
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 6,597,384 shares

     99,196,264  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (954,505

Net realized gain (loss)

     (417,098

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (147,864,240
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (149,235,843
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 883,692,281  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (149,235,843   $ (159,628,031

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

     (182,820     6,369,110  

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

     —         (2,000

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

     (1,408,298,554     (1,045,075,237

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

     1,344,338,268       1,044,988,214  

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

     (1,044,411     (451,064

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     5,011       28,659  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     128,385,592       (21,486,686

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (1,897,768     3,577,559  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (162,971     68,951  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (2,332     2,818  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,993,438     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (90,089,266     (171,607,707
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     428,942,155       413,322,770  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (335,797,109     (241,676,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     93,145,046       171,645,861  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     3,055,780       38,154  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,401,555       4,008,379  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,457,335     $ 4,046,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF*

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
 

Assets

  

Cash

   $ 4,670,050  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     1,106,933  

Receivable on open futures contracts

     72,963  

Offering costs (Note 5)

     145,554  

Limitation by Sponsor

     1,901  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,997,401  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Liabilities

  

Payable for offering costs

     148,400  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     148,400  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

  

Shareholders’ equity

  

Shareholders’ equity

     5,849,001  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 5,997,401  
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     200,008  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 29.24  
  

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 29.42  
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     347      $ 17,558,200      $ 850,582  

 

†† Cash collateral in the amount of $1,106,933 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF*

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     January 13, 2017
(Inception) through
March 31, 2017
 

Expenses

  

Brokerage commissions and fees

   $ 873  

Offering costs

     2,846  

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,901
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,818  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,818
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

  

Net realized gain (loss) on

  

Futures contracts

     (959
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (959
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

  

Futures contracts

     850,582  
  

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     850,582  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     849,623  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 847,805  
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 13, 2017 (INCEPTION) TO MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at January 13, 2017 (Inception)

   $ —    

Addition of 200,008 shares

     5,001,196  
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 200,008 shares

     5,001,196  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,818

Net realized gain (loss)

     (959

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     850,582  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     847,805  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 5,849,001  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF*

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     January 13, 2017
(Inception) through
March 31, 2017
 

Cash flow from operating activities

  

Net income (loss)

   $ 847,805  

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

     (1,106,933

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (72,963

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,901

Change in offering cost

     (145,554

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     148,400  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (331,146
  

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

Proceeds from addition of shares

     5,001,196  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     5,001,196  
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     4,670,050  

Cash, beginning of period

     —    
  

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 4,670,050  
  

 

 

 

 

* Since the Fund’s inception date was January 13, 2017, the Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 has not been provided. See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,642,076      $ 971,442  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     7,153,520        7,612,770  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $40,944,985 and $36,183,384, respectively)

     40,945,742        36,183,648  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     49,741,338        44,767,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     2,518,306        —    

Payable on open futures contracts

     27,184        1,528,005  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     —          433  

Payable to Sponsor

     40,995        36,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,586,485        1,564,474  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     47,154,853        43,203,386  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 49,741,338      $ 44,767,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,842,169        2,292,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.27      $ 18.85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 12.27      $ 18.96  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(87% of shareholders’ equity)

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.468% due 04/20/17

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,999,311  

0.505% due 04/27/17

     4,000,000        3,998,053  

0.581% due 05/04/17

     6,000,000        5,996,435  

0.717% due 05/25/17

     1,000,000        998,982  

0.696% due 06/08/17

     2,000,000        1,997,397  

0.755% due 06/22/17

     16,000,000        15,973,689  

0.758% due 06/29/17

     10,000,000        9,981,875  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $40,944,985)

      $ 40,945,742  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires May 2017

     2,956      $ 94,296,400      $ 3,437,144  

 

^^ Rates shown represents discount rate at the time of the purchase.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $7,153,520 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 44,039     $ 11,732  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     108,892       68,744  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     21,654       31,749  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     130,546       100,493  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (86,507     (88,761
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (14,377,716     (5,857,221

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (419     (1,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (14,378,135     (5,858,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     900,424       (7,197,145

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     493       2,199  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     900,917       (7,194,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (13,477,218     (13,053,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (13,563,725   $ (13,142,426
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 43,203,386  

Addition of 2,750,000 shares

     32,218,707  

Redemption of 1,200,000 shares

     (14,703,515
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 1,550,000 shares

     17,515,192  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (86,507

Net realized gain (loss)

     (14,378,135

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     900,917  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (13,563,725
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 47,154,853  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (13,563,725   $ (13,142,426

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

     459,250       1,811,700  

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

     (72,915,545     (29,493,479

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

     68,197,564       31,630,943  

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

     (44,039     (11,732

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     419       1,498  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (493     (2,199

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     —         3,065,769  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     4,959       (1,535

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (433     350  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,500,821     899,028  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (19,362,864     (5,242,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     32,218,707       10,167,811  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (12,185,209     (5,036,082
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     20,033,498       5,131,729  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     670,634       (110,354

Cash, beginning of period

     971,442       1,411,137  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,642,076     $ 1,300,783  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 1,025,963      $ 1,262,351  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     9,240        13,200  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $94,854,390 and $95,356,703, respectively)

     94,854,485        95,356,621  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     1,941,550        —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

     1,960        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     97,833,198        96,632,172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          1,280  

Payable to Sponsor

     79,556        72,585  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —          4,431,107  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     79,556        4,504,972  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     97,753,642        92,127,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 97,833,198      $ 96,632,172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,550,000        2,800,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 38.33      $ 32.90  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 38.45      $ 33.20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.511% due 04/06/17†

   $ 5,000,000      $ 4,999,775  

0.468% due 04/20/17†

     21,000,000        20,992,762  

0.752% due 06/22/17†

     20,000,000        19,967,112  

0.757% due 07/13/17†

     49,000,000        48,894,836  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $94,854,390)

      $ 94,854,485  
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires June 2017

     2      $ 250,240      $ 8,740  

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

     1.40     04/07/17      $ 57,300      $ 71,343,657      $ 772,797  

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

     1.57       04/07/17        37,420        46,590,894        455,269  

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

     1.57       04/07/17        24,000        29,881,920        306,128  

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

     1.46       04/07/17        38,100        47,437,167        407,356  
             

 

 

 
              $ 1,941,550  
             

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $9,240 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017 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 ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 121,475     $ 46,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     242,441       198,822  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     19       17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     242,460       198,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (120,985     (152,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (9,101     36,560  

Forward agreements

     9,456,591       25,947,056  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (105     (74
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,447,385       25,983,542  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     27,700       (1,680

Forward agreements

     6,372,657       (2,917,052

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     177       11,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     6,400,534       (2,907,406
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     15,847,919       23,076,136  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,726,934     $ 22,923,683  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 92,127,200  

Addition of 300,000 shares

     10,610,305  

Redemption of 550,000 shares

     (20,710,797
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (250,000) shares

     (10,100,492
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (120,985

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,447,385  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     6,400,534  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     15,726,934  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 97,753,642  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,726,934     $ 22,923,683  

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

     3,960       (1,650

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

     (188,779,641     (96,073,781

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

     189,403,317       75,813,416  

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

     (121,468     (46,386

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     105       74  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (6,372,834     2,905,726  

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (1,960     (1,400

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     6,971       18,718  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (1,280     80  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     9,864,104       5,538,480  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     10,610,305       4,103,970  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (20,710,797     (5,167,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (10,100,492     (1,063,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (236,388     4,474,537  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,262,351       251,524  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,025,963     $ 4,726,061  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 659,404      $ 1,664,601  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     12,650        14,300  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $299,658,192 and $295,296,440, respectively)

     299,656,699        295,300,799  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     6,275,694        —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

     40        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     306,604,487        296,979,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable on open futures contracts

     —          2,290  

Payable to Sponsor

     238,132        221,281  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     —          20,976,189  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     238,132        21,199,760  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     306,366,355        275,779,940  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 306,604,487      $ 296,979,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     7,546,526        8,246,526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 40.60      $ 33.44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 41.23      $ 32.09  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.512% due 04/06/17†

   $ 52,000,000       $ 51,997,660   

0.468% due 04/20/17†

     2,000,000         1,999,311   

0.506% due 04/27/17†

     64,000,000         63,968,851   

0.581% due 05/04/17†

     9,000,000         8,994,652   

0.681% due 05/11/17†

     20,000,000         19,984,906   

0.696% due 06/08/17†

     3,000,000         2,996,095   

0.719% due 06/15/17†

     19,000,000         18,972,646   

0.752% due 06/22/17†

     30,000,000         29,950,668   

0.758% due 06/29/17

     26,000,000         25,952,875   

0.757% due 07/13/17†

     75,000,000         74,839,035   
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $299,658,192)

      $ 299,656,699   
     

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Purchased††

 

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

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires May 2017

     2       $ 182,560       $ 2,360   

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

     1.45     04/07/17       $ 12,633,000       $ 228,197,459       $ 2,110,077   

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

     1.71        04/07/17         8,533,800         154,152,856         1,743,273   

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

     1.73        04/07/17         4,484,000         80,998,528         1,035,060   

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

     1.77        04/07/17         8,259,000         149,190,576         1,387,284   
             

 

 

 
              $ 6,275,694   
             

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for forward agreements and/or futures contracts.
†† Cash collateral in the amount of $12,650 was pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts as of March 31, 2017.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 2017, 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 ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 365,340     $ 121,610  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     707,554       580,470  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     10       10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     707,564       580,480  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (342,224     (458,870
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (7,800     19,200  

Forward agreements

     30,209,688       34,095,244  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     101       (580
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     30,201,989       34,113,864  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     29,720       6,419  

Forward agreements

     27,251,883       11,404,712  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (5,852     53,007  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     27,275,751       11,464,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     57,477,740       45,578,002  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 57,135,516     $ 45,119,132  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 275,779,940  

Redemption of 700,000 shares

     (26,549,101
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of (700,000) shares

     (26,549,101
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (342,224

Net realized gain (loss)

     30,201,989  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     27,275,751  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     57,135,516  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 306,366,355  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 57,135,516     $ 45,119,132  

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

     1,650       5,720  

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

     —         (2,282,000

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

     (512,387,609     (311,185,299

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

     508,391,289       275,682,212  

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

     (365,331     (121,622

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (101     580  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (27,246,031     (11,457,719

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     (40     (1,920

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     16,851       31,465  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     (2,290     (1,875
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     25,543,904       (4,211,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     —         21,276,467  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (26,549,101     (14,566,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (26,549,101     6,709,644  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (1,005,197     2,498,318  

Cash, beginning of period

     1,664,601       243,900  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 659,404     $ 2,742,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 249,576      $ 606,393  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $12,973,495 and $11,891,729, respectively)

     12,973,788        11,891,831  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     320,318        2,548  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     712,206        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     14,255,888        12,500,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable to Sponsor

     11,366        9,629  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     —          576,558  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,366        586,187  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     14,244,522        11,914,585  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 14,255,888      $ 12,500,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     1,000,000        850,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 14.24      $ 14.02  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 14.27      $ 14.09  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

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

 

  

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.733% due 06/08/17†

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,997,396  

0.756% due 07/13/17

     11,000,000        10,976,392  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $12,973,495)

      $ 12,973,788  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        13,386,225     $ 14,282,251     $ 152,837  

Euro with UBS AG

     04/07/17        15,651,800       16,699,475       148,872  
         

 

 

 
          $ 301,709  
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        (544,600   $ (581,054   $ 881  

Euro with UBS AG

     04/07/17        (1,789,700     (1,909,496     17,728  
         

 

 

 
          $ 18,609  
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 14,780     $ 4,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     30,067       25,706  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     30,067       25,706  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (15,287     (20,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (628,668     504,670  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     —         (70
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (628,668     504,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     894,328       389,442  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     191       2,508  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     894,519       391,950  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     265,851       896,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 250,564     $ 875,807  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 11,914,585  

Addition of 200,000 shares

     2,808,173  

Redemption of 50,000 shares

     (728,800
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 150,000 shares

     2,079,373  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (15,287

Net realized gain (loss)

     (628,668

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     894,519  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     250,564  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 14,244,522  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 250,564     $ 875,807  

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

     (15,867,986     (17,943,173

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

     14,801,000       19,781,084  

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

     (14,780     (4,963

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     —         70  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (894,519     (391,950

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     1,737       (1,574
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,723,984     2,315,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,095,967       —    

Payment on shares redeemed

     (728,800     (2,341,477
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,367,167       (2,341,477
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (356,817     (26,176

Cash, beginning of period

     606,393       227,310  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 249,576     $ 201,134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 3,652,817      $ 604,691  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

     145,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $1,999,314 and $5,283,104, respectively)

     1,999,027        5,282,879  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     255,628        379  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,052,472        5,887,949  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable to Sponsor

     4,749        4,537  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     8,000        342,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,749        346,992  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     6,039,723        5,540,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 6,052,472      $ 5,887,949  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     99,970        99,970  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 60.42      $ 55.43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share (Note 2)

   $ 60.19      $ 55.52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(33% of shareholders’ equity)

     

U.S. Treasury Bills^^:

     

0.475% due 04/27/17†

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,999,027  
     

 

 

 

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $1,999,314)

      $ 1,999,027  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts^

 

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

Contracts to Purchase

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        811,211,000     $ 7,286,189     $ 154,740  

Yen with UBS AG

     04/07/17        590,611,100       5,304,790       100,888  
         

 

 

 
          $ 255,628  
         

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell

         

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

     04/07/17        (50,141,700   $ (450,366   $ (6,107

Yen with UBS AG

     04/07/17        (7,017,600     (63,031     (1,893
         

 

 

 
          $ (8,000
         

 

 

 

 

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.
^ The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2017. 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

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 4,310     $ 2,894  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     13,643       14,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     13,643       14,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (9,333     (11,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (81,511     832,221  

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (32     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (81,543     832,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     589,704       (101,109

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (62     352  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     589,642       (100,757
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     508,099       731,464  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 498,766     $ 720,358  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 5,540,957  

Net investment income (loss)

     (9,333

Net realized gain (loss)

     (81,543

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     589,642  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     498,766  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 6,039,723  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 498,766     $ 720,358  

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

     (145,000     —    

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

     (4,996,716     (9,570,863

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

     8,284,784       9,220,000  

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

     (4,310     (2,894

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     32       —    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (589,642     100,757  

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     212       631  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     3,048,126       467,989  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Payment on shares redeemed

     —         (199
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     —         (199
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     3,048,126       467,790  

Cash, beginning of period

     604,691       147,371  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,652,817     $ 615,161  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

     March 31, 2017
(unaudited)
     December 31, 2016  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 48,190,802      $ 39,482,473  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

     368,347,481        180,212,984  

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

     738,500        —    

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

     145,000        —    

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3)
(cost $2,884,957,202 and $3,038,837,465, respectively)

     2,884,915,254        3,038,848,441  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     22,477,882        55,358,571  

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

     8,217,244        4,417,812  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     2,593,709        33,392,354  

Receivable from capital shares sold

     7,408,371        —    

Receivable on open futures contracts

     29,197,448        41,862,862  

Offering costs (Note 5)

     291,108        —    

Limitation by Sponsor

     3,868        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,372,526,667        3,393,575,497  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Liabilities

     

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     69,581,987        71,525,035  

Payable on open futures contracts

     4,225,175        3,972,621  

Brokerage commissions and fees payable

     —          2,909  

Payable to Sponsor

     2,453,016        2,722,696  

Payable for offering costs

     296,800        —    

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     73,028,088        12,206,881  

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

     1,618,219        25,407,296  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     19,813,816        1,400,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     171,017,101        117,238,010  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Shareholders’ equity

     3,201,509,566        3,276,337,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,372,526,667      $ 3,393,575,497  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     121,227,621        102,788,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016**  

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 3,596,560     $ 1,810,237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

     7,270,884       7,893,721  

Brokerage commissions and fees

     1,401,400       1,564,121  

Offering costs

     5,692       —    

Limitation by Sponsor

     (3,868     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,674,108       9,457,842  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (5,077,548     (7,647,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

    

Net realized gain (loss) on

    

Futures contracts

     (352,254,277     (156,804,469

Swap agreements

     (1,401,149     (148,832,027

Forward agreements

     31,921,128       35,331,079  

Foreign currency forward contracts

     14,698,206       (65,193,917

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (37,972     (119,774
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (307,074,064     (335,619,108
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

    

Futures contracts

     (25,038,772     (138,735,060

Swap agreements

     (93,701,896     22,038,186  

Forward agreements

     27,588,509       4,173,231  

Foreign currency forward contracts

     (49,211,889     (3,001,897

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

     (52,924     620,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (140,416,972     (114,904,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (447,491,036     (450,524,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (452,568,584   $ (458,171,671
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

** The operations include the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy through March 30, 2016, ProShares Ultra Commodity Fund and ProShares UltraShort Commodity Fund through September 1, 2016 (dates of liquidation). See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

(unaudited)

 

Shareholders’ equity, at December 31, 2016

   $ 3,276,337,487  

Addition of 63,540,016 shares

     2,021,127,900  

Redemption of 45,101,337 shares

     (1,643,387,237
  

 

 

 

Net addition (redemption) of 18,438,679 shares

     377,740,663  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (5,077,548

Net realized gain (loss)

     (307,074,064

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (140,416,972
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (452,568,584
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, at March 31, 2017

   $ 3,201,509,566  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2017     2016**  

Cash flow from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (452,568,584   $ (458,171,671

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

     (188,134,497     (12,627,558

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

     —         (664,000

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

     (738,500     (2,282,000

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

     (145,000     —    

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

     (5,453,130,656     (4,733,869,345

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

     5,610,569,479       4,573,717,680  

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

     (3,596,532     (1,808,150

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     37,972       119,774  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     115,378,200       (23,830,102

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

     12,665,414       24,353,316  

Decrease (Increase) in Limitation by Sponsor

     (3,868     —    

Change in offering cost

     (291,108     —    

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

     (269,680     28,256  

Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and fees payable

     (2,909     3,248  

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

     252,554       1,371,084  

Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs

     296,800       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (359,680,915     (633,659,468
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

    

Proceeds from addition of shares

     2,013,719,529       3,045,812,728  

Payment on shares redeemed

     (1,645,330,285     (2,424,388,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     368,389,244       621,424,281  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     8,708,329       (12,235,187

Cash, beginning of period

     39,482,599       48,049,225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 48,190,928     $ 35,814,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

** The operations include the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy through March 30, 2016, ProShares Ultra Commodity Fund and ProShares UltraShort Commodity Fund through September 1, 2016 (dates of liquidation). See Note 1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2017

(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 March 31, 2017, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the 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.

On July 25, 2016, the Trust announced plans to liquidate ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity (ticker symbol: UCD) and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity (ticker symbol: CMD). ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity were closed to purchases and redemptions as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca on August 25, 2016. Beginning August 26, 2016, no secondary market for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity’s and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity’s Shares remained. Proceeds of the liquidation were distributed to shareholders on September 1, 2016. Any shareholders remaining in each liquidating Fund on September 1, 2016 automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at each liquidating Fund’s net asset value per Share as of August 26, 2016. On September 2, 2016, the NYSE Arca filed a Form 25 removing the listing of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity on the NYSE Arca. On September 27, 2016, a Form 15 was filed with the SEC terminating the registration of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity.

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

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

 

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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 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.

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, 2016 and during three months ended March 31, 2017. The ticker symbols for these Funds did not change, and each Fund continues to trade on the NYSE Arca.

 

Fund   

Execution Date

(Prior to Opening

of Trading)

   Type of Split   

Date Trading

Resumed at Post-

Split Price

ProShares UltraShort 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 split   

July 25, 2016

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   

January 11, 2017

   2-for-1 Share split   

January 12, 2017

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   

January 11, 2017

   1-for-2 reverse Share split   

January 12, 2017

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   

January 11, 2017

   1-for-5 reverse Share split   

January 12, 2017

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

Each Fund is an investment company, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” As such, the Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Fund, as applicable, in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

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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, 2016, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017.

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

Basis of Presentation

Pursuant to rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), audited financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually. The debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable only against the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund. Accordingly, the assets of one Fund of the Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase of Shares in that Fund.

Statement of Cash Flows

The cash amount shown in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statement of Financial Condition dated March 31, 2017, 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 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.   March 31, 2017

UltraShort Gold, Ultra Gold

  9:30 a.m.   10:00 a.m.   March 31, 2017

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil,

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

  2:00 p.m.   2:30 p.m.   March 31, 2017

UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

     

UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

     

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas,

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

  2:00 p.m.   2:30 p.m.   March 31, 2017

UltraShort Australian Dollar

  3:00 p.m.   4:00 p.m.   March 31, 2017

Short Euro

  3:00 p.m.   4:00 p.m.   March 31, 2017

UltraShort Euro,

Ultra Euro

     

UltraShort Yen,

Ultra Yen

  3:00 p.m.   4:00 p.m.   March 31, 2017

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.   March 31, 2017

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

  2:00 p.m.   4:15 p.m.   March 31, 2017

 

* Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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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 three months ended March 31, 2017.

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.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at March 31, 2017 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

  $ 120,745,955     $ (7,325,460   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 113,420,495  

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    24,969,025       (4,552,380     —         —         —         20,416,645  

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    359,574,827       18,851,363       —         —         —         378,426,190  

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    186,814,615       (36,565,892     —         —         —         150,248,723  

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

    176,833,352       3,828,256       —         —         22,477,882       203,139,490  

UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

    —         (661,506     —         —         —         (661,506

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

    4,995,406       (1,147,785     —         —         —         3,847,621  

UltraShort Gold

    34,953,973       (8,760     (1,149,376     —         —         33,795,837  

UltraShort Silver

    13,976,290       (2,410     (468,843     —         —         13,505,037  

Short Euro

    10,989,510       (119,763     —         —         —         10,869,747  

UltraShort Australian Dollar

    11,990,944       (250,274     —         —         —         11,740,670  

UltraShort Euro

    304,774,494       —         —         (7,898,026     —         296,876,468  

UltraShort Yen

    233,816,362       —         —         (9,890,027     —         223,926,335  

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

    950,050,760       (13,941,483     —         —         (73,028,088     863,081,189  

UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

    —         850,582       —         —         —         850,582  

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

    40,945,742       3,437,144       —         —         —         44,382,886  

Ultra Gold

    94,854,485       8,740       1,941,550       —         —         96,804,775  

Ultra Silver

    299,656,699       2,360       6,275,694       —         —         305,934,753  

Ultra Euro

    12,973,788       —         —         320,318       —         13,294,106  

Ultra Yen

    1,999,027       —         —         247,628       —         2,246,655  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

  $ 2,884,915,254     $ (37,597,268   $ 6,599,025     $ (17,220,107   $ (50,550,206   $ 2,786,146,698  

 

* 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 March 31, 2017, 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 March 31, 2017, 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.

 

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

  $ 147,991,233     $ (468,652   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 147,522,581  

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    45,486,235       (1,288,245     —         —         —         44,197,990  

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    170,396,436       (10,309,611     —         —         —         160,086,825  

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    434,671,795       (7,972,237     —         —         —         426,699,558  

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

    205,694,385       (1,426,815     —         —         (12,206,881     192,060,689  

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

    2,899,151       (482,031     —         —         —         2,417,120  

UltraShort Gold

    60,540,555       18,980       3,033,566       —         —         63,593,101  

UltraShort Silver

    21,550,319       27,310       1,384,246       —         —         22,961,875  

Short Euro

    13,164,828       132,900       —         —         —         13,297,728  

UltraShort Australian Dollar

    12,909,619       1,182,340       —         —         —         14,091,959  

UltraShort Euro

    337,375,787       —         —         16,162,931       —         353,538,718  

UltraShort Yen

    257,102,313       —         —         16,744,937       —         273,847,250  

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

    885,050,007       5,537,165       —         —         55,358,571       945,945,743  

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

    36,183,648       2,536,720       —         —         —         38,720,368  

Ultra Gold

    95,356,621       (18,960     (4,431,107     —         —         90,906,554  

Ultra Silver

    295,300,799       (27,360     (20,976,189     —         —         274,297,250  

Ultra Euro

    11,891,831       —         —         (574,010     —         11,317,821  

Ultra Yen

    5,282,879       —         —         (342,076     —         4,940,803  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

  $ 3,038,848,441     $ (12,558,496   $ (20,989,484   $ 31,991,782     $ 43,151,690     $ 3,080,443,933  

 

* 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, 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 December 31, 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.

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

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each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulated investments. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized when the transaction is closed). The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

Federal Income Tax

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

Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. On an ongoing basis, management will monitor its tax positions taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash” (“ASU 2016-18”), which amends ASC 230 to provide guidance on the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

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.

 

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

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts, there is minimal but some counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the 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 aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the

 

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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 March 31, 2017 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 March 31, 2017, 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 March 31, 2017, 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.

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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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 March 31, 2017

 

    

Assets Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives not    Statements of               Statements of            
accounted for    Financial               Financial            
as hedging    Condition         Unrealized     Condition         Unrealized  

instruments

  

Location

  

Fund

   Appreciation    

Location

  

Fund

   Depreciation  

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 18,851,363  

Payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 7,325,460
             

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     4,552,380
             

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     36,565,892

Commodities Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     26,306,138  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     1,147,785
     

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

     850,582     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     1,158,136
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     3,437,144     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     471,253
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     1,950,290     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     86,969,571
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     6,278,054     

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

     661,506

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     2,017,763    

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     119,763
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     320,318       

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     250,274
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     255,628       

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     7,898,026  
             

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     11,907,790  
             

ProShares Ultra Yen

     8,000  
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ 60,267,280     

Total Trust

   $ 159,035,836

 

* 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, 2016

 

Derivatives

not

accounted for

as hedging

instruments

  

Assets Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

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 Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 2,273,874  

Payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 2,742,526
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     68,375     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     1,356,620
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

       

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

  
                
           13,594,875           10,309,611
             

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

  
                
                   21,567,112

Commodities Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     3,052,546  

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

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     13,633,696
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     1,411,556     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

  
                
                   482,031
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     60,895,736     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     4,450,067
     

ProShares Ultra

Bloomberg Natural Gas

     2,536,720     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     21,003,549

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     132,900  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     356,139  
           1,182,340     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     125,420  
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

       

ProShares Ultra Euro

     576,558  
           16,519,070          
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

       

 

ProShares Ultra Yen

     342,455  
           16,870,357          
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     2,548          
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     379          
        

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ 118,541,276     

Total Trust

   $ 76,945,784

 

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

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2017

 

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

   $ (65,227,857   $ (6,856,808
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (8,167,318     (3,264,135
     

ProShares Short VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     99,893,092       29,160,974  
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     (365,515,188     (28,593,655

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 Crude Oil

     (1,149,867     39,939,834  
     

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

     (105,766     (661,506
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     1,858,381       (665,754
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (4,871,160     (4,210,682
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (2,857,261     (1,882,809
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (412,087     (147,865,307
     

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

     (959     850,582  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (14,377,716     900,424  
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     9,447,490       6,400,357  
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     30,201,888       27,281,603  

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

     82,257       (252,663
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (532,227     (1,432,614
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     15,679,619       (24,060,957
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (271,234     (26,634,964
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (628,668     894,328  
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (81,511     589,704  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (307,036,092   $ (140,364,048

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2016

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or

(Loss) on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 7,706,149     $ (16,310,375
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     2,594,460       (2,815,700
     

ProShares Short VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     (92,182,809     53,977,479  
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     11,205,618       (223,342,238

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 Crude Oil

     22,321,598       (16,769,963
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     4,114,349       2,104,068  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

    

(19,412,007

(5,348,504

(253,336,000


    (82,731
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

       (4,234,098
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

       95,129,543  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (5,857,221     (7,197,145
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     25,983,616       (2,918,732
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     34,114,444       11,411,131  

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

     (54,194     (708,507
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (1,688,439     (701,530
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (28,914,132     (12,202,398
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (37,616,676     8,912,168  
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     504,670       389,442  
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     832,221       (101,109
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust *

   $ (335,032,857   $ (115,460,695

 

* Amount excludes the activity of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy which liquidated on March 30, 2016, and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity both of which liquidated on September 1, 2016.

 

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Each Fund is subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements that allow for amounts owed between each Fund and the counterparty to be netted upon an early termination. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements or similar arrangements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. As described above, the Funds utilize derivative instruments to achieve their investment objective during the year. The amounts shown in the Statements of Financial Condition do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Financial Condition. The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of March 31, 2017.

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2017

 
    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 Crude Oil

           

Swap agreements

  $ 22,477,882     $ —       $ 22,477,882     $ —       $ —       $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

           

Forward agreements

    —         —         —         (1,149,376     —         (1,149,376

ProShares UltraShort Silver

           

Forward agreements

    —         —         —         (468,843     —         (468,843

ProShares UltraShort Euro

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    —         —         —         (7,898,026     —         (7,898,026

ProShares UltraShort Yen

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    2,017,763       —         2,017,763       (11,907,790     —         (11,907,790

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Swap agreements

    —         —         —         (73,028,088     —         (73,028,088

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Forward agreements

    1,941,550       —         1,941,550       —         —         —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Forward agreements

    6,275,694       —         6,275,694       —         —         —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    320,318       —         320,318       —         —         —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    255,628       —         255,628       (8,000     —         (8,000

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at March 31, 2017. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

 

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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2017

 
    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 Crude Oil

       

Citibank N.A.

  $ 9,428,645     $ —       $ —       $ 9,428,645  

Goldman Sachs International

    5,695,389       (5,695,389     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    2,594,383       (2,594,383     —         —    

UBS AG

    4,759,465       —         (4,759,465     —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

       

Citibank N.A.

    (529,930     529,930       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

    (212,437     212,437       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    (119,017     119,017       —         —    

UBS AG

    (287,992     287,992       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

       

Citibank N.A.

    (146,742     146,742       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

    (114,054     —         114,054       —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    (37,747     37,747       —         —    

UBS AG

    (170,300     170,300       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

       

Goldman Sachs International

    (4,144,799     4,144,799       —         —    

UBS AG

    (3,753,227     3,753,227       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

       

Goldman Sachs International

    (5,168,807     5,168,807       —         —    

UBS AG

    (4,721,220     4,721,220       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

       

Citibank N.A.

    (23,054,244     23,054,244       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

    (18,662,165     18,662,165       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    (12,017,382     12,017,382       —         —    

UBS AG

    (19,294,297     19,294,297       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

       

Citibank N.A.

    772,797       —         —         772,797  

Goldman Sachs International

    455,269       (455,269     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    306,128       (306,128     —         —    

UBS AG

    407,356       —         (407,356     —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

       

Citibank N.A.

    2,110,077       —         —         2,110,077  

Goldman Sachs International

    1,743,273       (1,743,273     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

    1,035,060       (1,035,060     —         —    

UBS AG

    1,387,284       —         (1,387,284     —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

       

Goldman Sachs International

    153,718       (153,718     —         —    

UBS AG

    166,600       —         (166,600     —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

       

Goldman Sachs International

    148,633       —         —         148,633  

UBS AG

    98,995       —         —         98,995  

 

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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, 2016:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2016

 
     Assets      Liabilities  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
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 Crude Oil

                 

Swap agreements

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 12,206,881      $ —        $ 12,206,881  

ProShares UltraShort Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     3,033,566        —          3,033,566        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     1,384,246        —          1,384,246        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     16,519,070        —          16,519,070        356,139        —          356,139  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     16,870,357        —          16,870,357        125,420        —          125,420  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

                 

Swap agreements

     55,358,571        —          55,358,571        —          —          —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          4,431,107        —          4,431,107  

ProShares Ultra Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          20,976,189        —          20,976,189  

ProShares Ultra Euro

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     2,548        —          2,548        576,558        —          576,558  

ProShares Ultra Yen

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     379        —          379        342,455        —          342,455  

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 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 Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 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 Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

   $ (4,742,191    $ 4,742,191      $ —        $ —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (3,061,395      3,061,395        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (1,050,699      1,050,699        —          —    

UBS AG

     (3,352,596      3,352,596        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     1,147,811        —          —          1,147,811  

Goldman Sachs International

     881,454        (874,948      —          6,506  

Societe Generale S.A.

     393,006        (393,006      —          —    

UBS AG

     611,295        —          (611,295      —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     610,478        —          —          610,478  

Goldman Sachs International

     323,829        (323,829      —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     86,543        (86,543      —          —    

UBS AG

     363,396        —          (363,396      —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     8,109,067        (8,109,067      —          —    

UBS AG

     8,053,864        —          (8,053,864      —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     8,256,779        (7,771,819      —          484,960  

UBS AG

     8,488,158        —          (7,980,000      508,158  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

     18,427,009        —          —          18,427,009  

Goldman Sachs International

     14,016,906        (14,016,906      —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     8,661,821        (8,661,821      —          —    

UBS AG

     14,252,835        —          (14,252,835      —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     (1,464,982      1,464,982        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,112,916      1,112,916        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (643,587      643,587        —          —    

UBS AG

     (1,209,622      1,209,622        —          —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     (6,946,009      6,946,009        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (5,869,092      5,869,092        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (2,532,729      2,532,729        —          —    

UBS AG

     (5,628,359      5,628,359        —          —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (239,256      239,256        —          —    

UBS AG

     (334,754      334,754        —          —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (219,736      219,736        —          —    

UBS AG

     (122,340      122,340        —          —    

 

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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 and will reimburse each Fund, to the extent that its offering costs exceed the Management Fee, for the first year of operations.

The Management Fee is 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.

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

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

The Administrator

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.

 

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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.

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.

 

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Transaction fees for the three months ended March 31, 2017 which are included in the Addition and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended  
Fund    March 31, 2017  

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 28,633  

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     1,627  

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     169,987  

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     206,499  

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     38,515  

UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

     688  

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     277  

UltraShort Gold

     6,281  

UltraShort Silver

     —    

Short Euro

     —    

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     —    

UltraShort Euro

     —    

UltraShort Yen

     —    

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     169,486  

UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

     996  

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     4,867  

Ultra Gold

     6,883  

Ultra Silver

     6,060  

Ultra Euro

     —    

Ultra Yen

     —    
  

 

 

 

Total Trust

   $ 640,799  

 

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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended March 31, 2017:

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (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
Crude Oil
    UltraPro 3X
Short Crude Oil
ETF+
 

Net asset value, at
December 31, 2016

   $ 21.2146     $ 42.1361     $ 91.2302     $ 43.4816     $ 31.6975     $ 25.0000  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0193     (0.0398     (0.3509     (0.0759     (0.0436     (0.0092

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (8.0166     (10.1998     50.2085       (27.2120     5.0477       (3.8327

Change in net asset value from operations

     (8.0359     (10.2396     49.8576       (27.2879     5.0041       (3.8419

Net asset value, at
March 31, 2017

   $ 13.1787     $ 31.8965     $ 141.0878     $ 16.1937     $ 36.7016     $ 21.1581  

Market value per share, at
December 31, 2016†

   $ 21.26     $ 42.34     $ 90.98     $ 43.75     $ 31.65     $ 25.00  

Market value per share, at
March 31, 2017†

   $ 13.17     $ 31.95     $ 141.15     $ 16.17     $ 36.57     $ 21.07  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (37.9 )%      (24.3 )%      54.7     (62.8 )%      15.8     (15.4 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (38.1 )%      (24.5 )%      55.1     (63.0 )%      15.5     (15.7 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     0.94     0.89     1.61     1.74     0.97     1.98

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.51 )%      (0.44 )%      (1.16 )%      (1.36 )%      (0.52 )%      (1.98 )% 

 

+ From commencement of operations, March 24, 2017 through March 31, 2017.
# 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 March 31, 2017.

 

     The returns for a share outstanding 2017 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of operations of $25.0000 for ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

   UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    UltraShort Gold     UltraShort
Silver
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort Euro  

Net asset value, at
December 31, 2016

   $ 23.1010     $ 91.3281     $ 37.3072     $ 45.0574     $ 55.3782     $ 27.0847  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0756     (0.0907     (0.0389     (0.0615     (0.0778     (0.0299

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     6.2180       (14.8336     (7.8908     (0.4860     (6.5484     (0.6387

Change in net asset value from operations

     6.1424       (14.9243     (7.9297     (0.5475     (6.6262     (0.6686

Net asset value, at
March 31, 2017

   $ 29.2434     $ 76.4038     $ 29.3775     $ 44.5099     $ 48.7520     $ 26.4161  

Market value per share, at
December 31, 2016†

   $ 23.05     $ 90.54     $ 38.76     $ 45.12     $ 55.24     $ 27.08  

Market value per share, at
March 31, 2017†

   $ 29.25     $ 75.93     $ 28.90     $ 44.29     $ 49.00     $ 26.39  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     26.6     (16.3 )%      (21.3 )%      (1.2 )%      (12.0 )%      (2.5 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     26.9     (16.1 )%      (25.4 )%      (1.8 )%      (11.3 )%      (2.5 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     1.29     0.95     0.95     0.97     1.02     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 )%      (0.45 )%      (0.49 )%      (0.56 )%      (0.63 )%      (0.46 )% 

 

# 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 March 31, 2017.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

   UltraShort Yen     Ultra Bloomberg
Crude Oil
    UltraPro 3X
Crude Oil ETF+
    Ultra Bloomberg
Natural Gas
    Ultra Gold     Ultra Silver  

Net asset value, at
December 31, 2016

   $ 80.2431     $ 23.3352     $ 25.0000     $ 18.8483     $ 32.9026     $ 33.4420  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0872     (0.0237     (0.0091     (0.0231     (0.0430     (0.0428

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (7.6040     (4.3528     4.2529       (6.5522     5.4752       7.1978  

Change in net asset value from operations

     (7.6912     (4.3765     4.2438       (6.5753     5.4322       7.1550  

Net asset value, at
March 31, 2017

   $ 72.5519     $ 18.9587     $ 29.2438     $ 12.2730     $ 38.3348     $ 40.5970  

Market value per share, at
December 31, 2016†

   $ 80.25     $ 23.36     $ 25.00     $ 18.96     $ 33.20     $ 32.09  

Market value per share, at
March 31, 2017†

   $ 72.50     $ 19.02     $ 29.42     $ 12.27     $ 38.45     $ 41.23  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (9.6 )%      (18.8 )%      17.0     (34.9 )%      16.5     21.4

Total Return, at market value^

     (9.7 )%      (18.6 )%      17.7     (35.3 )%      15.8     28.5

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     0.95     0.97     1.83     1.14     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)

     (0.47 )%      (0.46 )%      (1.83 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.47 )%      (0.46 )% 

 

+ From commencement of operations, March 24, 2017 through March 31, 2017.
# 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 March 31, 2017.

The returns for a share outstanding 2017 are calculated based on the initial offering price upon commencement of operations of $25.0000 for ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF.

** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

   Ultra Euro     Ultra Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2016

   $ 14.0172     $ 55.4262  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0170     (0.0934

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     0.2443       5.0826  

Change in net asset value from operations

     0.2273       4.9892  

Net asset value, at March 31, 2017

   $ 14.2445     $ 60.4154  

Market value per share, at December 31, 2016†

   $ 14.09     $ 55.52  

Market value per share, at March 31, 2017†

   $ 14.27     $ 60.19  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     1.6     9.0

Total Return, at market value^

     1.3     8.4

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

    

Expense ratio

     0.95     0.95

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.48 )%      (0.65 )% 

 

# 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 March 31, 2017.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended March 31, 2016:

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 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
Crude Oil*
    UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
 

Net asset value, at
December 31, 2015

   $ 66.2109     $ 53.9626     $ 50.8150     $ 702.1025     $ 66.6009     $ 46.5314  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1658     (0.1114     (0.1045     (2.5177     (0.1658     (0.2198

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (7.8809     (1.1293     (0.0774     (218.2555     (1.5411     20.4183  

Change in net asset value from operations

     (8.0467     (1.2407     (0.1819     (220.7732     (1.7069     20.1985  

Net asset value, at
March 31, 2016

   $ 58.1642     $ 52.7219     $ 50.6331     $ 481.3293     $ 64.8940     $ 66.7299  

Market value per share, at
December 31, 2015†

   $ 66.65     $ 53.99     $ 50.45     $ 708.75     $ 66.82     $ 46.55  

Market value per share, at
March 31, 2016†

   $ 58.40     $ 52.87     $ 50.53     $ 483.25     $ 65.47     $ 65.93  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (12.2 )%      (2.3 )%      (0.4 )%      (31.4 )%      (2.6 )%      43.4

Total Return, at market value^

     (12.4 )%      (2.1 )%      0.2     (31.8 )%      (2.0 )%      41.6

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     1.06     0.93     1.28     1.53     1.10     1.69

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     0.85     0.85     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.87 )%      (0.75 )%      (1.06 )%      (1.29 )%      (0.87 )%      (1.45 )% 

 

* 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 March 31, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Per Share Operating

Performance

   UltraShort Gold     UltraShort
Silver
    Short Euro     UltraShort
Australian
Dollar
    UltraShort Euro     UltraShort Yen  

Net asset value, at December 31, 2015

   $ 115.8799     $ 64.5783     $ 43.7767     $ 58.4582     $ 25.5406     $ 87.9389  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.1751     (0.1034     (0.0882     (0.1287     (0.0442     (0.1633

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (33.6297     (14.8384     (1.9898     (6.8204     (2.3017     (11.2617

Change in net asset value from operations

     (33.8048     (14.9418     (2.0780     (6.9491     (2.3459     (11.4250

Net asset value, at March 31, 2016

   $ 82.0751     $ 49.6365     $ 41.6987     $ 51.5091     $ 23.1947     $ 76.5139  

Market value per share, at December 31, 2015†

   $ 115.83     $ 64.55     $ 43.74     $ 58.15     $ 25.53     $ 87.89  

Market value per share, at March 31, 2016†

   $ 83.03     $ 49.42     $ 41.66     $ 51.65     $ 23.19     $ 76.50  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (29.2 )%      (23.1 )%      (4.7 )%      (11.9 )%      (9.2 )%      (13.0 )% 

Total Return, at market value^

     (28.3 )%      (23.4 )%      (4.8 )%      (11.2 )%      (9.2 )%      (13.0 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     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

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.76 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.82 )%      (0.88 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.81 )% 

 

# 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 March 31, 2016.
** Percentages are annualized.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (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, 2015

   $ 25.1548     $ 18.5698     $ 29.7295     $ 27.0638     $ 15.5107     $ 54.7527  

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.0345     (0.0389     (0.0664     (0.0577     (0.0303     (0.1111

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

     (7.1318     (7.7017     10.2171       5.7209       1.3839       7.3171  

Change in net asset value from operations

     (7.1663     (7.7406     10.1507       5.6632       1.3536       7.2060  

Net asset value, at March 31, 2016

   $ 17.9885     $ 10.8292     $ 39.8802     $ 32.7270     $ 16.8643     $ 61.9587  

Market value per share, at December 31, 2015†

   $ 25.08     $ 18.48     $ 29.73     $ 27.08     $ 15.51     $ 54.70  

Market value per share, at March 31, 2016†

   $ 17.82     $ 10.88     $ 39.69     $ 32.82     $ 16.87     $ 61.98  

Total Return, at net asset value^

     (28.5 )%      (41.7 )%      34.1     20.9     8.7     13.2

Total Return, at market value^

     (28.9 )%      (41.1 )%      33.5     21.2     8.8     13.3

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

            

Expense ratio

     1.04     1.39     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions

     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.80 )%      (1.23 )%      (0.73 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.77 )%      (0.75 )% 

 

* 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 March 31, 2016.
** 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 benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.

In addition, unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.

 

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Counterparty Risk

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

Swap agreements and forward contracts are generally traded 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.

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.

 

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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 2016 may specify a January 2017 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the January 2017 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2017. 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 2017 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the March 2017 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 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.

 

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NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s or the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

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

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” 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 March 31, 2017, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the 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 SEC terminating the registration of ProShares Managed Futures Strategy.

On July 25, 2016, the Trust announced plans to liquidate ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity (ticker symbol: UCD) and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity (ticker symbol: CMD). ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity were closed to purchases and redemptions as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca on August 25, 2016. Beginning August 26, 2016, no secondary market for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity’s and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity’s Shares remained. Proceeds of the liquidation were distributed to shareholders on September 1, 2016. Any shareholders remaining in each liquidating Fund on September 1, 2016 automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at each liquidating Fund’s net asset value per Share as of August 26, 2016. On September 2, 2016, the NYSE Arca filed a Form 25 removing the listing of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity on the NYSE Arca. On September 27, 2016, a Form 15 was filed with the SEC terminating the registration of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity.

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 ten Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.

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.

 

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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 net asset value per share (“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 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”).

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas 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 NAV of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements and each Fund’s trading in 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

 

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period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

Interest Income

 

Fund

   Interest Income
Three Months
Ended March

31, 2017
     Interest Income
Three Months
Ended March

31, 2016
 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 158,805      $ 46,149  

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     44,260        12,259  

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     352,258        317,712  

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     370,985        298,805  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     259,046        89,112  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

     —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     4,941        9,568  

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     51,417        29,189  

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     22,503        19,684  

ProShares Short Euro

     15,696        6,138  

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     14,271        7,785  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     384,744        261,439  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     323,279        68,348  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     1,044,411        451,064  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

     —          —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     44,039        11,732  

ProShares Ultra Gold

     121,475        46,386  

ProShares Ultra Silver

     365,340        121,610  

ProShares Ultra Euro

     14,780        4,963  

ProShares Ultra Yen

     4,310        2,894  

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

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

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

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

 

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Market Risk

Trading in derivatives contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity, currency or spot volatility product underlying 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.

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.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of May 2, 2017, 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.

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 months ended March 31, 2017.

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).

 

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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.

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. The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 174,160,146     $ 105,272,823  

NAV end of period

   $ 137,512,969     $ 159,076,994  

Percentage change in NAV

     (21.0 )%      51.1

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     8,209,451       1,589,962  

Shares outstanding end of period

     10,434,451       2,734,962  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     27.1     72.0

Shares created

     4,325,000       1,715,000  

Shares redeemed

     2,100,000       570,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 21.21     $ 66.21  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 13.18     $ 58.16  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (37.9 )%      (12.2 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (37.7 )%      (11.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     35.2     72.0

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 8,209,451 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 10,434,451 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,589,962 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,734,962 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 37.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 12.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a greater decline in prices of the first and second month VIX futures during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $19.58 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 30, 2017 at $12.83 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, 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 March 30, 2016 at $57.80 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 37.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 11.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a greater decline in prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (184,221    $ (221,289

Management fee

     309,772        215,103  

Brokerage commission

     33,254        52,335  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (65,229,353      7,703,607  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (6,859,096      (16,289,777

Net income (loss)

   $ (72,272,670    $ (8,807,459

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a greater decline in the futures prices and benchmark volatility during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

* 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.

 

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ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 45,818,914     $ 27,650,638  

NAV end of period

   $ 37,873,983     $ 29,650,967  

Percentage change in NAV

     (17.3 )%      7.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     1,087,403       512,404  

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,187,403       562,403  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     9.2     9.8

Shares created

     125,000       150,000  

Shares redeemed

     25,000       100,001  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 42.14     $ 53.96  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 31.90     $ 52.72  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (24.3 )%      (2.3 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (24.1 )%      (2.0 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     18.2     39.7

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 1,087,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 1,187,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 512,404 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 562,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 24.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 2.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $40.96 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 31, 2017 at $31.90 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, 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 March 30, 2016 at $52.65 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 24.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 2.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a greater decline in prices of the futures contracts that made up the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (44,567    $ (51,495

Management fee

     85,185        57,998  

Brokerage commission

     3,642        5,756  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (8,167,918      2,594,509  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,263,942      (2,811,348

Net income (loss)

   $ (11,476,427    $ (268,334

 

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a greater decline in futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 228,075,387     $ 642,811,361  

NAV end of period

   $ 486,752,851     $ 508,862,366  

Percentage change in NAV

     113.4     (20.8 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,500,000       12,650,040  

Shares outstanding end of period

     3,450,000       10,050,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     38.0     (20.6 )% 

Shares created

     6,250,000       14,900,000  

Shares redeemed

     5,300,000       17,500,040  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 91.23     $ 50.81  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 141.09     $ 50.63  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     54.7     (0.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (37.7 )%      (11.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     35.2     72.0

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,500,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 3,450,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 12,650,040 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 10,050,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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 S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 54.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 0.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 30, 2017 at $145.09 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 3, 2017 at $98.20 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 30, 2016 at $50.96 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 11, 2016 at $31.50 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 37.7%for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 11.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a greater decline of the prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (906,192    $ (1,554,854

Management fee

     743,985        1,391,819  

Brokerage commission

     514,465        480,747  

Net realized gain (loss)

     99,889,034        (92,210,387

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     29,137,034        54,047,449  

Net income (loss)

   $ 128,119,876      $ (39,717,792

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a greater decline in futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 515,758,754     $ 547,708,740  

NAV end of period

   $ 359,949,459     $ 892,431,755  

Percentage change in NAV

     (30.2 )%      62.9

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     11,861,530       780,098  

Shares outstanding end of period

     22,227,809       1,854,098  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     87.4     137.7

Shares created

     23,990,000       1,908,000  

Shares redeemed

     13,623,721       834,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 43.48     $ 702.10  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 16.19     $ 481.33  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (62.8 )%      (31.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (37.7 )%      (11.7 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     35.2     72.0

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 11,861,530 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 22,227,809 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 780,098 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 1,854,098 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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 S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 62.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 31.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a greater decline in prices of the first and second month VIX futures during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $36.80 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 30, 2017 at $15.35 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 11, 2016 at $1,428.75 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 30, 2016 at $475.25 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 37.7%for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 11.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a greater decline in prices of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,317,510    $ (1,649,007

Management fee

     921,662        1,211,901  

Brokerage commission

     766,833        735,911  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (365,537,503      11,178,650  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (28,592,772      (223,205,102

Net income (loss)

   $ (395,447,785    $ (213,675,459

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a greater decline in futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

* 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 Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200,958,303     $ 95,897,894  

NAV end of period

   $ 205,157,522     $ 223,228,004  

Percentage change in NAV

     2.1     132.8

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     6,339,884       1,439,888  

Shares outstanding end of period

     5,589,884       3,439,884  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (11.8 )%      138.9

Shares created

     2,100,000       5,400,000  

Shares redeemed

     2,850,000       3,400,004  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 31.70     $ 66.60  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 36.70     $ 64.89  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     15.8     (2.6 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (9.0 )%      (11.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     24.1     60.8

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 6,339,884 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 5,589,884 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 1,439,888 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 3,439,884 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 23, 2017 at $41.45 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 6, 2017 at $31.36 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 20, 2016 at $116.11 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 17, 2016 at $55.42 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 9.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 11.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (290,700    $ (337,002

Management fee

     536,024        368,250  

Brokerage commission

     13,722        57,864  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,149,475      22,306,952  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     39,929,254        (16,737,146

Net income (loss)

   $ 38,489,079      $ 5,232,804  

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

* 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 Crude Oil.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

Fund Performance

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on March 24, 2017, comparisons of the Fund’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 have not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced operations on March 24, 2017, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2017 may not be meaningful.

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund from commencement of operations to March 31, 2017:

 

     March 24, 2017
(Commencement
of Operations)
through March 31,
2017
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200  

NAV end of period

   $ 4,231,785  

Percentage change in NAV

     —   NM 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     8  

Shares outstanding end of period

     200,008  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     —   NM 

Shares created

     200,000  

Shares redeemed

     —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.00  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 21.16  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (15.4 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.6

NM — Not Meaningful

 

 

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During the period ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 8 outstanding Shares at March 24, 2017 to 200,008 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 3x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

For the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 27, 2017 at $25.37 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 31, 2017 at $21.16 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the period ended March 31, 2017, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund from commencement of operations to March 31, 2017:

 

     March 24, 2017
(Commencement of
Operations) through
March 31, 2017
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,831

Brokerage commission

     952  

Offering costs

     2,846  

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,967

Net realized gain (loss)

     (105,766

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (661,506

Net income (loss)

   $ (769,103

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 4,038,794     $ 10,462,856  

NAV end of period

   $ 8,037,027     $ 4,993,531  

Percentage change in NAV

     99.0     (52.3 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     174,832       224,856  

Shares outstanding end of period

     274,832       74,832  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     57.2     (66.7 )% 

Shares created

     100,000       150,000  

Shares redeemed

     —         300,024  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 23.10     $ 46.53  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 29.24     $ 66.73  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     26.6     43.4

Percentage change in benchmark

     (17.0 )%      (21.8 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     43.6     41.6

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 174,832 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 274,832 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 224,856 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 74,832 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 26.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 43.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 22, 2017 at $39.72 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 26, 2017 at $25.38 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 January 8, 2016 at $42.05 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 17.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 21.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (15,816    $ (56,298

Management fee

     15,245        36,919  

Brokerage commission

     5,512        28,947  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,858,122        4,115,459  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (665,879      2,104,875  

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,176,427      $ 6,164,036  

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas, during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

* 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.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 63,653,647     $ 74,971,764  

NAV end of period

   $ 34,150,818     $ 69,515,807  

Percentage change in NAV

     (46.3 )%      (7.3 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     696,978       646,978  

Shares outstanding end of period

     446,978       846,978  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (35.9 )%      30.9

Shares created

     50,000       600,000  

Shares redeemed

     300,000       400,000  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 91.33     $ 115.88  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 76.40     $ 82.08  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (16.3 )%      (29.2 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     8.6     16.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     14.1     21.1

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 696,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 446,978 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 March 31, 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 846,978 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 16.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 29.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $90.53 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 27, 2017 at $74.86 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 4, 2016 at $77.66 per Share.

The benchmark’s increase of 8.6%for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s increase of 16.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (46,877    $ (116,940

Management fee

     98,275        146,112  

Brokerage commission

     19        17  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (4,872,161      (19,413,156

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (4,210,479      (68,067

Net income (loss)

   $ (9,129,517    $ (19,598,163

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,

2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 23,017,656     $ 55,987,938  

NAV end of period

   $ 18,125,235     $ 50,479,106  

Percentage change in NAV

     (21.3 )%      (9.8 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     616,976       866,976  

Shares outstanding end of period

     616,976       1,016,976  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     17.3

Shares created

     200,000       750,000  

Shares redeemed

     200,000       600,002  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 37.31     $ 64.58  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 29.38     $ 49.64  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (21.3 )%      (23.1 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     11.2     11.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

     19.7     26.1

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 1,016,976 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 23.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $38.64 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 27, 2017 at $28.83 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 18, 2016 at $46.41 per Share.

 

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The benchmark’s rise of 11.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (23,560    $ (75,735

Management fee

     46,053        95,411  

Brokerage commission

     10        8  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,857,385      (5,351,465

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,883,247      (4,228,328

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,764,192    $ (9,655,528

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser rise in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Short Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 15,770,088     $ 17,510,898  

NAV end of period

   $ 15,578,470     $ 14,594,528  

Percentage change in NAV

     (1.2 )%      (16.7 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     350,000       400,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

     350,000       350,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     (12.5 )% 

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     —         50,005  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 45.06     $ 43.78  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 44.51     $ 41.70  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (1.2 )%      (4.8 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     1.3     4.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.5     9.5

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 400,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 350,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 1.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $45.65 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 27, 2017 at $43.76 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2016 at $41.70 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 4.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (21,521    $ (35,145

Management fee

     36,567        40,533  

Brokerage commission

     650        750  

Net realized gain (loss)

     82,257        (54,161

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (252,354      (707,033

Net income (loss)

   $ (191,618    $ (796,339

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 16,613,473     $ 20,460,679  

NAV end of period

   $ 14,625,590     $ 18,028,199  

Percentage change in NAV

     (12.0 )%      (11.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     300,000       350,005  

Shares outstanding end of period

     300,000       350,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     0.0

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     —         5  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 55.38     $ 58.46  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 48.75     $ 51.51  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (12.0 )%      (11.9 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.9     5.2

Benchmark annualized volatility

     8.1     13.2

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 350,005 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 350,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 12.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $55.24 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 20, 2017 at $47.67 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2016 at $51.51 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a greater rise in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (23,329    $ (45,029

Management fee

     35,132        48,844  

Brokerage commission

     2,468        3,970  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (532,227      (1,688,439

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,432,327      (698,698

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,987,883    $ (2,432,166

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a greater rise in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar in conjunction with a decrease in outstanding shares during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 349,392,650     $ 522,306,518  

NAV end of period

   $ 297,181,632     $ 398,948,519  

Percentage change in NAV

     (14.9 )%      (23.6 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     12,900,000       20,450,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     11,250,000       17,200,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (12.8 )%      (15.9 )% 

Shares created

     300,000       250,000  

Shares redeemed

     1,950,000       3,500,014  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 27.08     $ 25.54  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 26.42     $ 23.19  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (2.4 )%      (9.2 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     1.3     4.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.5     9.5

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 12,900,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 11,250,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 three months ended March 31, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 20,450,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 17,200,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 2.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 9.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $27.74 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 27, 2017 at $25.45 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2016 at $23.19 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 4.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (359,021    $ (804,953

Management fee

     743,765        1,066,392  

Net realized gain (loss)

     15,677,994        (28,922,044

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (24,067,514      (12,109,124

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,748,541    $ (41,836,121

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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ProShares UltraShort Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 276,781,747     $ 237,372,900  

NAV end of period

   $ 221,231,848     $ 175,927,655  

Percentage change in NAV

     (20.1 )%      (25.9 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     3,449,290       2,699,294  

Shares outstanding end of period

     3,049,290       2,299,290  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (11.6 )%      (14.8 )% 

Shares created

     750,000       50,000  

Shares redeemed

     1,150,000       450,004  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 80.24     $ 87.94  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 72.55     $ 76.51  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (9.6 )%      (13.0 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.0     6.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.9     10.7

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,449,290 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 3,049,290 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,699,294 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,299,290 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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 Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 9.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 13.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 3, 2017 at $81.40 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 27, 2017 at $71.54 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 17, 2016 at $74.93 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (311,744    $ (400,797

Management fee

     635,023        469,145  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (272,654      (37,622,811

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (26,641,849      8,945,356  

Net income (loss)

   $ (27,226,247    $ (29,078,252

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 933,731,860     $ 783,922,475  

NAV end of period

   $ 883,692,281     $ 807,934,402  

Percentage change in NAV

     (5.4 )%      3.1

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     40,013,933       31,163,934  

Shares outstanding end of period

     46,611,317       44,913,933  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     16.5     44.1

Shares created

     21,700,000       26,700,000  

Shares redeemed

     15,102,616       12,950,001  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 23.34     $ 25.15  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 18.96     $ 17.99  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (18.8 )%      (28.5 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (9.0 )%      (11.6 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     24.1     60.8

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 40,013,933 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 46,611,317 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 31,163,934 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 44,913,933 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 18.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 6, 2017 at $23.49 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 23, 2017 at $16.87 per Share.

 

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By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 4, 2016 at $24.86 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 11, 2016 at $12.02 per Share.

The benchmark’s decline of 9.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 11.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (954,505    $ (1,525,927

Management fee

     1,961,599        1,812,678  

Brokerage commission

     37,317        164,313  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (417,098      (253,364,659

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (147,864,240      95,262,555  

Net income (loss)

   $ (149,235,843    $ (159,628,031

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

* 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 ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

Fund Performance

Since the Fund commenced investment operations on March 24, 2017, comparisons of the Fund’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 have not been provided. In addition, since the Fund commenced operations on March 24, 2017, the Fund’s results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2017 may not be meaningful.

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund from commencement of operations to March 31, 2017:

 

     March 24, 2017
(Commencement of
Operations) through
March 31, 2017
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 200  

NAV end of period

   $ 5,849,001  

Percentage change in NAV

     —   NM 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     8  

Shares outstanding end of period

     200,008  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     —   NM 

Shares created

     200,000  

Shares redeemed

     —    

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 25.00  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 29.24  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     17.0

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.5

Benchmark annualized volatility

     17.6

NM — Not meaningful

 

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During the period ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 8 outstanding Shares at March 24, 2017 to 200,008 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 3x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil SubindexSM.

For the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark.

During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 31, 2017 at $29.24 per Share and reached its low for the period on March 27, 2017 at $24.62 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.5% for the period ended March 31, 2017, can be attributed to a greater increase in the price of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund from commencement of operations to March 31, 2017:

 

     March 24, 2017
(Commencement of
Operations) through
March 31, 2017
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,818

Brokerage commission

     873  

Offering costs

     2,846  

Limitation by Sponsor

     (1,901

Net realized gain (loss)

     (959

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     850,582  

Net income (loss)

   $ 847,805  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 43,203,386     $ 38,851,184  

NAV end of period

   $ 47,154,853     $ 28,612,516  

Percentage change in NAV

     9.1     (26.4 )% 

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,292,169       2,092,170  

Shares outstanding end of period

     3,842,169       2,642,169  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     67.6     26.3

Shares created

     2,750,000       1,100,000  

Shares redeemed

     1,200,000       550,001  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 18.85     $ 18.57  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 12.27     $ 10.83  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     (34.9 )%      (41.7 )% 

Percentage change in benchmark

     (17.0 )%      (21.8 )% 

Benchmark annualized volatility

     43.6     41.6

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 2,292,169 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 3,842,169 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. 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 three months ended March 31, 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas SubindexSM. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 2,092,170 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,642,169 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 34.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 41.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on January 17, 2017 at $15.76 per Share and reached its low for the period on February 27, 2017 at $9.40 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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.

The benchmark’s decline of 17.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 21.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended December 31, 2016.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (86,507    $ (88,761

Management fee

     108,892        68,744  

Brokerage commission

     21,654        31,749  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (14,378,135      (5,858,719

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     900,917        (7,194,946

Net income (loss)

   $ (13,563,725    $ (13,142,426

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas and an increase in Net Asset Value during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 92,127,200     $ 69,864,815  

NAV end of period

   $ 97,753,642     $ 91,724,555  

Percentage change in NAV

     6.1     31.3

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     2,800,000       2,350,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     2,550,000       2,300,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (8.9 )%      (2.1 )% 

Shares created

     300,000       100,000  

Shares redeemed

     550,000       150,014  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 32.90     $ 29.73  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 38.33     $ 39.88  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     16.5     34.1

Percentage change in benchmark

     8.6     16.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     14.1     21.1

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 2,800,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 2,550,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 2,350,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 2,300,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 16.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 34.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 27, 2017 at $39.25 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 3, 2017 at $33.18 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 4, 2016 at $42.73 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 5, 2016 at $30.67 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 8.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 16.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (120,985    $ (152,453

Management fee

     242,441        198,822  

Brokerage commission

     19        17  

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,447,385        25,983,542  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     6,400,534        (2,907,406

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,726,934      $ 22,923,683  

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to lesser increase in the price of spot gold in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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ProShares Ultra Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 275,779,940     $ 216,416,642  

NAV end of period

   $ 306,366,355     $ 263,338,473  

Percentage change in NAV

     11.1     21.7

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     8,246,526       7,996,533  

Shares outstanding end of period

     7,546,526       8,046,526  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     (8.5 )%      0.6

Shares created

     —         650,000  

Shares redeemed

     700,000       600,007  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 33.44     $ 27.06  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 40.60     $ 32.73  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     21.4     20.9

Percentage change in benchmark

     11.2     11.3

Benchmark annualized volatility

     19.7     26.1

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 8,246,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 7,546,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 7,996,533 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 8,046,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 21.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 20.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a greater appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on February 27, 2017 at $42.17 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 3, 2017 at $32.23 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 18, 2016 at $35.24 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 28, 2016 at $25.96 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 11.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 11.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (342,224    $ (458,870

Management fee

     707,554        580,470  

Brokerage commission

     10        10  

Net realized gain (loss)

     30,201,989        34,113,864  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     27,275,751        11,464,138  

Net income (loss)

   $ 57,135,516      $ 45,119,132  

 

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The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser rise in the price of spot silver in U.S. dollar terms and increase in Net Asset Value during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 11,914,585     $ 10,857,730  

NAV end of period

   $ 14,244,522     $ 10,961,778  

Percentage change in NAV

     19.6     1.0

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     850,000       700,014  

Shares outstanding end of period

     1,000,000       650,000  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     17.6     (7.1 )% 

Shares created

     200,000       —    

Shares redeemed

     50,000       50,014  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 14.02     $ 15.51  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 14.24     $ 16.86  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     1.6     8.7

Percentage change in benchmark

     1.3     4.7

Benchmark annualized volatility

     7.5     9.5

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 850,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2016 to 1,000,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2017. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results (before fees and expenses) that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 euro versus the U.S. dollar. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 700,014 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 650,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 27, 2017 at $14.79 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 3, 2017 at $13.68 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 31, 2016 at $16.86 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 5, 2016 at $15.17 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 4.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (15,287    $ (20,743

Management fee

     30,067        25,706  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (628,668      504,600  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     894,519        391,950  

Net income (loss)

   $ 250,564      $ 875,807  

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
    Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

NAV beginning of period

   $ 5,540,957     $ 5,473,848  

NAV end of period

   $ 6,039,723     $ 6,194,007  

Percentage change in NAV

     9.0     13.2

Shares outstanding beginning of period

     99,970       99,974  

Shares outstanding end of period

     99,970       99,970  

Percentage change in shares outstanding

     0.0     0.0

Shares created

     —         —    

Shares redeemed

     —         4  

Per share NAV beginning of period

   $ 55.43     $ 54.75  

Per share NAV end of period

   $ 60.42     $ 61.96  

Percentage change in per share NAV

     9.0     13.2

Percentage change in benchmark

     5.0     6.8

Benchmark annualized volatility

     9.9     10.7

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 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 in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 99,974 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2015 to 99,970 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 9.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 13.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 27, 2017 at $61.30 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 3, 2017 at $54.62 per Share.

By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Fund’s per Share NAV reached its high for the period on March 17, 2016 at $63.32 per Share and reached its low for the period on January 29, 2016 at $53.85 per Share.

The benchmark’s rise of 5.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, can be attributed to a lesser rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2017
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2016
 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (9,333    $ (11,106

Management fee

     13,643        14,000  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (81,543      832,221  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     589,642        (100,757

Net income (loss)

   $ 498,766      $ 720,358  

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to a lesser rise in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

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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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the VIX Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    April 2017      5,954      $ 13.28        1,000      $ 79,039,350  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    May 2017      4,323        13.58        1,000        58,684,725  

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    April 2016      5,157      $ 15.93        1,000      $ 82,125,225  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    May 2016      4,373        17.63        1,000        77,074,125  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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, 2016 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2017 ( the “Form 10-K”) for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2017      462      $ 15.03        1,000      $ 6,941,550  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2017      798        15.48        1,000        12,349,050  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    September 2017      798        16.28        1,000        12,987,450  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    October 2017      336        16.73        1,000        5,619,600  

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    July 2016      274      $ 19.08        1,000      $ 5,226,550  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    August 2016      506        19.28        1,000        9,753,150  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    September 2016      506        19.83        1,000        10,031,450  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    October 2016      231        20.08        1,000        4,637,325  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    April 2017      20,982      $ 13.28        1,000      $ (278,536,050

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    May 2017      15,288        13.58        1,000        (207,534,600

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    April 2016      16,500      $ 15.93        1,000      $ (262,762,500

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Short    May 2016      13,930        17.63        1,000        (245,516,250

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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

 

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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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    April 2017      31,138      $ 13.28        1,000      $ 413,356,950  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    May 2017      22,625        13.58        1,000        307,134,375  

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016  

Contract

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

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    April 2016      57,867      $ 15.93        1,000      $ 921,531,975  

VIX Futures (CBOE)

   Long    May 2016      49,020        17.63        1,000        863,977,500  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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.

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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Short        May 2017        1,899      $ 50.60        1,000      $ (96,089,400

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 76.8714      $ (97,361,151

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      76.8714        (89,101,087

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      76.8714        (42,336,107

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      76.8714        (85,487,594

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Short        May 2016        3,538      $ 38.34        1,000      $ (135,646,920

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 70.0734      $ (98,080,126

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      70.0734        (17,672,671

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      70.0734        (94,336,118

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      70.0734        (7,342,178

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Short      70.0734        (93,281,947

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF:

As of March 31, 2017, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF 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 table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2017, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Short    May 2017      251      $ 50.60        1,000      $ (12,700,600

The March 31, 2017 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional losses (gains) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $3.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Short        May 2017        504      $ 3.19        10,000      $ (16,077,600

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

     Short        May 2016        510      $ 1.96        10,000      $ (9,990,900

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short      June 2017      2      $ 1,251.20        100      $ (250,240

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 1,245.09      $ (21,540,057

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      1,245.08        (17,428,630

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      1,245.08        (10,956,704

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,245.07        (18,115,769

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

     Short      June 2016      2      $ 1,235.60        100      $ (247,120

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 1,237.11      $ (20,412,315

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      1,237.18        (65,694,258

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      1,237.11        (27,585,079

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      1,237.12        (4,948,480

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Short      1,237.11        (20,103,038

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 short forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Short      May 2017      2      $ 18.26        5,000      $ (182,560

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank, N.A.    Short    $ 18.0636      $ (10,242,061

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      18.0638        (7,740,338

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      18.0639        (2,817,968

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      18.0640        (15,264,080

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

     Short      May 2016      2      $ 15.46        5,000      $ (154,640

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank N.A.    Short    $ 15.3821      $ (27,303,228

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Short      15.3825        (46,916,625

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      15.3818        (18,035,161

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Short      15.3818        (2,399,561

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Short      15.3819        (6,137,378

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 short forward notional values equal units multiplied by the forward price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or forward price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the Currency Fund’s positions were as follows:

 

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ProShares Short Euro:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Short      June 2017      116      $ 1.0722        125,000      $ (15,546,900

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Short      June 2016      102      $ 1.1412        125,000      $ (14,550,300

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

   Short    June 2017      384      $ 76.36        1,000      $ (29,322,240

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

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

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

     Short      June 2016      473      $ 76.50        1,000      $ (36,184,500

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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

 

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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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference

Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

  

Settlement

Date

   Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    04/07/17      62,503,900       1.0669      $ 66,687,685  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    04/07/17      44,556,300       1.0669        47,538,738  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/07/17      (337,564,325     1.0669        (360,159,662

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    04/07/17      (326,405,600     1.0669        (348,254,012

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference

Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

  

Settlement

Date

  

Euro

   Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    04/08/16    89,144,000      1.1380      $ 101,449,638  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long    04/08/16    77,106,900      1.1380        87,750,910  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/08/16    (431,465,225)      1.1380        (491,025,655

Euro

   UBS AG    Short    04/08/16    (435,284,100)      1.1380        (495,371,696

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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.

ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference

Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

  

Settlement

Date

   Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    04/07/17      9,230,888,600       0.008982      $ 82,910,614  

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    04/07/17      5,365,757,400       0.008982        48,194,519  

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/07/17      (36,985,173,400     0.008982        (332,195,909

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    04/07/17      (26,906,211,700     0.008982        (241,668,016

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference

Currency

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

  

Settlement

Date

   Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long    04/08/16      2,385,377,000       0.008887      $ 21,199,635  

Yen

   UBS AG    Long    04/08/16      3,131,185,600       0.008887        27,827,883  

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short    04/08/16      (21,973,527,200     0.008887        (195,286,011

Yen

   UBS AG    Short    04/08/16      (23,150,283,500     0.008887        (205,744,233

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the Commodity Funds and the Commodity Index Funds’ positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

     Long        May 2017        6,518      $ 50.60        1,000      $ 329,810,800  

 

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Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 76.8714      $ 519,328,658  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      76.8714        345,653,639  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      76.8714        194,947,646  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      76.8714        377,419,060  

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

   Expiration    Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    May 2016      10,702      $ 38.34        1,000      $ 410,314,680  

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference Index

  

Counterparty

  

Long or

Short

   Index Close      Notional
Amount at
Value
 

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 70.0734      $ 317,395,142  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      70.0734        262,836,687  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      70.0734        258,118,575  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      70.0734        89,071,976  

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

   UBS AG    Long      70.0734        277,873,304  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF:

As of March 31, 2017, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF 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 table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2017, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

   Expiration    Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

   Long    May 2017      347      $ 50.60        1,000      $ 17,558,200  

The March 31, 2017 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional amount will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional amount, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $3.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than one day.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

   Expiration    Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

   Long    May 2017      2,956      $ 3.19        10,000      $ 94,296,400  

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

Contract

  

Long or

Short

   Expiration    Contracts      Valuation
Price
     Contract
Multiplier
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

   Long    May 2016      2,921      $ 1.96        10,000      $ 57,222,390  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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.

ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    June 2017      2      $ 1,251.20        100      $ 250,240  

 

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 1,245.09      $ 71,343,657  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      1,245.08        46,590,894  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      1,245.08        29,881,920  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,245.07        47,437,167  

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

 

Contract

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

Gold Futures (COMEX)

   Long    June 2016      2      $ 1,235.60        100      $ 247,120  

 

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation
Price
     Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 1,237.11      $ 35,752,479  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      1,237.18        60,250,666  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      1,237.11        36,890,620  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      1,237.12        19,051,648  

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

   UBS AG    Long      1,237.11        31,175,172  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

 

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2017

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    May 2017      2      $ 18.26        5,000      $ 182,560  

 

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2017

 

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank N.A.    Long    $ 18.0636      $ 228,197,459  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      18.0638        154,152,856  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      18.0639        80,998,528  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      18.0640        149,190,576  

 

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2016

 

 

Contract

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

Silver Futures (COMEX)

   Long    May 2016      2      $ 15.46        5,000      $ 154,640  

 

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2016

 

 

Reference Index

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Valuation Price      Notional Amount
at Value
 

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Citibank, N.A.    Long    $ 15.3821      $ 130,793,996  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Deutsche Bank AG    Long      15.3825        104,059,536  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      15.3818        132,588,040  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   Societe Generale S.A.    Long      15.3818        53,590,191  

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

   UBS AG    Long      15.3819        105,381,397  

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, each of the Currency Fund’s positions were as follows:

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2017

 

 

Reference

Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      04/07/17        13,386,225       1.0669      $ 14,282,251  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      04/07/17        15,651,800       1.0669        16,699,475  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      04/07/17        (544,600     1.0669        (581,054

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      04/07/17        (1,789,700     1.0669        (1,909,496

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2016

 

 

Reference

Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Euro     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      04/08/16        9,584,125       1.1380      $ 10,907,140  

Euro

   UBS AG    Long      04/08/16        10,055,900       1.1380        11,444,039  

Euro

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      04/08/16        (208,900     1.1380        (237,737

Euro

   UBS AG    Short      04/08/16        (166,300     1.1380        (189,256

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 March 31, 2017 and 2016, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2017

 

 

Reference

Currency

   Counterparty    Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      04/07/17        811,211,000       0.008982      $ 7,286,189  

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      04/07/17        590,611,100       0.008982        5,304,790  

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      04/07/17        (50,141,700     0.008982        (450,366

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      04/07/17        (7,017,600     0.008982        (63,031

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2016

 

Reference
Currency

  

Counterparty

   Long or
Short
   Settlement
Date
     Yen     Forward Rate      Market Value
USD
 

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Long      04/08/16        899,107,100       0.008887      $ 7,990,662  

Yen

   UBS AG    Long      04/08/16        536,458,900       0.008887        4,767,688  

Yen

   Goldman Sachs International    Short      04/08/16        (13,926,600     0.008887        (123,770

Yen

   UBS AG    Short      04/08/16        (29,031,300     0.008887        (258,011

The March 31, 2017 and 2016 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 in 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 investment 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 in 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.

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

 

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(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 may also invest a portion of this cash in cash equivalents (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities).

 

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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 March 31, 2017, 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 March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Certifications

The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this 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, 2016, filed on March 1, 2017.

 

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 reallocated 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 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

 

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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 posteffective 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 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. On March 1, 2017, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-215930) was declared effective which removed ProShares UltraShort Gold from the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-213918); no additional Shares for any Fund were registered with that filing. On March 1, 2017, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-215929) was declared effective which registered Shares for ProShares UltraShort Gold that were previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-213918). Through the two March 1, 2017 filings, ProShares UltraShort Gold was transferred from the Form S-3 to a Form S-1. On March 22, 2017, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-214904) was declared effective which registered Shares for ProShares UltraPro Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares UltraPro Short Bloomberg Crude Oil. On March 31, 2017, the Trust had four effective registration statements outstanding: (1) a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-215929); (2) a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-214904); (3) a Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-202724); and (4) a Form S-3 Registration Statement (No. 333-215930).

 

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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 31 March, 2017
    Shares Sold
For the Three Months
Ended 31 March, 2017
    Sale Price of Shares
Sold For the Three Months Ended
31 March, 2017
 

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

  $ 1,218,396,232       4,325,000     $ 65,697,001  

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

  $ 555,231,376       125,000     $ 4,450,525  

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

  $ 2,667,950,886       6,250,000     $ 771,316,846  

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

  $ 4,694,079,481       23,990,000     $ 543,896,842  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,201,656,246       2,100,000     $ 71,710,751  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,020,000,000       200,008     $ 5,000,888  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 344,275,705       100,000     $ 2,821,806  

ProShares UltraShort Gold
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 184,530,493       50,000     $ 4,089,610  

ProShares UltraShort Silver
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,950,297,178       200,000     $ 6,462,895  

ProShares Short Euro
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 153,418,934       —       $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 172,771,084       —       $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,955,170,892       300,000     $ 8,005,313  

ProShares UltraShort Yen
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 727,325,326       750,000     $ 58,094,887  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 4,145,845,976       21,700,000     $ 428,942,155  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,020,000,000       200,008     $ 5,001,196  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 427,459,640       2,750,000     $ 32,218,707  

ProShares Ultra Gold
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 233,768,395       300,000     $ 10,610,305  

ProShares Ultra Silver
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 1,318,456,784       —       $ —    

ProShares Ultra Euro
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 119,594,796       200,000     $ 2,808,173  

ProShares Ultra Yen
Common Units of Beneficial Interest

  $ 138,726,333       —       $ —    

Total:

  $ 24,248,955,757      

 

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(b) From January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, 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

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     450,000      $ 17.83  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     1,650,000      $ 13.36  

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     25,000      $ 36.76  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     2,050,000      $ 108.12  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     2,550,000      $ 128.23  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     700,000      $ 131.59  

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     5,373,721      $ 28.35  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     4,050,000      $ 20.12  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     4,200,000      $ 16.77  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil*

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     350,000      $ 32.27  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     2,500,000      $ 37.88  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     150,000      $ 85.32  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     100,000      $ 78.69  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     50,000      $ 75.90  

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     100,000      $ 34.87  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     100,000      $ 31.04  

ProShares Short Euro

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     1,150,000      $ 26.54  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     800,000      $ 26.18  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     300,000      $ 74.63  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     350,000      $ 74.72  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     500,000      $ 75.76  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil*

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     5,102,616      $ 22.13  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     8,450,000      $ 22.30  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     1,550,000      $ 18.31  

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     150,000      $ 15.61  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     1,050,000      $ 11.77  

ProShares Ultra Gold

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     100,000      $ 35.35  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     250,000      $ 38.43  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     200,000      $ 37.84  

ProShares Ultra Silver

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     50,000      $ 35.50  

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     100,000      $ 39.00  

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     550,000      $ 37.95  

ProShares Ultra Euro

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     50,000      $ 14.58  

ProShares Ultra Yen

     

01/01/17 to 01/31/17

     —        $ —    

02/01/17 to 02/28/17

     —        $ —    

03/01/17 to 03/31/17

     —        $ —    

 

* See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the reverse Share splits for ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil and the Share splits for ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil.

 

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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 of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (1)
  31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (1)
  32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
  32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (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: May 9, 2017

/s/ Edward Karpowicz

By:   Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial Officer
Date: May 9, 2017

 

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