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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 September 30, 2023.
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023.
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
7272 Wisconsin Avenue, 21
st
Floor
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(240)
(240) 497-6400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
exchange on
which registered
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF SVXY Cboe BZX Exchange
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil UCO NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas BOIL NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Euro ULE NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Gold UGL NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Silver AGQ NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF UVXY Cboe BZX Exchange
ProShares Ultra Yen YCL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil SCO NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas KOLD NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Euro EUO NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Gold GLL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Silver ZSL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Yen YCS NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
 VIXM Cboe BZX Exchange
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF VIXY Cboe BZX Exchange
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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 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   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
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  Yes  No
As of August November
42
, 2023, the registrant had 108,589,214106,289,214 shares of common stock, $0 par value per share, outstanding.
 
 

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
  
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
        
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $89,711,485 and $144,283,581, respectively)
  $89,727,034   $144,307,676 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $104,655,954 and $144,283,581, respectively)
  $104,670,946   $144,307,676 
Cash
   62,993,244    6,852,395    50,012,847    6,852,395 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   110,594,314    127,094,546    96,778,870    127,094,546 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   18,825,539    67,086,947    12,792,560    67,086,947 
Interest receivable
   432,544    475,930    275,091    475,930 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total assets
   282,572,675    345,817,494    264,530,314    345,817,494 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
        
Liabilities
        
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   —      5,861,814    —     5,861,814 
Payable on open futures contracts
   2,625,055    —  
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   8,756    21,576    8,960    21,576 
Payable to Sponsor
   210,652    342,466 
Payable to Sponsor
   197,552    342,466 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities
   219,408    6,225,856    2,831,567    6,225,856 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
        
Shareholders’ equity
        
Shareholders’ equity
   282,353,267    339,591,638    261,698,747    339,591,638 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $282,572,675   $345,817,494   $264,530,314   $345,817,494 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Shares outstanding
   3,334,307    5,784,307    3,034,307    5,784,307 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $84.68   $58.71   $86 .25   $58 .71 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $84.68   $58.68   $86 .34   $58 .68 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(32% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.132% due 07/06/23
  $15,000,000   $14,993,694 
4.959% due 07/13/23
   25,000,000    24,964,895 
5.104% due 08/01/23
   25,000,000    24,897,695 
4.972% due 08/08/23
   25,000,000    24,870,750 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $89,711,485)
    $89,727,034 
    
 
 
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(40% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $20,000,000   $19,976,556 
5.478% due 10/17/23   45,000,000    44,900,905 
5.499% due 10/24/23   15,000,000    14,951,600 
5.490% due 11/14/23   25,000,000    24,841,885 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $104,655,954)
    $104,670,946 
       
Futures Contracts Sold
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires July 2023
   5,241   $78,672,651   $21,799,615 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires August 2023
   3,810    62,485,143    2,129,590 
      
 
 
 
      $23,929,205 
      
 
 
 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires October 2023   4,373   $77,713,457   $(1,730,931
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires November 2023   2,906    53,023,748    (656,454
         
      $(2,387,385
         
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIO
NSOPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $2,437,210  $225,134  $4,546,332  $319,477 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   617,036   1,034,361   1,182,813   2,020,898 
Brokerage commissions
   123,422   177,552   249,925   365,250 
Futures account fees
   —     107,221   —     324,251 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   740,458   1,319,134   1,432,738   2,710,399 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,696,752   (1,094,000  3,113,594   (2,390,922
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   65,228,142   (13,029,194  94,832,290   (54,129,808
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (25,811  (76,018  (25,811  (86,512
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   65,202,331   (13,105,212  94,806,479   (54,216,320
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   9,658,017   (34,466,848  12,836,824   (29,757,664
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   15,084   (40,932  (8,546  (452,209
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   9,673,101   (34,507,780  12,828,278   (30,209,873
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   74,875,432   (47,612,992  107,634,757   (84,426,193
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $76,572,184  $(48,706,992 $110,748,351  $(86,817,115
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $2,624,180  $1,006,499  $7,170,512  $1,325,976 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   634,871   914,054   1,817,684   2,934,952 
Brokerage commissions   137,943   152,661   387,868   517,911 
Futures account fees   —    23,966   —    348,217 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    6,122   —    6,122 
                 
Total expenses   772,814   1,096,803   2,205,552   3,807,202 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,851,366   (90,304  4,964,960   (2,481,226
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   30,285,319   27,694,574   125,117,609   (26,435,234
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   4   —    (25,807  (86,512
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   30,285,323   27,694,574   125,091,802   (26,521,746
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   (26,316,590  (17,783,632  (13,479,766  (47,541,296
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (557  313,442   (9,103  (138,767
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (26,317,147  (17,470,190  (13,488,869  (47,680,063
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   3,968,176   10,224,384   111,602,933   (74,201,809
                 
Net income (loss)
  $5,819,542  $10,134,080  $116,567,893  $(76,683,035
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $295,340,393  $495,588,849  $339,591,638  $423,812,594 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 550,000, 1,600,000, 3,000,000 and 4,600,000 shares, respectively
   38,020,154   75,921,860   185,319,488   232,437,331 
Redemption of 1,850,000, 2,300,000, 5,450,000 and 3,100,000 shares, respectively
   (127,579,464  (119,158,761  (353,306,210  (165,787,854
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (1,300,000
), (700,000), (2,450,000) and 1,500,000 shares, respectively
   (89,559,310  (43,236,901  (167,986,722  66,649,477 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,696,752   (1,094,000  3,113,594   (2,390,922
Net realized gain (loss)
   65,202,331   (13,105,212  94,806,479   (54,216,320
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   9,673,101   (34,507,780  12,828,278   (30,209,873
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   76,572,184   (48,706,992  110,748,351   (86,817,115
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $282,353,267  $403,644,956  $282,353,267  $403,644,956 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $282,353,267  $403,644,956  $339,591,638  $423,812,594 
Addition of 650,000, 450,000, 3,650,000 and 5,050,000 shares, respectively   56,262,968   23,538,063   241,582,456   255,975,394 
Redemption of 950,000, 2,200,000, 6,400,000 and 5,300,000 shares, respectively   (82,737,030  (115,486,048  (436,043,240  (281,273,902
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (300,000), (1,750,000), (2,750,000) and (250,000) shares, respectively   (26,474,062  (91,947,985  (194,460,784  (25,298,508
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,851,366   (90,304  4,964,960   (2,481,226
Net realized gain (loss)   30,285,323   27,694,574   125,091,802   (26,521,746
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (26,317,147  (17,470,190  (13,488,869  (47,680,063
                 
Net income (loss)   5,819,542   10,134,080   116,567,893   (76,683,035
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $261,698,747  $321,831,051  $261,698,747  $321,831,051 
                 
See ac
comp
anyingaccompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $110,748,351  $(86,817,115
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
   (278,358,687  (569,767,938
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   334,826,194   565,832,801 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (1,921,222  (206,220
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   25,811   86,512 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   8,546   452,209 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   48,261,408   (6,253,293
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   43,386   (73,181
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (131,814  (2,886
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   (12,820  (92,191
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   —     1,735,890 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   213,489,153   (95,105,412
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   185,319,488   232,437,331 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (359,168,024  (171,912,984
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (173,848,536  60,524,347 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   39,640,617   (34,581,065
Cash, beginning of period
   133,946,941   183,010,984 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $173,587,558  $148,429,919 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $116,567,893  $(76,683,035
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   (584,136,375  (1,119,341,677
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   626,824,736   1,130,832,801 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (3,086,541  (491,158
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   25,807   86,512 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   9,103   138,767 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   54,294,387   21,641,411 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   200,839   (231,733
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (144,914  256,789 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (12,616  (95,868
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   2,625,055   2,882,905 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    6,122 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   213,167,374   (40,998,164
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   241,582,456   255,975,394 
Payment on shares redeemed   (441,905,054  (287,399,032
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (200,322,598  (31,423,638
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   12,844,776   (72,421,802
Cash, beginning of period   133,946,941   183,010,984 
         
Cash, end of period  $146,791,717  $110,589,182 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $413,892,685 and $313,413,683, respectively)
  $413,997,952   $313,465,007 
Cash
   67,718,783    224,296,858 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   75,508,570    76,813,658 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   182,681,745    175,489,745 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   —      74,159,577 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   2,846,634    8,466,027 
Interest receivable
   449,770    618,549 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   743,203,454    873,309,421 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   1,186,903    13,545,014 
Payable on open futures contracts
   1,541,204    —   
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   7,646    7,154 
Payable to Sponsor
   581,092    662,979 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   1,692,241    —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   5,009,086    14,215,147 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   738,194,368    859,094,274 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $743,203,454   $873,309,421 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   31,093,096    28,393,096 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $23.74   $30.26 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $23.65   $30.31 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $264,043,695 and $313,413,683, respectively)  $264,081,088   $313,465,007 
Cash   26,232,492    224,296,858 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   31,197,841    76,813,658 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   283,449,745    175,489,745 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   11,240,991    74,159,577 
Receivable on open futures contracts   —     8,466,027 
Interest receivable   337,421    618,549 
          
Total assets   616,539,578    873,309,421 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   8,912,592    13,545,014 
Payable on open futures contracts   2,980,155    —  
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   2,674    7,154 
Payable to Sponsor
   519,825    662,979 
          
Total liabilities   12,415,246    14,215,147 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   604,124,332    859,094,274 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $616,539,578   $873,309,421 
          
Shares outstanding   17,143,096    28,393,096 
          
Net asset value per share  $35 .24   $30 .26 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $35 .28   $30 .31 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
          
(56% of shareholders’ equity)
          
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
          
5.132% due 07/06/23
  $100,000,000   $99,957,960 
4.959% due 07/13/23
   40,000,000    39,943,832 
5.242% due 07/18/23
   100,000,000    99,789,580 
5.251% due 07/25/23
   75,000,000    74,769,690 
5.104% due 08/01/23
   50,000,000    49,795,390 
4.972% due 08/08/23
   50,000,000    49,741,500 
        
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
          
(cost $413,892,685)
       $413,997,952 
        
 
 
 
   
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(44% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $50,000,000   $49,941,390 
5.478% due 10/17/23   90,000,000    89,801,811 
5.499% due 10/24/23
   50,000,000    49,838,665 
5.490% due 11/14/23   50,000,000    49,683,770 
5.497% due 11/21/23   25,000,000    24,815,452 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $264,043,695)
    $264,081,088 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires September 2023
   2,315   $163,855,700   $534,428 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2023
   2,393    168,467,200    3,955,084 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires June 2024
   2,478    171,031,560    4,928,794 
             
 
 
 
             $9,418,306 
             
 
 
 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2023   879   $78,055,200   $14,366,865 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires June 2024   920    74,630,400    10,551,545 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2024   956    74,434,160    (188,490
         
      $24,729,920 
         
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
  
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
   
Notional Amount
at Value
**
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  0.35  07/06/23   $172,685,565   $(303,753
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  0.35   07/06/23    214,703,580    (377,662
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  0.35   07/06/23    179,707,950    (316,105
Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  0.25   07/06/23    162,974,521    (275,938
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  0.30   07/06/23    242,623,120    (418,783
                
 
 
 
            Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
  $(1,692,241
                
 
 
 
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
   
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index   0.35  10/06/23   $210,901,349   $1,869,634 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index   0.35  10/06/23    262,218,064    2,324,555 
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index   0.35  10/06/23    151,363,911    1,607,761 
Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index   0.25  10/06/23    199,041,224    1,776,923 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index   0.30  10/06/23    157,428,427    3,662,118 
          
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
    $11,240,991 
          
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $5,878,092  $1,264,011  $11,886,000  $1,572,891 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   1,744,998   3,098,904   3,619,616   6,183,716 
Brokerage commissions
   94,303   140,210   188,647   335,751 
Futures account fees
   —     109,601   —     362,288 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   1,839,301   3,348,715   3,808,263   6,881,755 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   4,038,791   (2,084,704  8,077,737   (5,308,864
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   29,371,809   244,497,710   40,205,833   510,907,542 
Swap agreements
   (105,727,226  118,798,382   (30,780,823  651,811,620 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (59,378  (4,653  (59,378  (7,789
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (76,414,795  363,291,439   9,365,632   1,162,711,373 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (20,075,857  (187,136,364  (16,873,410  (89,000,726
Swap agreements
   65,510,145   (24,001,881  (75,851,818  (216,215,448
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   104,869   (405,864  53,943   (991,922
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   45,539,157   (211,544,109  (92,671,285  (306,208,096
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (30,875,638  151,747,330   (83,305,653  856,503,277 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(26,836,847 $149,662,626  $(75,227,916 $851,194,413 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYOPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $811,668,456  $1,336,980,685  $859,094,274  $1,103,783,570 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 15,550,000, 1,700,000, 34,650,000 and 10,300,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   353,363,209   72,419,653   812,713,784   402,736,686 
Redemption of 15,050,000, 11,450,000, 31,950,000 and 36,050,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (400,000,450  (498,195,726  (858,385,774  (1,296,847,431
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 500,000,
(9,750,000)
, 2,700,000 and (25,750,000) shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (46,637,241  (425,776,073  (45,671,990  (894,110,745
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   4,038,791   (2,084,704  8,077,737   (5,308,864
Net realized gain (loss)
   (76,414,795  363,291,439   9,365,632   1,162,711,373 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   45,539,157   (211,544,109  (92,671,285  (306,208,096
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (26,836,847  149,662,626   (75,227,916  851,194,413 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $738,194,368  $1,060,867,238  $738,194,368  $1,060,867,238 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $5,340,428  $2,391,191  $17,226,428  $3,964,082 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   1,629,737   2,118,088   5,249,353   8,301,804 
Brokerage commissions   51,162   85,906   239,809   421,657 
Futures account fees   —    19,466   —    381,754 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    13,739   —    13,739 
                 
Total expenses   1,680,899   2,237,199   5,489,162   9,118,954 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   3,659,529   153,992   11,737,266   (5,154,872
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   45,265,209   (58,028,223  85,471,042   452,879,319 
Swap agreements   199,284,914   (286,550,709  168,504,091   365,260,911 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   120   —    (59,258  (7,789
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   244,550,243   (344,578,932  253,915,875   818,132,441 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   15,311,614   (62,302,727  (1,561,796  (151,303,453
Swap agreements   12,933,232   28,330,957   (62,918,586  (187,884,491
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (67,874  723,596   (13,931  (268,326
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   28,176,972   (33,248,174  (64,494,313  (339,456,270
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   272,727,215   (377,827,106  189,421,562   478,676,171 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $276,386,744  $(377,673,114 $201,158,828  $473,521,299 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(75,227,916 $851,194,413 
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
   (8,286,191,814  (4,782,347,856
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   8,193,611,806   5,104,987,142 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (7,958,372  (1,304,714
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   59,378   7,789 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   75,797,875   217,207,370 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   5,619,393   —   
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   168,779   (210,318
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (81,887  174,702 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   492   (12,077
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   1,541,204   (4,104,319
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (92,661,062  1,385,592,132 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   812,713,784   402,736,686 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (870,743,885  (1,276,766,479
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (58,030,101  (874,029,793
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (150,691,163  511,562,339 
Cash, beginning of period
   476,600,261   217,287,389 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $325,909,098  $728,849,728 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $738,194,368  $1,060,867,238  $859,094,274  $1,103,783,570 
Addition of –, 10,400,000, 34,650,000 and 20,700,000 shares, respectively   —    335,779,871   812,713,784   738,516,557 
Redemption of 13,950,000, 8,250,000, 45,900,000 and 44,300,000 shares, respectively   (410,456,780  (294,378,733  (1,268,842,554  (1,591,226,164
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (13,950,000), 2,150,000, (11,250,000) and (23,600,000) shares, respectively   (410,456,780  41,401,138   (456,128,770  (852,709,607
                 
Net investment income (loss)   3,659,529   153,992   11,737,266   (5,154,872
Net realized gain (loss)   244,550,243   (344,578,932  253,915,875   818,132,441 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   28,176,972   (33,248,174  (64,494,313  (339,456,270
                 
Net income (loss)   276,386,744   (377,673,114  201,158,828   473,521,299 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $604,124,332  $724,595,262  $604,124,332  $724,595,262 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GASCRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $298,722,860 and $263,209,299, respectively)
  $298,783,390   $263,260,158 
Cash
   193,070,994    13,689,494 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   405,057,584    163,045,170 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   83,160,000    —   
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   46,088,257    —   
Receivable on open futures contracts
   117,556,776    149,650,221 
Interest receivable
   1,694,276    653,922 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   1,145,411,277    590,298,965 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   3,473,947    1,826,653 
Payable on open futures contracts
   —      1,835,443 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   69,389    35,242 
Payable to Sponsor
   846,663    450,514 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   4,389,999    4,147,852 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   1,141,021,278    586,151,113 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $1,145,411,277   $590,298,965 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   16,421,876    1,614,376 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $69.48   $363.08 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $68.99   $355.60 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $201,158,828  $473,521,299 
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   (9,133,783,770  (13,891,053,120
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   9,194,559,106   14,207,412,141 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (11,464,606  (2,942,264
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   59,258   7,789 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   62,932,517   188,152,817 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   8,466,027   (891,736
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   281,128   (317,244
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (143,154  493,818 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (4,480  (18,209
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   2,980,155   (22,405,789
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    13,739 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   325,041,009   951,973,241 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   812,713,784   738,516,557 
Payment on shares redeemed   (1,273,474,976  (1,574,816,957
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (460,761,192  (836,300,400
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (135,720,183  115,672,841 
Cash, beginning of period   476,600,261   217,287,389 
         
Cash, end of period  $340,880,078  $332,960,230 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $303,815,641 and $263,209,299, respectively)  $303,858,387   $263,260,158 
Cash   24,873,663    13,689,494 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   379,123,011    163,045,170 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   74,778,263    —  
Receivable on open futures contracts   126,823,271    149,650,221 
Interest receivable   1,484,336    653,922 
          
Total assets   910,940,931    590,298,965 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   32,487,150    1,826,653 
Payable on open futures contracts   5,930,098    1,835,443 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   36,861    35,242 
Payable to Sponsor
   709,247    450,514 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   1,438,294    —  
          
Total liabilities   40,601,650    4,147,852 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   870,339,281    586,151,113 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $910,940,931   $590,298,965 
          
Shares outstanding (Note 1)   16,118,544    1,614,376 
          
Net asset value per share (Note 1)  $54 .00   $363 .08 
          
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)  $54 .38   $355 .60 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(26% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.242% due 07/18/23
  $100,000,000   $99,789,580 
5.104% due 08/01/23
   50,000,000    49,795,390 
4.972% due 08/08/23
   50,000,000    49,741,500 
5.161% due 08/10/23
   100,000,000    99,456,920 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $298,722,860)
    $298,783,390 
    
 
 
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(35% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $50,000,000   $49,941,390 
5.478% due 10/17/23   100,000,000    99,779,790 
5.499% due 10/24/23
   55,000,000    54,822,532 
5.490% due 11/14/23   50,000,000    49,683,770 
5.497% due 11/21/23
   50,000,000    49,630,905 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $303,815,641)
    $303,858,387 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires September 2023
   71,349   $1,979,221,260   $248,335,437 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires November 2023   50,182   $1,469,830,780   $(114,592,473
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
   
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
   
Notional Amount
at Value
**
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
   0.50  07/06/23   $148,091,216   $22,537,665 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
   0.50  07/06/23    101,183,890    15,398,946 
Swap agreement with Societe General based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
   0.32  07/06/23    52,717,728    8,028,280 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
   0.35  07/06/23    810,173    123,366 
       
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
  $46,088,257 
       
 
 
 
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
   
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex   0.50  10/06/23   $132,651,213   $(706,090
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex   0.50  10/06/23    90,634,449    (482,438
Swap agreement with Societe General based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex   0.32  10/06/23    47,221,373    (245,972
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex   0.35  10/06/23    725,704    (3,794
          
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
    $(1,438,294
          
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $8,866,705  $146,470  $17,825,228  $186,051 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   2,588,571   534,624   4,916,981   931,234 
Brokerage commissions
   1,145,371   114,706   2,098,150   203,158 
Futures account fees
   211,785   63,213   399,478   134,330 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   3,945,727   712,543   7,414,609   1,268,722 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   4,920,978   (566,073  10,410,619   (1,082,671
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   (539,203,219  164,990,694   (1,639,994,302  241,211,382 
Swap agreements
   (77,680,050  —     (38,520,261  —   
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (3,646  —     (7,216  (3,452
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (616,886,915  164,990,694   (1,678,521,779  241,207,930 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   572,850,724   (271,251,560  558,949,406   (186,220,796
Swap agreements
   85,176,576   —     46,088,257   —   
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   29,724   (36,909  9,671   (199,929
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   658,057,024   (271,288,469  605,047,334   (186,420,725
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   41,170,109   (106,297,775  (1,073,474,445  54,787,205 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $46,091,087  $(106,863,848 $(1,063,063,826 $53,704,534 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $9,098,504  $909,204  $26,923,732  $1,095,255 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   2,303,082   658,525   7,220,063   1,589,759 
Brokerage commissions   629,541   97,589   2,727,691   300,747 
Futures account fees   131,828   43,620   531,306   177,950 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    4,791   —    4,791 
                 
Total expenses   3,064,451   804,525   10,479,060   2,073,247 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   6,034,053   104,679   16,444,672   (977,992
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   221,454,698   (5,889,116  (1,418,539,604  235,322,266 
Swap agreements   15,625,140   —    (22,895,121  —  
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   198   (4,181  (7,018  (7,633
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   237,080,036   (5,893,297  (1,441,441,743  235,314,633 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   (362,927,910  97,063,212   196,021,496   (89,157,584
Swap agreements   (47,526,551  —    (1,438,294  —  
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (17,784  158,315   (8,113  (41,614
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (410,472,245  97,221,527   194,575,089   (89,199,198
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (173,392,209  91,328,230   (1,246,866,654  146,115,435 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $(167,358,156 $91,432,909  $(1,230,421,982 $145,137,443 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $1,139,983,773  $145,069,486  $586,151,113  $193,892,178 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 13,792,500, 325,000, 32,765,000 and 455,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   814,876,179   549,486,344   3,160,825,013   637,366,699 
Redemption of 12,825,000, 217,500, 17,957,500 and 597,500 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (859,929,761  (400,394,140  (1,542,891,022  (697,665,569
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 967,500, 107,500, 14,807,500 and (142,500) shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (45,053,582  149,092,204   1,617,933,991   (60,298,870
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   4,920,978   (566,073  10,410,619   (1,082,671
Net realized gain (loss)
   (616,886,915  164,990,694   (1,678,521,779  241,207,930 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   658,057,024   (271,288,469  605,047,334   (186,420,725
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   46,091,087   (106,863,848  (1,063,063,826  53,704,534 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $1,141,021,278  $187,297,842  $1,141,021,278  $187,297,842 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $1,141,021,278  $187,297,842  $586,151,113  $193,892,178 
                 
Addition of 12,950,000, 300,000, 45,715,000 and 755,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   739,093,446   425,638,048   3,899,918,459   1,063,004,747 
Redemption of 13,253,332, 265,000, 31,210,832 and 862,500 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (842,417,287  (414,982,702  (2,385,308,309  (1,112,648,271
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (303,332), 35,000, 14,504,168 and (107,500) shares, respectively (Note 1)   (103,323,841  10,655,346   1,514,610,150   (49,643,524
                 
Net investment income (loss)   6,034,053   104,679   16,444,672   (977,992
Net realized gain (loss)   237,080,036   (5,893,297  (1,441,441,743  235,314,633 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (410,472,245  97,221,527   194,575,089   (89,199,198
                 
Net income (loss)   (167,358,156  91,432,909   (1,230,421,982  145,137,443 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $870,339,281  $289,386,097  $870,339,281  $289,386,097 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(1,063,063,826 $53,704,534 
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
   (10,025,950,123  (520,892,453
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   9,997,363,885   505,991,302 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (6,934,539  (119,696
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   7,216   3,452 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (46,097,928  199,929 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   32,093,445   20,455,330 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (1,040,354  (38,738
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   396,149   68,086 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   34,147   (57,121
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   (1,835,443  26,800,768 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (1,115,027,371  86,115,393 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   3,160,825,013   638,028,828 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (1,541,243,728  (691,677,317
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   1,619,581,285   (53,648,489
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   504,553,914   32,466,904 
Cash, beginning of period
   176,734,664   54,135,725 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $681,288,578  $86,602,629 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(1,230,421,982 $145,137,443 
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   (10,927,044,661  (750,045,262
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   10,897,274,725   734,916,266 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (10,843,424  (561,077
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   7,018   7,633 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   1,446,407   41,614 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   22,826,950   (36,015,281
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   (830,414  (157,395
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   258,733   294,750 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   1,619   (48,246
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   4,094,655   1,186,502 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    4,791 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (1,243,230,374  94,761,738 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   3,899,918,459   1,083,453,488 
Payment on shares redeemed   (2,354,647,812  (1,109,986,578
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,545,270,647   (26,533,090
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   302,040,273   68,228,648 
Cash, beginning of period   176,734,664   54,135,725 
         
Cash, end of period  $478,774,937  $122,364,373 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Cash
  $6,440,727   $9,156,418 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   833,000    1,103,000 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   241,390    514,115 
Interest receivable
   28,208    40,421 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   7,543,325    10,813,954 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   6,188    10,833 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   1,702    98,459 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   7,890    109,292 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   7,535,435    10,704,662 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $7,543,325   $10,813,954 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   650,000    950,000 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $11.59   $11.27 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $11.61   $11.26 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Cash  $ 5,923,008   $9,156,418 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts   803,000    1,103,000 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   867    514,115 
Interest receivable   25,385    40,421 
          
Total assets   6,752,260    10,813,954 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   5,200    10,833 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   223,579    98,459 
          
Total liabilities   228,779    109,292 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   6,523,481    10,704,662 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $6,752,260   $ 10,813,954 
          
Shares outstanding   600,000    950,000 
          
Net asset value per share  $10 .87   $11 .27 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $10 .85   $11 .26 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
 
  
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
     
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
  07/14/23    7,784,921  $8,501,340  $129,303 
Euro with UBS AG
  07/14/23    7,204,502   7,867,506   112,087 
     
 
 
 
     Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $241,390 
     
 
 
 
Contracts to Sell
     
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
  07/14/23    (93,000 $(101,558 $(197
Euro with UBS AG
  07/14/23    (1,152,000  (1,258,014  (1,505
     
 
 
 
     Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(1,702
     
 
 
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount

in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount

in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/

Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Euro with Goldman Sachs International   10/06/23    7,691,921  $8,134,350  $ (136,003
Euro with UBS AG   10/06/23    4,954,502   5,239,479   (87,576
         
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $ (223,579
         
Contracts to Sell
      
Euro with UBS AG   10/06/23    (323,000 $(341,578 $867 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $867 
         
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $88,182  $6,522  $185,419  $11,109 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   19,851   15,037   44,097   35,315 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   19,851   15,037   44,097   35,315 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   68,331   (8,515  141,322   (24,206
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts
   78,291   (446,365  358,570   (887,395
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     —     —     (5,949
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   78,291   (446,365  358,570   (893,344
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts
   (79,023  (282,077  (175,968  (415,047
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     787   —     (4,668
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (79,023  (281,290  (175,968  (419,715
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (732  (727,655  182,602   (1,313,059
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $67,599  $(736,170 $323,924  $(1,337,265
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $80,746  $36,856  $266,165  $47,965 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   16,999   31,331   61,096   66,646 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    237   —    237 
                 
Total expenses   16,999   31,568   61,096   66,883 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   63,747   5,288   205,069   (18,918
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   (22,385  (1,618,381  336,185   (2,505,776
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    (5,949
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (22,385  (1,618,381  336,185   (2,511,725
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   (462,400  (98,836  (638,368  (513,883
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    3,824   —    (844
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (462,400  (95,012  (638,368  (514,727
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (484,785  (1,713,393  (302,183  (3,026,452
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (421,038 $ (1,708,105 $ (97,114 $ (3,045,370
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $8,616,433  $6,236,982  $10,704,662  $8,659,095 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of –, 450,000, 200,000 and 550,000 shares, respectively
   —     5,052,555   2,296,437   6,368,822 
Redemption of 100,000, 100,000, 500,000 and 350,000 shares, respectively
   (1,148,597  (1,137,741  (5,789,588  (4,275,026
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), 350,000, (300,000) and 200,000 shares, respectively
   (1,148,597  3,914,814   (3,493,151  2,093,796 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   68,331   (8,515  141,322   (24,206
Net realized gain (loss)
   78,291   (446,365  358,570   (893,344
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (79,023  (281,290  (175,968  (419,715
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   67,599   (736,170  323,924   (1,337,265
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $7,535,435  $9,415,626  $7,535,435  $9,415,626 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $ 7,535,435  $9,415,626  $ 10,704,662  $8,659,095 
                 
Addition of —, 700,000, 200,000 and 1,250,000 shares, respectively   —    7,168,239   2,296,437   13,537,061 
Redemption of 50,000, 100,000, 550,000 and 450,000 shares, respectively   (590,916  (1,006,389  (6,380,504  (5,281,415
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (50,000), 600,000, (350,000) and 800,000 shares, respectively   (590,916  6,161,850   (4,084,067  8,255,646 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   63,747   5,288   205,069   (18,918
Net realized gain (loss)   (22,385  (1,618,381  336,185   (2,511,725
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (462,400  (95,012  (638,368  (514,727
                 
Net income (loss)   (421,038  (1,708,105  (97,114  (3,045,370
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $6,523,481  $ 13,869,371  $6,523,481  $ 13,869,371 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $323,924  $(1,337,265
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
   —     (5,984,289
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     2,290,249 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     (9,602
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     5,949 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   175,968   419,715 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   12,213   (1,382
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (4,645  2,121 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   507,460   (4,614,504
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   2,296,437   6,368,822 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (5,789,588  (4,275,026
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (3,493,151  2,093,796 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (2,985,691  (2,520,708
Cash, beginning of period
   10,259,418   7,582,458 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $7,273,727  $5,061,750 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(97,114 $ (3,045,370
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   —    (5,984,290
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    6,290,250 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    (11,431
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    5,949 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   638,368   514,727 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   15,036   (13,185
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (5,633  18,088 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    237 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   550,657   (2,225,025
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   2,296,437   13,058,757 
Payment on shares redeemed   (6,380,504  (5,281,415
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (4,084,067  7,777,342 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (3,533,410  5,552,317 
Cash, beginning of period   10,259,418   7,582,458 
         
Cash, end of period  $6,726,008  $ 13,134,775 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $134,680,616 and $129,100,287, respectively)
  $134,714,723   $129,123,489 
Cash
   15,660,964    16,568,417 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   4,415,600    2,611,350 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   32,723,000    18,730,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   —      6,496,466 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   496,067    8,169 
Interest receivable
   107,021    126,595 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   188,117,375    173,664,486 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   147,761    140,350 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   7,053,083    —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   7,200,844    140,350 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   180,916,531    173,524,136 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $188,117,375   $173,664,486 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   3,100,000    3,150,000 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $58.36   $55.09 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $58.24   $55.27 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $109,649,343 and $129,100,287, respectively)  $ 109,664,879   $ 129,123,489 
Cash   11,124,533    16,568,417 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   2,074,800    2,611,350 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   35,494,971    18,730,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   —     6,496,466 
Receivable on open futures contracts   —     8,169 
Interest receivable   73,655    126,595 
          
Total assets   158,432,838    173,664,486 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable on open futures contracts   264,526    —  
Payable to Sponsor
   128,566    140,350 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   10,343,189    —  
          
Total liabilities   10,736,281    140,350 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   147,696,557    173,524,136 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $158,432,838   $173,664,486 
          
Shares outstanding   2,800,000    3,150,000 
          
Net asset value per share  $52 .75   $55 .09 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $52 .60   $55 .27 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(74% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.132% due
07/06/23
  $50,000,000   $49,978,980 
4.959% due
07/13/23
   20,000,000    19,971,916 
5.242% due
07/18/23
   15,000,000    14,968,437 
5.104% due
08/01/23
   50,000,000    49,795,390 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $134,680,616)
    $134,714,723 
    
 
 
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(74% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $ 25,000,000   $24,970,695 
5.478% due 10/17/23   40,000,000    39,911,916 
5.499% due 10/24/23   25,000,000    24,919,333 
5.490% due 11/14/23
   10,000,000    9,936,754 
5.497% due 11/21/23   10,000,000    9,926,181 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $109,649,343)
    $ 109,664,879 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires August 2023
   530   $102,258,200   $(5,385,731
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires December 2023   264   $ 49,265,040   $ (2,617,740
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
   
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
   
Notional Amount
at Value
**
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23   $111,454,930   $(3,028,491
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23    52,937,566    (1,438,439
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23    95,175,948    (2,586,153
       
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
  $(7,053,083
       
 
 
 
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
   
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.25  10/06/23   $ 105,703,033   $ (4,441,216
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    50,205,597    (2,109,437
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    90,264,166    (3,792,536
          
      
 
Total
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 
  $ (10,343,189
          
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $1,983,196  $319,154  $3,632,210  $414,267 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   474,261   716,148   901,375   1,387,563 
Brokerage commissions
   6,925   14,064   15,540   35,723 
Futures account fees
   —     8,664   —     28,169 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   481,186   738,876   916,915   1,451,455 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,502,010   (419,722  2,715,295   (1,037,188
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   5,160,588   (28,896,339  7,921,167   (8,706,319
Swap agreements
   12,035,981   (29,004,744  20,075,298   8,623,832 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (28,462  —     (28,462  —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   17,168,107   (57,901,083  27,968,003   (82,487
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (10,482,142  3,312,504   (8,627,819  (4,587,403
Swap agreements
   (22,406,342  1,658,698   (13,549,549  (15,091,046
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   33,642   (159  10,905   (171,019
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (32,854,842  4,971,043   (22,166,463  (19,849,468
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (15,686,735  (52,930,040  5,801,540   (19,931,955
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(14,184,725 $(53,349,762 $8,516,835  $(20,969,143
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $1,837,846  $678,282  $5,470,056  $1,092,549 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   417,418   475,457   1,318,793   1,863,020 
Brokerage commissions   5,346   8,176   20,886   43,899 
Futures account fees   —    —    —    28,169 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    2,940   —    2,940 
                 
Total expenses   422,764   486,573   1,339,679   1,938,028 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,415,082   191,709   4,130,377   (845,479
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (6,609,223  (13,871,427  1,311,944   (22,577,746
Swap agreements   (10,266,780  (25,954,159  9,808,518   (17,330,327
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   138   (708  (28,324  (708
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (16,875,865  (39,826,294  11,092,138   (39,908,781
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   2,767,991   2,305,467   (5,859,828  (2,281,936
Swap agreements   (3,290,106  (234,566  (16,839,655  (15,325,612
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (18,571  151,932   (7,666  (19,087
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (540,686  2,222,833   (22,707,149  (17,626,635
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (17,416,551  (37,603,461  (11,615,011  (57,535,416
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (16,001,469 $ (37,411,752 $ (7,484,634 $ (58,380,895
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $201,161,529  $355,029,822  $173,524,136  $232,780,534 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 50,000, 100,000, 450,000 and 1,600,000 shares, respectively
   3,236,120   6,573,039   28,209,474   102,257,715 
Redemption of 150,000, 1,150,000, 500,000 and 1,250,000 shares, respectively
   (9,296,393  (68,314,246  (29,333,914  (74,130,253
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), (1,050,000), (50,000) and 350,000 shares, respectively
   (6,060,273  (61,741,207  (1,124,440  28,127,462 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,502,010   (419,722  2,715,295   (1,037,188
Net realized gain (loss)
   17,168,107   (57,901,083  27,968,003   (82,487
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (32,854,842  4,971,043   (22,166,463  (19,849,468
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (14,184,725  (53,349,762  8,516,835   (20,969,143
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $180,916,531  $239,938,853  $180,916,531  $239,938,853 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $ 180,916,531  $ 239,938,853  $ 173,524,136  $232,780,534 
                 
Addition of 50,000, 50,000, 500,000 and 1,650,000 shares, respectively   3,076,173   2,645,499   31,285,647   104,903,214 
Redemption of 350,000, 900,000, 850,000 and 2,150,000 shares, respectively   (20,294,678  (45,150,308  (49,628,592  (119,280,561
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (300,000), (850,000), (350,000) and (500,000) shares, respectively   (17,218,505  (42,504,809  (18,342,945  (14,377,347
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,415,082   191,709   4,130,377   (845,479
Net realized gain (loss)   (16,875,865  (39,826,294  11,092,138   (39,908,781
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (540,686  2,222,833   (22,707,149  (17,626,635
                 
Net income (loss)   (16,001,469  (37,411,752  (7,484,634  (58,380,895
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $147,696,557  $160,022,292  $147,696,557  $160,022,292 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $8,516,835  $(20,969,143
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
   (492,848,662  (704,533,509
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   489,813,291   704,000,000 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (2,573,420  (377,637
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   28,462   —   
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   13,538,644   15,262,065 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   (487,898  944,644 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   19,574   (31,715
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   7,411   24,571 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   —     (4,034
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   —     1,022,544 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   16,014,237   (4,662,214
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   28,209,474   102,257,715 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (29,333,914  (71,305,703
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (1,124,440  30,952,012 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   14,889,797   26,289,798 
Cash, beginning of period
   37,909,767   15,422,082 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $52,799,564  $41,711,880 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(7,484,634 $ (58,380,895
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   (886,531,310  (913,776,847
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   909,750,482   978,997,411 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (3,796,552  (903,566
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   28,324   708 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   16,847,321   15,344,699 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   8,169   823,707 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   52,940   (39,702
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (11,784  125,445 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   —    (4,034
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   264,526   —  
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    2,940 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   29,127,482   22,189,866 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   31,285,647   104,903,214 
Payment on shares redeemed   (49,628,592  (119,280,561
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (18,342,945  (14,377,347
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   10,784,537   7,812,519 
Cash, beginning of period   37,909,767   15,422,082 
         
Cash, end of period  $48,694,304  $23,234,601 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $224,295,385 and $228,617,421, respectively)
  $224,344,440   $228,657,634 
Cash
   43,579,042    74,136,821 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   19,465,500    19,452,250 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   85,841,000    56,423,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   —      39,224,212 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   1,635,164    —   
Interest receivable   270,810    300,712 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets   375,135,956    418,194,629 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   —      1,615,382 
Payable on open futures contracts
   —      1,948,902 
Payable to Sponsor
   298,935    344,467 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   18,045,362    —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   18,344,297    3,908,751 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   356,791,659    414,285,878 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $375,135,956   $418,194,629 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   13,196,526    13,046,526 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $27.04   $31.75 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $26.95   $32.00 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $199,247,238 and $228,617,421, respectively)  $ 199,275,356   $ 228,657,634 
Cash   16,864,895    74,136,821 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   14,064,000    19,452,250 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   121,550,121    56,423,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   —     39,224,212 
Interest receivable   211,212    300,712 
          
Total assets   351,965,584    418,194,629 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   —     1,615,382 
Payable on open futures contracts   2,071,169    1,948,902 
Payable to Sponsor
   281,601    344,467 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   21,616,739    —  
          
Total liabilities   23,969,509    3,908,751 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   327,996,075    414,285,878 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $351,965,584   $418,194,629 
          
Shares outstanding   13,246,526    13,046,526 
          
Net asset value per share  $24 .76   $31 .75 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $24 .61   $32 .00 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(63% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.132% due 07/06/23
  $25,000,000   $24,989,490 
4.959% due 07/13/23
   50,000,000    49,929,790 
5.242% due 07/18/23
   50,000,000    49,894,790 
5.104% due 08/01/23
   50,000,000    49,795,390 
4.972% due 08/08/23
   25,000,000    24,870,750 
5.161% due 08/10/23
   25,000,000    24,864,230 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $224,295,385)
    $224,344,440 
    
 
 
 
   
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(61% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $25,000,000   $24,970,695 
5.478% due 10/17/23   90,000,000    89,801,811 
5.499% due 10/24/23   25,000,000    24,919,332 
5.490% due 11/14/23
   25,000,000    24,841,885 
5.497% due 11/21/23   35,000,000    34,741,633 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $199,247,238)
    $199,275,356 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires September 2023
   2,047   $235,609,700   $(9,977,916
   
Number
of

Contracts
   
Notional
Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires December 2023   1,756   $197,111,000   $(6,167,328
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
  
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
  
Notional Amount
at Value
**
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  0.25  07/06/23  $166,412,438   $(6,281,114
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  0.30  07/06/23   21,984,663    (830,545
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  0.30  07/06/23   149,157,444    (5,634,927
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  0.25  07/06/23   140,386,283    (5,298,776
     
 
 
 
    Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
  $(18,045,362
     
 
 
 
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
   
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.25  10/06/23   $159,867,323   $(7,524,763
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.30  10/06/23    21,119,991    (994,790
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.30  10/06/23    143,290,980    (6,749,262
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    134,864,794    (6,347,924
          
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
  $(21,616,739
          
 
All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $3,701,182  $421,514  $7,075,578  $561,963 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   976,505   1,082,340   1,848,064   2,299,939 
Brokerage commissions
   47,075   28,732   73,637   59,283 
Futures account fees
   —     6,188   —     26,693 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   1,023,580   1,117,260   1,921,701   2,385,915 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   2,677,602   (695,746  5,153,877   (1,823,952
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   17,097,790   (10,869,422  20,739,536   (16,614,384
Swap agreements
   47,564,510   (145,324,753  15,178,900   (22,942,764
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (46,857  (1,174  (46,857  (1,164
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   64,615,443   (156,195,349  35,871,579   (39,558,312
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (38,652,527  (13,510,319  (39,404,490  (6,824,486
Swap agreements
   (80,409,195  (36,561,200  (57,269,574  (101,003,629
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   44,380   (64,280  8,842   (343,929
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (119,017,342  (50,135,799  (96,665,222  (108,172,044
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (54,401,899  (206,331,148  (60,793,643  (147,730,356
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(51,724,297 $(207,026,894 $(55,639,766 $(149,554,308
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $3,343,905  $824,171  $10,419,483  $1,386,134 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   892,009   798,802   2,740,073   3,098,741 
Brokerage commissions   27,874   34,796   101,511   94,079 
Futures account fees   —    —    —    26,693 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    5,922   —    5,922 
                 
Total expenses   919,883   839,520   2,841,584   3,225,435 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   2,424,022   (15,349  7,577,899   (1,839,301
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (14,704,230  (13,577,109  6,035,306   (30,191,493
Swap agreements   (15,547,180  (133,807,652  (368,280  (156,750,416
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    (6,553  (46,857  (7,717
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (30,251,410  (147,391,314  5,620,169   (186,949,626
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   3,810,588   3,988,709   (35,593,902  (2,835,777
Swap agreements   (3,571,377  87,216,478   (60,840,951  (13,787,151
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (20,937  272,285   (12,095  (71,644
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   218,274   91,477,472   (96,446,948  (16,694,572
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (30,033,136  (55,913,842  (90,826,779  (203,644,198
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (27,609,114 $ (55,929,191 $ (83,248,880 $ (205,483,499
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $429,115,334  $558,375,841  $414,285,878  $515,453,594 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 700,000, 800,000, 2,600,000 and 1,800,000 shares, respectively
   20,692,563   26,625,358   71,924,842   65,659,299 
Redemption of 1,300,000, 750,000, 2,450,000 and 2,250,000 shares, respectively
   (41,291,941  (22,396,790  (73,779,295  (75,981,070
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (600,000), 50,000, 150,000 and (450,000) shares, respectively
   (20,599,378  4,228,568   (1,854,453  (10,321,771
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   2,677,602   (695,746  5,153,877   (1,823,952
Net realized gain (loss)
   64,615,443   (156,195,349  35,871,579   (39,558,312
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (119,017,342  (50,135,799  (96,665,222  (108,172,044
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (51,724,297  (207,026,894  (55,639,766  (149,554,308
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $356,791,659  $355,577,515  $356,791,659  $355,577,515 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $ 356,791,659  $355,577,515  $414,285,878  $515,453,594 
                 
Addition of 1,500,000, 2,450,000, 4,100,000 and 4,250,000 shares, respectively   42,340,032   52,469,935   114,264,874   118,129,234 
Redemption of 1,450,000, 1,250,000, 3,900,000 and 3,500,000 shares, respectively   (43,526,502  (28,147,396  (117,305,797  (104,128,466
                 
Net addition (redemption) of 50,000, 1,200,000, 200,000 and 750,000 shares, respectively   (1,186,470  24,322,539   (3,040,923  14,000,768 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   2,424,022   (15,349  7,577,899   (1,839,301
Net realized gain (loss)   (30,251,410  (147,391,314  5,620,169   (186,949,626
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   218,274   91,477,472   (96,446,948  (16,694,572
                 
Net income (loss)   (27,609,114  (55,929,191  (83,248,880  (205,483,499
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $327,996,075  $323,970,863  $327,996,075  $323,970,863 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(55,639,766 $(149,554,308
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
   (2,203,304,232  (1,255,430,782
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   2,212,588,221   1,416,997,680 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (5,008,810  (497,182
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   46,857   1,164 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   57,260,732   101,347,558 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   (1,635,164  1,384,919 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   29,902   (55,579
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (45,532  (78,578
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   —     (9,833
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   (1,948,902  2,248,743 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   2,343,306   116,353,802 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   71,924,842   64,418,960 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (75,394,677  (79,464,840
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (3,469,835  (15,045,880
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (1,126,529  101,307,922 
Cash, beginning of period
   150,012,071   25,488,503 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $148,885,542  $126,796,425 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(83,248,880 $(205,483,499
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   (2,785,919,203  (2,619,720,954
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   2,822,588,221   2,909,963,011 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (7,345,692  (1,060,031
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   46,857   7,717 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   60,853,046   13,858,795 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   —    (314,479
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   89,500   (72,051
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (62,866  143,880 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   —    (9,833
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   122,267   —  
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    5,922 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   7,123,250   97,318,478 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   114,264,874   113,960,240 
Payment on shares redeemed   (118,921,179  (107,612,236
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (4,656,305  6,348,004 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   2,466,945   103,666,482 
Cash, beginning of period   150,012,071   25,488,503 
         
Cash, end of period  $152,479,016  $129,154,985 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $34,728,989, respectively)
  $—     $34,732,372 
Cash
   116,071,941    71,086,482 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   222,756,461    323,761,025 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   50,445,515    209,470,270 
Interest receivable
   952,517    1,246,402 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   390,226,434    640,296,551 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable on open futures contracts
   2,056,385    348,988 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   44,656    58,772 
Payable to Sponsor
   361,334    570,429 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   2,462,375    978,189 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   387,764,059    639,318,362 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $390,226,434   $640,296,551 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   20,977,842    9,307,842 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $18.48   $68.69 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $18.49   $68.60 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULESTATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTSFINANCIAL CONDITION
JUNE 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires July 2023
   21,591   $324,102,501   $(69,897,187
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires August 2023
   15,704    257,550,311    (9,932,533
      
 
 
 
      $(79,829,720
      
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $84,569,073 and $34,728,989, respectively)  $84,581,081   $34,732,372 
Cash   20,004,039    71,086,482 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   133,149,681    323,761,025 
Receivable from capital shares sold   9,725,630    —  
Receivable on open futures contracts   41,678,702    209,470,270 
Interest receivable   689,129    1,246,402 
          
Total assets   289,828,262    640,296,551 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   6,477,149    —  
Payable on open futures contracts   —     348,988 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   34,400    58,772 
Payable to Sponsor
   266,022    570,429 
          
Total liabilities   6,777,571    978,189 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   283,050,691    639,318,362 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 289,828,262   $ 640,296,551 
          
Shares outstanding (Note 1)   17,474,459    9,307,842 
          
Net asset value per share (Note 1)  $16 .20   $68 .69 
          
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)  $16 .21   $68 .60 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(unaudited)
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(30% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.478% due 10/17/23  $10,000,000   $9,977,979 
5.499% due 10/24/23   25,000,000    24,919,332 
5.490% due 11/14/23   50,000,000    49,683,770 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $84,569,073)
    $84,581,081 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
(unaudited)
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires October 2023   14,181   $252,013,387   $26,387,450 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires November 2023   9,464    172,682,983    2,622,041 
         
      $29,009,491 
         
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $4,750,595  $430,670  $9,167,250  $525,931 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   1,330,081   2,293,738   2,703,851   4,254,915 
Brokerage commissions
   712,511   970,211   1,490,212   1,906,969 
Futures account fees
   126,999   444,123   250,360   1,226,811 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   2,169,591   3,708,072   4,444,423   7,388,695 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   2,581,004   (3,277,402  4,722,827   (6,862,764
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   (426,304,544  91,039,435   (608,537,974  349,477,533 
Swap agreements
   —     —     —     22,556,586 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   4,188   (337,934  (3,590  (353,087
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (426,300,356  90,701,501   (608,541,564  371,681,032 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (45,320,517  196,657,178   (43,274,267  161,801,275 
Swap agreements
   —     —     —     477,437 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   5,340   78,171   (3,383  (544,247
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (45,315,177  196,735,349   (43,277,650  161,734,465 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (471,615,533  287,436,850   (651,819,214  533,415,497 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(469,034,529 $284,159,448  $(647,096,387 $526,552,733 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
^^Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYOPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $535,980,236  $1,127,608,641  $639,318,362  $816,679,636 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 12,940,000, 5,840,000, 21,310,000 and 14,150,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   455,030,425   799,757,076   891,490,874   1,971,472,943 
Redemption of 3,550,000, 7,470,000, 9,640,000 and 14,010,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (134,212,073  (1,235,841,632  (495,948,790  (2,339,021,779
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 9,390,000, (1,630,000), 11,670,000 and 140,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   320,818,352   (436,084,556  395,542,084   (367,548,836
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   2,581,004   (3,277,402  4,722,827   (6,862,764
Net realized gain (loss)
   (426,300,356  90,701,501   (608,541,564  371,681,032 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (45,315,177  196,735,349   (43,277,650  161,734,465 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (469,034,529  284,159,448   (647,096,387  526,552,733 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $387,764,059  $975,683,533  $387,764,059  $975,683,533 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $3,255,531  $3,945,136  $12,422,781  $4,471,067 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   803,793   2,831,005   3,507,644   7,085,920 
Brokerage commissions   517,699   1,276,819   2,007,911   3,183,788 
Futures account fees   103,793   219,828   354,153   1,446,639 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    20,117   —    20,117 
                 
Total expenses   1,425,285   4,347,769   5,869,708   11,736,464 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,830,246   (402,633  6,553,073   (7,265,397
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (142,584,115  (289,871,717  (751,122,089  59,605,816 
Swap agreements   —    —    —    22,556,586 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (141  (2,037  (3,731  (355,124
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (142,584,256  (289,873,754  (751,125,820  81,807,278 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   108,839,211   161,330,331   65,564,944   323,131,606 
Swap agreements   —    —    —    477,437 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   12,008   414,952   8,625   (129,295
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   108,851,219   161,745,283   65,573,569   323,479,748 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (33,733,037  (128,128,471  (685,552,251  405,287,026 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $(31,902,791 $(128,531,104 $(678,999,178 $398,021,629 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(647,096,387 $526,552,733 
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
   (1,156,102,958  (1,476,792,269
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   1,192,359,088   1,454,556,289 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (1,530,731  (252,157
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   3,590   353,166 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   3,383   66,810 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   159,024,755   (225,561,488
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   293,885   (193,393
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (209,095  126,268 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   (14,116  (96,420
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   1,707,397   (9,447,456
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (451,561,189  269,312,083 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   891,490,874   1,969,293,116 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (495,948,790  (2,339,021,779
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   395,542,084   (369,728,663
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (56,019,105  (100,416,580)
Cash, beginning of period
   394,847,507   572,120,879 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $338,828,402  $471,704,299 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $387,764,059  $975,683,533  $639,318,362  $816,679,636 
                 
Addition of 13,400,000, 9,340,000, 34,710,000 and 23,490,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   217,623,291   1,064,364,417   1,109,114,165   3,035,837,360 
Redemption of 16,903,383, 8,330,000, 26,543,383 and 22,340,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (290,433,868  (916,027,068  (786,382,658  (3,255,048,847
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (3,503,383), 1,010,000, 8,166,617 and 1,150,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (72,810,577  148,337,349   322,731,507   (219,211,487
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,830,246   (402,633  6,553,073   (7,265,397
Net realized gain (loss)   (142,584,256  (289,873,754  (751,125,820  81,807,278 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   108,851,219   161,745,283   65,573,569   323,479,748 
                 
Net income (loss)   (31,902,791  (128,531,104  (678,999,178  398,021,629 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $283,050,691  $995,489,778  $283,050,691  $995,489,778 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YENVIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Cash
  $11,390,854   $11,444,958 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   1,767,000    1,357,000 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   18,889    1,152,834 
Interest receivable
   39,252    39,204 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   13,215,995    13,993,996 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   8,505    10,915 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   876,516    168,285 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   885,021    179,200 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   12,330,974    13,814,796 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $13,215,995   $13,993,996 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   449,970    399,970 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $27.40   $34.54 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $27.42   $34.56 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(678,999,178 $398,021,629 
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   (1,439,995,575  (4,540,406,696
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   1,392,250,029   4,489,474,762 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (2,098,269  (1,094,279
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   3,731   355,124 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (8,625  (348,142
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   167,791,568   (228,922,727
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   557,273   (1,045,845
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (304,407  1,301,939 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (24,372  (101,787
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   (348,988  (9,447,456
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    20,117 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (561,176,813  107,806,639 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   1,099,388,535   3,035,837,360 
Payment on shares redeemed   (779,905,509  (3,218,451,554
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   319,483,026   (182,614,194
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (241,693,787  (74,807,555
Cash, beginning of period   394,847,507   572,120,879 
         
Cash, end of period  $153,153,720  $497,313,324 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Cash  $16,103,538   $11,444,958 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts   1,937,000    1,357,000 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   8,894    1,152,834 
Interest receivable   60,530    39,204 
          
Total assets   18,109,962    13,993,996 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   12,399    10,915 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   589,315    168,285 
          
Total liabilities   601,714    179,200 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   17,508,248    13,814,796 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $18,109,962   $13,993,996 
          
Shares outstanding   699,970    399,970 
          
Net asset value per share  $25 .01   $34 .54 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $25 .00   $34 .56 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
 
   
Settlement
Date
   
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Yen with Goldman Sachs International
   07/14/23    1,507,359,517  $10,470,698  $(407,188
Yen with UBS AG
   07/14/23    2,188,352,856   15,201,139   (469,328
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(876,516
      
 
 
 
Contracts to Sell
      
Yen with Goldman Sachs International
   07/14/23    (1,461 $(10 $—   
Yen with UBS AG
   07/14/23    (158,537,000  (1,101,259  18,889 
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $18,889 
      
 
 
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount

in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount

in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/

Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Yen with Goldman Sachs International   10/06/23    2,355,724,056  $15,780,833  $(268,253
Yen with UBS AG   10/06/23    2,976,699,856   19,940,707   (321,062
         
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(589,315
         
Contracts to Sell
      
Yen with UBS AG   10/06/23    (97,972,000 $(656,308 $8,894 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
   $8,894 
         
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $174,354  $25,362  $409,452  $29,299 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   35,968   21,245   91,858   34,710 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    194   —    194 
                 
Total expenses   35,968   21,439   91,858   34,904 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   138,386   3,923   317,594   (5,605
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   (1,854,770  (1,652,590  (2,923,720  (2,532,839
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    1,548 
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,854,770  (1,652,590  (2,923,720  (2,531,291
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   277,206   (17,967  (1,564,970  (2,005
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    3,286   —    (1,856
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   277,206   (14,681  (1,564,970  (3,861
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1,577,564  (1,667,271  (4,488,690  (2,535,152
                 
Net income (loss)
  $(1,439,178 $(1,663,348 $(4,171,096 $(2,540,757
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $12,330,974  $5,024,773  $13,814,796  $2,362,849 
                 
Addition of 300,000, 250,000, 500,000 and 350,000 shares, respectively   8,063,291   8,285,325   14,320,409   11,824,658 
Redemption of 50,000, 50,000, 200,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively   (1,446,839  (1,487,561  (6,455,861  (1,487,561
                 
Net addition (redemption) of 250,000, 200,000, 300,000 and 300,000 shares, respectively   6,616,452   6,797,764   7,864,548   10,337,097 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   138,386   3,923   317,594   (5,605
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,854,770  (1,652,590  (2,923,720  (2,531,291
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   277,206   (14,681  (1,564,970  (3,861
                 
Net income (loss)   (1,439,178  (1,663,348  (4,171,096  (2,540,757
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $17,508,248  $10,159,189  $17,508,248  $10,159,189 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(4,171,096 $(2,540,757
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   —    (995,769
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    1,548 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    (3,732
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    (1,548
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   1,564,970   3,861 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   (21,326  (9,886
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   1,484   14,302 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    194 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (2,625,968  (3,531,787
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   14,320,409   11,824,658 
Payment on shares redeemed   (6,455,861  (1,487,561
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   7,864,548   10,337,097 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   5,238,580   6,805,310 
Cash, beginning of period   12,801,958   2,457,820 
         
Cash, end of period  $18,040,538  $9,263,130 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $184,272,303 and $89,407,308, respectively)  $184,298,349   $89,426,935 
Cash   26,182,767    74,627,051 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   76,076,031    65,184,460 
Receivable from capital shares sold   7,585,012    41,694 
Receivable on open futures contracts   3,557,787    1,604,847 
Interest receivable   279,874    384,856 
          
Total assets   297,979,820    231,269,843 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   —     1,257,090 
Payable on open futures contracts   993,204    7,102,680 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   4,433    4,134 
Payable to Sponsor
   205,717    208,602 
          
Total liabilities   1,203,354    8,572,506 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   296,776,466    222,697,337 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $297,979,820   $231,269,843 
          
Shares outstanding   17,605,220    9,305,220 
          
Net asset value per share  $16 .86   $23 .93 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $16 .82   $23 .85 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(62% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $25,000,000   $24,970,695 
5.478% due 10/17/23   70,000,000    69,845,853 
5.499% due 10/24/23   25,000,000    24,919,332 
5.490% due 11/14/23   40,000,000    39,747,016 
5.497% due 11/21/23   25,000,000    24,815,453 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $184,272,303)
    $184,298,349 
       
Futures Contracts Sold
      
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2023   2,296   $203,884,800   $(16,612,860
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires June 2024   2,404    195,012,480    (9,249,968
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2024   2,500    194,650,000    822,565 
         
      $(25,040,263
         
^^Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
   
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
      
Interest  $2,609,417  $1,748,548   $6,172,654  $2,091,754 
                  
Expenses
      
Management fee   548,671   1,160,746    1,392,728   2,599,503 
Brokerage commissions   54,549   148,121    180,385   332,256 
Futures account fees   —    39,563    —    195,542 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    7,548    —    7,548 
                  
Total expenses   603,220   1,355,978    1,573,113   3,134,849 
                  
Net investment income (loss)   2,006,197   392,570    4,599,541   (1,043,095
                  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
      
Net realized gain (loss) on
      
Futures contracts   (47,764,820  66,444,885    7,896,254   (142,631,216
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   60   —     (11,723  —  
                  
Net realized gain (loss)   (47,764,760  66,444,885    7,884,531   (142,631,216
                  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
      
Futures contracts   (38,026,419  76,797,273    (35,285,156  113,723,566 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   8,060   190,676    6,419   (49,461
                  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (38,018,359  76,987,949    (35,278,737  113,674,105 
                  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (85,783,119  143,432,834    (27,394,206  (28,957,111
                  
Net income (loss)
  $(83,776,922 $143,825,404   $(22,794,665 $(30,000,206
                  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $112,854,952  $501,157,304  $222,697,337  $114,167,602 
Addition of 17,250,000, 11,050,000, 28,800,000 and 38,940,000 shares, respectively   345,709,147   263,018,131   622,896,585   1,051,908,930 
Redemption of 4,050,000, 20,650,000, 20,500,000 and 28,561,540 shares, respectively   (78,010,711  (539,209,750  (526,022,791  (767,285,237
                 
Net addition (redemption) of 13,200,000, (9,600,000), 8,300,000 and 10,378,460 shares, respectively   267,698,436   (276,191,619  96,873,794   284,623,693 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   2,006,197   392,570   4,599,541   (1,043,095
Net realized gain (loss)   (47,764,760  66,444,885   7,884,531   (142,631,216
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (38,018,359  76,987,949   (35,278,737  113,674,105 
                 
Net income (loss)   (83,776,922  143,825,404   (22,794,665  (30,000,206
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $296,776,466  $368,791,089  $296,776,466  $368,791,089 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
44

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(22,794,665 $(30,000,206
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   (881,618,883  (5,037,566,739
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   789,898,469   4,974,000,000 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (3,156,304  (1,233,461
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   11,723   —  
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (6,419  49,461 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   (1,952,940  (3,393,165
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   104,982   (329,488
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (2,885  639,427 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   299   3,314 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   (6,109,476  54,103 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    7,548 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (125,626,099  (97,769,206
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   615,353,267   1,051,908,930 
Payment on shares redeemed   (527,279,881  (758,540,834
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   88,073,386   293,368,096 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (37,552,713  195,598,890 
Cash, beginning of period   139,811,511   54,443,553 
         
Cash, end of period  $102,258,798  $250,042,443 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $19,932,661 and $61,469,726, respectively)  $19,935,466   $61,482,526 
Cash   17,318,005    5,724,380 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   50,351,496    38,758,160 
Receivable from capital shares sold   12,292,429    —  
Receivable on open futures contracts   11,619,568    33,637,888 
Interest receivable   228,248    293,818 
          
Total assets   111,745,212    139,896,772 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   —     5,365,196 
Payable on open futures contracts   —     282,362 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   4,417    7,497 
Payable to Sponsor
   77,733    132,197 
          
Total liabilities   82,150    5,787,252 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   111,663,062    134,109,520 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 111,745,212   $ 139,896,772 
          
Shares outstanding   1,816,856    4,966,856 
          
Net asset value per share  $61 .46   $27 .00 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $61 .04   $27 .56 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(18% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.499% due 10/24/23  $ 20,000,000   $ 19,935,466 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $19,932,661)
    $19,935,466 
       
Futures Contracts Sold
      
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires November 2023   7,624   $ 223,306,960   $ 23,776,317 
^^ Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YENULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $114,980  $3,064  $235,098  $3,937 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   25,330   8,036   55,890   13,465 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   25,330   8,036   55,890   13,465 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   89,650   (4,972  179,208   (9,528
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts
   (770,142  (761,478  (1,068,950  (880,249
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     —     —     1,548 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (770,142  (761,478  (1,068,950  (878,701
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts
   (1,348,109  154,501   (1,842,176  15,962 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     (2,316  —     (5,142
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,348,109  152,185   (1,842,176  10,820 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (2,118,251  (609,293  (2,911,126  (867,881
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(2,028,601 $(614,265 $(2,731,918 $(877,409
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $1,476,050  $953,050  $4,007,691  $1,131,063 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   304,567   730,949   903,703   1,784,017 
Brokerage commissions   133,782   173,386   577,070   539,244 
Futures account fees   23,941   48,485   80,308   255,370 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    5,374   —    5,374 
                 
Total expenses   462,290   958,194   1,561,081   2,584,005 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,013,760   (5,144  2,446,610   (1,452,942
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (10,798,451  8,173,631   221,346,621   (389,138,752
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (174  (57,864  (1,437  (116,673
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (10,798,625  8,115,767   221,345,184   (389,255,425
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   44,086,649   (23,776,729  (62,113,081  116,857,361 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   173   309,345   (9,995  (32,689
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   44,086,822   (23,467,384  (62,123,076  116,824,672 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   33,288,197   (15,351,617  159,222,108   (272,430,753
                 
Net income (loss)
  $34,301,957  $(15,356,761 $161,668,718  $(273,883,695
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YENULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $9,915,083  $2,099,705  $13,814,796  $2,362,849 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 150,000, 100,000, 200,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively
   4,444,492   3,539,333   6,257,118   3,539,333 
Redemption of –, –, 150,000 and – shares, respectively
   —     —     (5,009,022  —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 150,000, 100,000, 50,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively
   4,444,492   3,539,333   1,248,096   3,539,333 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   89,650   (4,972  179,208   (9,528
Net realized gain (loss)
   (770,142  (761,478  (1,068,950  (878,701
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,348,109  152,185   (1,842,176  10,820 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (2,028,601  (614,265  (2,731,918  (877,409
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $12,330,974  $5,024,773  $12,330,974  $5,024,773 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $141,324,963  $211,823,446  $134,109,520  $242,145,130 
Addition of 5,500,000, 58,900,000, 19,350,000 and 82,240,000 shares, respectively   295,245,731   790,506,039   1,128,672,428   1,734,541,781 
Redemption of 6,250,000, 49,900,000, 22,500,000 and 69,251,886 shares, respectively   (359,209,589  (744,582,726  (1,312,787,604  (1,460,413,218
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (750,000), 9,000,000, (3,150,000) and 12,988,114 shares, respectively   (63,963,858  45,923,313   (184,115,176  274,128,563 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,013,760   (5,144  2,446,610   (1,452,942
Net realized gain (loss)   (10,798,625  8,115,767   221,345,184   (389,255,425
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   44,086,822   (23,467,384  (62,123,076  116,824,672 
                 
Net income (loss)   34,301,957   (15,356,761  161,668,718   (273,883,695
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $111,663,062  $242,389,998  $111,663,062  $242,389,998 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRA YENULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(2,731,918 $(877,409
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
   —     (995,769
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     1,548 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     (2,342
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     (1,548
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   1,842,176   (10,820
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (48  (1,269
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (2,410  1,139 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (892,200  (1,886,470
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   6,257,118   3,539,333 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (5,009,022  —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   1,248,096   3,539,333 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   355,896   1,652,863 
Cash, beginning of period
   12,801,958   2,457,820 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $13,157,854  $4,110,683 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $161,668,718  $(273,883,695
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   (228,632,508  (641,286,804
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   271,472,626   680,730,195 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (1,304,490  (447,861
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   1,437   116,673 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   9,995   32,689 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   22,018,320   (17,665,801
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   65,570   (278,702
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (54,464  354,079 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (3,080  (23,511
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   (282,362  (8,542,438
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    5,374 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   224,959,762   (260,889,802
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   1,116,379,999   1,734,541,781 
Payment on shares redeemed   (1,318,152,800  (1,464,617,750
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (201,772,801  269,924,031 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   23,186,961   9,034,229 
Cash, beginning of period   44,482,540   113,000,927 
         
Cash, end of period  $67,669,501  $122,035,156 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
40
50

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OILEURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $74,834,094 and $89,407,308, respectively)
  $74,852,080   $89,426,935 
Cash
   5,264,925    74,627,051 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   36,646,185    65,184,460 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   2,561,440    41,694 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   —      1,604,847 
Interest receivable
   119,269    384,856 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   119,443,899    231,269,843 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   5,187,383    1,257,090 
Payable on open futures contracts
   1,300,062    7,102,680 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   3,914    4,134 
Payable to Sponsor
   97,588    208,602 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   6,588,947    8,572,506 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   112,854,952    222,697,337 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $119,443,899   $231,269,843 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   4,405,220    9,305,220 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $25.62   $23.93 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $25.70   $23.85 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $— and $39,991,822, respectively)  $—    $39,996,624 
Cash   37,961,502    30,687,235 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts   4,464,121    6,844,121 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   1,585,136    193,192 
Interest receivable   164,862    109,830 
          
Total assets   44,175,621    77,831,002 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   34,405    63,375 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   136,808    2,654,448 
          
Total liabilities   171,213    2,717,823 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   44,004,408    75,113,179 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 44,175,621   $ 77,831,002 
          
Shares outstanding   1,400,000    2,550,000 
          
Net asset value per share  $31 .43   $29 .46 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $31 .43   $29 .45 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
1

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(66% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.132% due 07/06/23
  $25,000,000   $24,989,490 
4.959% due 07/13/23
   25,000,000    24,964,895 
5.104% due 08/01/23
   25,000,000    24,897,695 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $74,834,094)
    $74,852,080 
    
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires September 2023
   1,038   $73,469,640   $877,640 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires December 2023
   1,073    75,539,200    7,336,619 
WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires June 2024
   1,111    76,681,220    4,771,897 
      
 
 
 
      $12,986,156 
      
 
 
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
2

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $1,560,028  $289,299  $3,563,237  $343,206 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   359,177   946,110   844,057   1,438,757 
Brokerage commissions
   60,079   107,079   125,836   184,135 
Futures account fees
   —     85,802   —     155,979 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   419,256   1,138,991   969,893   1,778,871 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,140,772   (849,692  2,593,344   (1,435,665
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   28,046,795   (102,594,000  55,661,074   (209,076,101
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (12,271  —     (11,783  —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   28,034,524   (102,594,000  55,649,291   (209,076,101
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (8,229,852  34,810,301   2,741,263   36,926,293 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   13,244   (53,187  (1,641  (240,137
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (8,216,608  34,757,114   2,739,622   36,686,156 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   19,817,916   (67,836,886  58,388,913   (172,389,945
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $20,958,688  $(68,686,578 $60,982,257  $(173,825,610
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
3

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $144,762,563  $416,799,231  $222,697,337  $114,167,602 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 6,250,000, 12,320,000, 11,550,000 and 27,890,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   149,281,563   278,861,920   277,187,438   788,890,799 
Redemption of 7,600,000, 4,851,540, 16,450,000 and 7,911,540 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (202,147,862  (125,817,269  (448,012,080  (228,075,487
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (1,350,000), 7,468,460, (4,900,000) and 19,978,460 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (52,866,299  153,044,651   (170,824,642  560,815,312 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,140,772   (849,692  2,593,344   (1,435,665
Net realized gain (loss)
   28,034,524   (102,594,000  55,649,291   (209,076,101
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (8,216,608  34,757,114   2,739,622   36,686,156 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   20,958,688   (68,686,578  60,982,257   (173,825,610
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $112,854,952  $501,157,304  $112,854,952  $501,157,304 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
4
51

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $60,982,257  $(173,825,610
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
   (378,541,825  (988,742,468
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   394,924,819   812,000,000 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (1,821,563  (217,252
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   11,783   —   
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   1,641   240,137 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   1,604,847   (28,947,961
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   265,587   (98,456
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (111,014  264,125 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   (220  4,674 
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   (5,802,618  11,507,191 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   71,513,694   (367,815,620
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   274,667,692   788,890,799 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (444,081,787  (228,075,487
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (169,414,095  560,815,312 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (97,900,401  192,999,692 
Cash, beginning of period
   139,811,511   54,443,553 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $41,911,110  $247,443,245 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
5

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $34,827,196 and $61,469,726, respectively)
  $34,829,828   $61,482,526 
Cash
   59,777,081    5,724,380 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   38,892,240    38,758,160 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   2,752,997    —   
Receivable on open futures contracts
   25,849,741    33,637,888 
Interest receivable
   247,504    293,818 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   162,349,391    139,896,772 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   14,487,618    5,365,196 
Payable on open futures contracts
   6,434,160    282,362 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   8,448    7,497 
Payable to Sponsor
   94,202    132,197 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   21,024,428    5,787,252 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   141,324,963    134,109,520 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $162,349,391   $139,896,772 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   2,566,856    4,966,856 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $55.06   $27.00 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $55.45   $27.56 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
6

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(25% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.104% due 08/01/23
  $10,000,000   $9,959,078 
4.972% due 08/08/23
   25,000,000    24,870,750 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $34,827,196)
    $34,829,828 
    
 
 
 
Futures Contracts Sold
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires September 2023
   10,189   $282,642,860   $(20,310,332
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
7

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $1,344,889  $122,188  $2,531,641  $178,013 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   302,274   510,704   599,136   1,053,068 
Brokerage commissions
   233,647   144,907   443,288   365,858 
Futures account fees
   26,758   76,956   56,367   206,885 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   562,679   732,567   1,098,791   1,625,811 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   782,210   (610,379  1,432,850   (1,447,798
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   48,736,428   (282,646,685  232,145,072   (397,312,383
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   1,415   (199  (1,263  (58,809
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   48,737,843   (282,646,884  232,143,809   (397,371,192
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (61,246,927  228,166,248   (106,199,730  140,634,090 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (3,173  (87,121  (10,168  (342,034
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (61,250,100  228,079,127   (106,209,898  140,292,056 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (12,512,257  (54,567,757  125,933,911   (257,079,136
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(11,730,047 $(55,178,136 $127,366,761  $(258,526,934
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
4
8

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $146,981,760  $250,340,837  $134,109,520  $242,145,130 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 6,600,000, 18,700,000, 13,850,000 and 23,340,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   457,417,060   489,076,501   833,426,697   944,035,742 
Redemption of 6,100,000, 17,601,764, 16,250,000 and 19,351,886 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (451,343,810  (472,415,756  (953,578,015  (715,830,492
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 500,000, 1,098,236, (2,400,000) and 3,988,114 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   6,073,250   16,660,745   (120,151,318  228,205,250 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   782,210   (610,379  1,432,850   (1,447,798
Net realized gain (loss)
   48,737,843   (282,646,884  232,143,809   (397,371,192
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (61,250,100  228,079,127   (106,209,898  140,292,056 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (11,730,047  (55,178,136  127,366,761   (258,526,934
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $141,324,963  $211,823,446  $141,324,963  $211,823,446 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
49


PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $127,366,761  $(258,526,934
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
   (119,017,542  (346,906,626
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   146,569,111   410,859,860 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (910,302  (110,657
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   1,263   58,809 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   10,168   342,034 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   7,788,147   (43,089,309
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   46,314   (35,299
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (37,995  (37,097
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   951   (35,587
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   6,151,798   (1,699,127
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   167,968,674   (239,179,933
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   830,673,700   944,035,742 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (944,455,593  (706,724,583
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (113,781,893  237,311,159 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   54,186,781   (1,868,774
Cash, beginning of period
   44,482,540   113,000,927 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $98,669,321  $111,132,153 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
5
0

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $39,991,822, respectively)
  $—     $39,996,624 
Cash
   45,515,144    30,687,235 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   7,024,121    6,844,121 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   29,100    193,192 
Interest receivable
   192,965    109,830 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   52,761,330    77,831,002 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   42,155    63,375 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   1,787,874    2,654,448 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   1,830,029    2,717,823 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   50,931,301    75,113,179 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $52,761,330   $77,831,002 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   1,750,000    2,550,000 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $29.10   $29.46 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $29.11   $29.45 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1

PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
   07/14/23    4,446,000  $4,855,150  $(36,237
Euro with UBS AG
   07/14/23    12,460,000   13,606,649   29,100 
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(7,137
      
 
 
 
Contracts to Sell
      
Euro with Goldman Sachs International
   07/14/23    (51,941,263 $(56,721,233 $(836,536
Euro with UBS AG
   07/14/23    (58,308,199  (63,674,095  (915,101
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(1,751,637
      
 
 
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount

in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount

in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/

Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Euro with Goldman Sachs International   10/06/23    486,000  $513,954  $(5,789
Euro with UBS AG   10/06/23    10,804,000   11,425,433   (131,019
         
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(136,808
         
Contracts to Sell
      
Euro with Goldman Sachs International   10/06/23    (43,752,263 $(46,268,836 $769,294 
Euro with UBS AG   10/06/23    (50,970,199  (53,901,938  815,842 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
   $ 1,585,136 
         
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
    
Interest
 $593,746  $39,011  $1,240,866  $54,416 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
    
Management fee
  131,101   146,934   292,669   264,390 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
  131,101   146,934   292,669   264,390 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
  462,645   (107,923  948,197   (209,974
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
    
Net realized gain (loss) on
    
Foreign currency forward contracts
  (1,045,942  3,065,129   (2,453,253  5,607,263 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  —     —     —     210,974 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
  (1,045,942  3,065,129   (2,453,253  5,818,237 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
    
Foreign currency forward contracts
  556,469   3,061,048   702,482   3,403,124 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  —     (21,310  (4,802  (94,645
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  556,469   3,039,738   697,680   3,308,479 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  (489,473  6,104,867   (1,755,573  9,126,716 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $(26,828 $5,996,944  $(807,376 $8,916,742 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $523,684  $230,824  $1,764,550  $285,240 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   111,472   203,036   404,141   467,426 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    1,835   —    1,835 
                 
Total expenses   111,472   204,871   404,141   469,261 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   412,212   25,953   1,360,409   (184,021
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   (122,866  11,086,708   (2,576,119  16,693,971 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    210,974 
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (122,866  11,086,708   (2,576,119  16,904,945 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   3,207,102   (354,043  3,909,584   3,049,081 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    61,225   (4,802  (33,420
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   3,207,102   (292,818  3,904,782   3,015,661 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   3,084,236   10,793,890   1,328,663   19,920,606 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,496,448  $ 10,819,843  $2,689,072  $ 19,736,585 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $59,537,260  $50,498,084  $75,113,179  $54,263,045 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of –, 500,000, 100,000 and 550,000 shares, respectively
   —     14,656,401   3,051,886   16,028,063 
Redemption of 300,000, 300,000, 900,000 and 600,000 shares, respectively
   (8,579,131  (8,881,332  (26,426,388  (16,937,753
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (300,000), 200,000, (800,000) and (50,000) shares, respectively
   (8,579,131  5,775,069   (23,374,502  (909,690
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   462,645   (107,923  948,197   (209,974
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,045,942  3,065,129   (2,453,253  5,818,237 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   556,469   3,039,738   697,680   3,308,479 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (26,828  5,996,944   (807,376  8,916,742 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $50,931,301  $62,270,097  $50,931,301  $62,270,097 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $50,931,301  $62,270,097  $75,113,179  $54,263,045 
                 
Addition of –, 1,100,000, 100,000 and 1,650,000 shares, respectively   —    36,183,635   3,051,886   52,211,698 
Redemption of 350,000, 550,000, 1,250,000 and 1,150,000 shares, respectively   (10,423,341  (18,689,297  (36,849,729  (35,627,050
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (350,000), 550,000, (1,150,000) and 500,000 shares, respectively   (10,423,341  17,494,338   (33,797,843  16,584,648 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   412,212   25,953   1,360,409   (184,021
Net realized gain (loss)   (122,866  11,086,708   (2,576,119  16,904,945 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   3,207,102   (292,818  3,904,782   3,015,661 
                 
Net income (loss)   3,496,448   10,819,843   2,689,072   19,736,585 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $44,004,408  $90,584,278  $44,004,408  $90,584,278 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(807,376 $8,916,742 
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
   (54,925,175  (44,986,222
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   95,000,000   72,210,974 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (83,003  (32,410
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     (210,974
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (697,680  (3,308,479
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (83,135  (17,256
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (21,220  6,691 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   38,382,411   32,579,066 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   3,051,886   16,028,063 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (26,426,388  (16,937,753
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (23,374,502  (909,690
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   15,007,909   31,669,376 
Cash, beginning of period
   37,531,356   7,554,065 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $52,539,265  $39,223,441 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $2,689,072  $19,736,585 
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   (54,925,175  (74,843,167
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   95,000,000   76,210,974 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (83,003  (83,446
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    (210,974
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (3,904,782  (3,015,661
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   (55,032  (61,501
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (28,970  98,171 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    1,835 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   38,692,110   17,832,816 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   3,051,886   52,211,149 
Payment on shares redeemed   (36,849,729  (32,142,870
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (33,797,843  20,068,279 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   4,894,267   37,901,095 
Cash, beginning of period   37,531,356   7,554,065 
         
Cash, end of period  $42,425,623  $45,455,160 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Cash
  $13,595,466   $12,252,100 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   657,360    232,313 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   2,476,000    3,536,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   440,571    —   
Receivable on open futures contracts
   40,101    —   
Interest receivable
   61,501    42,135 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   17,270,999    16,062,548 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   1,445,160    —   
Payable on open futures contracts
   2,300    700 
Payable to Sponsor
   14,161    12,854 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   —      592,957 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   1,461,621    606,511 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   15,809,378    15,456,037 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $17,270,999   $16,062,548 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   546,977    496,977 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $28.90   $31.10 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $28.96   $30.99 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Cash  $9,138,880   $ 12,252,100 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   557,700    232,313 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   2,476,000    3,536,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   649,016    —  
Receivable from capital shares sold   1,607,017    —  
Receivable on open futures contracts   6,250    —  
Interest receivable   38,854    42,135 
          
Total assets   14,473,717    16,062,548 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable on open futures contracts   98,549    700 
Payable to Sponsor
   9,299    12,854 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   —     592,957 
          
Total liabilities   107,848    606,511 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   14,365,869    15,456,037 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 14,473,717   $16,062,548 
          
Shares outstanding   446,977    496,977 
          
Net asset value per share  $32 .14   $31 .10 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $32 .20   $30 .99 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Futures Contracts Sold
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires December 2023   71   $ 13,249,310   $ 510,754 
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Gold Futures - COMEX, expires August 2023
   79   $15,242,260   $970,805 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
      
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.25  10/06/23   $(3,588,216 $149,583 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.20  10/06/23    (4,702,766  196,202 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    (7,273,894  303,231 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
   $649,016 
         
 
   
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
   
Notional Amount
at Value
**
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23   $    (3,783,471 $101,527 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.20  07/06/23    (4,958,670  133,231 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23    (7,669,707  205,813 
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $440,571 
      
 
 
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
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 GOLD
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $184,052  $19,975  $316,614  $29,660 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   42,869   75,676   79,242   141,814 
Brokerage commissions
   1,605   2,985   2,966   5,796 
Futures account fees
   —     580   —     2,446 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   44,474   79,241   82,208   150,056 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   139,578   (59,266  234,406   (120,396
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   (562,109  1,310,720   (676,159  (680,529
Swap agreements
   (991,042  3,247,150   (1,907,873  (1,070,274
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     —     —     4 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,553,151  4,557,870   (2,584,032  (1,750,799
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   1,132,962   485,575   1,069,691   653,483 
Swap agreements
   1,625,959   (187,339  1,033,528   1,714,101 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     (8,285  —     (48,854
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   2,758,921   289,951   2,103,219   2,318,730 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   1,205,770   4,847,821   (480,813  567,931 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $1,345,348  $4,788,555  $(246,407 $447,535 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $142,707  $72,261  $459,321  $101,921 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   32,970   76,652   112,212   218,466 
Brokerage commissions   1,099   3,565   4,065   9,361 
Futures account fees   —    —    —    2,446 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    639   —    639 
                 
Total expenses   34,069   80,856   116,277   230,912 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   108,638   (8,595  343,044   (128,991
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   807,474   2,017,269   131,315   1,336,740 
Swap agreements   628,950   2,970,959   (1,278,923  1,900,685 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    4 
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   1,436,424   4,988,228   (1,147,608  3,237,429 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   (460,051  725,119   609,640   1,378,602 
Swap agreements   208,445   81,220   1,241,973   1,795,321 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    35,207   —    (13,647
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (251,606  841,546   1,851,613   3,160,276 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   1,184,818   5,829,774   704,005   6,397,705 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,293,456  $ 5,821,179  $1,047,049  $ 6,268,714 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $16,049,273  $32,598,451  $15,456,037  $26,859,844 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 300,000, 700,000, 600,000 and 1,150,000 shares, respectively
   7,934,073   20,554,617   16,298,343   33,744,566 
Redemption of 350,000, 800,000, 550,000 and 900,000 shares, respectively
   (9,519,316  (23,330,339  (15,698,595  (26,440,661
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (50,000), (100,000), 50,000 and 250,000 shares, respectively
   (1,585,243  (2,775,722  599,748   7,303,905 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   139,578   (59,266  234,406   (120,396
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,553,151  4,557,870   (2,584,032  (1,750,799
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   2,758,921   289,951   2,103,219   2,318,730 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   1,345,348   4,788,555   (246,407  447,535 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $15,809,378  $34,611,284  $15,809,378  $34,611,284 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $ 15,809,378  $34,611,284  $15,456,037  $26,859,844 
                 
Addition of 100,000, 350,000, 700,000 and 1,500,000 shares, respectively   3,039,866   12,520,359   19,338,209   46,264,925 
Redemption of 200,000, 650,000, 750,000 and 1,550,000 shares, respectively   (5,776,831  (23,318,097  (21,475,426  (49,758,758
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), (300,000), (50,000) and (50,000) shares, respectively   (2,736,965  (10,797,738  (2,137,217  (3,493,833
                 
Net investment income (loss)   108,638   (8,595  343,044   (128,991
Net realized gain (loss)   1,436,424   4,988,228   (1,147,608  3,237,429 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (251,606  841,546   1,851,613   3,160,276 
                 
Net income (loss)   1,293,456   5,821,179   1,047,049   6,268,714 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $14,365,869  $29,634,725  $14,365,869  $29,634,725 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(246,407 $447,535 
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
   —     (17,987,491
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     29,999,990 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     (21,000
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     (4
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (1,033,528  (1,665,247
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   (40,101  (5,100
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (19,366  (6,385
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   1,307   (1,526
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   —     (294
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   1,600   (77,583
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (1,336,495  10,682,895 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   16,298,343   32,164,882 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (14,253,435  (26,440,661
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   2,044,908   5,724,221 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   708,413   16,407,116 
Cash, beginning of period
   16,020,413   1,990,354 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $16,728,826  $18,397,470 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $1,047,049  $6,268,714 
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   —    (17,987,492
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    35,999,990 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    (26,784
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    (4
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (1,241,973  (1,781,674
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   (6,250  —  
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   3,281   (25,595
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (3,555  22,778 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   —    (294
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   97,849   (49,875
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    639 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (103,599  22,420,403 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   17,731,192   46,264,925 
Payment on shares redeemed   (21,475,426  (49,758,758
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (3,744,234  (3,493,833
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (3,847,833  18,926,570 
Cash, beginning of period   16,020,413   1,990,354 
         
Cash, end of period  $12,172,580  $20,916,924 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Cash
  $12,006,167   $21,887,346 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   1,325,250    2,820,937 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   6,881,000    7,875,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   845,012    —   
Receivable from capital shares sold
   —      972,789 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   245,272    59,575 
Interest receivable
   61,813    60,480 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   21,364,514    33,676,127 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   2,049,307    —   
Payable on open futures contracts
   5,550    —   
Payable to Sponsor
   19,184    20,705 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   —      1,722,623 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   2,074,041    1,743,328 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   19,290,473    31,932,799 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $21,364,514   $33,676,127 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   941,329    1,641,329 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $20.49   $19.46 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $20.58   $19.30 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2022
 
Assets
    
Cash  $8,563,844   $ 21,887,346 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   876,000    2,820,937 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   6,426,200    7,875,000 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   1,014,468    —  
Receivable from capital shares sold   —     972,789 
Receivable on open futures contracts   54,510    59,575 
Interest receivable   46,359    60,480 
          
Total assets   16,981,381    33,676,127 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable to Sponsor
   13,864    20,705 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   —     1,722,623 
          
Total liabilities   13,864    1,743,328 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   16,967,517    31,932,799 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 16,981,381   $33,676,127 
          
Shares outstanding   791,329    1,641,329 
          
Net asset value per share  $21 .44   $19 .46 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $21 .55   $19 .30 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Futures Contracts Sold
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires September 2023
   139   $15,998,900   $958,923 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
Silver Futures - COMEX, expires December 2023   109   $12,235,250   $851,237 
Total Return Swap Agreements
^
 
   
Rate Paid
(Received)
*
  
Termination
Date
   
Notional Amount
at Value
**
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23   $(2,676,258 $100,100 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23    (9,749,240  364,653 
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   0.30  07/06/23    (7,708,614  288,063 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex
   0.25  07/06/23    (2,464,968  92,196 
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $845,012 
      
 
 
 
   
Rate Paid

(Received)
*
  
Termination

Date
   
Notional Amount

at Value
**
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/Value
 
Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.25  10/06/23   $(2,570,998 $120,165 
Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    (9,365,796  437,748 
Swap agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.30  10/06/23    (7,405,429  345,878 
Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex   0.25  10/06/23    (2,368,019  110,677 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
   $1,014,468 
         
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
*
Reflects the floating financing rate, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.
**
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 SILVER
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $323,734  $18,743  $523,812  $27,663 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   82,417   62,381   142,585   123,334 
Brokerage commissions
   8,958   6,677   14,661   11,978 
Futures account fees
   —     1,169   —     4,443 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   91,375   70,227   157,246   139,755 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   232,359   (51,484  366,566   (112,092
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   3,460,638   5,944,050   4,792,636   4,650,280 
Swap agreements
   (2,347,042  3,467,182   (965,417  (2,612,794
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (906  —     (906  (190
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,112,690   9,411,232   3,826,313   2,037,296 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   1,782,960   2,249,743   1,899,423   1,864,397 
Swap agreements
   3,867,334   1,599,944   2,567,635   3,794,452 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     3,625   —     (15,885
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   5,650,294   3,853,312   4,467,058   5,642,964 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   6,762,984   13,264,544   8,293,371   7,680,260 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $6,995,343  $13,213,060  $8,659,937  $7,568,168 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $337,096  $63,222  $860,908  $90,885 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   78,166   67,215   220,751   190,549 
Brokerage commissions   13,775   8,699   28,436   20,677 
Futures account fees   —    —    —    4,443 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    612   —    612 
                 
Total expenses   91,941   76,526   249,187   216,281 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   245,155   (13,304  611,721   (125,396
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   6,217,172   1,719,839   11,009,808   6,370,119 
Swap agreements   704,259   4,495,568   (261,158  1,882,774 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    (906  (190
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   6,921,431   6,215,407   10,747,744   8,252,703 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   (107,686  (1,063,521  1,791,737   800,876 
Swap agreements   169,456   (3,024,441  2,737,091   770,011 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    12,438   —    (3,447
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   61,770   (4,075,524  4,528,828   1,567,440 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   6,983,201   2,139,883   15,276,572   9,820,143 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $7,228,356  $2,126,579  $15,888,293  $9,694,747 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $20,335,691  $23,406,516  $31,932,799  $26,537,000 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 2,450,000, 700,000, 3,100,000 and 1,800,000 shares, respectively
   41,523,335   17,707,417   55,312,875   43,267,561 
Redemption of 2,600,000, 750,000, 3,800,000 and 1,750,000 shares, respectively
   (49,563,896  (21,274,153  (76,615,138  (44,319,889
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (150,000), (50,000), (700,000) and 50,000 shares, respectively
   (8,040,561  (3,566,736  (21,302,263  (1,052,328
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   232,359   (51,484  366,566   (112,092
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,112,690   9,411,232   3,826,313   2,037,296 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   5,650,294   3,853,312   4,467,058   5,642,964 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   6,995,343   13,213,060   8,659,937   7,568,168 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $19,290,473  $33,052,840  $19,290,473  $33,052,840 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $19,290,473  $33,052,840  $31,932,799  $26,537,000 
                 
Addition of 2,950,000, 1,000,000, 6,050,000 and 2,800,000 shares, respectively   51,792,185   34,082,044   107,105,060   77,349,605 
Redemption of 3,100,000, 1,050,000, 6,900,000 and 2,800,000 shares, respectively   (61,343,497  (35,498,411  (137,958,635  (79,818,300
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (150,000), (50,000), (850,000) and – shares, respectively   (9,551,312  (1,416,367  (30,853,575  (2,468,695
                 
Net investment income (loss)   245,155   (13,304  611,721   (125,396
Net realized gain (loss)   6,921,431   6,215,407   10,747,744   8,252,703 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   61,770   (4,075,524  4,528,828   1,567,440 
                 
Net income (loss)   7,228,356   2,126,579   15,888,293   9,694,747 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $16,967,517  $33,763,052  $16,967,517  $33,763,052 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $8,659,937  $7,568,168 
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
   (14,880,254  (20,979,051
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   14,937,156   30,999,081 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (57,808  (21,212
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   906   190 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (2,567,635  (3,778,567
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   (185,697  (176,048
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (1,333  (4,807
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (1,521  (9,072
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   —     (747
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   5,550   (5,840
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   5,909,301   13,592,095 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   56,285,664   41,679,928 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (74,565,831  (44,319,889
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (18,280,167  (2,639,961
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (12,370,866  10,952,134 
Cash, beginning of period
   32,583,283   5,483,476 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $20,212,417  $16,435,610 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $15,888,293  $9,694,747 
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   (39,876,608  (20,979,052
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   39,937,156   41,999,081 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (61,454  (24,695
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   906   190 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (2,737,091  (766,564
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   5,065   15,446 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   14,121   (25,020
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (6,841  12,281 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   —    (747
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   —    592,924 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    612 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   13,163,547   30,519,203 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   108,077,849   77,349,605 
Payment on shares redeemed   (137,958,635  (79,818,300
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (29,880,786  (2,468,695
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (16,717,239  28,050,508 
Cash, beginning of period   32,583,283   5,483,476 
         
Cash, end of period  $15,866,044  $33,533,984 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $22,995,298, respectively)
  $—     $22,998,059 
Cash
   22,448,405    451,616 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   2,582,511    3,652,511 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   2,238,472    963,369 
Interest receivable
   86,880    36,071 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   27,356,268    28,101,626 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   —      2,683,455 
Payable to Sponsor
   19,992    29,633 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   258,620    3,990,802 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   278,612    6,703,890 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   27,077,656    21,397,736 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $27,356,268   $28,101,626 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   398,580    398,580 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $67.94   $53.68 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $67.95   $53.57 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $ - and $22,995,298, respectively)  $—    $22,998,059 
Cash   22,694,511    451,616 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts   2,482,511    3,652,511 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   969,376    963,369 
Interest receivable   94,406    36,071 
          
Total assets   26,240,804    28,101,626 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   —     2,683,455 
Payable to Sponsor
   19,843    29,633 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   48,770    3,990,802 
          
Total liabilities   68,613    6,703,890 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   26,172,191    21,397,736 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 26,240,804   $ 28,101,626 
          
Shares outstanding   348,580    398,580 
          
Net asset value per share  $75 .08   $53 .68 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $75 .08   $53 .57 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
^
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount
in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Yen with UBS AG
   07/14/23    1,228,677,000  $8,534,862  $(258,620
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(258,620
      
 
 
 
Contracts to Sell
      
Yen with Goldman Sachs International
   07/14/23    (3,428,392,165 $(23,814,929 $890,062 
Yen with UBS AG
   07/14/23    (5,596,567,574  (38,875,908  1,348,410 
      
 
 
 
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
 $2,238,472 
      
 
 
 
   
Settlement Date
   
Contract Amount

in Local Currency
  
Contract Amount

in U.S. Dollars
  
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)/

Value
 
Contracts to Purchase
      
Yen with UBS AG   10/06/23    428,237,000  $2,868,730  $(48,770
         
      Total Unrealized
Depreciation
 
 
 $(48,770
         
Contracts to Sell
      
Yen with Goldman Sachs International   10/06/23    (3,330,184,165 $(22,308,674 $ 406,284 
Yen with UBS AG   10/06/23    (4,908,633,574  (32,882,597  563,092 
         
      Total Unrealized
Appreciation
   $969,376 
         
 
^
The positions and counterparties herein are as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
    
Interest
 $255,354  $26,913  $459,554  $36,312 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
    
Management fee
  58,179   93,181   108,991   153,001 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
  58,179   93,181   108,991   153,001 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
  197,175   (66,268  350,563   (116,689
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
    
Net realized gain (loss) on
    
Foreign currency forward contracts
  1,370,771   7,917,170   342,795   8,997,343 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  —     —     —     102,971 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
  1,370,771   7,917,170   342,795   9,100,314 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
    
Foreign currency forward contracts
  3,145,023   (1,364,477  5,007,285   101,925 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  —     (3,452  (2,761  (31,390
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  3,145,023   (1,367,929  5,004,524   70,535 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  4,515,794   6,549,241   5,347,319   9,170,849 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $4,712,969  $6,482,973  $5,697,882  $9,054,160 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $274,125  $115,191  $733,679  $151,503 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   58,762   106,598   167,753   259,599 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    953   —    953 
                 
Total expenses   58,762   107,551   167,753   260,552 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   215,363   7,640   565,926   (109,049
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   3,079,208   5,879,873   3,422,003   14,877,216 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    102,971 
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   3,079,208   5,879,873   3,422,003   14,980,187 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Foreign currency forward contracts   (1,059,246  (546,737  3,948,039   (444,812
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    22,866   (2,761  (8,524
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (1,059,246  (523,871  3,945,278   (453,336
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   2,019,962   5,356,002   7,367,281   14,526,851 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $2,235,325  $ 5,363,642  $ 7,933,207  $ 14,417,802 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $25,111,818  $27,726,701  $21,397,736  $24,840,784 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 250,000, 650,000, 450,000 and 850,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   14,899,838   34,515,397   26,056,375   44,120,719 
Redemption of 300,000, 450,000, 450,000 and 650,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (17,646,969  (23,156,189  (26,074,337  (32,446,781
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (50,000), 200,000, – and 200,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (2,747,131  11,359,208   (17,962  11,673,938 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   197,175   (66,268  350,563   (116,689
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,370,771   7,917,170   342,795   9,100,314 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,145,023   (1,367,929  5,004,524   70,535 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   4,712,969   6,482,973   5,697,882   9,054,160 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $27,077,656  $45,568,882  $27,077,656  $45,568,882 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $27,077,656  $45,568,882  $21,397,736  $24,840,784 
                 
Addition of –, 250,000, 450,000 and 1,100,000 shares, respectively   —    15,352,183   26,056,375   59,472,902 
Redemption of 50,000, 250,000, 500,000 and 900,000 shares, respectively   (3,140,790  (14,347,369  (29,215,127  (46,794,150
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (50,000), –, (50,000) and 200,000 shares, respectively   (3,140,790  1,004,814   (3,158,752  12,678,752 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   215,363   7,640   565,926   (109,049
Net realized gain (loss)   3,079,208   5,879,873   3,422,003   14,980,187 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (1,059,246  (523,871  3,945,278   (453,336
                 
Net income (loss)   2,235,325   5,363,642   7,933,207   14,417,802 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $ 26,172,191  $51,937,338  $26,172,191  $51,937,338 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $5,697,882  $9,054,160 
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
   —     (17,984,733
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   23,000,000   28,102,971 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (4,702  (20,093
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     (102,971
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (5,004,524  (70,535
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (50,809  (12,261
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (9,641  11,416 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   23,628,206   18,977,954 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   26,056,375   44,120,719 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (28,757,792  (32,446,781
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (2,701,417  11,673,938 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   20,926,789   30,651,892 
Cash, beginning of period
   4,104,127   3,003,251 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $25,030,916  $33,655,143 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $7,933,207  $14,417,802 
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   —    (17,984,732
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   23,000,000   34,102,971 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (4,702  (24,192
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    (102,971
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (3,945,278  453,336 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   (58,335  (42,154
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (9,790  48,690 
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    953 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   26,915,102   30,869,703 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   26,056,375   59,472,902 
Payment on shares redeemed   (31,898,582  (46,794,150
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (5,842,207  12,678,752 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   21,072,895   43,548,455 
Cash, beginning of period   4,104,127   3,003,251 
         
Cash, end of period  $25,177,022  $46,551,706 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $49,876,697, respectively)
  $—     $49,882,348 
Cash
   42,134,389    19,575,939 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   8,099,770    14,384,050 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   —      142,794 
Interest receivable
   189,748    88,180 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   50,423,907    84,073,311 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable on open futures contracts
   962,275    —   
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   4,683    3,688 
Payable to Sponsor
   35,536    54,664 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   1,002,494    58,352 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   49,421,413    84,014,959 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $50,423,907   $84,073,311 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
   2,412,403    2,762,403 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
  $20.49   $30.41 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 2)
  $20.48   $30.36 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $49,876,697, respectively)  $–    $ 49,882,348 
Cash   50,204,095    19,575,939 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   9,032,162    14,384,050 
Receivable on open futures contracts   560,581    142,794 
Interest receivable   208,470    88,180 
          
Total assets   60,005,308    84,073,311 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   2,387    3,688 
Payable to Sponsor
   34,897    54,664 
          
Total liabilities   37,284    58,352 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   59,968,024    84,014,959 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $ 60,005,308   $84,073,311 
          
Shares outstanding   3,087,403    2,762,403 
          
Net asset value per share  $19 .42   $30 .41 
          
Market value per share (Note 2)  $19 .41   $30 .36 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires October 2023
   501   $9,192,799   $(2,627,316
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires November 2023
   865    16,305,250    (4,252,873
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires December 2023
   865    16,564,750    (2,707,689
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires January 2024
   364    7,352,800    (290,336
      
 
 
 
      $(9,878,214
      
 
 
 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount

at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires January 2024   617   $ 11,784,515   $ (350,626
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires February 2024   1,028    19,841,839    (508,849
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires March 2024   1,028    20,146,847    (104,194
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires April 2024   411    8,178,119    19,997 
         
      $ (943,672
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest
  $650,585  $52,826  $1,298,505  $76,749 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
     
Management fee
   134,066   210,584   284,189   426,247 
Brokerage commissions
   12,200   15,500   21,369   40,369 
Futures account fees
   11,856   10,906   23,296   46,394 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
   158,122   236,990   328,854   513,010 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   492,463   (184,164  969,651   (436,261
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts
   (6,943,333  7,862,052   (22,764,053  12,653,885 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   —     —     —     (336
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (6,943,333  7,862,052   (22,764,053  12,653,549 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts
   (9,677,526  4,040,230   (5,086,991  3,705,055 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   2,424   (47,560  (5,651  (186,220
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (9,675,102  3,992,670   (5,092,642  3,518,835 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   (16,618,435  11,854,722   (27,856,695  16,172,384 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $(16,125,972 $11,670,558  $(26,887,044 $15,736,123 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $597,040  $220,211  $1,895,545  $296,960 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   117,018   201,508   401,207   627,755 
Brokerage commissions   8,822   17,922   30,191   58,291 
Futures account fees   9,991   —    33,287   46,394 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    2,050   —    2,050 
                 
Total expenses   135,831   221,480   464,685   734,490 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   461,209   (1,269  1,430,860   (437,530
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (12,244,511  (1,349,272  (35,008,564  11,304,613 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    —    (336
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (12,244,511  (1,349,272  (35,008,564  11,304,277 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   8,934,542   3,236,565   3,847,551   6,941,620 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    131,644   (5,651  (54,576
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   8,934,542   3,368,209   3,841,900   6,887,044 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3,309,969  2,018,937   (31,166,664  18,191,321 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (2,848,760 $2,017,668  $ (29,735,804 $ 17,753,791 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $67,306,087  $97,869,914  $84,014,959  $112,875,680 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 575,000, 300,000, 850,000 and 1,000,000 shares, respectively
   14,067,422   10,043,451   21,818,758   32,179,053 
Redemption of 675,000, 700,000, 1,200,000 and 1,975,000 shares, respectively
   (15,826,124  (23,862,652  (29,525,260  (65,069,585
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of (100,000), (400,000), (350,000) and (975,000) shares, respectively
   (1,758,702  (13,819,201  (7,706,502  (32,890,532
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   492,463   (184,164  969,651   (436,261
Net realized gain (loss)
   (6,943,333  7,862,052   (22,764,053  12,653,549 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (9,675,102  3,992,670   (5,092,642  3,518,835 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (16,125,972  11,670,558   (26,887,044  15,736,123 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $49,421,413  $95,721,271  $49,421,413  $95,721,271 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $49,421,413  $95,721,271  $84,014,959  $ 112,875,680 
                 
Addition of 850,000, 850,000, 1,700,000 and 1,850,000 shares, respectively   16,840,213   28,312,142   38,658,971   60,491,195 
Redemption of 175,000, 450,000, 1,375,000 and 2,425,000 shares, respectively   (3,444,842  (15,630,507  (32,970,102  (80,700,092
                 
Net addition (redemption) of 675,000, 400,000, 325,000 and (575,000) shares, respectively   13,395,371   12,681,635   5,688,869   (20,208,897
                 
Net investment income (loss)   461,209   (1,269  1,430,860   (437,530
Net realized gain (loss)   (12,244,511  (1,349,272  (35,008,564  11,304,277 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   8,934,542   3,368,209   3,841,900   6,887,044 
                 
Net income (loss)   (2,848,760  2,017,668   (29,735,804  17,753,791 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $59,968,024  $ 110,420,574  $59,968,024  $110,420,574 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX
MID-TERM
FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(26,887,044 $15,736,123 
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
   (254,817,825  (51,992,010
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   305,000,000   105,998,548 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (305,478  (45,127
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   —     336 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   5,651   186,220 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   142,794   (752,378
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (101,568  (21,835
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (19,128  (20,792
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   995   (7,124
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   962,275   (94,495
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   23,980,672   68,987,466 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   21,818,758   32,179,053 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (29,525,260  (65,069,585
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   (7,706,502  (32,890,532
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   16,274,170   36,096,934 
Cash, beginning of period
   33,959,989   27,071,819 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $50,234,159  $63,168,753 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $ (29,735,804 $17,753,791 
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   (294,811,992  (66,991,148
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   345,000,000   120,998,548 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (311,311  (63,980
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   —    336 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   5,651   54,576 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   (417,787  (765,221
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   (120,290  (84,257
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (19,767  51,511 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (1,301  (7,124
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   —    (94,495
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    2,050 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   19,587,399   70,854,587 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   38,658,971   60,491,195 
Payment on shares redeemed   (32,970,102  (78,938,105
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   5,688,869   (18,446,910
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   25,276,268   52,407,677 
Cash, beginning of period   33,959,989   27,071,819 
         
Cash, end of period  $59,236,257  $79,479,496 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $74,762,717 and $89,329,814, respectively)
  $74,783,454   $89,347,714 
Cash
   50,424,148    33,526,868 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   88,397,850    91,634,942 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   18,506,138    52,643,553 
Interest receivable
   385,471    403,667 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   232,497,061    267,556,744 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   —      570,473 
Payable on open futures contracts
   2,131,494    223,719 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   19,141    27,102 
Payable to Sponsor
   118,596    155,130 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   2,269,231    976,424 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   230,227,830    266,580,320 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $232,497,061   $267,556,744 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   9,226,565    4,676,565 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net asset value per share (Note 1)
  $24.95   $57.00 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)
  $24.96   $56.90 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $104,624,795 and $89,329,814, respectively)  $ 104,639,666   $89,347,714 
Cash   23,955,940    33,526,868 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   65,304,529    91,634,942 
Receivable on open futures contracts   17,543,264    52,643,553 
Interest receivable   266,995    403,667 
          
Total assets   211,710,394    267,556,744 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   —     570,473 
Payable on open futures contracts   —     223,719 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   11,670    27,102 
Payable to Sponsor
   94,296    155,130 
          
Total liabilities   105,966    976,424 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   211,604,428    266,580,320 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $211,710,394   $ 267,556,744 
          
Shares outstanding (Note 1)   9,075,947    4,676,565 
          
Net asset value per share (Note 1)  $23 .31   $57 .00 
          
Market value per share (Note 1) (Note 2)  $23 .30   $56 .90 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(unaudited)
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(32% of shareholders’ equity)
    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
4.959% due 07/13/23
  $15,000,000   $14,978,937 
5.242% due 07/18/23
   25,000,000    24,947,395 
5.251% due 07/25/23
   20,000,000    19,938,584 
5.161% due 08/10/23
   15,000,000    14,918,538 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(cost $74,762,717)
    $74,783,454 
    
 
 
 
   
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
    
(49% of shareholders’ equity)    
U.S. Treasury Bills
^^
:
    
5.407% due 10/10/23  $25,000,000   $24,970,695 
5.478% due 10/17/23   45,000,000    44,900,905 
5.490% due 11/14/23   25,000,000    24,841,885 
5.497% due 11/21/23   10,000,000    9,926,181 
       
Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $104,624,795)    $104,639,666 
       
Futures Contracts Purchased
 
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires July 2023
   8,545   $128,268,995   $(26,123,108
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires August 2023
   6,216    101,944,265    (3,849,779
      
 
 
 
      $(29,972,887
      
 
 
 
   
Number of

Contracts
   
Notional Amount at
Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value
 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires October 2023   7,067   $125,589,070   $11,154,767 
VIX Futures - Cboe, expires November 2023   4,719    86,104,290    719,403 
         
      $11,874,170 
         
 
^^
Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
    
Interest
 $2,440,291  $207,903  $4,560,852  $278,612 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Expenses
    
Management fee
  530,826   773,717   1,048,314   1,479,408 
Brokerage commissions
  95,391   171,182   191,888   287,656 
Futures account fees
  48,732   115,783   99,391   316,440 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
  674,949   1,060,682   1,339,593   2,083,504 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
  1,765,342   (852,779  3,221,259   (1,804,892
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
    
Net realized gain (loss) on
    
Futures contracts
  (127,229,299  23,659,182   (173,326,001  77,393,309 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  (10,613  (397  (10,605  (300
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
  (127,239,912  23,658,785   (173,336,606  77,393,009 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
    
Futures contracts
  (21,324,056  46,680,364   (20,176,064  33,506,046 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  20,803   (79,587  2,837   (353,650
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  (21,303,253  46,600,777   (20,173,227  33,152,396 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  (148,543,165  70,259,562   (193,509,833  110,545,405 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $(146,777,823 $69,406,783  $(190,288,574 $108,740,513 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $2,271,345  $1,400,201  $6,832,197  $1,678,813 
                 
Expenses
     
Management fee   447,560   874,070   1,495,874   2,353,478 
Brokerage commissions   58,426   203,095   250,314   490,751 
Futures account fees   44,110   54,944   143,501   371,384 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    8,700   —    8,700 
                 
Total expenses   550,096   1,140,809   1,889,689   3,224,313 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,721,249   259,392   4,942,508   (1,545,500
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   (54,950,042  (45,457,319  (228,276,043  31,935,990 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   —    —    (10,605  (300
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   (54,950,042  (45,457,319  (228,286,648  31,935,690 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   41,847,057   51,449,994   21,670,993   84,956,040 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (5,866  248,953   (3,029  (104,697
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   41,841,191   51,698,947   21,667,964   84,851,343 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (13,108,851  6,241,628   (206,618,684  116,787,033 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $(11,387,602 $6,501,020  $(201,676,176 $115,241,533 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended 
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $226,765,204  $404,950,400  $266,580,320  $269,703,164 
Addition of 4,460,000, 1,635,000, 6,760,000 and 3,625,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   159,301,302   141,195,554   267,768,654   302,368,469 
Redemption of 255,000, 2,760,000, 2,210,000 and 3,440,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (9,060,853  (273,838,421  (113,832,570  (339,097,830
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 4,205,000, (1,125,000), 4,550,000 and 185,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
   150,240,449   (132,642,867  153,936,084   (36,729,361
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
   1,765,342   (852,779  3,221,259   (1,804,892
Net realized gain (loss)
   (127,239,912  23,658,785   (173,336,606  77,393,009 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (21,303,253  46,600,777   (20,173,227  33,152,396 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
   (146,777,823  69,406,783   (190,288,574  108,740,513 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $230,227,830  $341,714,316  $230,227,830  $341,714,316 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $230,227,830  $341,714,316  $266,580,320  $269,703,164 
                 
Addition of 2,475,000, 3,555,000,
9,235,000
and
7,180,000
shares, respectively (Note 1)
   56,655,376   261,088,034   324,424,030   563,456,503 
Redemption of 2,625,618, 2,190,000,
4,835,618
and
5,630,000
shares, respectively (Note 1)
   (63,891,176  (171,766,742  (177,723,746  (510,864,572
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (150,618), 1,365,000, 4,399,382 and 1,550,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (7,235,800  89,321,292   146,700,284   52,591,931 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   1,721,249   259,392   4,942,508   (1,545,500
Net realized gain (loss)   (54,950,042  (45,457,319  (228,286,648  31,935,690 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   41,841,191   51,698,947   21,667,964   84,851,343 
                 
Net income (loss)   (11,387,602  6,501,020   (201,676,176  115,241,533 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $211,604,428  $437,536,628  $211,604,428  $437,536,628 
                 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(190,288,574 $108,740,513 
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
   (318,231,573  (772,834,858
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   334,754,108   753,998,870 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (1,966,043  (182,283
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   10,605   300 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   (2,837  353,650 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
   34,137,415   (36,332,848
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   18,196   (70,359
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (36,534  32,486 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   (7,961  (20,252
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
   1,907,775   (2,037,391
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (139,705,423  51,647,828 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   267,768,654   305,395,083 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (114,403,043  (339,097,830
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   153,365,611   (33,702,747
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   13,660,188   17,945,081 
Cash, beginning of period
   125,161,810   115,960,816 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $138,821,998  $133,905,897 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(201,676,176 $115,241,533 
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   (614,146,126  (2,462,189,566
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   601,754,108   2,455,998,870 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (2,913,568  (725,037
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   10,605   300 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   3,029   104,697 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts   35,100,289   (67,758,303
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   136,672   (362,333
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (60,834  372,867 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (15,432  (20,676
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts   (223,719  (2,037,391
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    8,700 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (182,031,152  38,633,661 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   324,424,030   566,483,117 
Payment on shares redeemed   (178,294,219  (498,163,549
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   146,129,811   68,319,568 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (35,901,341  106,953,229 
Cash, beginning of period   125,161,810   115,960,816 
         
Cash, end of period  $89,260,469  $222,914,045 
         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
June 30, 2023
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $1,345,727,038 and $1,466,423,925, respectively)
  $1,346,032,901   $1,466,680,542 
Cash
   768,092,274    625,964,378 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
   1,011,816,684    925,792,861 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts
   12,206,632    12,956,632 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements
   393,762,745    262,053,745 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
   47,373,840    119,880,255 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   2,527,851    2,823,510 
Receivable from capital shares sold
   5,314,437    1,014,483 
Receivable on open futures contracts
   236,446,947    522,770,291 
Interest receivable
   5,319,549    4,920,772 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   3,828,893,860    3,944,857,469 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   27,830,318    32,725,077 
Payable on open futures contracts
   14,433,430    11,742,794 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   166,633    165,165 
Payable to Sponsor
   2,902,544    3,210,113 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
   26,790,686    2,315,580 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
   2,924,712    6,911,994 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
   75,048,323    57,070,723 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)
    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity
   3,753,845,537    3,887,786,746 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $3,828,893,860   $3,944,857,469 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Shares outstanding (Note 1)
   111,471,547    89,444,047 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2023

(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2022
 
Assets
    
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $1,374,810,703 and $1,466,423,925, respectively)  $1,375,005,218   $1,466,680,542 
Cash   367,158,559    625,964,378 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts   858,586,121    925,792,861 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts   9,686,632    12,956,632 
Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements   524,175,300    262,053,745 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   12,904,475    119,880,255 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   2,564,273    2,823,510 
Receivable from capital shares sold   31,210,088    1,014,483 
Receivable on open futures contracts   214,636,493    522,770,291 
Interest receivable   4,484,827    4,920,772 
          
Total assets   3,400,411,986    3,944,857,469 
          
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    
Liabilities
    
Payable for capital shares redeemed   47,876,891    32,725,077 
Payable on open futures contracts   14,962,756    11,742,794 
Brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   105,802    165,165 
Payable to Sponsor
   2,610,466    3,210,113 
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements   33,398,222    2,315,580 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts   998,472    6,911,994 
          
Total liabilities   99,952,609    57,070,723 
          
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)    
Shareholders’ equity
    
Shareholders’ equity   3,300,459,377    3,887,786,746 
          
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $3,400,411,986   $3,944,857,469 
          
Shares outstanding (Note 1)   105,689,214    89,444,047 
          
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2023
  
2022*
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Investment Income
    
Interest
 $35,172,821  $3,593,473  $69,048,196  $4,620,355 
Expenses
    
Management fee
  9,417,542   11,608,051   18,671,870   22,225,008 
Brokerage commissions
  2,541,487   1,894,153   4,916,119   3,802,918 
Futures account fees
  426,130   1,030,206   828,892   2,835,129 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total expenses
  12,385,159   14,532,410   24,416,881   28,863,055 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
  22,787,662   (10,938,937  44,631,315   (24,242,700
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
    
Net realized gain (loss) on
    
Futures contracts
  (903,140,314  101,692,223   (1,989,000,881  510,140,998 
Swap agreements
  (127,144,869  (48,816,783  (36,920,176  656,366,206 
Foreign currency forward contracts
  (367,022  9,774,456   (2,820,838  12,836,962 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  (182,341  (420,375  (195,871  (192,800
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
  (1,030,834,546  62,229,521   (2,028,937,766  1,179,151,366 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
    
Futures contracts
  370,415,259   10,131,053   337,853,836   62,770,119 
Swap agreements
  53,364,477   (57,491,778  (96,981,521  (326,324,133
Foreign currency forward contracts
  2,274,360   1,568,995   3,691,623   3,105,964 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
  266,337   (768,379  49,246   (4,025,886
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  426,320,433   (46,560,109  244,613,184   (264,473,936
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  (604,514,113  15,669,412   (1,784,324,582  914,677,430 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $(581,726,451 $4,730,475  $(1,739,693,267 $890,434,730 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Investment Income
     
Interest  $33,986,958  $14,620,209  $103,035,154  $19,240,564 
Expenses
     
Management fee   8,433,063   11,269,281   27,104,933   33,494,289 
Brokerage commissions   1,640,018   2,210,735   6,556,137   6,013,653 
Futures account fees   313,663   449,872   1,142,555   3,285,001 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —    81,773   —    81,773 
                 
Total expenses   10,386,744   14,011,661   34,803,625   42,874,716 
                 
Net investment income (loss)   23,600,214   608,548   68,231,529   (23,634,152
                 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity
     
Net realized gain (loss) on
     
Futures contracts   14,374,480   (321,993,985  (1,974,626,401  188,147,013 
Swap agreements   190,429,303   (438,845,993  153,509,127   217,520,213 
Foreign currency forward contracts   1,079,187   13,695,610   (1,741,651  26,532,572 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   205   (71,343  (195,666  (264,143
                 
Net realized gain (loss)   205,883,175   (747,215,711  (1,823,054,591  431,935,655 
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
     
Futures contracts   (202,241,004  291,970,061   135,612,832   354,740,180 
Swap agreements   (41,076,901  112,369,648   (138,058,422  (213,954,485
Foreign currency forward contracts   1,962,662   (1,017,583  5,654,285   2,088,381 
Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (111,348  3,053,986   (62,102  (971,900
                 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (241,466,591  406,376,112   3,146,593   141,902,176 
                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (35,583,416  (340,839,599  (1,819,907,998  573,837,831 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $(11,983,202 $(340,231,051 $(1,751,676,469 $550,203,679 
                 
 
*
The operations include the activity of ProShares Short Euro ETF and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF through May 12, 2022, the date of liquidation.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2023
  
2022*
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
 $4,138,630,893  $5,338,066,570  $3,887,786,746  $4,173,474,343 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Addition of 64,617,500, 46,420,000, 132,435,000 and 93,810,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)
  2,534,087,735   2,545,986,476   6,659,958,056   5,628,786,761 
Redemption of 53,005,000, 51,800,804, 110,407,500 and 94,335,926 shares, respectively (Note 1)
  (2,337,146,640  (3,325,413,745  (5,054,205,998  (6,129,326,058
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net addition (redemption) of 11,612,500,
(5,380,804
), 22,027,500 and (525,926) shares, respectively (Note 1)
  196,941,095   (779,427,269  1,605,752,058   (500,539,297
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
  22,787,662   (10,938,937  44,631,315   (24,242,700
Net realized gain (loss)
  (1,030,834,546  62,229,521   (2,028,937,766  1,179,151,366 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  426,320,433   (46,560,109  244,613,184   (264,473,936
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  (581,726,451  4,730,475   (1,739,693,267  890,434,730 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
 $3,753,845,537  $4,563,369,776  $3,753,845,537  $4,563,369,776 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended

September 30,
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period
  $3,753,845,537  $4,563,369,776  $3,887,786,746  $4,173,474,343 
                 
Addition of 57,975,000, 100,995,000, 190,410,000 and 194,805,000 shares, respectively (Note 1)   1,835,741,719   3,360,951,964   8,495,699,775   8,989,738,725 
Redemption of 63,757,333, 97,035,000, 174,164,833 and 191,370,926 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (2,277,144,677  (3,379,709,104  (7,331,350,675  (9,509,035,162
                 
Net addition (redemption) of (5,782,333), 3,960,000, 16,245,167 and 3,434,074 shares, respectively (Note 1)   (441,402,958  (18,757,140  1,164,349,100   (519,296,437
                 
Net investment income (loss)   23,600,214   608,548   68,231,529   (23,634,152
Net realized gain (loss)   205,883,175   (747,215,711  (1,823,054,591  431,935,655 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (241,466,591  406,376,112   3,146,593   141,902,176 
                 
Net income (loss)   (11,983,202  (340,231,051  (1,751,676,469  550,203,679 
                 
Shareholders’ equity, end of period
  $3,300,459,377  $4,204,381,585  $3,300,459,377  $4,204,381,585 
                 
 
*
The operations include the activity of ProShares Short Euro ETF and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF through May 12, 2022, the date of liquidation.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES TRUST II
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)
  $(1,739,693,267 $890,434,730 
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
   (23,583,170,670  (11,579,158,324
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   23,734,747,679   12,000,836,596 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
   (31,075,993  (3,419,714
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
   195,871   192,879 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
   93,240,652   327,244,055 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts
   286,323,344   (318,333,532
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
   (398,777  (872,124
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor
   (307,569  557,811 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable
   1,468   (331,006
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts
   2,690,636   25,823,690 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   (1,237,446,626  1,342,975,061 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares
   6,655,658,102   5,625,888,021 
Payment on shares redeemed
   (5,059,100,757  (6,100,935,295
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   1,596,557,345   (475,047,274
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   359,110,719   867,927,787 
Cash, beginning of period
   1,826,767,616   1,408,701,238 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
  $2,185,878,335  $2,276,629,025 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
 
  
2023
  
2022*
 
Cash flow from operating activities
   
Net income (loss)  $(1,751,676,469 $550,203,679 
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   (27,871,422,186  (32,181,153,315
Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   28,009,309,658   32,879,938,110 
Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations   (46,469,916  (9,697,124
Net realized (gain) loss on investments   195,666   264,143 
Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   132,466,239   212,838,004 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts   308,133,798   (333,246,149
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable   435,945   (3,095,982
Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor   (599,647  4,244,972 
Increase (Decrease) in brokerage commissions and futures account fees payable   (59,363  (327,015
Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts   3,219,962   (37,886,245
Increase (Decrease) in
non-recurring
fees and expenses payable
   —    81,773 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (1,216,466,313  1,082,164,851 
         
Cash flow from financing activities
   
Proceeds from addition of shares   8,465,504,170   9,008,566,233 
Payment on shares redeemed   (7,316,198,861  (9,440,488,808
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,149,305,309   (431,922,575
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (67,161,004  650,242,276 
Cash, beginning of period   1,826,767,616   1,408,701,238 
         
Cash, end of period  $1,759,606,612  $2,058,943,514 
         
 
*
The operations include the activity of ProShares Short Euro ETF and ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF through May 12, 2022, the date of liquidation.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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PROSHARES TRUST II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JuneSeptember 30, 2023
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
ProShares Trust II (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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023, the following sixteen 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”); and (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); 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, other than the Matching VIX Funds and the Geared VIX Funds, are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). The Matching VIX Funds and the Geared VIX Funds are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange (“Cboe BZX”). The Leveraged Funds 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 March 11, 2022, ProShares Capital Management LLC announced that it planned to close and liquidate ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF (ticker symbol: CROC) and ProShares Short Euro ETF (ticker symbol: EUFX), together, the “liquidated funds”. The last day the liquidated funds accepted creation orders was on May 2, 2022. Trading in each liquidated fund was suspended prior to market open on May 3, 2022. Proceeds of the liquidation were sent to shareholders on May 12, 2022 (the “Distribution Date”). From May 3, 2022 through the Distribution Date, shares of the liquidated funds did not trade on the NYSE Arca nor was there a secondary market for the shares. Any shareholders that remained in a liquidated fund on the Distribution Date automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at the current net asset value on May 12, 2022.
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. 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.
The “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
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
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expenses, that correspond to either one and
one-half
times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, both for a single day and over time, that match (1x) the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.
The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objectives 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.,
-0.5x,
-2x,
1.5x, or 2x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.
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Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits
The table below includes Share splits and reverse Share splits for the Funds during the sixnine months JuneSeptember 30, 2023, and during the year ended December 31, 2022. The ticker symbols for these Funds did not change, and each Fund continues to trade on its primary listing exchange, as applicable.
 
Fund
  
Execution Date
(Prior to Opening
of Trading)
  
Type of Split
  
Date Trading
Resumed at Post-
Split Price
 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
  January 13, 2022  
1-for-5
reverse Share split
   January 14, 2022 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
  May 25, 2022  
2-for-1
forward Share split
   May 26, 2022 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
  May 25, 2022  
4-for-1
forward Share split
   May 26, 2022 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
  May 25, 2022  
1-for-4
reverse Share split
   May 26, 2022 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
  May 25, 2022  
1-for-5
reverse Share split
   May 26, 2022 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
  June 23, 2023  
1-for-20
reverse Share split
   June 24, 2023 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures
  June 23, 2023  
1-for-10
reverse Share split
   June 24, 2023 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures
  June 23, 2023  
1-for-5
reverse Share split
   June 24, 2023 
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 forward 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 forward splits did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the forward 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“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, 2022, as filed with the SEC on February 28, 2023.
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 material or significant loss to be remote.
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Basis of Presentation
Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, these 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 each 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.
Statements of Cash Flows
The cash amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows are the amounts reported as cash in the Statements of Financial Condition dated JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, and represents cash, segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, segregated cash with brokers for swap agreements and segregated cash with brokers for foreign currency forward agreements but does not include short-term investments.
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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 sixnine months
 ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023
 were typically as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:
 
Fund
  
Create/Redeem
Cut-off*
  
NAV Calculation
Time
 
NAV

Calculation Date
Ultra Silver and UltraShort Silver
 1:00 p.m. 1:25 p.m. June 30,September 29, 2023
Ultra Gold and UltraShort Gold
 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. June 30,September 29, 2023
Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil,
Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil,
Natural Gas,
    
UltraUltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas,
Crude Oil and
    
UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and
UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. June 30,September 29, 2023
Ultra Euro,
Ultra Euro,
Yen,
    
Ultra Yen,
UltraShort Euro and
    
UltraShort Euro and
Yen
  
UltraShort Yen
 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. June 30,September 29, 2023
Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,
VIX
Short VIX Short-Term Mid-Term
Futures ETF
and
    
Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  
VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF and
VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. June 30,September 29, 2023
*
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 sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
Market value per Share is determined at the close of the applicable primary listing exchange and may be from 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 sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
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.
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Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, options, 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 and
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UltraShort Euro Fund, 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 and UltraShort Euro Fund are generally 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 generally 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. 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. 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. The Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted. Depending on the source and relevant significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level II or Level III in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While the Funds’ policies are intended to result in a calculation of its respective Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, such Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by such Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 using the fair value hierarchy:
 
   
Level I - Quoted Prices
  
Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    
Fund
  
Short-Term U.S.
Government and
Agencies
   
Futures
Contracts
*
  
Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
  
Swap
Agreements
  
Total
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $89,727,034   $23,929,205  $—    $—    $113,656,239 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   413,997,952    9,418,306   —     (1,692,241  421,724,017 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   298,783,390    248,335,437   —     46,088,257   593,207,084 
ProShares Ultra Euro
   —      —     239,688   —     239,688 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   134,714,723    (5,385,731  —     (7,053,083  122,275,909 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   224,344,440    (9,977,916  —     (18,045,362  196,321,162 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   —      (79,829,720  —     —     (79,829,720
ProShares Ultra Yen
   —      —     (857,627  —     (857,627
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   74,852,080    12,986,156   —     —     87,838,236 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   34,829,828    (20,310,332  —     —     14,519,496 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   —      —     (1,758,774  —     (1,758,774
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   —      970,805   —     440,571   1,411,376 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   —      958,923   —     845,012   1,803,935 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   —      —     1,979,852   —     1,979,852 
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   —      (9,878,214  —     —     (9,878,214
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   74,783,454    (29,972,887  —     —     44,810,567 
  
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Combined Trust:
  
$
1,346,032,901
 
  
$
141,244,032
 
 
$
(396,861
 
$
20,583,154
 
 
$
1,507,463,226
 
   
Level I - Quoted Prices
  
Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    
Fund
  
Short-Term U.S.

Government and

Agencies
   
Futures

Contracts
*
  
Foreign

Currency

Forward

Contracts
  
Swap

Agreements
  
Total
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $104,670,946   $(2,387,385 $—   $—   $102,283,561 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   264,081,088    24,729,920   —    11,240,991   300,051,999 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   303,858,387    (114,592,473  —    (1,438,294  187,827,620 
ProShares Ultra Euro   —     —    (222,712  —    (222,712
ProShares Ultra Gold   109,664,879    (2,617,740  —    (10,343,189  96,703,950 
ProShares Ultra Silver   199,275,356    (6,167,328  —    (21,616,739  171,491,289 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   84,581,081    29,009,491   —    —    113,590,572 
ProShares Ultra Yen   —     —    (580,421  —    (580,421
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   184,298,349    (25,040,263  —    —    159,258,086 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   19,935,466    23,776,317   —    —    43,711,783 
ProShares UltraShort Euro   —     —    1,448,328   —    1,448,328 
ProShares UltraShort Gold   —     510,754   —    649,016   1,159,770 
ProShares UltraShort Silver   —     851,237   —    1,014,468   1,865,705 
ProShares UltraShort Yen   —     —    920,606   —    920,606 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   —     (943,672  —    —    (943,672
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   104,639,666    11,874,170   —    —    116,513,836 
                      
Combined Trust:
  
$
1,375,005,218
 
  
$
(60,996,972
 
$
1,565,801
 
 
$
(20,493,747
 
$
1,295,080,300
 
 
*
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2022 using the fair value hierarchy:
 
   
Level I - Quoted Prices
  
Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     
Fund
  
Short-Term U.S.

Government and
Agencies
   
Futures
Contracts
*
  
Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
   
Swap
Agreements
   
Total
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $144,307,676   $11,092,381  $—     $—     $155,400,057 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   313,465,007    26,291,716   —      74,159,577    413,916,300 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   263,260,158    (310,613,969  —      —      (47,353,811
   
Level I - Quoted Prices
  
Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    
Fund
  
Short-Term U.S.

Government and

Agencies
   
Futures

Contracts
*
  
Foreign

Currency

Forward

Contracts
  
Swap

Agreements
  
Total
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $144,307,676   $11,092,381  $—   $—   $155,400,057 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   313,465,007    26,291,716   —    74,159,577   413,916,300 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   263,260,158    (310,613,969  —    —    (47,353,811
ProShares Ultra Euro   —     —    415,656   —    415,656 
ProShares Ultra Gold   129,123,489    3,242,088   —    6,496,466   138,862,043 
ProShares Ultra Silver   228,657,634    29,426,574   —    39,224,212   297,308,420 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   34,732,372    (36,555,453  —    —    (1,823,081
ProShares Ultra Yen   —     —    984,549   —    984,549 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   89,426,935    10,244,893   —    —    99,671,828 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   61,482,526    85,889,398   —    —    147,371,924 
ProShares UltraShort Euro   39,996,624    —    (2,461,256  —    37,535,368 
ProShares UltraShort Gold   —     (98,886  —    (592,957  (691,843
ProShares UltraShort Silver   —     (940,500  —    (1,722,623  (2,663,123
ProShares UltraShort Yen   22,998,059    —    (3,027,433  —    19,970,626 
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
  
49,882,348   
(4,791,223 
—    
—    
45,091,125 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   89,347,714    (9,796,823  —    —    79,550,891 
                      
Combined Trust:
  
$
1,466,680,542
 
  
$
(196,609,804
 
$
(4,088,484
 
$
117,564,675
 
 
$
1,383,546,929
 
 
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Level I - Quoted Prices
  
Level II - Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    
Fund
  
Short-Term U.S.

Government and
Agencies
   
Futures
Contracts
*
  
Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
  
Swap
Agreements
  
Total
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
  $—     $—    
$

415,656  
$

—    
$

415,656 
ProShares Ultra Gold
   129,123,489    3,242,088   —     6,496,466   138,862,043 
ProShares Ultra Silver
   228,657,634    29,426,574   —     39,224,212   297,308,420 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   34,732,372    (36,555,453  —     —     (1,823,081
ProShares Ultra Yen
   —      —     984,549   —     984,549 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   89,426,935    10,244,893   —     —     99,671,828 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
  
 61,482,526   
 85,889,398  
 —    
 —    
 147,371,924 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   39,996,624    —     (2,461,256  —     37,535,368 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   —      (98,886  —     (592,957  (691,843
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   —      (940,500  —     (1,722,623  (2,663,123
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   22,998,059    —     (3,027,433  —     19,970,626 
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   49,882,348    (4,791,223  —     —     45,091,125 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   89,347,714    (9,796,823  —     —     79,550,891 
  
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Combined Trust:
  
$
1,466,680,542
 
  
$
(196,609,804
 
$
(4,088,484
 
$
117,564,675
 
 
$
1,383,546,929
 
*
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
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There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 or the year endended December 31, 2022.
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.
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or discount, and is reflected as Interest Income in the Statement of Operations.
Brokerage Commissions and Futures Account Fees
Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees,
give-up
fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
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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 ann
ually.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 monitors 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.
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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, futures, and/or 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 objectives 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 may 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
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seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of asset at a specified time and place. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity, if applicable, or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery, or by cash settlement at expiration of contract.
Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral at least such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. The initial margin is segregated as cash and/or securities balances with brokers for futures contracts, as disclosed in the Statements of Financial Condition, and is restricted as to its use. The Funds that enter into futures contracts maintain collateral at the broker in the form 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 exchange rate sensitivity, 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 credit risk resides with the Funds’ clearing broker or clearinghouse itself. 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.
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Option Contracts
An option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specified quantity of a commodity or other instrument at a specific (or strike) price within a specified period of time, regardless of the market price of that instrument. There are two types of options: calls and puts. A call option conveys to the option buyer the right to purchase a particular futures contract at a stated price at any time during the life of the option. A put option conveys to the option buyer the right to sell a particular futures contract at a stated price at any time during the life of the option. Options written by a Fund may be wholly or partially covered (meaning that the Fund holds an offsetting position) or uncovered. In the case of the purchase of an option, the risk of loss of an investor’s entire investment (i.e., the premium paid plus transaction charges) reflects the nature of an option as a wasting asset that may become worthless when the option expires. Where an option is written or granted (i.e., sold) uncovered, the seller may be liable to pay substantial additional margin, and the risk of loss is unlimited, as the seller will be obligated to deliver, or take delivery of, an asset at a predetermined price which may, upon exercise of the option, be significantly different from the market value.
When a Fund writes a call or put, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying futures, swap, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain (loss).
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When a Fund purchases an option, the Fund pays a premium which is included as an asset on the Statement of Financial Condition and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain (loss) when the underlying transaction is executed.
Certain options transactions may subject the writer (seller) to unlimited risk of loss in the event of an increase in the price of the contract to be purchased or delivered. The value of a Fund’s options transactions, if any, will be affected by, among other things, changes in the value of a Fund’s underlying benchmark relative to the strike price, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Fund’s underlying benchmark, and the remaining time until the options expire, or any combination thereof. The value of the options should not be expected to increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Fund’s underlying benchmark, which may contribute to tracking error. Options may be less liquid than certain other securities. A Fund’s ability to trade options will be dependent on the willingness of counterparties to trade such options with the Fund. In a less liquid market for options, a Fund may have difficulty closing out certain option positions at desired times and prices. A Fund may experience substantial downside from specific option positions and certain option positions may expire worthless.
Over-the-counter
options generally are not assignable except by agreement between the parties concerned, and no party or purchaser has any obligation to permit such assignments. The
over-the-counter
market for options is relatively illiquid, particularly for relatively small transactions. The use of options transactions exposes a Fund to liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk, and in certain circumstances may expose the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. The Funds may buy and sell options on futures contracts, which may present even greater volatility and risk of loss.
Each Oil Fund (ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil) may, but is not required to, seek to use swap agreements or options strategies that limit losses (i.e., have “floors”) or are otherwise designed to prevent the Fund’s net asset value from going to zero. These investment strategies will not prevent an Oil Fund from losing value, and their use may not prevent a Fund’s NAV from going to zero. Rather, they are intended to allow an Oil Fund to preserve a small portion of its value in the event of significant movements in its benchmark or Financial Instruments based on its benchmark. There can be no guarantee that an Oil Fund will be able to implement such strategies, continue to use such strategies, or that such strategies will be successful. Each Oil Fund will incur additional costs as a result of using such strategies. Use of strategies designed to limit losses may also place “caps” or “ceilings” on performance and could significantly limit Fund gains, could cause a Fund to perform in a manner not consistent with its investment objective and could otherwise have a significant impact on Fund performance.
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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.
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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 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 OTC 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 OTC 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 Fund in a segregated account by a third party 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.
Swap 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 to 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023
contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party at any time. Upon termination, the Fund is obligated 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 OTC 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. The collateral held in this account is restricted as to its use. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds
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will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated account and may incur certain costs in exercising its right with respect to the collateral. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.
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The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks in connection with OTC 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 a bankruptcy of a counterparty, such 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023, 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 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.
Forward Contracts
Certain of the Funds enter into forward contracts for the purpose 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 contracts 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 increased reporting requirements.
The Funds may collateralize OTC 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 a third party custodian to protect the counterparty against
non-payment
by the Funds. The collateral held in this account is restricted as to its use. 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
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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 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 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.
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Participants in trading foreign exchange forward contracts often do not require margin deposits, but rely upon internal credit limitations and their judgments regarding the creditworthiness of their counterparties. 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 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.
9
7

The following tables indicate the location of derivative related items on the Statements of Financial Condition
as
well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the reporting period.
95

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
Fund
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
Unrealized
Appreciation
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
Unrealized
Depreciation
VIX Futures Contracts
Receivable on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreementsPayable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF$23,929,205
*
$              —  
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF—  79,829,720
*
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF—  9,878,214
*
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF—  29,972,887
*
Commodities Contracts
Receivables on open futures contracts and/or unrealized appreciation on swap agreementsPayable on open futures contracts and/or unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil9,418,306
*
1,692,241
*
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas294,423,694
*
—  
ProShares Ultra Gold—  12,438,814
*
ProShares Ultra Silver—  28,023,278
*
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil12,986,156
*
—  
      
Asset Derivatives
  
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
  
Fund
  
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
  
Unrealized

Appreciation
  
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
  
Unrealized

Depreciation
 
VIX Futures Contracts    Receivable on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements  
  ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $—     $2,387,385
  ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF     29,009,491     —  
  
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     19,997    963,669
  ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF     11,874,170    —  
Commodities Contracts    Receivables on open futures contracts and/or unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   Payable on open futures contracts and/or unrealized depreciation on swap agreements  
  ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil     36,159,401    188,490
  ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas     —      116,030,767 
  ProShares Ultra Gold     —      12,960,929
  ProShares Ultra Silver     —      27,784,068
  ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil     822,565    25,862,828
  ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas     23,776,317    —  
  ProShares UltraShort Gold     1,159,770    —  
  ProShares UltraShort Silver     1,865,705    —  
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts   Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts  
  ProShares Ultra Euro     867     223,579 
  ProShares Ultra Yen     8,894     589,315 
  ProShares UltraShort Euro     1,585,136     136,808 
  ProShares UltraShort Yen     969,376     48,770 
               
    
Combined Trust:
  
$
107,251,689 
*
 
   
$
187,176,608 
*
 
 
9
8

      
Asset Derivatives
   
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
  
Fund
  
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
   
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
  
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
   ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas      —         20,310,332
*
 
   ProShares UltraShort Gold      1,411,376
*
       —   
   ProShares UltraShort Silver      1,803,935
*
       —   
Foreign Exchange Contracts
     Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts       Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts     
   ProShares Ultra Euro      241,390       1,702 
   ProShares Ultra Yen      18,889       876,516 
   ProShares UltraShort Euro      29,100       1,787,874 
   ProShares UltraShort Yen      2,238,472       258,620 
         
 
 
      
 
 
 
      
Combined Trust:
  
 
$346,500,523
*
 
     
 
$185,070,198
*
 
*
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2022
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
Fund
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
Unrealized
Appreciation
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
Unrealized
Depreciation
VIX Futures Contracts
Receivable on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreementsPayable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF$11,092,381
*
$—  
      
Asset Derivatives
  
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
  
Fund
  
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
  
Unrealized

Appreciation
  
Statements of
Financial Condition
Location
  
Unrealized

Depreciation
 
VIX Futures Contracts    Receivable on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements  
  ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $11,092,381    $—  
  ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF     —      36,555,453 
  
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     —      4,791,223
  ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF     —      9,796,823
Commodities Contracts    Receivables on open futures contracts and/or unrealized appreciation on swap agreements   Payable on open futures contracts and/or unrealized depreciation on swap agreements  
  ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil     
100,451,293
 
*
 
    —  
  ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas     —      
310,613,969
 
*
 
  ProShares Ultra Gold     9,738,554    —  
  ProShares Ultra Silver     68,650,786    —  
  ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil     13,202,924    2,958,031
  ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas     85,889,398    —  
  ProShares UltraShort Gold     —      691,843
  ProShares UltraShort Silver     —      2,663,123
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts   Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts  
 
 ProShares Ultra Euro     514,115      98,459 
 ProShares Ultra Yen     1,152,834      168,285 
 ProShares UltraShort Euro     193,192      2,654,448 
 ProShares UltraShort Yen     963,369      3,990,802 
                
   
Combined Trust:
  
$
291,848,846
*
 
    
$
374,982,459
*
 
99
97

Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
Fund
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
Unrealized
Appreciation
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
Unrealized
Depreciation
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF—  36,555,453
*
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF—  4,791,223
*
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF—  9,796,823
*
Commodities Contracts
Receivables on open futures contracts and/or unrealized appreciation on swap agreementsPayable on open futures contracts and/or unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil100,451,293
*
—  
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas—  310,613,969
*
ProShares Ultra Gold9,738,554
*
—  
ProShares Ultra Silver68,650,786
*
—  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil13,202,924
*
2,958,031
*
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas85,889,398
*
—  
ProShares UltraShort Gold—  691,843
*
ProShares UltraShort Silver—  2,663,123
*
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contractsUnrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts
10
0

      
Asset Derivatives
   
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
  
Fund
  
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
  
Unrealized
Appreciation
   
Statements of
Financial
Condition Location
  
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  ProShares Ultra Euro     514,115      98,459 
  ProShares Ultra Yen     1,152,834      168,285 
  ProShares UltraShort Euro     193,192      2,654,448 
  ProShares UltraShort Yen     963,369      3,990,802 
      
 
 
     
 
 
 
    
Combined Trust:
  
 
$291,848,846
*
 
    
 
$374,982,459
*
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023
 
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   $65,228,142    $9,658,017 
    
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   (426,304,544)    (45,320,517) 
    
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   (6,943,333)    (9,677,526) 
    
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   (127,229,299)    (21,324,056) 
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements      
    ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $30,285,319   $(26,316,590
    ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (142,584,115   108,839,211 
    
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   (12,244,511   8,934,542 
    ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (54,950,042   41,847,057 
Commodities Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements      
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   244,550,123    28,244,846 
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   237,079,838    (410,454,461
    ProShares Ultra Gold   (16,876,003   (522,115
    ProShares Ultra Silver   (30,251,410   239,211 
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   (47,764,820   (38,026,419
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   (10,798,451   44,086,649 
    ProShares UltraShort Gold   1,436,424    (251,606
    ProShares UltraShort Silver   6,921,431    61,770 
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 Ultra Euro   (22,385  (462,400
  ProShares Ultra Yen   (1,854,770  277,206 
  ProShares UltraShort Euro   (122,866  3,207,102 
  ProShares UltraShort Yen   3,079,208   (1,059,246
           
  
Combined Trust
  
$
205,882,970
 
 
$
(241,355,243
10
1
98

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
 
Commodities Contracts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   (76,355,417)    45,434,288 
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   (616,883,269)    658,027,300 
    
ProShares Ultra Gold
   17,196,569    (32,888,484) 
    
ProShares Ultra Silver
   64,662,300    (119,061,722) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   28,046,795    (8,229,852) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   48,736,428    (61,246,927) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   (1,553,151)    2,758,921 
    
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   1,113,596    5,650,294 
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 Ultra Euro
   78,291    (79,023) 
    
ProShares Ultra Yen
   (770,142)    (1,348,109) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   (1,045,942)    556,469 
    
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   1,370,771    3,145,023 
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Combined Trust
  
 
$(1,030,652,205)
 
  
 
$426,054,096
 
10
2

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023
 
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   $94,832,290    $12,836,824 
    
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   (608,537,974)    (43,274,267) 
    
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   (22,764,053)    (5,086,991) 
    
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   (173,326,001)    (20,176,064) 
Commodities Contracts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   9,425,010    (92,725,228) 
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   (1,678,514,563)    605,037,663 
    
ProShares Ultra Gold
   27,996,465    (22,177,368) 
    
ProShares Ultra Silver
   35,918,436    (96,674,064) 
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 and/or swap
agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $125,117,609   $(13,479,766
    ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (751,122,089   65,564,944 
    
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   (35,008,564   3,847,551 
    ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (228,276,043   21,670,993 
Commodities Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements      
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   253,975,133    (64,480,382
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   (1,441,434,725   194,583,202 
    ProShares Ultra Gold   11,120,462    (22,699,483
    ProShares Ultra Silver   5,667,026    (96,434,853
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   7,896,254    (35,285,156
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   221,346,621    (62,113,081
    ProShares UltraShort Gold   (1,147,608   1,851,613 
    ProShares UltraShort Silver   10,748,650    4,528,828 
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 Ultra Euro   336,185    (638,368
    ProShares Ultra Yen   (2,923,720   (1,564,970
    ProShares UltraShort Euro   (2,576,119   3,909,584 
    ProShares UltraShort Yen   3,422,003    3,948,039 
              
    
Combined Trust:
  
$
(1,822,858,925
  
$
3,208,695
 
 
10
3

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
 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   55,661,074    2,741,263 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   232,145,072    (106,199,730) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   (2,584,032)    2,103,219 
    
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   3,827,219    4,467,058 
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 Ultra Euro
   358,570    (175,968) 
    
ProShares Ultra Yen
   (1,068,950)    (1,842,176) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   (2,453,253)    702,482 
    
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   342,795    5,007,285 
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Combined Trust:
  
 
$(2,028,741,895)
 
  
 
$244,563,938
 
*
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
10
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99

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2022
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements      
    ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $27,694,574   $(17,783,632
    ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (289,871,717   161,330,331 
    
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   (1,349,272   3,236,565 
    ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   (45,457,319   51,449,994 
Commodities Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements      
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   (344,578,932   (33,971,770
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   (5,889,116   97,063,212 
    ProShares Ultra Gold   (39,825,586   2,070,901 
    ProShares Ultra Silver   (147,384,761   91,205,187 
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   66,444,885    76,797,273 
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   8,173,631    (23,776,729
    ProShares UltraShort Gold   4,988,228    806,339 
    ProShares UltraShort Silver   6,215,407    (4,087,962
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 Ultra Euro   (1,618,381   (98,836
    ProShares Ultra Yen   (1,652,590   (17,967
    ProShares UltraShort Euro   11,086,708    (354,043
    ProShares UltraShort Yen   5,879,873    (546,737
              
    
Combined Trust
  
$
(747,144,368
  
$
403,322,126
 
100

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022
 
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   $(13,029,194)    $(34,466,848) 
    
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   91,039,435    196,657,178 
    
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   7,862,052    4,040,230 
    
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   23,659,182    46,680,364 
Commodities Contracts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   363,296,092    (211,138,245) 
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   164,990,694    (271,251,560) 
    
ProShares Ultra Gold
   (57,901,083)    4,971,202 
    
ProShares Ultra Silver
   (156,194,175)    (50,071,519) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   (102,594,000)    34,810,301 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   (282,646,685)    228,166,248 
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 and/or swap
agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $(26,435,234  $(47,541,296
    ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   82,162,402    323,609,043 
    
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   11,304,613    6,941,620 
    ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   31,935,990    84,956,040 
Commodities Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements      
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   818,140,230    (339,187,944
    ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   235,322,266    (89,157,584
    ProShares Ultra Gold   (39,908,073   (17,607,548
    ProShares Ultra Silver   (186,941,909   (16,622,928
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   (142,631,216   113,723,566 
    ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   (389,138,752   116,857,361 
    ProShares UltraShort Gold   3,237,425    3,173,923 
    ProShares UltraShort Silver   8,252,893    1,570,887 
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 Ultra Euro   (2,505,776   (513,883
    ProShares Ultra Yen   (2,532,839   (2,005
    ProShares UltraShort Euro   16,693,971    3,049,081 
    ProShares UltraShort Yen   14,877,216    (444,812
              
    
Combined Trust:
  
$
431,833,207
 
  
$
142,803,521
 
 
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5
101

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
 
    
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   4,557,870    298,236 
    
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   9,411,232    3,849,687 
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 Ultra Euro
   (446,365)    (282,077) 
    
ProShares Ultra Yen
   (761,478)    154,501 
    
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   3,065,129    3,061,048 
    
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   7,917,170    (1,364,477) 
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Combined Trust
  
 
$62,225,876
 
  
 
$(45,885,731)
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations For the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 and/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   $(54,129,808)    $(29,757,664) 
10
6

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
 
    
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   372,034,119    162,278,712 
    
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   12,653,885    3,705,055 
    
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   77,393,309    33,506,046 
Commodities Contracts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and swap agreements
      
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   1,162,719,162    (305,216,174) 
    
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   241,211,382    (186,220,796) 
    
ProShares Ultra Gold
   (82,487)    (19,678,449) 
    
ProShares Ultra Silver
   (39,557,148)    (107,828,115) 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   (209,076,101)    36,926,293 
    
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   (397,312,383)    140,634,090 
    
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   (1,750,803)    2,367,584 
    
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   2,037,486    5,658,849 
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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
 
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 Ultra Euro
   (887,395)    (415,047) 
    
ProShares Ultra Yen
   (880,249)    15,962 
    
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   5,607,263    3,403,124 
    
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   8,997,343    101,925 
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Combined Trust:
  
 
$1,178,977,575
 
  
 
$(260,518,605)
 
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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2023
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Assets
   
Liabilities
  
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Fund
  
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net Amounts
of Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net Amounts
of Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
  
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets
presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
Net Amounts of
Assets presented
in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
 
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
                  
Swap agreements
  $—     $—     $—     $1,692,241   $—     $1,692,241  $11,240,991  $—   $11,240,991  $—   $—   $—  
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
                  
Swap agreements
   46,088,257    —      46,088,257    —      —      —     —    —    —    1,438,294   —    1,438,294 
ProShares Ultra Euro      
Foreign currency forward contracts  867   —    867   223,579   —    223,579 
ProShares Ultra Gold      
Swap agreements  —    —    —    10,343,189   —    10,343,189 
ProShares Ultra Silver      
Swap agreements  —    —    —    21,616,739   —    21,616,739 
ProShares Ultra Yen      
Foreign currency forward contracts  8,894   —    8,894   589,315   —    589,315 
ProShares UltraShort Euro      
Foreign currency forward contracts  1,585,136   —    1,585,136   136,808   —    136,808 
ProShares UltraShort Gold      
Swap agreements  649,016   —    649,016   —    —    —  
ProShares UltraShort Silver      
Swap agreements  1,014,468   —    1,014,468   —    —    —  
ProShares UltraShort Yen      
Foreign currency forward contracts  969,376   —    969,376   48,770   —    48,770 
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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2023
 
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
Fund
  
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net Amounts
of Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net Amounts
of Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Euro
                              
Foreign currency forward contracts
   241,390    —      241,390    1,702    —      1,702 
ProShares Ultra Gold
                              
Swap agreements
   —      —      —      7,053,083    —      7,053,083 
ProShares Ultra Silver
                              
Swap agreements
   —      —      —      18,045,362    —      18,045,362 
ProShares Ultra Yen
                              
Foreign currency forward contracts
   18,889    —      18,889    876,516    —      876,516 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
                              
Foreign currency forward contracts
   29,100      —      29,100      1,787,874    —      1,787,874 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
                              
Swap agreements
   440,571    —      440,571    —      —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
                              
Swap agreements
   845,012    —      845,012    —      —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
                              
Foreign currency forward contracts
   2,238,472    —      2,238,472    258,620    —      258,620 
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at JuneSeptember 30, 2023. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be
un-collateralized
due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2023
 
Fund
  
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented
in the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
  
Financial
Instruments
for the Benefit
of (the Funds)
/ the
Counterparties
   
Cash
Collateral for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) /
the
Counterparties
   
Net
Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
                   
Citibank, N.A.
  $(303,753 $303,753   $—     $—   
Goldman Sachs International
   (377,662  —      377,662    —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   (316,105  —      316,105    —   
Societe Generale
   (275,938  275,938    —      —   
UBS AG
   (418,783  —      418,783    —   
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2023
 
Fund
 
Amounts of Recognized Assets /
(Liabilities) presented in the
Statements of Financial Condition
  
Financial Instruments for
the Benefit of (the Funds) /
the Counterparties
  
Cash Collateral for
the Benefit of (the Funds)
/ the Counterparties
  
Net Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil    
Citibank, N.A. $1,869,634  $(1,869,634 $—   $—  
Goldman Sachs International  2,324,555   (2,324,555  —    —  
Morgan Stanley & Co.    
International PLC  1,607,761   (1,368,876  (238,885  —  
Societe Generale  1,776,923   (1,776,923  —    —  
UBS AG  3,662,118   (3,662,118  —    —  
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas    
Citibank, N.A.  (706,090  —    706,090   —  
Goldman Sachs International  (482,438  —    482,438   —  
Societe Generale  (245,972  —    245,972   —  
UBS AG  (3,794  —    3,794   —  
ProShares Ultra Euro    
Goldman Sachs International  (136,003  —    136,003   —  
UBS AG  (86,709  —    86,709   —  
ProShares Ultra Gold    
Citibank, N.A.  (4,441,216  —    4,441,216   —  
Goldman Sachs International  (2,109,437  —    2,109,437   —  
UBS AG  (3,792,536  —    3,792,536   —  
ProShares Ultra Silver    
Citibank, N.A.  (7,524,763  —    7,524,763   —  
Goldman Sachs International  (994,790  —    994,790   —  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC  (6,749,262  —    6,749,262   —  
UBS AG  (6,347,924  —    6,347,924   —  
ProShares Ultra Yen    
Goldman Sachs International  (268,253  —    268,253   —  
UBS AG  (312,168  —    312,168   —  
ProShares UltraShort Euro    
Goldman Sachs International  763,505   (763,505  —    —  
UBS AG  684,823   (684,823  —    —  
ProShares UltraShort Gold    
Citibank, N.A.  149,583   —    —    149,583 
Goldman Sachs International  196,202   —    —    196,202 
UBS AG  303,231   (262,149  —    41,082 
ProShares UltraShort Silver    
Citibank, N.A.  120,165   —    —    120,165 
Goldman Sachs International  437,748   (344,363  —    93,385 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC  345,878   —    —    345,878 
UBS AG  110,677   —    —    110,677 
ProShares UltraShort Yen    
Goldman Sachs International  406,284   (331,699  —    74,585 
UBS AG  514,322   (290,824  —    223,498 
 
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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2023
 
Fund
  
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in
the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
  
Financial
Instruments
for the Benefit
of (the Funds)
/ the
Counterparties
  
Cash
Collateral for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) /
the
Counterparties
  
Net
Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
                 
Citibank, N.A.
   22,537,665   (18,660,347  —     3,877,318 
Goldman Sachs International
   15,398,946   (11,008,327  —     4,390,619 
Societe Generale S.A.
   8,028,280   (6,677,182  —     1,351,098 
UBS AG
   123,366   —     —     123,366 
ProShares Ultra Euro
                 
Goldman Sachs International
   129,106   —     —     129,106 
UBS AG
   110,582   —     —     110,582 
ProShares Ultra Gold
                 
Citibank, N.A.
   (3,028,491  —     3,028,491   —   
Goldman Sachs International
   (1,438,439  —     1,438,439   —   
UBS AG
   (2,586,153  —     2,586,153   —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
                 
Citibank, N.A.
   (6,281,114  —     6,281,114   —   
Goldman Sachs International
   (830,545  —     830,545   —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   (5,634,927  —     5,634,927   —   
UBS AG
   (5,298,776  —     5,298,776   —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
                 
Goldman Sachs International
   (407,188  —     407,188   —   
UBS AG
   (450,439  —     450,439   —   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
                 
Goldman Sachs International
   (872,773  —     872,773   —   
UBS AG
   (886,001  —     886,001   —   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
                 
Citibank, N.A.
   101,527   —     —     101,527 
Goldman Sachs International
   133,231   —     —     133,231 
UBS AG
   205,813   (22,545  —     183,268 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
                 
Citibank, N.A.
   100,100   —     —     100,100 
Goldman Sachs International
   364,653   (364,653  —     —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   288,063   —     (288,000  63 
UBS AG
   92,196   —     —     92,196 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
                 
Goldman Sachs International
   890,062   (817,881  —     72,181 
UBS AG
   1,089,790   (1,089,790  —     —   
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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, 2022:
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2022
 
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
Fund
  
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net Amounts
of Assets
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
   
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
the
Statements
of
Financial
Condition
   
Net
Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
            
Swap agreements
  $74,159,577   $—     $74,159,577   $—     $—     $—   
ProShares Ultra Euro
            
Foreign currency forward contracts
   514,115    —      514,115    98,459    —      98,459 
ProShares Ultra Gold
            
Swap agreements
   6,496,466    —      6,496,466    —      —      —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
            
Swap agreements
   39,224,212    —      39,224,212    —      —      —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
            
Foreign currency forward contracts
   1,152,834    —      1,152,834    168,285    —      168,285 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
            
Foreign currency forward contracts
   193,192    —      193,192    2,654,448    —      2,654,448 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
            
Swap agreements
   —      —      —      592,957    —      592,957 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
            
Swap agreements
   —      —      —      1,722,623    —      1,722,623 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
            
Foreign currency forward contracts
   963,369    —      963,369    3,990,802    —      3,990,802 
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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2022
 
  
Assets
  
Liabilities
 
Fund
 
Gross Amounts

of Recognized

Assets
presented

in the

Statements of

Financial

Condition
  
Gross Amounts

Offset in the

Statements of

Financial

Condition
  
Net Amounts of
Assets presented

in the

Statements of
Financial
Condition
  
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
  
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
  
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil      
Swap agreements $74,159,577  $—   $74,159,577  $—   $—   $—  
ProShares Ultra Euro      
Foreign currency forward contracts  514,115   —    514,115   98,459   —    98,459 
ProShares Ultra Gold      
Swap agreements  6,496,466   —    6,496,466   —    —    —  
ProShares Ultra Silver      
Swap agreements  39,224,212   —    39,224,212   —    —    —  
ProShares Ultra Yen      
Foreign currency forward contracts  1,152,834   —    1,152,834   168,285   —    168,285 
ProShares UltraShort Euro      
Foreign currency forward contracts  193,192   —    193,192   2,654,448   —    2,654,448 
ProShares UltraShort Gold      
Swap agreements  —    —    —    592,957   —    592,957 
ProShares UltraShort Silver      
Swap agreements  —    —    —    1,722,623   —    1,722,623 
ProShares UltraShort Yen      
Foreign currency forward contracts  963,369   —    963,369   3,990,802   —    3,990,802 
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2022. 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, 2022
 
Fund
  
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in
the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
  
Financial
Instruments
for the Benefit
of (the Funds) /
the
Counterparties
  
Cash
Collateral for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) /
the
Counterparties
  
Net Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
     
Citibank, N.A.
  $11,723,388  $—    $(7,220,000 $4,503,388 
Goldman Sachs International
   14,575,933   (9,281,322  —     5,294,611 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   20,305,392   —     (12,510,000  7,795,392 
Societe Generale
   11,075,235   (7,038,055  —     4,037,180 
UBS AG
   16,479,629   (10,808,424  (41,993  5,629,212 
ProShares Ultra Euro
     
Goldman Sachs International
   217,491   —     —     217,491 
UBS AG
   198,165   (198,165  —     —   
ProShares Ultra Gold
     
Citibank, N.A.
   2,582,849   —     (2,570,000  12,849 
Goldman Sachs International
   1,226,772   (1,193,425  —     33,347 
UBS AG
   2,686,845   (2,682,652  (4,193  —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
     
Citibank, N.A.
   12,628,472   —     (12,628,472  —   
Goldman Sachs International
   1,667,621   (1,667,621  —     —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   13,862,180   —     (10,733,000  3,129,180 
UBS AG
   11,065,939   (11,065,939  —     —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
     
Goldman Sachs International
   683,120   (308,636  —     374,484 
UBS AG
   301,429   —     —     301,429 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     
Goldman Sachs International
   (1,121,150  —     1,121,150   —   
UBS AG
   (1,340,106  —     1,340,106   —   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     
Citibank, N.A.
   (181,291  —     181,291   —   
Goldman Sachs International
   (231,533  —     231,533   —   
UBS AG
   (180,133  —     180,133   —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     
Citibank, N.A.
   (203,969  —     203,969   —   
Goldman Sachs International
   (743,029  —     743,029   —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
   (587,758  —     587,758   —   
UBS AG
   (187,867  —     187,867   —   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     
Goldman Sachs International
   (936,322  —     936,322   —   
UBS AG
   (2,091,111  —     1,690,000   (401,111

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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2022
 
Fund
 
Amounts of Recognized
Assets / (Liabilities)
presented in the Statements
of Financial Condition
  
Financial Instruments for
the Benefit of (the Funds)
/ the Counterparties
  
Cash Collateral for the
Benefit of (the Funds)
/ the Counterparties
  
Net
Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil    
Citibank, N.A. $11,723,388  $—   $(7,220,000 $4,503,388 
Goldman Sachs International  14,575,933   (9,281,322  —    5,294,611 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC  20,305,392   —    (12,510,000  7,795,392 
Societe Generale  11,075,235   (7,038,055  —    4,037,180 
UBS AG  16,479,629   (10,808,424  (41,993  5,629,212 
ProShares Ultra Euro    
Goldman Sachs International  217,491   —    —    217,491 
UBS AG  198,165   (198,165  —    —  
ProShares Ultra Gold    
Citibank, N.A.  2,582,849   —    (2,570,000  12,849 
Goldman Sachs International  1,226,772   (1,193,425  —    33,347 
UBS AG  2,686,845   (2,682,652  (4,193  —  
ProShares Ultra Silver    
Citibank, N.A.  12,628,472   —    (12,628,472  —  
Goldman Sachs International  1,667,621   (1,667,621  —    —  
Morgan Stanley & Co.    
International PLC  13,862,180   —    (10,733,000  3,129,180 
UBS AG  11,065,939   (11,065,939  —    —  
ProShares Ultra Yen    
Goldman Sachs International  683,120   (308,636  —    374,484 
UBS AG  301,429   —    —    301,429 
ProShares UltraShort Euro    
Goldman Sachs International  (1,121,150  —    1,121,150   —  
UBS AG  (1,340,106  —    1,340,106   —  
ProShares UltraShort Gold    
Citibank, N.A.  (181,291  —    181,291   —  
Goldman Sachs International  (231,533  —    231,533   —  
UBS AG  (180,133  —    180,133   —  
ProShares UltraShort Silver    
Citibank, N.A.  (203,969  —    203,969   —  
Goldman Sachs International  (743,029  —    743,029   —  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC  (587,758  —    587,758   —  
UBS AG  (187,867  —    187,867   —  
ProShares UltraShort Yen    
Goldman Sachs International  (936,322  —    936,322   —  
UBS AG  (2,091,111  —    1,690,000   (401,111
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NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS
Management Fee
Each Leveraged 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 stopped charging the Management Fee to the ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF and ProShares Short Euro ETF on May 2, 2022, the date it was determined that liquidation was imminent.
The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund that the Sponsor pays directly. 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, (i) the fees and expenses of the Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent, Distributor (as each is defined below), and ProFunds Distributors, Inc., an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, as well as accounting and auditing fees and expenses, (ii) any Index licensors for the Funds; and (iii) the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund after the commencement of its trading operations. Fees associated with a Fund’s trading operations may include 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.
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The Administrator
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a division of The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the Administrator of the Funds (the “Administrator”). The Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into an administration and accounting agreement (the “Administration and Accounting Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration and Accounting Agreement and under the supervision and direction of the Sponsor and the Trust, BNY Mellon prepares and files certain regulatory filings on behalf of the Funds. BNY Mellon may also perform other services for the Funds pursuant to the Administration and Accounting Agreement as mutually agreed upon by the Sponsor, the Trust and BNY Mellon from time to time. The Administrator’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
The Custodian
BNY Mellon serves as the Custodian of the Funds (the “Custodian”). The Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into a custody agreement (the “Custody Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement, BNY Mellon 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 BNY Mellon by the Funds. The Custodian’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
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The Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon serves as the Transfer Agent of the Funds (the “Transfer Agent”) for entities that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with one or more of the Funds (“Authorized Participants”) and has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement (the “Transfer Agency and Service Agreement”).Pursuant. Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, BNY Mellon is responsible for processing purchase and redemption orders and maintaining records of ownership of the Funds. The Transfer Agent Fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.
The Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”) serves as Distributor of the Funds and assists the Sponsor and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing, including taking creation and redemption orders, consulting with the marketing staff of the Sponsor and its affiliates with respect to compliance with the requirements of FINRA and/or the NFA in connection with marketing efforts, and reviewing and filing of marketing materials with FINRA and/or the NFA. SEI retains all marketing materials separately for each Fund, at c/o SEI, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Sponsor, on behalf of each Fund, has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with SEI. The Sponsor pays SEI for performing its duties on behalf of the Funds.
NOTE 5 – 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 governed by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement and Authorized Participant Procedures 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 with the relevant fund whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date.
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Authorized Participants may pay a fixed transaction fee (typically $250) in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BNY Mellon, 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 and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 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
   
Nine Months Ended
 
Fund
  
September 30, 2023
   
September 30, 2023
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF  $41,549   $203,485 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil   —     —  
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas   —     —  
ProShares Ultra Euro   —     —  
ProShares Ultra Gold   —     —  
ProShares Ultra Silver   —     —  
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   248,309    1,068,660 
ProShares Ultra Yen   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Euro   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Gold   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Silver   —     —  
ProShares UltraShort Yen   —     —  
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
   6,068    21,579 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF   47,895    215,117 
           
Combined Trust:
  
$

343,821   
$

1,508,841 
 

Fund
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  $49,722   $161,936 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
   —      —   
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
   —      —   
ProShares Ultra Euro
   —      —   
ProShares Ultra Gold
   —      —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
   —      —   
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   389,333    820,351 
ProShares Ultra Yen
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
   —      —   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
   —      —   
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
   9,046    15,511 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   82,901    167,222 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Combined Trust:
  
$

531,002   
$

1,165,020 
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NOTE 6 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023
For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra
Euro
  
Ultra
Gold
  
Ultra
Silver
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2023
  $63.73  $26.53  $73.76  $11.49  $62.86  $31.10 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.46   0.14   0.28   0.09   0.47   0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   20.49   (2.93  (4.56  0.01   (4.97  (4.26
Change in net asset value from operations
   20.95   (2.79  (4.28  0.10   (4.50  (4.06
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $84.68  $23.74  $69.48  $11.59  $58.36  $27.04 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2023
  $63.75  $26.47  $72.20  $11.49  $63.02  $31.23 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $84.68  $23.65  $68.99  $11.61  $58.24  $26.95 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   32.9  (10.5)%   (5.8)%   0.9  (7.2)%   (13.1)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   32.8  (10.7)%   (4.5)%   1.0  (7.6)%   (13.7)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^
   1.14  1.00  1.45  0.95  0.96  1.00
Net investment income gain (loss)
   2.61  2.20  1.81  3.27  3.01  2.61
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
*
  
Ultra Euro
  
Ultra Gold
  
Ultra Silver
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023  $84.68  $23.74  $69.48  $11.59  $58.36  $27.04 
Net investment income (loss)   0.60   0.16   0.38   0.10   0.47   0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   0.97   11.34   (15.86  (0.82  (6.08  (2.46
Change in net asset value from operations   1.57   11.50   (15.48  (0.72  (5.61  (2.28
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $86.25  $35.24  $54.00  $10.87  $52.75  $24.76 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $84.68  $23.65  $68.99  $11.61  $58.24  $26.95 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $86.34  $35.28  $54.38  $10.85  $52.60  $24.61 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   1.9  48.4  (22.3)%   (6.2)%   (9.6)%   (8 .4)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   2.0  49.2  (21.2)%   (6.6)%   (9.7)%   (8.7)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1.16  0.98  1 .26  0.95  0.96  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)   2.77  2.13  2 .49  3.56  3.22  2.58
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if
non-recurring
fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
  
Ultra
Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2023
  $46.25  $33.05  $25.15  $71.11  $29.04  $26.88 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.15   0.26   0.19   0.44   0.24   0.22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   (27.92  (5.91  0.28   (16.49  (0.18  1.80 
Change in net asset value from operations
   (27.77  (5.65  0.47   (16.05  0.06   2.02 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $18.48  $27.40  $25.62  $55.06  $29.10  $28.90 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2023
  $46.50  $33.02  $25.22  $72.42  $29.04  $26.84 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $18.49  $27.42  $25.70  $55.45  $29.11  $28.96 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (60.0)%   (17.1)%   1.9  (22.6)%   0.2  7.5
Total Return, at market value^
   (60.2)%   (17.0)%   1.9  (23.4)%   0.2  7.9
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.55  0.95  1.11  1.77  0.95  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)
   1.84  3.36  3.01  2.47  3.36  3.09
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023  $18.48  $27.40  $25.62  $55.06  $29.10  $28.90 
Net investment income (loss)   0.09   0.25   0.17   0.45   0.26   0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   (2.37  (2.64  (8.93  5.95   2.07   3.01 
Change in net asset value from operations   (2.28  (2.39  (8.76  6.40   2.33   3.24 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $16.20  $25.01  $16.86  $61.46  $31.43  $32.14 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $18.49  $27.42  $25.70  $55.45  $29.11  $28.96 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $16.21  $25.00  $16.82  $61.04  $31.43  $32.20 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (12.4)%   (8.7)%   (34.2)%   11.6  8 .0  11.2
Total Return, at market value^
   (12.3)%   (8.8)%   (34.6)%   10.1  8 .0  11.2
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1.68  0.95  1.04  1.44  0.95  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)   2.16  3.66  3.47  3.16  3.51  3.13
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2023
  $18.63  $55.98  $26.79  $45.16 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.12   0.49   0.20   0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   1.74   11.47   (6.50  (20.46
Change in net asset value from operations
   1.86   11.96   (6.30  (20.21
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $20.49  $67.94  $20.49  $24.95 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2023
  $18.56  $56.00  $26.82  $45.25 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $20.58  $67.95  $20.48  $24.96 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   10.0  21.4  (23.5)%   (44.8)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   10.9  21.3  (23.6)%   (44.8)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
     
Expense ratio^^
   1.05  0.95  1.00  1.08
Net investment income gain (loss)
   2.68  3.22  3.13  2.82
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX Mid-Term

Futures

ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023  $20.49  $67.94  $20.49  $24.95 
Net investment income (loss)   0.14   0.61   0.17   0.19 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   0.81   6.53   (1.24  (1.83
Change in net asset value from operations   0.95   7.14   (1.07  (1.64
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $21.44  $75.08  $19.42  $23.31 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $20.58  $67.95  $20.48  $24.96 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $21.55  $75.08  $19.41  $23.30 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   4.6  10.5  (5.2)%   (6.6)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   4.7  10.5  (5.2)%   (6.6)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                 
Expense ratio^^   1.12  0.95  0.99  1.04
Net investment income gain (loss)   2.98  3.48  3.35  3.27
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil*
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra
Euro
  
Ultra
Gold
  
Ultra
Silver
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2022
  $54.55  $37.94  $1121.30  $12.47  $66.99  $39.06 
Net investment income (loss)
   (0.13  (0.07  (4.28  (0.02  (0.09  (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   (6.28  3.74   (326.32  (1.37  (10.44  (14.23
Change in net asset value from operations
   (6.41  3.67   (330.60  (1.39  (10.53  (14.28
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $48.14  $41.61  $790.70  $11.08  $56.46  $24.78 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2022
  $54.56  $38.33  $1126.20  $12.46  $66.14  $38.53 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $48.21  $41.86  $842.00  $11.11  $56.50  $24.47 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (11.8)%   9.7  (29.5)%   (11.1)%   (15.7)%   (36.6)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   (11.6)%   9.2  (25.2)%   (10.8)%   (14.6)%   (36.5)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.21  1.01  1.26  0.95  0.98  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (1.00)%   (0.64)%   (1.01)%   (0.54)%   (0.56)%   (0.61)% 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra Euro
  
Ultra Gold
  
Ultra Silver
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022  $48.14  $41.61  $790.70  $11.08  $56.46  $24.78 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.01  0.01   0.58   0.00(1)   0.05   0.00(2) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   0.38   (15.41  273.12   (1.51  (9.44  (3.94
Change in net asset value from operations   0.37   (15.40  273.70   (1.51  (9.39  (3.94
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $48.51  $26.21  $1064.40  $9.57  $47.07  $20.84 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $48.21  $41.86  $842.00  $11.11  $56.50  $24.47 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $48.59  $26.26  $1073.20  $9.57  $46.93  $20.76 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   0.8  (37.0)%   34.6  (13.7)%   (16.6)%   (15.9)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   0.8  (37.3)%   27.5  (13.9)%   (16.9)%   (15.2)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1.14  1 .01  1 .16  0.96  0.97  1.00
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.09)%   0 .07  0 .15  0.16  0.38  (0.02)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
(1)Amount represents less than $0.005.
(2)Amount represents greater than $(0.005).
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For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF*
  
Ultra
Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil*
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2022
  $135.00  $42.02  $29.17  $64.71  $27.30  $27.23 
Net investment income (loss)
   (0.50  (0.05  (0.05  (0.08  (0.05  (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   10.63   (8.46  (6.08  (21.98  3.13   4.37 
Change in net asset value from operations
   10.13   (8.51  (6.13  (22.06  3.08   4.32 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $145.13  $33.51  $23.04  $42.65  $30.38  $31.55 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2022
  $134.60  $42.09  $28.95  $64.56  $27.31  $27.61 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $145.30  $33.49  $22.93  $40.02  $30.41  $31.59 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   7.5  (20.3)%   (21.0)%   (34.1)%   11.3  15.9
Total Return, at market value^
   8.0  (20.4)%   (20.8)%   (38.0)%   11.4  14.4
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.53  0.95  1.14  1.36  0.95  0.99
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (1.36)%   (0.59)%   (0.85)%   (1.14)%   (0.70)%   (0.74)% 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022  $145.13  $33.51  $23.04  $42.65  $30.38  $31.55 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.04  0.01   0.02   0.00(1)   0.01   (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   (16.35  (4.49  7.28   (25.30  4.45   5.64 
Change in net asset value from operations   (16.39  (4.48  7.30   (25.30  4.46   5.63 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $128.74  $29.03  $30.34  $17.35  $34.84  $37.18 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $145.30  $33.49  $22.93  $40.02  $30.41  $31.59 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $128.50  $29.06  $30.28  $17.21  $34.88  $37.30 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (11.3)%   (13.3)%   31.7  (59.3)%   14.7  17.9
Total Return, at market value^
   (11.6)%   (13.2)%   32.1  (57.0)%   14.7  18.1
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1 .46  0.96  1.11  1 .25  0.96  1.00
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.14)%   0.18  0.32  (0.01)%   0.12  (0.11)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
(1)Amount represents greater than $(0.005).
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For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX Mid-

Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022  $31.74  $57.06  $35.29  $91.09 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.02  0.01   0.00(1)   0.05 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   2.34   7.97   0.19   (5.63
Change in net asset value from operations   2.32   7.98   0.19   (5.58
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $34.06  $65.04  $35.48  $85.51 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $32.19  $57.13  $35.38  $91.25 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $34.15  $65.02  $35.50  $85.50 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   7 .3  14.0  0 .6  (6.1)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   6 .1  13.8  0 .3  (6.3)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                 
Expense ratio^^   1.08  0.96  0.93  1.11
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.19)%   0.07  (0.01)%   0.25
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen*
  
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at March 31, 2022
  $21.45  $46.32  $31.45  $83.04 
Net investment income (loss)
   (0.05  (0.09  (0.06  (0.21
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   10.34   10.83   3.90   8.26 
Change in net asset value from operations
   10.29   10.74   3.84   8.05 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $31.74  $57.06  $35.29  $91.09 
Market value per share, at March 31, 2022
  $21.78  $46.37  $31.50  $82.85 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $32.19  $57.13  $35.38  $91.25 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   48.0  23.2  12.2  9.6
Total Return, at market value^
   47.8  23.2  12.3  10.1
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
     
Expense ratio^^
   1.06  0.95  0.96  1.16
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (0.78)%   (0.68)%   (0.74)%   (0.94)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
(1)Amount represents greater than $(0.005).
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S
elected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the sixnine Months Ended JuneSeptember
 30, 2023
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra
Euro
  
Ultra
Gold
  
Ultra
Silver
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022
  $58.71  $30.26  $363.08  $11.27  $55.09  $31.75 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.83   0.27   0.81   0.17   0.86   0.39 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   25.14   (6.79  (294.41  0.15   2.41   (5.10
Change in net asset value from operations
   25.97   (6.52  (293.60  0.32   3.27   (4.71
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $84.68  $23.74  $69.48  $11.59  $58.36  $27.04 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $58.68  $30.31  $355.60  $11.26  $55.27  $32.00 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $84.68  $23.65  $68.99  $11.61  $58.24  $26.95 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   44.2  (21.5)%   (80.9)%   2.9  5.9  (14.8)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   44.3  (22.0)%   (80.6)%   3.1  5.4  (15.8)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.15  1.00  1.43  0.95  0.97  0.99
Net investment income gain (loss)
   2.50  2.12  2.01  3.04  2.86  2.65
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra Euro
  
Ultra Gold
  
Ultra Silver
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022  $58.71  $30.26  $363.08  $11.27  $55.09  $31.75 
Net investment income (loss)   1.41   0.43   1.18   0.27   1.33   0.57 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   26.13   4.55   (310.26  (0.67  (3.67  (7.56
Change in net asset value from operations   27.54   4.98   (309.08  (0.40  (2.34  (6.99
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $86.25  $35.24  $54.00  $10.87  $52.75  $24.76 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $58.68  $30.31  $355.60  $11.26  $55.27  $32.00 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $86.34  $35.28  $54.38  $10.85  $52.60  $24.61 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   46.9  16.5  (85.1)%   (3.5)%   (4.3)%   (22.0)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   47.1  16.4  (84.7)%   (3.6)%   (4.8)%   (23.1)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1.15  0.99  1 .38  0.95  0.97  0.99
Net investment income gain (loss)   2.59  2.12  2 .16  3.19  2.98  2.63
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if
non-recurring
fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022
  $68.69  $34.54  $23.93  $27.00  $29.46  $31.10 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.33   0.49   0.36   0.66   0.45   0.39 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   (50.54  (7.63  1.33   27.40   (0.81  (2.59
Change in net asset value from operations
   (50.21  (7.14  1.69   28.06   (0.36  (2.20
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $18.48  $27.40  $25.62  $55.06  $29.10  $28.90 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $68.60  $34.56  $23.85  $27.56  $29.45  $30.99 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $18.49  $27.42  $25.70  $55.45  $29.11  $28.96 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (73.1)%   (20.7)%   7.1  103.9  (1.2)%   (7.1)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   (73.1)%   (20.7)%   7.8  101.2  (1.2)%   (6.6)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.56  0.95  1.09  1.74  0.95  0.99
Net investment income gain (loss)
   1.66  3.05  2.92  2.27  3.08  2.81
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022  $68.69  $34.54  $23.93  $27.00  $29.46  $31.10 
Net investment income (loss)   0.40   0.74   0.53   1.11   0.70   0.61 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   (52.89  (10.27  (7.60  33.35   1.27   0.43 
Change in net asset value from operations   (52.49  (9.53  (7.07  34.46   1.97   1.04 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $16.20  $25.01  $16.86  $61.46  $31.43  $32.14 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $68.60  $34.56  $23.85  $27.56  $29.45  $30.99 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $16.21  $25.00  $16.82  $61.04  $31.43  $32.20 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (76.4)%   (27.6)%   (29.6)%   127.7  6.7  3.4
Total Return, at market value^
   (76.4)%   (27.7)%   (29.5)%   121.5  6.7  3.9
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1 .58  0 .95  1.07  1.64  0.95  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)   1 .77  3 .28  3.14  2.57  3.20  2.90
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX Mid-

Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022  $19.46  $53.68  $30.41  $57.00 
Net investment income (loss)   0.38   1.47   0.54   0.70 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   1.60   19.93   (11.53  (34.39
Change in net asset value from operations   1.98   21.40   (10.99  (33.69
Net asset value, at September 30, 2023  $21.44  $75.08  $19.42  $23.31 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $19.30  $53.57  $30.36  $56.90 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2023
  $21.55  $75.08  $19.41  $23.30 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   10.2  39.9  (36.1)%   (59.1)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   11.7  40.2  (36.1)%   (59.1)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                 
Expense ratio^^   1.07  0.95  0 .98  1 .07
Net investment income gain (loss)   2.63  3.20  3 .03  2 .81
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2022
  $19.46  $53.68  $30.41  $57.00 
Net investment income (loss)
   0.24   0.88   0.38   0.53 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   0.79   13.38   (10.30  (32.58
Change in net asset value from operations
   1.03   14.26   (9.92  (32.05
Net asset value, at June 30, 2023
  $20.49  $67.94  $20.49  $24.95 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2022
  $19.30  $53.57  $30.36  $56.90 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2023
  $20.58  $67.95  $20.48  $24.96 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   5.3  26.6  (32.6)%   (56.2)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   6.6  26.8  (32.5)%   (56.1)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
     
Expense ratio^^
   1.05  0.95  0.98  1.09
Net investment income gain (loss)
   2.44  3.06  2.90  2.61
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the sixnine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
*
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas*
  
Ultra Euro
  
Ultra Gold
  
Ultra Silver
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021
  $61.56  $21.54  $511.08  $13.32  $59.69  $34.84 
Net investment income (loss)
   (0.29  (0.15  (5.86  (0.04  (0.22  (0.13
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   (13.13  20.22   285.48   (2.20  (3.01  (9.93
Change in net asset value from operations
   (13.42  20.07   279.62   (2.24  (3.23  (10.06
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $48.14  $41.61  $790.70  $11.08  $56.46  $24.78 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $61.55  $21.70  $521.80  $13.33  $59.81  $34.74 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $48.21  $41.86  $842.00  $11.11  $56.50  $24.47 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (21.8)%   93.2  54.7  (16.8)%   (5.4)%   (28.9)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   (21.7)%   92.9  61.4  (16.7)%   (5.5)%   (29.6)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.28  1.05  1.29  0.95  0.99  0.98
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (1.12)%   (0.82)%   (1.10)%   (0.65)%   (0.71)%   (0.75)% 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Short VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
*
  
Ultra Euro
  
Ultra Gold
  
Ultra Silver
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021  $61.56  $21.54  $511.08  $13.32  $59.69  $34.84 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.31  (0.16  (5.33  (0.02  (0.19  (0.13
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   (12.74  4.83   558.65   (3.73  (12.43  (13.87
Change in net asset value from operations   (13.05  4.67   553.32   (3.75  (12.62  (14.00
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $48.51  $26.21  $1,064.40  $9.57  $47.07  $20.84 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $61.55  $21.70  $521.80  $13.33  $59.81  $34.74 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $48.59  $26.26  $1,073.20  $9.57  $46.93  $20.76 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   (21.2)%   21.7  108.3  (28.2)%   (21.1)%   (40.2)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   (21.1)%   21.0  105.7  (28.2)%   (21.5)%   (40.2)% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1 .23  1.04  1 .24  0.95  0 .99  0 .99
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.80)%   (0.59)%   (0 .58)%   (0.27)%   (0.43)%   (0.56)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if
non-recurring
fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
*
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
*
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021
  $124.06  $47.29  $64.26  $247.40  $25.84  $31.71 
Net investment income (loss)
   (1.13  (0.13  (0.12  (0.31  (0.11  (0.12
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   22.20   (13.65  (41.10  (204.44  4.65   (0.04
Change in net asset value from operations
   21.07   (13.78  (41.22  (204.75  4.54   (0.16
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $145.13  $33.51  $23.04  $42.65  $30.38  $31.55 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $124.30  $47.29  $63.75  $242.20  $25.86  $31.66 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $145.30  $33.49  $22.93  $40.02  $30.41  $31.59 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   17.0  (29.2)%   (64.2)%   (82.8)%   17.5  (0.5)% 
Total Return, at market value^
   16.9  (29.2)%   (64.0)%   (83.5)%   17.6  0.2
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
       
Expense ratio^^
   1.65  0.95  1.18  1.47  0.95  1.00
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (1.53)%   (0.67)%   (0.95)%   (1.30)%   (0.75)%   (0.81)% 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
Ultra VIX
Short-Term

Futures ETF
*
  
Ultra Yen
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
  
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
  
UltraShort
Euro
  
UltraShort
Gold
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021  $124.06  $47.29  $64.26  $247.40  $25.84  $31.71 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.94  (0.04  (0.07  (0.14  (0.08  (0.13
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   5.62   (18.22  (33.85  (229.91  9.08   5.60 
Change in net asset value from operations   4.68   (18.26  (33.92  (230.05  9.00   5.47 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $128.74  $29.03  $30.34  $17.35  $34.84  $37.18 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $124.30  $47.29  $63.75  $242.20  $25.86  $31.66 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $128.50  $29.06  $30.28  $17.21  $34.88  $37.30 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   3.7  (38.6)%   (52.8)%   (93.0)%   34.8  17.3
Total Return, at market value^
   3.4  (38.6)%   (52.5)%   (92.9)%   34.9  17.8
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                         
Expense ratio^^   1.57  0.96  1.15  1.38  0.95  1.00
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.97)%   (0.15)%   (0.38)%   (0.77)%   (0.37)%   (0.56)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, if
non-recurring
fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
*
  
VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF*
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021
  $26.77  $41.50  $30.61  $75.62 
Net investment income (loss)
   (0.11  (0.17  (0.14  (0.46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#
   5.08   15.73   4.82   15.93 
Change in net asset value from operations
   4.97   15.56   4.68   15.47 
Net asset value, at June 30, 2022
  $31.74  $57.06  $35.29  $91.09 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $26.84  $41.50  $30.57  $75.85 
Market value per share, at June 30, 2022
  $32.19  $57.13  $35.38  $91.25 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   18.6  37.5  15.3  20.5
Total Return, at market value^
   19.9  37.7  15.7  20.3
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
     
Expense ratio^^
   1.07  0.95  1.02  1.20
Net investment income gain (loss)
   (0.86)%   (0.72)%   (0.87)%   (1.04)% 
Per Share Operating Performance
  
UltraShort
Silver
  
UltraShort
Yen
  
VIX
Mid-Term

Futures ETF
  
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF
*
 
Net asset value, at December 31, 2021  $26.77  $41.50  $30.61  $75.62 
Net investment income (loss)   (0.13  (0.16  (0.15  (0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#   7.42   23.70   5.02   10.24 
Change in net asset value from operations   7.29   23.54   4.87   9.89 
Net asset value, at September 30, 2022  $34.06  $65.04  $35.48  $85.51 
Market value per share, at December 31, 2021
  $26.84  $41.50  $30.57  $75.85 
Market value per share, at September 30, 2022
  $34.15  $65.02  $35.50  $85.50 
Total Return, at net asset value^
   27.2  56.7  15.9  13.1
Total Return, at market value^
   27.2  56.7  16.1  12.7
Ratios to Average Net Assets**
                 
Expense ratio^^   1.08  0.95  0.99  1.16
Net investment income gain (loss)   (0.63)%   (0.40)%   (0.59)%   (0.56)% 
*
See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
**
Percentages are annualized.
#
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 applicable primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
^
Percentages are not annualized for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
^^
The expense ratio would be 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively, if
non-recurring
fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
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NOTE 7 – 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 in amount and possibly even direction from
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x),
two times the inverse
(-2x),
one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the return or two times (2x) the return of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Geared 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 or UltraShort), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility, compounding, and other factors. Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to the principal amount invested over time. Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated. The effects of compounding will likely cause the performance of a Geared Fund to differ from the Geared Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period. The effect of compounding becomes more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Geared Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark during the holding period of an investment in the Geared Fund. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Geared Fund’s underlying benchmark. The Matching VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective 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 with a 1.5x or 2x multiple should be approximately one and
one-half
or 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 an UltraShort Fund is designed to return 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 significant risks not applicable to other types of 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. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.
While the Funds seek to meet their investment objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so. Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of 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 or trading instruments 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, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
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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, extreme market volatility, and other factors 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. Other things being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant adjustments to a Fund’s portfolio. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Geared Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e.,
-0.5x,
-2x,
1.5x, 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.
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Each Geared Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on a daily basis. The time and manner in which a Geared Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and other circumstances at the discretion of the Sponsor. Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.
Counterparty Risk
Each Fund may use derivatives such as swap agreements and forward contracts (collectively referred to in this Counterparty Risk section as “derivatives”) in the manner described herein as a means to achieve their respective investment objectives. The use of derivatives by a Fund exposes the Fund to counterparty risks.
Regulatory Treatment
Derivatives are generally traded in OTC markets and are subject to comprehensive regulation in the United States. Cash-settled forwards are generally regulated as “swaps”, whereas physically settled forwards are generally not subject to regulation (in the case of commodities other than currencies) or subject to the federal securities laws (in the case of securities).
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Title VII”) created a regulatory regime for derivatives, with the CFTC responsible for the regulation of swaps and the SEC responsible for the regulation of “security-based swaps.” Although some of the SEC requirements have not yet been made effective, the CFTC requirements are largely in place. The CFTC requirements include rules for some of the types of derivatives transactions in which the Funds engages, including mandatory clearing and exchange trading, reporting, and margin for OTC swaps. Title VII also created new categories of regulated market participants, such as “swap dealers,” “security-based swap dealers,” “major swap participants,” and “major security-based swap participants” who are, or will be, subject to significant new capital, registration, recordkeeping, reporting, disclosure, business conduct and other regulatory requirements. The regulatory requirements under Title VII continue to be developed and there may be further modifications that could materially and adversely impact the Funds, the markets in which a Fund trades and the counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions.
As noted, all of the relevant CFTC rules may not apply to all of the swap agreements and forward contracts entered into by the Funds. 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.
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Counterparty Credit Risk
The Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivatives. In the case of cleared derivatives, the Funds will have credit risk to the clearing corporation in a similar manner as the Funds would for futures contracts. In the case of uncleared OTC derivatives, the Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparty to the transaction – typically a single bank or financial institution. As a result, a Fund is subject to increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to uncleared OTC derivatives 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 or otherwise, 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 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 derivatives of the type that may be utilized by the Funds are generally 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. 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 to the party under the agreement. For example, 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 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.
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In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from daily
mark-to-market
and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. To the extent the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a futures commission merchant in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are required by CFTC regulations to be separate from the futures commission merchant’s proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions. Cleared swap customer collateral is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default. For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is only permitted to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of futures customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the commingled futures customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker. Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC. Bilateral OTC derivatives expose 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.
The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality. In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers the addition of new counterparties and the
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counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time. Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio holdings as of the prior Business Day. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings identifies its counterparties, as applicable. This portfolio holdings information may be accessed through the web on the Sponsor’s website at www.ProShares.com.
Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund, subject to applicable law.
The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives. Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and is a Fund’s counterparty on the derivative. The clearing organization guarantees the performance of the other side of the derivative. Nevertheless, some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to a Fund.
Leverage Risk
The Leveraged Funds may utilize leverage in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives and will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than funds that do not employ leverage. The use of leveraged and/or inverse leveraged positions increases the risk of total loss of an investor’s investment, even over periods as short as a single day.
For example, because the UltraShort Funds and Ultra Funds (except for the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF which includes a one and
one-half
times (1.5x) multiplier) 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 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.
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“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 2022 may specify a January 2023 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the January 2023 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2023. 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 2023 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the March 2023 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection with rolling. While certain
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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 have historically exhibited 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.
There have been times where WTI crude oil futures contracts experience “extraordinary contango or extraordinary backwardation”. For example, in April 2020, the market for crude oil futures contracts experienced a period of “extraordinary contango” that resulted in a negative price in the May 2020 WTI crude oil futures contract. In the summer of 2022, the market for crude oil futures contracts experienced a period of extreme backwardation, but normalized towards the end of the year. The futures contracts held by the Funds may experience a period of extraordinary contango or backwardation in the future. If all or a significant portion of the futures contracts held by an Ultra Fund at a future date were to reach a negative price, investors in such Fund could lose their entire investment. Conversely, investors in an UltraShort Fund could suffer significant losses or lose their entire investment if prices reversed or were subject to extraordinary backwardation. The effects of rolling futures contracts under extraordinary contango or backwardation market conditions generally are more exaggerated than rolling futures contracts under more typical contango or backwardation market conditions. Either scenario may result in significant losses.
Investments in futures contracts are subject to current position limits and accountability levels established by the exchanges. Accordingly, the Sponsor and the Funds may be required to reduce the size of outstanding positions or be restricted from entering into new positions that would otherwise be taken for a Fund or not trade in certain markets on behalf of the Fund in order to comply with those limits or any future limits. These restrictions, if implemented, could limit the ability of each Fund to invest in additional futures contracts, add to existing positions in the desired amount, or create additional Creation Units and could otherwise have a significant negative impact on Fund operations and performance, decreasing a Fund’s correlation to the performance of its benchmark, and otherwise preventing a Fund from achieving its investment objective. On May 4, 2020, CME imposed a more restrictive position limit in September 2020 WTI oil futures contracts with respect to the Oil Funds. In response to CME’s imposition of a more restrictive position limit, global developments, and other factors, the Sponsor modified certain of the Oil Funds’ investment strategies to invest in longer-dated futures contracts. In early July 2020, in anticipation of the roll of the Oil Funds’ benchmark, and in order to help manage the impact of recent extraordinary conditions and volatility in the markets for crude oil and related Financial Instruments, the Sponsor modified certain of the Oil Funds’ investment strategies to invest in longer-dated futures contracts.
 
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Risk that Current Assumptions and Expectations Could Become Outdated As a Result of Global Economic Shocks
The onsetoutbreak of
COVID-19
(including any variants), or any future epidemic or pandemic similar to
COVID-19,
SARS, H1N1, or MERS, could have a significant adverse impact on the Funds and their investments, could adversely affect the Funds’ ability to fulfill its investment objectives, and could result in significant losses to the Funds. The extent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)impact of any outbreak on the performance of the Funds and its variants has causedtheir investments depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such outbreak, the development and distribution of treatments and vaccines for viruses such as
COVID-19,
the extent of any such outbreak’s disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, and the impact of such outbreak on overall supply and demand, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Additionally, public health issues, war (such as the war between Russia and Ukraine), military conflicts, sanctions, acts of terrorism, sustained elevated inflation, supply chain issues or other events could have a significant shocks tonegative impact on global financial markets and economies, with many governments taking extreme actionseconomies. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in an attempt to slowways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and contain the spread of COVID-19. These actions have had, and likelywhether they will continue toor recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have if reimposed, a severe economicsignificant impact on global economies as economic activity in some instances has essentially ceased.
Asa Fund’s performance, and the hospitalization rates and COVID-related deaths continue to fall, the severityvalue of lockdowns and restrictive policies relative to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will decrease as the situation gradually improves. Currently the bear market continues to recover from the lockdowns and restrictions that brought economic strain to several industries. Contemporaneous with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemican investment in the U.S., crude oil markets experienced shocks to the supply of and demand for crude oil. This led to an oversupply of crude oil, which impacted the price of crude oil and futures contracts on crude oil and caused historic volatility in the market for crude oil and crude oil futures contracts. Currently, crude oil prices have increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As countries around the world are currently rolling back or eliminating COVID-related restrictions, the demand for oil is expected to increase. For example, China’s ongoing COVID restrictions are expected to be removed and altered, which is expected to increase the demand for crude oil among consumers.Fund may decline significantly.
On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The ongoing hostilities between the two countries could result in additional widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region, and the markets for securitiesgold, silver, oil, natural gas and other commodities, including oil.and the price of Financial Instruments based on such commodities, and other markets. As the war continues, sanctions on Russian exports in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of the Financial Instruments in which each Fund invests may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted. Impacts from the conflictsconflict and related events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, and the value of an investment in athe Fund may decline
significantly.
The price of futures contracts can change quickly and without warning. If the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts in the future were to decline significantly or reach a negative price, investors in the Ultra Crude Oil Fund could suffer significant losses or lose their entire investment.
Extreme market volatility and economic turbulence in the first part of 2020 has led to FCMs increasing margin requirements for certain futures contracts, including nearer-dated WTI crude oil and other oil futures contracts. Some FCMs may impose trading limitations, whether in the form of limits or prohibitions on trading oil futures contracts. If the Oil Funds are subject to increased margin requirements, they will incur increased costs and may not be able to achieve desired exposure. The Oil Funds may not be able to achieve their investment objective if they become subject to heightened margin requirements or trading limitations.
NOTE 8 – 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,” “intend,” “project,” “seek” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risk and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Funds’ control. The Funds’ forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions and important factors, risks and uncertainties in\in the markets for financial instruments that the Funds trade, in the markets for related physical commodities, in the legal and regulatory regimes applicable to the Sponsor, the Funds, and the Funds’ service providers, and in the broader economy may cause the Funds’ actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Sponsor and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known, such as those described in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023, and unknown, that could cause the actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities of the Funds to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include those described in the aforementioned filings and in other SEC filings by the Funds, as well as the following: risks and uncertainty related to geopolitical conflict, world health crises and the global economic markets; risks associated with a rising rate environment; risks associated with regulatory and exchange daily price limits, position limits and accountability levels; and risks related to market competition. None of the Trust, the Sponsor, the Trustee, or the Administrator 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, the Trustee, or the Administrator 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
Each of the Funds generally invests in instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or index (collectively, “Financial Instruments”), 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.
The “Short” Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
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 either one and
one-half
times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, both for a single day and over time, that match (1x) the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.
Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, not for any other period. 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 in amount and possibly even direction from
-0.5x,
-2x,
1.5x, or 2x, of the return of the benchmark to which such Fund is benchmarked for that period. Volatility of the benchmark may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return
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for the period as the return of the benchmark. Geared Funds that use leverage, are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. Accordingly, these Funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.
Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, 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
“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 taking positions in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“Cboe”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”).
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas are benchmarked to indexes 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 in amount and possibly even direction 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 its applicable listing exchange, 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.
The Sponsor maintains a website at www.ProShares.com, through which monthly account statements and the Trust’s Annual Report on Form
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q,
Current Reports on Form
8-K
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), can be accessed free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
Forward and Reverse Splits
On May 11, 2022, the Trust issued a press release announcing a forward share split on ProShares UltraShort Yen and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil and a reverse share split on ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas and ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil. The Splits did not change the value of a shareholder’s investment. ProShares UltraShort Yen executed a 2:1 Forward Split of its shares. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil executed a 4:1 Forward Split of its shares. The Forward Split was effective at the market open on May 26, 2022, when the Funds began trading at their post-Forward Split prices. The ticker symbol for the Funds did not change. The Forward Split decreased the price per share of the Funds with a proportionate increase in the
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number of shares outstanding. ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas executed a 1:4 Reverse Split of its shares. ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil executed a 1:5 Reverse Split of its shares. The Reverse Split was effective at the market open on May 26, 2022, when the Funds began trading at their post-Reverse Split prices. The ticker symbol for the Funds did not change, but the Funds issued new CUSIP numbers (74347Y813 for KOLD and 74347Y797 for SCO). The Reverse Split increased the price per share of the Funds with a proportionate decrease in the number of shares outstanding.
On June 7, 2023, the Trust issued a press release announcing a reverse share split on ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas. The Splits did not change the value of a shareholder’s investment. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF executed a 1:5 Reverse Split of its shares. ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF executed a 1:10 Reverse Split of its shares. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF executed a 1:20 Reverse Split of its shares. The Reverse Split was effective at the market open on June 23, 2023, when the Funds began trading at their post-Reverse Split prices. The ticker symbol for the Funds did not change, but the Funds issued new CUSIP numbers (74347Y789 for VIXY, 74347Y771 for UVXY, and 74347Y763 for BOIL). The Reverse Split increased the price per share of the Funds with a proportionate decrease in the number of shares outstanding.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a 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
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Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements, futures, and/or forward contracts. The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term fixed-income securities bear to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund varies from period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:
 
Fund
 
Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
 
Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Interest Income
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
 
Interest Income
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
   
Interest Income

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Interest Income

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2022
   
Interest Income

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Interest Income

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2022
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
 $2,437,210  $225,134  $4,546,332  $319,477   $ 2,624,180   $ 1,006,499   $7,170,512   $ 1,325,976 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
  5,878,092   1,264,011   11,886,000   1,572,891    5,340,428    2,391,191    17,226,428    3,964,082 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
  8,866,705   146,470   17,825,228   186,051    9,098,504    909,204    26,923,732    1,095,255 
ProShares Ultra Euro
  88,182   6,522   185,419   11,109    80,746    36,856    266,165    47,965 
ProShares Ultra Gold
  1,983,196   319,154   3,632,210   414,267    1,837,846    678,282    5,470,056    1,092,549 
ProShares Ultra Silver
  3,701,182   421,514   7,075,578   561,963    3,343,905    824,171    10,419,483    1,386,134 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  4,750,595   430,670   9,167,250   525,931    3,255,531    3,945,136    12,422,781    4,471,067 
ProShares Ultra Yen
  114,980   3,064   235,098   3,937    174,354    25,362    409,452    29,299 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
  1,560,028   289,299   3,563,237   343,206    2,609,417    1,748,548    6,172,654    2,091,754 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
  1,344,889   122,188   2,531,641   178,013    1,476,050    953,050    4,007,691    1,131,063 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
  593,746   39,011   1,240,866   54,416    523,684    230,824    1,764,550    285,240 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
  184,052   19,975   316,614   29,660    142,707    72,261    459,321    101,921 
ProShares UltraShort Silver
  323,734   18,743   523,812   27,663    337,096    63,222    860,908    90,885 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
  255,354   26,913   459,554   36,312    274,125    115,191    733,679    151,503 
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
  650,585   52,826   1,298,505   76,749    597,040    220,211    1,895,545    296,960 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
  2,440,291   207,903   4,560,852   278,612    2,271,345    1,400,201    6,832,197    1,678,813 
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Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures, options, 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”
“off-exchange”
between private parties and, therefore, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for exchange-traded instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.
The large size of the positions in which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Investments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
Because each Fund may enter into swaps and may trade futures and forward contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk).
Market Risk
Trading in derivatives contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity, currency or spot volatility product underlying such Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such derivative contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, currency or spot volatility product, it would be required to make delivery of that commodity, currency or spot volatility product at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity, currency or spot volatility product can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities, currencies or spot volatility products would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.
For more information, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Credit Risk
When a Fund enters into swap agreements, futures contracts or forward contracts, the Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations.
The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges as well as certain swaps is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges, which may become applicable in the future), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.
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Certain swap and forward agreements are contracted for directly with counterparties. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearing house will meet its obligations to a Fund.
Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to an OTC 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 the recovery of 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 FCM; and
ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of August 8, 2023, 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 payment amounts 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
Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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.
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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 investments based upon the 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 period ended June 30, 2023.
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, options, 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 and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at 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. 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. 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. 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 each Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale).
The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
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 investments 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.
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Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association fees, give up fees, pit futures account 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 in 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 June 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $295,340,393  $495,588,849 
NAV end of period
  $282,353,267  $403,644,956 
Percentage change in NAV
   (4.4)%   (18.6)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,634,307   9,084,307 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,334,307   8,384,307 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (28.1)%   (7.7)% 
Shares created
   550,000   1,600,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,850,000   2,300,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $63.73  $54.55 
Per share NAV end of period
  $84.68  $48.14 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   32.9  (11.8)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (44.4)%   10.3
Benchmark annualized volatility
   45.8  90.4
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 4,634,307 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 3,334,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 one-half the inverse (-0.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, 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 one-half the inverse (-0.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 9,084,307 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 8,384,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to one-half the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 32.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 44.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,696,752   $(1,094,000
Management fee
   617,036    1,034,361 
Brokerage commission
   123,422    177,552 
Futures account fees
       107,221 
Net realized gain (loss)
   65,202,331    (13,105,212
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   9,673,101    (34,507,780
Net Income (loss)
  $76,572,184   $(48,706,992
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $811,668,456  $1,336,980,685 
NAV end of period
  $738,194,368  $1,060,867,238 
Percentage change in NAV
   (9.1)%   (20.7)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   30,593,096   35,243,096 
Shares outstanding end of period
   31,093,096   25,493,096 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   1.6  (27.7)% 
Shares created
   15,550,000   1,700,000 
Shares redeemed
   15,050,000   11,450,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $26.53  $37.94 
Per share NAV end of period
  $23.74  $41.61 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (10.5)%   9.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   (4.4)%   6.8
Benchmark annualized volatility
   32.8  37.5
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 30,593,096 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 31,093,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily due to decrease in shareholder activity offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two
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times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an decrease from 35,243,096 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 25,493,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 10.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,038,791   $(2,084,704
Management fee
   1,744,998    3,098,904 
Brokerage commission
   94,303    140,210 
Futures account fees
       109,601 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (76,414,795   363,291,439 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   45,539,157    (211,544,109
Net Income (loss)
  $(26,836,847  $149,662,626 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
2,271,3451,400,2016,832,1971,678,813
Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures, options, 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.
*
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 forward Share split for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $1,139,983,773  $145,069,486 
NAV end of period
  $1,141,021,278  $187,297,842 
Percentage change in NAV
   0.1  29.1
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   15,454,376   129,376 
Shares outstanding end of period
   16,421,876   236,876 
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   6.3  83.1
Shares created
   13,792,500   325,000 
Shares redeemed
   12,825,000   217,500 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $73.76  $1121.30 
Per share NAV end of period
  $69.48  $790.70 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (5.8)%   (29.5)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   2.2  (6.0)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   57.7  37.5
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 15,454,376 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 16,421,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 129,376 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 236,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
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).
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 29.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 2.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,920,978   $(566,073
Management fee
   2,588,571    534,624 
Brokerage commission
   1,145,371    114,706 
Futures account fees
   211,785    63,213 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (616,886,915   164,990,694 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   658,057,024    (271,288,469
Net Income (loss)
  $46,091,087   $(106,863,848
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 Natural Gas.
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ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $8,616,433  $6,236,982 
NAV end of period
  $7,535,435  $9,415,626 
Percentage change in NAV
   (12.5)%   51.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   750,000   500,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   650,000   850,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (13.3)%   70.0
Shares created
      450,000 
Shares redeemed
   100,000   100,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $11.49  $12.47 
Per share NAV end of period
  $11.59  $11.08 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   0.9  (11.1)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   0.6  (5.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   6.8  9.1
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 750,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 650,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 500,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 850,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 0.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 0.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $68,331   $(8,515
Management fee
   19,851    15,037 
Net realized gain (loss)
   78,291    (446,365
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (79,023   (281,290
Net Income (loss)
  $67,599   $(736,170
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $201,161,529  $355,029,822 
NAV end of period
  $180,916,531  $239,938,853 
Percentage change in NAV
   (10.1)%   (32.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   3,200,000   5,300,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,100,000   4,250,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (3.1)%   (19.8)% 
Shares created
   50,000   100,000 
Shares redeemed
   150,000   1,150,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $62.86  $66.99 
Per share NAV end of period
  $58.36  $56.46 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (7.2)%   (15.7)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (2.5)%   (7.6)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   12.7  13.8
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
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. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 3,200,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 3,100,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 5,300,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 4,250,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
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.
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For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 7.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 15.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,502,010   $(419,722
Management fee
   474,261    716,148 
Brokerage commission
   6,925    14,064 
Futures account fees
   —      8,664 
Net realized gain (loss)
   17,168,107    (57,901,083
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (32,854,842   4,971,043 
Net Income (loss)
  $(14,184,725  $(53,349,762
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $429,115,334  $558,375,841 
NAV end of period
  $356,791,659  $355,577,515 
Percentage change in NAV
   (16.9)%   (36.3)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   13,796,526   14,296,526 
Shares outstanding end of period
   13,196,526   14,346,526 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (4.3)%   0.3
Shares created
   700,000   800,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,300,000   750,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $31.10  $39.06 
Per share NAV end of period
  $27.04  $24.78 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (13.1)%   (36.6)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (5.1)%   (19.4)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   24.1  23.7
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During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 13,796,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 13,196,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 14,296,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 14,346,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 13.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 36.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 5.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,677,602   $(695,746
Management fee
   976,505    1,082,340 
Brokerage commission
   47,075    28,732 
Futures account fees
   —      6,188 
Net realized gain (loss)
   64,615,443    (156,195,349
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (119,017,342   (50,135,799
Net Income (loss)
  $(51,724,297  $(207,026,894
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
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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 June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $535,980,236  $1,127,608,641 
NAV end of period
  $387,764,059  $975,683,533 
Percentage change in NAV
   (27.7)%   (13.5)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   11,587,842   8,352,842 
Shares outstanding end of period
   20,977,842   6,722,842 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   81.0  (19.5)% 
Shares created
   12,940,000   5,840,000 
Shares redeemed
   3,550,000   7,470,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $46.25  $135.00 
Per share NAV end of period
  $18.48  $145.13 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (60.0)%   7.5
Percentage change in benchmark
   (44.4)%   10.3
Benchmark annualized volatility
   45.8  90.4
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 one and one-half times (1.5x) 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 11,587,842 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 20,977,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 8,352,842 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 6,722,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 one and one-half times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 1.5x the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 60.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 44.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,581,004   $(3,277,402
Management fee
   1,330,081    2,293,738 
Brokerage commission
   712,511    970,211 
Futures account fees
   126,999    444,123 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (426,300,356   90,701,501 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (45,315,177   196,735,349 
Net Income (loss)
  $(469,034,529  $284,159,448 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices, during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $9,915,083  $2,099,705 
NAV end of period
  $12,330,974  $5,024,773 
Percentage change in NAV
   24.4  139.3
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   299,970   49,970 
Shares outstanding end of period
   449,970   149,970 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   50.0  200.1
Shares created
   150,000   100,000 
Shares redeemed
   —     —   
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $33.05  $42.02 
Per share NAV end of period
  $27.40  $33.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (17.1)%   (20.3)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (8.0)%   (10.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.9  11.5
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 299,970 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 449,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in
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the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 49,970 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 149,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 17.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 20.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $89,650   $(4,972
Management fee
   25,330    8,036 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (770,142   (761,478
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,348,109   152,185 
Net Income (loss)
  $(2,028,601  $(614,265
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar in conjunction with a significant increase in average shares outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $144,762,563  $416,799,231 
NAV end of period
  $112,854,952  $501,157,304 
Percentage change in NAV
   (22.0)%   20.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   5,755,220   14,286,760 
Shares outstanding end of period
   4,405,220   21,755,220 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (23.5)%   52.3
Shares created
   6,250,000   12,320,000 
Shares redeemed
   7,600,000   4,851,540 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $25.15  $29.17 
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $25.62  $23.04 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   1.9  (21.0)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (4.4)%   6.8
Benchmark annualized volatility
   32.8  37.5
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 5,755,220
outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 4,405,220 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily due to increase in shares outstanding and offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a increase from 14,286,760 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 21,755,220 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 1.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 6.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,140,772   $(849,692
Management fee
   359,177    946,110 
Brokerage commission
   60,079    107,079 
Futures account fees
   —      85,802 
Net realized gain (loss)
   28,034,524    (102,594,000
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (8,216,608   34,757,114 
Net Income (loss)
  $20,958,688   $(68,686,578
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil.
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $146,981,760  $250,340,837 
NAV end of period
  $141,324,963  $211,823,446 
Percentage change in NAV
   (3.8)%   (15.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,066,856   3,868,620 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,566,856   4,966,856 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   24.2  28.4
Shares created
   6,600,000   18,700,000 
Shares redeemed
   6,100,000   17,601,764 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $71.11  $64.71 
Per share NAV end of period
  $55.06  $42.65 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (22.6)%   (34.1)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   2.2  (6.0)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   57.7  87.3
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by an increase from 2,066,856 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 2,566,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a increase from 3,868,620 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 4,966,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
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.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 22.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 34.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 2.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $782,210   $(610,379
Management fee
   302,274    510,704 
Brokerage commission
   233,647    144,907 
Futures account fees
   26,758    76,956 
Net realized gain (loss)
   48,737,843    (282,646,884
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (61,250,100   228,079,127 
Net Income (loss)
  $(11,730,047  $(55,178,136
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas.
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $59,537,260  $50,498,084 
NAV end of period
  $50,931,301  $62,270,097 
Percentage change in NAV
   (14.5)%   23.3
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,050,000   1,850,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,750,000   2,050,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (14.6)%   10.8
Shares created
      500,000 
Shares redeemed
   300,000   300,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $29.04  $27.30 
Per share NAV end of period
  $29.10  $30.38 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   0.2  11.3
Percentage change in benchmark
   0.6  (5.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   6.8  9.1
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,050,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 1,750,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond
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to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,850,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 2,050,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 0.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 11.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 0.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $462,645   $(107,923
Management fee
   131,101    146,934 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,045,942   3,065,129 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   556,469    3,039,738 
Net Income (loss)
  $(26,828  $5,996,944 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $16,049,273  $32,598,451 
NAV end of period
  $15,809,378  $34,611,284 
Percentage change in NAV
   (1.5)%   6.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   596,977   1,196,977 
Shares outstanding end of period
   546,977   1,096,977 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (8.4)%   (8.4)% 
Shares created
   300,000   700,000 
Shares redeemed
   350,000   800,000 
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $26.88  $27.23 
Per share NAV end of period
  $28.90  $31.55 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   7.5  15.9
Percentage change in benchmark
   (2.5)%   (7.6)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   12.7  13.8
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 596,977 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 546,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 1,196,977 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 1,096,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 2.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to lesser decrease in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $139,578   $(59,266
Management fee
   42,869    75,676 
Brokerage commission
   1,605    2,985 
Futures account fees
   —      580 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,553,151   4,557,870 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   2,758,921    289,951 
Net Income (loss)
  $1,345,348   $4,788,555 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to lesser decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
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ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $20,335,691  $23,406,516 
NAV end of period
  $19,290,473  $33,052,840 
Percentage change in NAV
   (5.1)%   41.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,091,329   1,091,329 
Shares outstanding end of period
   941,329   1,041,329 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (13.7)%   (4.6)% 
Shares created
   2,450,000   700,000 
Shares redeemed
   2,600,000   750,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $18.63  $21.45 
Per share NAV end of period
  $20.49  $31.74 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   10.0  48.0
Percentage change in benchmark
   (5.1)%   (19.4)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   24.1  23.7
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,091,329 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 941,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 1,091,329 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 1,041,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 10.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 48.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 5.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $232,359   $(51,484
Management fee
   82,417    62,381 
Brokerage commission
   8,958    6,677 
Futures account fees
   —      1,169 
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,112,690    9,411,232 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   5,650,294    3,853,312 
Net Income (loss)
  $6,995,343   $13,213,060 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Yen
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $25,111,818  $27,726,701 
NAV end of period
  $27,077,656  $45,568,882 
Percentage change in NAV
   7.8  64.4
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   448,580   598,580 
Shares outstanding end of period
   398,580   798,580 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (11.1)%   33.4
Shares created
   250,000   650,000 
Shares redeemed
   300,000   450,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $55.98  $46.32 
Per share NAV end of period
  $67.94  $57.06 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   21.4  23.2
Percentage change in benchmark
   (8.0)%   (10.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.9  11.4
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-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 448,580 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 398,580 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 598,580 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 798,580 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from
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the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 21.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 23.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 8.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $197,175   $(66,268
Management fee
   58,179    93,181 
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,370,771    7,917,170 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,145,023    (1,367,929
Net Income (loss)
  $4,712,969   $6,482,973 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 forward Share split for ProShares UltraShort Yen.
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $67,306,087  $97,869,914 
NAV end of period
  $49,421,413  $95,721,271 
Percentage change in NAV
   (26.6)%   (2.2)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,512,403   3,112,403 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,412,403   2,712,403 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (4.0)%   (12.9)% 
Shares created
   575,000   300,000 
Shares redeemed
   675,000   700,000 
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $26.79  $31.45 
Per share NAV end of period
  $20.49  $35.29 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (23.5)%   12.2
Percentage change in benchmark
   (23.1)%   12.9
Benchmark annualized volatility
   22.6  37.1
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 2,512,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 2,412,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,112,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 2,712,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 23.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 12.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 23.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 12.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $492,463   $(184,164
Management fee
   134,066    210,584 
Brokerage commission
   12,200    15,500 
Futures account fees
   11,856    10,906 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (6,943,333   7,862,052 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (9,675,102   3,992,670 
Net Income (loss)
  $(16,125,972  $11,670,558 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $226,765,204  $404,950,400 
NAV end of period
  $230,227,830  $341,714,316 
Percentage change in NAV
   1.5  (15.6)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   5,021,565   4,876,565 
Shares outstanding end of period
   9,226,565   3,751,565 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   83.7  (23.1)% 
Shares created
   4,460,000   1,635,000 
Shares redeemed
   255,000   2,760,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $45.16  $83.04 
Per share NAV end of period
  $24.95  $91.09 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (44.8)%   9.6
Percentage change in benchmark
   (44.4)%   10.3
Benchmark annualized volatility
   45.8  90.4
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 5,021,5652,271,3451,400,2016,832,1971,678,813
Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures, options, forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts, as applicable, may be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, swaps and forward contracts are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and in general are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. In the case of futures contracts, commodity exchanges may limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no futures trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in such futures contracts can neither be taken nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent a Fund from promptly liquidating its futures positions.
Entry into swap agreements or forward contracts may further impact liquidity because these contractual agreements are executed
“off-exchange”
between private parties and, therefore, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for exchange-traded instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.
The large size of the positions in which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Investments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
Because each Fund may enter into swaps and may trade futures and forward contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk).
Market Risk
Trading in derivatives contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity, currency or spot volatility product underlying such Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such derivative contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, currency or spot volatility product, it
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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 OTC 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 the recovery of 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 FCM; and
ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of November 6, 2023, 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 payment amounts 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.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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 investments based upon the 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 period ended September 30, 2023.
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, options, 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 and Silver Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold and Silver Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at 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. 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. 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. 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 each Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale).
The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
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 investments 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, National Futures Association fees, give up fees, pit futures account 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 in VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 282,353,267  $ 403,644,956 
NAV end of period
  $261,698,747  $321,831,051 
Percentage change in NAV
   (7.3)  (20.3)
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   3,334,307   8,384,307 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,034,307   6,634,307 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (9.0)  (20.9)
Shares created
   650,000   450,000 
Shares redeemed
   950,000   2,200,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $84.68  $48.14 
Per share NAV end of period
  $86.25  $48.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   1.9  0.8
Percentage change in benchmark
   (6.1)  (5.7)
Benchmark annualized volatility
   52.0  51.0
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,334,307 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2023 to 9,226,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 4,876,565 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2022 to 3,751,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 44.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 9.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 44.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June 30, 2023 to 3,034,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 8,384,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 6,634,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to
one-half
the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 1.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 0.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,851,366   $(90,304
Management fee
   634,871    914,054 
Brokerage commission
   137,943    152,661 
Futures account fees
   —      23,966 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      6,122 
Net realized gain (loss)
   30,285,323    27,694,574 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (26,317,147   (17,470,190
Net Income (loss)
  $5,819,542   $10,134,080 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of futures prices, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 738,194,368  $ 1,060,867,238 
NAV end of period
  $604,124,332  $724,595,262 
Percentage change in NAV
   (18.2)%   (31.7)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   31,093,096   25,493,096 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,143,096   27,643,096 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (44.9)%   8.4
Shares created
   —     10,400,000 
Shares redeemed
   13,950,000   8,250,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $23.74  $41.61 
Per share NAV end of period
  $35.24  $26.21 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   48.4  (37.0)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   22.1  (18.6)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   18.4  42.8
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 31,093,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 17,143,096 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 25,493,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 27,643,096 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 48.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 37.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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The benchmark’s rise of 22.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 18.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $3,659,529   $153,992 
Management fee
   1,629,737    2,118,088 
Brokerage commission
   51,162    85,906 
Futures account fees
   —      19,466 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      13,739 
Net realized gain (loss)
   244,550,243    (344,578,932
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   28,176,972    (33,248,174
Net Income (loss)
  $ 276,386,744   $ (377,673,114
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 1,141,021,278  $ 187,297,842 
NAV end of period
  $870,339,281  $289,386,097 
Percentage change in NAV
   (23.7)%   54.5
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   16,421,876   236,876 
Shares outstanding end of period
   16,118,544   271,876 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (1.8)%   14.8
Shares created
   12,950,000   300,000 
Shares redeemed
   13,253,332   265,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $69.48  $790.70 
Per share NAV end of period
  $54.00  $1064.40 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (22.3)%   34.6
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.2)%   25.3
Benchmark annualized volatility
   39.6  76.6
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 16,421,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 16,118,544 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 236,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 271,876 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 22.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 34.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 9.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 25.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $6,034,053   $104,679 
Management fee
   2,303,082    658,525 
Brokerage commission
   629,541    97,589 
Futures account fees
   131,828    43,620 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      4,791 
Net realized gain (loss)
   237,080,036    (5,893,297
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (410,472,245   97,221,527 
Net Income (loss)
  $ (167,358,156  $ 91,432,909 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
* 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 Natural Gas.
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ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 7,535,435  $9,415,626 
NAV end of period
  $6,523,481  $ 13,869,371 
Percentage change in NAV
   (13.4)%   47.3
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   650,000   850,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   600,000   1,450,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (7.7)%   70.6
Shares created
   —     700,000 
Shares redeemed
   50,000   100,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $11.59  $11.08 
Per share NAV end of period
  $10.87  $9.57 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (6.2)%   (13.7)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.1)%   (6.0)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   6.7  10.5
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 650,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 600,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 850,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 1,450,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 6.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 13.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
135

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $63,747   $5,288 
Management fee
   16,999    31,331 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      237 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (22,385   (1,618,381
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (462,400   (95,012
Net Income (loss)
  $ (421,038  $ (1,708,105
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 180,916,531  $ 239,938,853 
NAV end of period
  $147,696,557  $160,022,292 
Percentage change in NAV
   (18.4)%   (33.3)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   3,100,000   4,250,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,800,000   3,400,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (9.7)%   (20.0)% 
Shares created
   50,000   50,000 
Shares redeemed
   350,000   900,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $58.36  $56.46 
Per share NAV end of period
  $52.75  $47.07 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (9.6)%   (16.6)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.9)%   (7.9)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   9.5  
13.4

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,100,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 2,800,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 4,250,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 3,400,000 outstanding Shares September 30, 2022.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 9.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 16.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
136

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,415,082   $191,709 
Management fee
   417,418    475,457 
Brokerage commission
   5,346    8,176 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      2,940 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (16,875,865   (39,826,294
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (540,686   2,222,833 
Net Income (loss)
  $ (16,001,469  $ (37,411,752
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 356,791,659  $ 355,577,515 
NAV end of period
  $327,996,075  $323,970,863 
Percentage change in NAV
   (8.1)%   (8.9)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   13,196,526   14,346,526 
Shares outstanding end of period
   13,246,526   15,546,526 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   0.4  8.4
Shares created
   1,500,000   2,450,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,450,000   1,250,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $27.04  $24.78 
Per share NAV end of period
  $24.76  $20.84 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (8.4)%   (15.9)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (2.6)%   (6.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   23.4  31.8
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 13,196,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 13,246,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 14,346,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 15,546,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 8.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 15.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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The benchmark’s decline of 2.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,424,022   $(15,349
Management fee
   892,009    798,802 
Brokerage commission
   27,874    34,796 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      5,922 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (30,251,410   (147,391,314
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   218,274    91,477,472 
Net Income (loss)
  $ (27,609,114  $ (55,929,191
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 387,764,059  $ 975,683,533 
NAV end of period
  $283,050,691  $995,489,778 
Percentage change in NAV
   (27.0)%   2.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   20,977,842   6,722,842 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,474,459   7,732,842 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (16.7)%   15.0
Shares created
   13,400,000   9,340,000 
Shares redeemed
   16,903,383   8,330,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $18.48  $145.13 
Per share NAV end of period
  $16.20  $128.74 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (12.4)%   (11.3)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (6.1)%   (5.7)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   52.0  51.0
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 20,977,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 17,474,459 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 6,722,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 7,732,842 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 1.5x the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 12.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 11.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,830,246   $(402,633
Management fee
   803,793    2,831,005 
Brokerage commission
   517,699    1,276,819 
Futures account fees
   103,793    219,828 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      20,117 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (142,584,256   (289,873,754
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   108,851,219    161,745,283 
Net Income (loss)
  $ (31,902,791  $ (128,531,104
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of futures prices, in conjunction with a significant decrease in average shares outstanding, during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,765,342   $(852,779
Management fee
   530,826    773,717 
Brokerage commission
   95,391    171,182 
Futures account fees
   48,732    115,783 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (127,239,912   23,658,785 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (21,303,253   46,600,777 
Net Income (loss)
  $(146,777,823  $69,406,783 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the valueSee Note 1 of the futures prices, duringNotes 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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
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ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 12,330,974  $5,024,773 
NAV end of period
  $17,508,248  $ 10,159,189 
Percentage change in NAV
   42.0  102.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   449,970   149,970 
Shares outstanding end of period
   699,970   349,970 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   55.6  133.4
Shares created
   300,000   250,000 
Shares redeemed
   50,000   50,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $27.40  $33.51 
Per share NAV end of period
  $25.01  $29.03 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (8.7)%   (13.3)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.4)%   (6.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.9  11.2
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 449,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 699,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 149,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 349,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 8.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 13.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $138,386   $3,923 
Management fee
   35,968    21,245 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —      194 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,854,770   (1,652,590
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   277,206    (14,681
Net Income (loss)
  $ (1,439,178  $ (1,663,348
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $339,591,638  $423,812,594 
NAV end of period
  $282,353,267  $403,644,956 
Percentage change in NAV
   (16.9)%   (4.8)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   5,784,307   6,884,307 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,334,307   8,384,307 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (42.4)%   21.8
Shares created
   3,000,000   4,600,000 
Shares redeemed
   5,450,000   3,100,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $58.71  $61.56 
Per share NAV end of period
  $84.68  $48.14 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   44.2  (21.8)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (55.7)%   21.6
Benchmark annualized volatility
   58.0  88.1
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 5,784,307
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 112,854,952  $ 501,157,304 
NAV end of period
  $296,776,466  $368,791,089 
Percentage change in NAV
   163.0  (26.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,405,220   21,755,220 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,605,220   12,155,220 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   299.6  (44.1)% 
Shares created
   17,250,000   11,050,000 
Shares redeemed
   4,050,000   20,650,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $25.62  $23.04 
Per share NAV end of period
  $16.86  $30.34 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (34.2)%   31.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   22.1  (18.6)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   18.4  42.8
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 4,405,220 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 3,334,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 one-half the inverse (-0.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the
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Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one-half the inverse (-0.5x) 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 6,884,307 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 8,384,307 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 0.5x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 44.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 55.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 21.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $3,113,594   $(2,390,922
Management fee
   1,182,813    2,020,898 
Brokerage commission
   249,925    365,250 
Futures account fees
   —      324,251 
Net realized gain (loss)
   94,806,479    (54,216,320
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   12,828,278    (30,209,873
Net Income (loss)
  $110,748,351   $(86,817,115
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $859,094,274  $1,103,783,570 
NAV end of period
  $738,194,368  $1,060,867,238 
Percentage change in NAV
   (14.1)%   (3.9)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   28,393,096   51,243,096 
Shares outstanding end of period
   31,093,096   25,493,096 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   9.5  (50.3)% 
Shares created
   34,650,000   10,300,000 
Shares redeemed
   31,950,000   36,050,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $30.26  $21.54 
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Per share NAV end of period
  $23.74  $41.61 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (21.5)%   93.2
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.5)%   45.9
Benchmark annualized volatility
   31.7  41.9
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 28,393,096 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 31,093,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily due to the change in shares outstanding and offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by an decrease from 51,243,096 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 25,493,096 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 21.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 93.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 9.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 45.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $8,077,737  $(5,308,864
Management fee
   3,619,616   6,183,716 
Brokerage commission
   188,647   335,751 
Futures account fees
   —     362,288 
Net realized gain (loss)
   9,365,632   1,162,711,373 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (92,671,285  (306,208,096
Net Income (loss)
  $(75,227,916 $851,194,413 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the six months ended June 30, 2023 to 17,605,220 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 21,755,220 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 12,155,220 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 34.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 31.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 22.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 18.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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 forward Share split for ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil.
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $586,151,113  $193,892,178 
NAV end of period
  $1,141,021,278  $187,297,842 
Percentage change in NAV
   94.7  (3.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,614,376   379,376 
Shares outstanding end of period
   16,421,876   236,876 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   917.2  (37.6)% 
Shares created
   32,765,000   455,000 
Shares redeemed
   17,957,500   597,500 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $363.08  $511.08 
Per share NAV end of period
  $69.48  $790.70 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (80.9)%   54.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   (49.3)%   48.9
Benchmark annualized volatility
   69.2  80.3
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,614,376
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,006,197   $392,570 
Management fee
   548,671    1,160,746 
Brokerage commission
   54,549    148,121 
Futures account fees
   —     39,563 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     7,548 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (47,764,760   66,444,885 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (38,018,359   76,987,949 
Net Income (loss)
  $ (83,776,922  $ 143,825,404 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $ 141,324,963  $ 211,823,446 
NAV end of period
  $111,663,062  $242,389,998 
Percentage change in NAV
   (21.0)%   14.4
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,566,856   4,966,856 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,816,856   13,966,856 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (29.2)%   181.2
Shares created
   5,500,000   58,900,000 
Shares redeemed
   6,250,000   49,900,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $55.06  $42.65 
Per share NAV end of period
  $61.46  $17.35 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   11.6  (59.3)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.2)%   25.3
Benchmark annualized volatility
   39.6  76.6
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,566,856 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 16,421,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 379,376 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 236,876 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 80.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 54.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 49.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 48.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended June 30, 2023 to 1,816,856 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 4,966,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 13,966,856 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 11.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 59.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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The benchmark’s decline of 9.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 25.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,013,760   $(5,144
Management fee
   304,567    730,949 
Brokerage commission
   133,782    173,386 
Futures account fees
   23,941    48,485 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     5,374 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (10,798,625   8,115,767 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   44,086,822    (23,467,384
Net Income (loss)
  $34,301,957   $(15,356,761
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas, during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $50,931,301  $62,270,097 
NAV end of period
  $44,004,408  $90,584,278 
Percentage change in NAV
   (13.6)%   45.5
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,750,000   2,050,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,400,000   2,600,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (20.0)%   26.8
Shares created
   —    1,100,000 
Shares redeemed
   350,000   550,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $29.10  $30.38 
Per share NAV end of period
  $31.43  $34.84 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   8.0  14.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.1)%   (6.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   6.7  11.2
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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,750,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 1,400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,050,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 2,600,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 8.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 14.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $412,212   $25,953 
Management fee
   111,472    203,036 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     1,835 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (122,866   11,086,708 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,207,102    (292,818
Net Income (loss)
  $3,496,448   $10,819,843 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
144

ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $15,809,378  $34,611,284 
NAV end of period
  $14,365,869  $29,634,725 
Percentage change in NAV
   (9.1)%   (14.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   546,977   1,096,977 
Shares outstanding end of period
   446,977   796,977 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (18.3)%   (27.3)% 
Shares created
   100,000   350,000 
Shares redeemed
   200,000   650,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $28.90  $31.55 
Per share NAV end of period
  $32.14  $37.18 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   11.2  17.9
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.9)%   (7.9)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   9.5  13.4
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 546,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 446,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,096,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 796,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 11.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 17.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $108,638   $(8,595
Management fee
   32,970    76,652 
Brokerage commission
   1,099    3,565 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     639 
Net realized gain (loss)
   1,436,424    4,988,228 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (251,606   841,546 
Net Income (loss)
  $1,293,456   $5,821,179 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $19,290,473  $33,052,840 
NAV end of period
  $16,967,517  $33,763,052 
Percentage change in NAV
   (12.0)%   2.1
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   941,329   1,041,329 
Shares outstanding end of period
   791,329   991,329 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (15.9)%   (4.8)% 
Shares created
   2,950,000   1,000,000 
Shares redeemed
   3,100,000   1,050,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $20.49  $31.74 
Per share NAV end of period
  $21.44  $34.06 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   4.6  7.3
Percentage change in benchmark
   (2.6)%   (6.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   23.4  31.8
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 941,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 791,329 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 1,041,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 991,329 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 4.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 2.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $245,155   $(13,304
Management fee
   78,166    67,215 
Brokerage commission
   13,775    8,699 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     612 
Net realized gain (loss)
   6,921,431    6,215,407 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   61,770    (4,075,524
Net Income (loss)
  $7,228,356   $2,126,579 
The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $27,077,656  $45,568,882 
NAV end of period
  $26,172,191  $51,937,338 
Percentage change in NAV
   (3.3)%   14.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   398,580   798,580 
Shares outstanding end of period
   348,580   798,580 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (12.5)%   
Shares created
   —    250,000 
Shares redeemed
   50,000   250,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $67.94  $57.06 
Per share NAV end of period
  $75.08  $65.04 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   10.5  14.0
Percentage change in benchmark
   (3.4)%   (6.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.9  11.2
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 398,580 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 348,580 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-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 June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 14.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 3.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $215,363   $7,640 
Management fee
   58,762    106,598 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     953 
Net realized gain (loss)
   3,079,208    5,879,873 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,059,246   (523,871
Net Income (loss)
  $2,235,325   $5,363,642 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $49,421,413  $95,721,271 
NAV end of period
  $59,968,024  $110,420,574 
Percentage change in NAV
   21.3  15.4
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,412,403   2,712,403 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,087,403   3,112,403 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   28.0  14.7
Shares created
   850,000   850,000 
Shares redeemed
   175,000   450,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $20.49  $35.29 
Per share NAV end of period
  $19.42  $35.48 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (5.2)%   0.6
Percentage change in benchmark
   (4.6)%   1.1
Benchmark annualized volatility
   23.8  22.1
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,412,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 3,087,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,712,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 3,112,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 0.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 1.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $461,209   $(1,269
Management fee
   117,018    201,508 
Brokerage commission
   8,822    17,922 
Futures account fees
   9,991    —  
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     2,050 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (12,244,511   (1,349,272
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   8,934,542    3,368,209 
Net Income (loss)
  $(2,848,760  $2,017,668 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $230,227,830  $341,714,316 
NAV end of period
  $211,604,428  $437,536,628 
Percentage change in NAV
   (8.2)%   28.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   9,226,565   3,751,565 
Shares outstanding end of period
   9,075,947   5,116,565 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (1.6)%   36.4
Shares created
   2,475,000   3,555,000 
Shares redeemed
   2,625,618   2,190,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $24.95  $91.09 
Per share NAV end of period
  $23.31  $85.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (6.6)%   (6.1)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (6.1)%   (5.7)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   52.0  51.0
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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 9,226,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023 to 9,075,947 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,751,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022 to 5,116,565 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 6.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 6.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 6.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 5.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,721,249   $259,392 
Management fee
   447,560    874,070 
Brokerage commission
   58,426    203,095 
Futures account fees
   44,110    54,944 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     8,700 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (54,950,042   (45,457,319
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   41,841,191    51,698,947 
Net Income (loss)
  $(11,387,602  $6,501,020 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of the futures prices, during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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TableSee Note 1 of Contentsthe Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income informationregarding the reverse Share split for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $10,410,619   $(1,082,671
Management fee
   4,916,981    931,234 
Brokerage commission
   2,098,150    203,158 
Futures account fees
   399,478    134,330 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,678,521,779   241,207,930 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   605,047,334    (186,420,725
Net Income (loss)
  $(1,063,063,826  $53,704,534 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the six months ended June
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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $339,591,638  $423,812,594 
NAV end of period
  $261,698,747  $321,831,051 
Percentage change in NAV
   (22.9)%   (24.1)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   5,784,307   6,884,307 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,034,307   6,634,307 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (47.5)%   (3.6)% 
Shares created
   3,650,000   5,050,000 
Shares redeemed
   6,400,000   5,300,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $58.71  $61.56 
Per share NAV end of period
  $86.25  $48.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   46.9  (21.2)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (58.4)%   14.7
Benchmark annualized volatility
   56.0  86.1
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 5,784,307 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 3,034,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 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
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 6,884,307 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 6,634,307 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 0.5x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 46.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 58.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 14.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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 Natural Gas.
ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $10,704,662  $8,659,095 
NAV end of period
  $7,535,435  $9,415,626 
Percentage change in NAV
   (29.6)%   8.7
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   950,000   650,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   650,000   850,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (31.6)%   30.8
Shares created
   200,000   550,000 
Shares redeemed
   500,000   350,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $11.27  $13.32 
Per share NAV end of period
  $11.59  $11.08 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   2.9  (16.8)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   1.9  (7.9)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.0  8.8
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 950,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 650,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 650,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 850,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 2.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 16.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 1.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $141,322   $(24,206
Management fee
   44,097    35,315 
Net realized gain (loss)
   358,570    (893,344
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (175,968   (419,715
Net Income (loss)
  $323,924   $(1,337,265
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $173,524,136  $232,780,534 
NAV end of period
  $180,916,531  $239,938,853 
Percentage change in NAV
   4.3  3.1
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   3,150,000   3,900,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,100,000   4,250,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (1.6)%   9.0
Shares created
   450,000   1,600,000 
Shares redeemed
   500,000   1,250,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $55.09  $59.69 
Per share NAV end of period
  $58.36  $56.46 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   5.9  (5.4)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   5.4  (1.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   14.3  15.7
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two
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times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 3,150,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 3,100,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,900,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 4,250,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 5.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 5.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,715,295   $(1,037,188
Management fee
   901,375    1,387,563 
Brokerage commission
   15,540    35,723 
Futures account fees
   —      28,169 
Net realized gain (loss)
   27,968,003    (82,487
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (22,166,463   (19,849,468
Net Income (loss)
  $8,516,835   $(20,969,143
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of futures prices, during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $414,285,878  $515,453,594 
NAV end of period
  $356,791,659  $355,577,515 
Percentage change in NAV
   (13.9)%   (31.0)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   13,046,526   14,796,526 
Shares outstanding end of period
   13,196,526   14,346,526 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   1.1  (3.0)% 
Shares created
   2,600,000   1,800,000 
Shares redeemed
   2,450,000   2,250,000 
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $31.75  $34.84 
Per share NAV end of period
  $27.04  $24.78 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (14.8)%   (28.9)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (4.4)%   (13.4)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   25.8  28.2
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by an increase from 13,046,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 13,196,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 14,796,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 14,346,526 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 14.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $5,153,877  $(1,823,952
Management fee
   1,848,064   2,299,939 
Brokerage commission
   73,637   59,283 
Futures account fees
   —     26,693 
Net realized gain (loss)
   35,871,579   (39,558,312
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (96,665,222  (108,172,044
Net Income (loss)
  $(55,639,766 $(149,554,308
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the six months ended June
151

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,964,960   $(2,481,226
Management fee
   1,817,684    2,934,952 
Brokerage commission
   387,868    517,911 
Futures account fees
   —     348,217 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     6,122 
Net realized gain (loss)
   125,091,802    (26,521,746
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (13,488,869   (47,680,063
Net Income (loss)
  $116,567,893   $(76,683,035
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $859,094,274  $1,103,783,570 
NAV end of period
  $604,124,332  $724,595,262 
Percentage change in NAV
   (29.7)%   (34.4)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   28,393,096   51,243,096 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,143,096   27,643,096 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (39.6)%   (46.1)% 
Shares created
   34,650,000   20,700,000 
Shares redeemed
   45,900,000   44,300,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $30.26  $21.54 
Per share NAV end of period
  $35.24  $26.21 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   16.5  21.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   10.5  18.7
Benchmark annualized volatility
   28.0  45.6
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 28,393,096 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 17,143,096 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 51,243,096 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 27,643,096 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 21.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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The benchmark’s rise of 10.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 18.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $11,737,266   $(5,154,872
Management fee
   5,249,353    8,301,804 
Brokerage commission
   239,809    421,657 
Futures account fees
   —     381,754 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     13,739 
Net realized gain (loss)
   253,915,875    818,132,441 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (64,494,313   (339,456,270
Net Income (loss)
  $201,158,828   $473,521,299 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $586,151,113  $193,892,178 
NAV end of period
  $870,339,281  $289,386,097 
Percentage change in NAV
   48.5  49.3
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,614,376   379,376 
Shares outstanding end of period
   16,118,544   271,876 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   898.4  (28.3)% 
Shares created
   45,715,000   755,000 
Shares redeemed
   31,210,832   862,500 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $363.08  $511.08 
Per share NAV end of period
  $54.00  $1064.40 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (85.1)%   108.3
Percentage change in benchmark
   (54.0)%   86.6
Benchmark annualized volatility
   60.8  71.7
153

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,614,376 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 16,118,544 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 379,376 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 271,876 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 85.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 108.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 54.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 86.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $16,444,672   $(977,992
Management fee
   7,220,063    1,589,759 
Brokerage commission
   2,727,691    300,747 
Futures account fees
   531,306    177,950 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     4,791 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,441,441,743   235,314,633 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   194,575,089    (89,199,198
Net Income (loss)
  $(1,230,421,982  $145,137,443 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
154

ProShares Ultra Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $10,704,662  $8,659,095 
NAV end of period
  $6,523,481  $13,869,371 
Percentage change in NAV
   (39.1)%   60.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   950,000   650,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   600,000   1,450,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (36.8)%   123.1
Shares created
   200,000   1,250,000 
Shares redeemed
   550,000   450,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $11.27  $13.32 
Per share NAV end of period
  $10.87  $9.57 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (3.5)%   (28.2)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (1.2)%   (13.2)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   7.6  9.4
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 950,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 600,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 650,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 1,450,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 3.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 28.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 1.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $205,069   $(18,918
Management fee
   61,096    66,646 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     237 
Net realized gain (loss)
   336,185    (2,511,725
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (638,368   (514,727
Net Income (loss)
  $(97,114  $(3,045,370
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
155

ProShares Ultra Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $173,524,136  $232,780,534 
NAV end of period
  $147,696,557  $160,022,292 
Percentage change in NAV
   (14.9)%   (31.3)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   3,150,000   3,900,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,800,000   3,400,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (11.1)%   (12.8)% 
Shares created
   500,000   1,650,000 
Shares redeemed
   850,000   2,150,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $55.09  $59.69 
Per share NAV end of period
  $52.75  $47.07 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (4.3)%   (21.1)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   1.3  (9.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   12.9  17.4
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,150,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 2,800,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 3,900,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 3,400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 21.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 9.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
156

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,130,377   $(845,479
Management fee
   1,318,793    1,863,020 
Brokerage commission
   20,886    43,899 
Futures account fees
   —     28,169 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     2,940 
Net realized gain (loss)
   11,092,138    (39,908,781
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (22,707,149   (17,626,635
Net Income (loss)
  $(7,484,634  $(58,380,895
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in average net assets, which was offset by an increase in futures prices, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $414,285,878  $515,453,594 
NAV end of period
  $327,996,075  $323,970,863 
Percentage change in NAV
   (20.8)%   (37.1)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   13,046,526   14,796,526 
Shares outstanding end of period
   13,246,526   15,546,526 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   1.5  5.1
Shares created
   4,100,000   4,250,000 
Shares redeemed
   3,900,000   3,500,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $31.75  $34.84 
Per share NAV end of period
  $24.76  $20.84 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (22.0)%   (40.2)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (6.9)%   (19.0)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   25.0  31.7
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 13,046,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 13,246,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 14,796,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 15,546,526 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 22.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 40.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
157

The benchmark’s decline of 6.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 19.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $7,577,899   $(1,839,301
Management fee
   2,740,073    3,098,741 
Brokerage commission
   101,511    94,079 
Futures account fees
   —     26,693 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     5,922 
Net realized gain (loss)
   5,620,169    (186,949,626
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (96,446,948   (16,694,572
Net Income (loss)
  $(83,248,880  $(205,483,499
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $639,318,362  $816,679,636 
NAV end of period
  $283,050,691  $995,489,778 
Percentage change in NAV
   (55.7)%   21.9
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   9,307,842   6,582,842 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,474,459   7,732,842 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   87.7  17.5
Shares created
   34,710,000   23,490,000 
Shares redeemed
   26,543,383   22,340,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $68.69  $124.06 
Per share NAV end of period
  $16.20  $128.74 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (76.4)%   3.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   (58.4)%   14.7
Benchmark annualized volatility
   56.0  86.1
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,307,842 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 17,474,459 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 6,582,842 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 7,732,842 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 one and
one-half
times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
158

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 1.5x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 76.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 58.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 14.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $6,553,073   $(7,265,397
Management fee
   3,507,644    7,085,920 
Brokerage commission
   2,007,911    3,183,788 
Futures account fees
   354,153    1,446,639 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     20,117 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (751,125,820   81,807,278 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   65,573,569    323,479,748 
Net Income (loss)
  $(678,999,178  $398,021,629 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
168

TableSee Note 1 of Contentsthe 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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*ETF.
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $639,318,362  $816,679,636 
NAV end of period
  $387,764,059  $975,683,533 
Percentage change in NAV
   (39.3)%   19.5
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   9,307,842   6,582,842 
Shares outstanding end of period
   20,977,842   6,722,842 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   125.4  2.1
Shares created
   21,310,000   14,150,000 
Shares redeemed
   9,640,000   14,010,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $68.89  $124.06 
Per share NAV end of period
  $18.48  $145.13 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (73.1)%   17.0
Percentage change in benchmark
   (55.7)%   21.6
Benchmark annualized volatility
   58.0  88.1
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 one and one-half times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,307,842 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 20,977,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one-half times (1.5x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 6,582,842 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 6,722,842 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 1.5x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 73.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 17.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 55.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 21.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June
159

ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $13,814,796  $2,362,849 
NAV end of period
  $17,508,248  $10,159,189 
Percentage change in NAV
   26.7  330.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   399,970   49,970 
Shares outstanding end of period
   699,970   349,970 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   75.0  600.4
Shares created
   500,000   350,000 
Shares redeemed
   200,000   50,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $34.54  $47.29 
Per share NAV end of period
  $25.01  $29.03 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (27.6)%   (38.6)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (12.2)%   (20.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   10.2  10.1
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 399,970 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 699,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 49,970 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 349,970 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 27.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 38.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 12.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 20.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
160

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $317,594   $(5,605
Management fee
   91,858    34,710 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     194 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (2,923,720   (2,531,291
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,564,970   (3,861
Net Income (loss)
  $(4,171,096  $(2,540,757
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar, in conjunction with a significant increase in average shares outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $222,697,337  $114,167,602 
NAV end of period
  $296,776,466  $368,791,089 
Percentage change in NAV
   33.3  223.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   9,305,220   1,776,760 
Shares outstanding end of period
   17,605,220   12,155,220 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   89.2  584.1
Shares created
   28,800,000   38,940,000 
Shares redeemed
   20,500,000   28,561,540 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $23.93  $64.26 
Per share NAV end of period
  $16.86  $30.34 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (29.6)%   (52.8)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   10.5  18.7
Benchmark annualized volatility
   28.0  45.6
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 9,305,220 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 17,605,220 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,776,760 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 12,155,220 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 29.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 52.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
161

The benchmark’s rise of 10.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 18.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,599,541   $(1,043,095
Management fee
   1,392,728    2,599,503 
Brokerage commission
   180,385    332,256 
Futures account fees
   —     195,542 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     7,548 
Net realized gain (loss)
   7,884,531    (142,631,216
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (35,278,737   113,674,105 
Net Income (loss)
  $(22,794,665  $(30,000,206
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due a lesser increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $134,109,520  $242,145,130 
NAV end of period
  $111,663,062  $242,389,998 
Percentage change in NAV
   (16.7)%   0.1
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,966,856   978,742 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,816,856   13,966,856 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (63.4)%   1,327.0
Shares created
   19,350,000   82,240,000 
Shares redeemed
   22,500,000   69,251,886 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $27.00  $247.40 
Per share NAV end of period
  $61.46  $17.35 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   127.7  (93.0)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (54.0)%   86.6
Benchmark annualized volatility
   60.8  71.7
162

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 4,966,856 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 1,816,856 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 978,742 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 13,966,856 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 127.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 93.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to an appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 54.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 86.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,446,610   $(1,452,942
Management fee
   903,703    1,784,017 
Brokerage commission
   577,070    539,244 
Futures account fees
   80,308    255,370 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     5,374 
Net realized gain (loss)
   221,345,184    (389,255,425
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (62,123,076   116,824,672 
Net Income (loss)
  $161,668,718   $(273,883,695
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
163

ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $75,113,179  $54,263,045 
NAV end of period
  $44,004,408  $90,584,278 
Percentage change in NAV
   (41.4)%   66.9
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,550,000   2,100,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,400,000   2,600,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (45.1)%   23.8
Shares created
   100,000   1,650,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,250,000   1,150,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $29.46  $25.84 
Per share NAV end of period
  $31.43  $34.84 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   6.7  34.8
Percentage change in benchmark
   (1.2)%   (13.2)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   7.6  9.4
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,550,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 1,400,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 2,100,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 2,600,000 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 6.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 34.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 1.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,360,409   $(184,021
Management fee
   404,141    467,426 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     1,835 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (2,576,119   16,904,945 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,904,782    3,015,661 
Net Income (loss)
  $2,689,072   $19,736,585 
164

The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $15,456,037  $26,859,844 
NAV end of period
  $14,365,869  $29,634,725 
Percentage change in NAV
   (7.1)%   10.3
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   496,977   846,977 
Shares outstanding end of period
   446,977   796,977 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (10.1)%   (5.9)% 
Shares created
   700,000   1,500,000 
Shares redeemed
   750,000   1,550,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $31.10  $31.71 
Per share NAV end of period
  $32.14  $37.18 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   3.4  17.3
Percentage change in benchmark
   1.3  (9.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   12.9  17.4
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 496,977 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 446,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 846,977 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 796,977 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 17.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 1.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 9.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
165

Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $343,044   $(128,991
Management fee
   112,212    218,466 
Brokerage commission
   4,065    9,361 
Futures account fees
   —     2,446 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     639 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,147,608   3,237,429 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   1,851,613    3,160,276 
Net Income (loss)
  $1,047,049   $6,268,714 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $31,932,799  $26,537,000 
NAV end of period
  $16,967,517  $33,763,052 
Percentage change in NAV
   (46.9)%   27.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,641,329   991,329 
Shares outstanding end of period
   791,329   991,329 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (51.8)%   
Shares created
   6,050,000   2,800,000 
Shares redeemed
   6,900,000   2,800,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $19.46  $26.77 
Per share NAV end of period
  $21.44  $34.06 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   10.2  27.2
Percentage change in benchmark
   (6.9)%   (19.0)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   25.0  31.7
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,641,329 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 791,329 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-2x)
of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 10.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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The benchmark’s decline of 6.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 19.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $611,721   $(125,396
Management fee
   220,751    190,549 
Brokerage commission
   28,436    20,677 
Futures account fees
   —     4,443 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     612 
Net realized gain (loss)
   10,747,744    8,252,703 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   4,528,828    1,567,440 
Net Income (loss)
  $15,888,293   $9,694,747 
The Fund’s net income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $21,397,736  $24,840,784 
NAV end of period
  $26,172,191  $51,937,338 
Percentage change in NAV
   22.3  109.1
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   398,580   598,580 
Shares outstanding end of period
   348,580   798,580 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (12.5)%   33.4
Shares created
   450,000   1,100,000 
Shares redeemed
   500,000   900,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $53.68  $41.50 
Per share NAV end of period
  $75.08  $65.04 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   39.9  56.7
Percentage change in benchmark
   (12.2)%   (20.3)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   10.2  10.1
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-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 398,580 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 348,580 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse
(-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 also resulted in part from an increase from 598,580 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 798,580 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 39.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 56.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 12.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 20.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $565,926   $(109,049
Management fee
   167,753    259,599 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     953 
Net realized gain (loss)
   3,422,003    14,980,187 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,945,278    (453,336
Net Income (loss)
  $7,933,207   $14,417,802 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $84,014,959  $112,875,680 
NAV end of period
  $59,968,024  $110,420,574 
Percentage change in NAV
   (28.6)%   (2.2)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,762,403   3,687,403 
Shares outstanding end of period
   3,087,403   3,112,403 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   11.8  (15.6)% 
Shares created
   1,700,000   1,850,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,375,000   2,425,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $30.41  $30.61 
Per share NAV end of period
  $19.42  $35.48 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (36.1)%   15.9
Percentage change in benchmark
   (35.0)%   17.8
Benchmark annualized volatility
   28.2  32.5
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 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 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 2,762,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 3,087,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 3,687,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 3,112,403 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 36.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 35.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 17.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX
Mid-Term
Futures Index during the period ended September 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,430,860   $(437,530
Management fee
   401,207    627,755 
Brokerage commission
   30,191    58,291 
Futures account fees
   33,287    46,394 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
   —     2,050 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (35,008,564   11,304,277 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   3,841,900    6,887,044 
Net Income (loss)
  $(29,735,804  $17,753,791 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
  
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $266,580,320  $269,703,164 
NAV end of period
  $211,604,428  $437,536,628 
Percentage change in NAV
   (20.6)%   62.2
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,676,565   3,566,565 
Shares outstanding end of period
   9,075,947   5,116,565 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   94.1  43.5
Shares created
   9,235,000   7,180,000 
Shares redeemed
   4,835,618   5,630,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $57.00  $75.62 
Per share NAV end of period
  $23.31  $85.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (59.1)%   13.1
Percentage change in benchmark
   (58.4)%   14.7
Benchmark annualized volatility
   56.0  86.1
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 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 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 4,676,565 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 9,075,947 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2023. By comparison, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,566,565 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 5,116,565 outstanding Shares at September 30, 2022. 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 daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 59.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 13.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to a depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 58.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 14.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended September 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023
   
Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,942,508   $(1,545,500
Management fee
   1,495,874    2,353,478 
Brokerage commission
   250,314    490,751 
Futures account fees
   143,501    371,384 
Non-recurring
fees and expenses
       8,700 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (228,286,648   31,935,690 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   21,667,964    84,851,343 
Net Income (loss)
  $(201,676,176  $115,241,533 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
 
*
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $4,722,827   $(6,862,764
Management fee
   2,703,851    4,254,915 
Brokerage commission
   1,490,212    1,906,969 
Futures account fees
   250,360    1,226,811 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (608,541,564   371,681,032 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (43,277,650   161,734,465 
Net Income (loss)
  $(647,096,387  $526,552,733 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as comparedNotes to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decreaseFinancial Statements in the valueItem 1 of futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.part I in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
*
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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
ProShares Ultra Yen
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $13,814,796  $2,362,849 
NAV end of period
  $12,330,974  $5,024,773 
Percentage change in NAV
   (10.7)%   112.7
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   399,970   49,970 
Shares outstanding end of period
   449,970   149,970 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   12.5  200.1
Shares created
   200,000   100,000 
Shares redeemed
   150,000   —   
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $34.54  $47.29 
Per share NAV end of period
  $27.40  $33.51 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (20.7)%   (29.2)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.0)%   (15.2)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   10.8  9.5
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 399,970 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 449,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 49,970 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 149,970 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times (2x) the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 20.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 29.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 9.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 15.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $179,208   $(9,528
Management fee
   55,890    13,465 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (1,068,950   (878,701
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (1,842,176   10,820 
Net Income (loss)
  $(2,731,918  $(877,409
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar, in conjunction with a significant increase in average shares outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $222,697,337  $114,167,602 
NAV end of period
  $112,854,952  $501,157,304 
Percentage change in NAV
   (49.3)%   339.0
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   9,305,220   1,776,760 
Shares outstanding end of period
   4,405,220   21,755,220 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (52.7)%   1,124.4
Shares created
   11,550,000   27,890,000 
Shares redeemed
   16,450,000   7,911,540 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $23.93  $64.26 
Per share NAV end of period
  $25.62  $23.04 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   7.1  (64.2)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.5)%   45.9
Benchmark annualized volatility
   31.7  41.9
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 9,305,220 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 4,405,220 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. The
 
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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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 1,776,760 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 21,755,220 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 64.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 9.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 45.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $2,593,344   $(1,435,665
Management fee
   844,057    1,438,757 
Brokerage commission
   125,836    184,135 
Futures account fees
   —      155,979 
Net realized gain (loss)
   55,649,291    (209,076,101
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   2,739,622    36,686,156 
Net Income (loss)
  $60,982,257   $(173,825,610
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil.
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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $134,109,520  $242,145,130 
NAV end of period
  $141,324,963  $211,823,446 
Percentage change in NAV
   5.4  (12.5)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,966,856   978,742 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,566,856   4,966,856 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (48.3)%   407.5
Shares created
   13,850,000   23,340,000 
Shares redeemed
   16,250,000   19,351,886 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $27.00  $247.40 
Per share NAV end of period
  $55.06  $42.65 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   103.9  (82.8)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   (49.3)%   48.9
Benchmark annualized volatility
   69.2  80.3
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 4,966,856 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 2,566,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
SM
. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 978,742 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 4,966,856 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 103.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 82.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 49.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 48.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $1,432,850   $(1,447,798
Management fee
   599,136    1,053,068 
Brokerage commission
   443,288    365,858 
Futures account fees
   56,367    206,885 
Net realized gain (loss)
   232,143,809    (397,371,192
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (106,209,898   140,292,056 
Net Income (loss)
  $127,366,761   $(258,526,934
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas.
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $75,113,179  $54,263,045 
NAV end of period
  $50,931,301  $62,270,097 
Percentage change in NAV
   (32.2)%   14.8
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,550,000   2,100,000 
Shares outstanding end of period
   1,750,000   2,050,000 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (31.4)%   (2.4)% 
Shares created
   100,000   550,000 
Shares redeemed
   900,000   600,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $29.46  $25.84 
Per share NAV end of period
  $29.10  $30.38 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (1.2)%   17.5
Percentage change in benchmark
   1.9  (7.9)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   8.0  8.8
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,550,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 1,750,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the
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spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 2,100,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 2,050,000 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 1.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 17.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 1.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $948,197   $(209,974
Management fee
   292,669    264,390 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (2,453,253   5,818,237 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   697,680    3,308,479 
Net Income (loss)
  $(807,376  $8,916,742 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due an increase in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $15,456,037  $26,859,844 
NAV end of period
  $15,809,378  $34,611,284 
Percentage change in NAV
   2.3  28.9
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   496,977   846,977 
Shares outstanding end of period
   546,977   1,096,977 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   10.1  29.5
Shares created
   600,000   1,150,000 
Shares redeemed
   550,000   900,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $31.10  $31.71 
Per share NAV end of period
  $28.90  $31.55 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (7.1)%   (0.5)% 
Percentage change in benchmark
   5.4  (1.5)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   14.3  15.7
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During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 496,977 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 546,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 846,977 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 1,096,977 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 7.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 0.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s rise of 5.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to an increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $234,406   $(120,396
Management fee
   79,242    141,814 
Brokerage commission
   2,966    5,796 
Futures account fees
   —      2,446 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (2,584,032   (1,750,799
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   2,103,219    2,318,730 
Net Income (loss)
  $(246,407  $447,535 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due an increase in the value of the futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares UltraShort Silver
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $31,932,799  $26,537,000 
NAV end of period
  $19,290,473  $33,052,840 
Percentage change in NAV
   (39.6)%   24.6
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   1,641,329   991,329 
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Shares outstanding end of period
   941,329   1,041,329 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (42.6)%   5.0
Shares created
   3,100,000   1,800,000 
Shares redeemed
   3,800,000   1,750,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $19.46  $26.77 
Per share NAV end of period
  $20.49  $31.74 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   5.3  18.6
Percentage change in benchmark
   (4.4)%   (13.4)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   25.8  28.2
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,641,329 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 941,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the timing of shareholder activity, which was offset by an increase from 991,329 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 1,041,329 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 5.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 18.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 13.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $366,566   $(112,092
Management fee
   142,585    123,334 
Brokerage commission
   14,661    11,978 
Futures account fees
   —      4,443 
Net realized gain (loss)
   3,826,313    2,037,296 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   4,467,058    5,642,964 
Net Income (loss)
  $8,659,937   $7,568,168 
The Fund’s net income increased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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ProShares UltraShort Yen
*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $21,397,736  $24,840,784 
NAV end of period
  $27,077,656  $45,568,882 
Percentage change in NAV
   26.5  83.4
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   398,580   598,580 
Shares outstanding end of period
   398,580   798,580 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   —    33.4
Shares created
   450,000   850,000 
Shares redeemed
   450,000   650,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $53.68  $41.50 
Per share NAV end of period
  $67.94  $57.06 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   26.6  37.5
Percentage change in benchmark
   (9.0)%   (15.2)% 
Benchmark annualized volatility
   10.8  9.5
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-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, 2022 to June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 598,580 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 798,580 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. 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 two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 37.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 9.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 15.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended June 30, 2023.
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Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $350,563   $(116,689
Management fee
   108,991    153,001 
Net realized gain (loss)
   342,795    9,100,314 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   5,004,524    70,535 
Net Income (loss)
  $5,697,882   $9,054,160 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 forward Share split for ProShares Ultra Short Yen.
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $84,014,959  $112,875,680 
NAV end of period
  $49,421,413  $95,721,271 
Percentage change in NAV
   (41.2)%   (15.2)% 
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   2,762,403   3,687,403 
Shares outstanding end of period
   2,412,403   2,712,403 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   (12.7)%   (26.4)% 
Shares created
   850,000   1,000,000 
Shares redeemed
   1,200,000   1,975,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $30.41  $30.61 
Per share NAV end of period
  $20.49  $35.29 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (32.6)%   15.3
Percentage change in benchmark
   (31.9)%   16.5
Benchmark annualized volatility
   30.2  34.9
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from a decrease from 2,762,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 2,412,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 3,687,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 2,712,403 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 32.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 15.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 31.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 16.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $969,651   $(436,261
Management fee
   284,189    426,247 
Brokerage commission
   21,369    40,369 
Futures account fees
   23,296    46,394 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (22,764,053   12,653,549 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (5,092,642   3,518,835 
Net Income (loss)
  $(26,887,044  $15,736,123 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*
Fund Performance
The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
  
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
NAV beginning of period
  $266,580,320  $269,703,164 
NAV end of period
  $230,227,830  $341,714,316 
Percentage change in NAV
   (13.6)%   26.7
Shares outstanding beginning of period
   4,676,565   3,566,565 
Shares outstanding end of period
   9,226,565   3,751,565 
Percentage change in shares outstanding
   97.3  5.2
Shares created
   6,760,000   3,625,000 
Shares redeemed
   2,210,000   3,440,000 
Per share NAV beginning of period
  $57.00  $75.62 
Per share NAV end of period
  $24.95  $91.09 
Percentage change in per share NAV
   (56.2)%   20.5
Percentage change in benchmark
   (55.7)%   21.6
Benchmark annualized volatility
   58.0  88.1
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During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 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 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 4,676,565 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2022 to 9,226,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2023. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 3,566,565 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2021 to 3,751,565 outstanding Shares at June 30, 2022.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 56.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 20.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily due to deprecation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The benchmark’s decline of 55.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 21.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended June 30, 2023.
Net Income/Loss
The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Net investment income (loss)
  $3,221,259   $(1,804,892
Management fee
   1,048,314    1,479,408 
Brokerage commission
   191,888    287,656 
Futures account fees
   99,391    316,440 
Net realized gain (loss)
   (173,336,606   77,393,009 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   (20,173,227   33,152,396 
Net Income (loss)
  $(190,288,574  $108,740,513 
The Fund’s net income decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
*
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 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Quantitative Disclosure
Exchange Rate Sensitivity, Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity, and Commodity Price Sensitivity
Each of the Funds is exposed to certain risks pertaining to the use of Financial Instruments. Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the VIX Funds is exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the Commodity Funds and Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments.
The tables below provide information about each of the Currency Funds’ Financial Instruments, VIX Funds’ Financial Instruments, and Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, each of the Fund’s positions were as follows:
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Short  July 2023   5,241   $15.01    1,000   $(78,672,651  Short  October 2023   4,373   $17.77    1,000   $(77,713,457
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Short  August 2023   3,810    16.40    1,000    (62,485,143  Short  November 2023   2,906    18.25    1,000    (53,023,748
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Short  July 2022   3,652   $28.56    1,000   $(104,309,520
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Short  August 2022   3,346    29.18    1,000    (97,627,580
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
   
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
   Short   October 2022   3,083   $31.52    1,000   $(97,163,828
VIX Futures (Cboe)
   Short   November 2022   2,052    31.07    1,000    (63,759,128
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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 position in Financial Instruments each day to have $0.50 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative
one-half.
See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
 
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  September 2023   2,315   $70.78    1,000   $163,855,700   Long  December 2023   879   $88.80    1,000   $78,055,200 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  December 2023   2,393    70.40    1,000    168,467,200   Long  June 2024   920    81.12    1,000    74,630,400 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  June 2024   2,478    69.02    1,000    171,031,560   Long  December 2024   956    77.86    1,000    74,434,160 
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index
Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $76.6109   $172,685,565   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $93.5651   $210,901,349 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   76.6109    214,703,580   Goldman Sachs International  Long   93.5651    262,218,064 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   76.6109    179,707,950   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   93.5651    151,363,911 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Societe Generale  Long   76.6109    162,974,521   Societe Generale  Long   93.5651    199,041,224 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  UBS AG  Long   76.6109    242,623,120   UBS AG  Long   93.5651    157,428,427 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  September 2022   2,204   $103.10    1,000   $227,232,400   Long  December 2022   1,450   $78.72    1,000   $114,144,000 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  December 2022   2,535    95.56    1,000    242,244,600   Long  June 2023   1,535    73.00    1,000    112,055,000 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Long  June 2023   2,688    87.62    1,000    235,522,560   Long  December 2023   1,610    69.66    1,000    112,152,600 
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index
Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index
Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $95.7921   $215,921,141   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $77.9524   $175,709,387 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   95.7921    321,089,755   Goldman Sachs International  Long   77.9524    218,463,160 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   95.7921    373,984,332   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   77.9524    304,335,914 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  Societe Generale  Long   95.7921    203,778,726   Societe Generale  Long   77.9524    165,828,296 
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
  UBS AG  Long   95.7921    303,369,078   UBS AG  Long   77.9524    246,871,587 
 
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The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
  Long  September 2023   71,349   $2.77    10,000   $1,979,221,260   Long  November
2023
   50,182   $2.93    10,000   $1,469,830,780 
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index
Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $0.0892   $148,091,216   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $0.0799   $132,651,213 
Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   0.0892    101,183,890   Goldman Sachs International  Long   0.0799    90,634,449 
Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
  Societe General  Long   0.0892    52,717,728   Societe General  Long   0.0799    47,221,373 
Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   0.0892    810,173   UBS AG  Long   0.0799    725,704 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
  Long  September 2022   6,954   $5.39    10,000   $374,959,680   Long  November
2022
   8,556   $6.77    10,000   $578,898,960 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 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, 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
184

ProShares Ultra Euro:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of EUR/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2023
 
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local
Currency
  
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/14/23    7,784,921   1.0754   $8,372,037 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   07/14/23    7,204,502   1.0765    7,755,419 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   07/14/23    (93,000  1.0899    (101,361
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   07/14/23    (1,152,000  1.0907    (1,256,509
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
 
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local
Currency
  
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/08/22    4,532,921   1.0752   $4,873,797 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   07/08/22    14,836,502   1.0632    15,774,356 
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   07/08/22    (1,446,000  1.0601    (1,532,970
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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
  
Forward Rate
   
Market
Value USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   10/06/23    7,691,921   1.0752   $8,270,353 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   10/06/23    4,954,502   1.0752    5,327,055 
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   10/06/23    (323,000  1.0602    (342,445
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
  
Forward Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   10/07/22    12,276,921   0.9964   $12,232,264 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   10/07/22    17,572,502   0.9940    17,466,744 
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   10/07/22    (1,566,000  0.9801    (1,534,866
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Gold:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
  Long  August 2023   530   $1,929.40    100   $102,258,200   Long  December 2023   264   $1,866.10    100   $49,265,040 
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $201.2774   $111,454,930   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $190.8900   $105,703,033 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   201.2774    52,937,566   Goldman Sachs International  Long   190.8900    50,205,597 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   201.2774    95,175,948   UBS AG  Long   190.8900    90,264,166 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
  Long  December 2022   409   $1,672.00    100   $68,384,800 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $180.7152   $100,068,860 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   180.7152    47,529,603 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   180.7152    104,098,025 
 
185175

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
  Long  August 2022   954   $1,807.30    100   $172,416,420 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $197.5387   $109,384,670 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   197.5387    84,543,271 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   197.5387    113,788,925 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or swap 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Silver:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
  Long  September 2023   2,047   $23.02    5,000   $235,609,700   Long  December 2023   1,756   $22.45    5,000   $197,111,000 
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $198.4659   $166,412,438   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $190.6601   $159,867,323 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   198.4659    21,984,663   Goldman Sachs International  Long   190.6601    21,119,991 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   198.4659    149,157,444   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   190.6601    143,290,980 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   198.4659    140,386,283   UBS AG  Long   190.6601    134,864,794 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
  Long  September 2022   773   $20.35    5,000   $78,660,480   Long  December 2022   2,163   $19.04    5,000   $205,906,785 
 
186

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
 
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Long  $182.7827   $153,262,171   Citibank, N.A.  Long  $169.7456   $142,330,643 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   182.7827    177,466,859   Goldman Sachs International  Long   169.7456    18,803,260 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   182.7827    168,307,407   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Long   169.7456    156,302,767 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  UBS AG  Long   182.7827    134,298,894   UBS AG  Long   169.7456    124,719,934 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or swap 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk 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 third-party custodian.
176

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  July 2023   21,591   $15.01    1,000   $324,102,501   Long  October 2023   14,181   $17.77    1,000   $252,013,387 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  August 2023   15,704    16.40    1,000    257,550,311   Long  November 2023   9,464    18.25    1,000    172,682,983 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  July 2022   26,481   $28.56    1,000   $756,358,266   Long  October 2022   28,597   $31.52    1,000   $901,263,052 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  August 2022   24,277    29.18    1,000    708,339,740   Long  November 2022   19,065    31.07    1,000    592,381,961 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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 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 $1.50 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by one and
one-half.
See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
187

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 third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Yen:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2023
 
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
  
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/14/23    1,507,359,517   0.007217   $10,877,886 
Yen
  UBS AG  Long   07/14/23    2,188,352,856   0.007161    15,670,467 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   07/14/23    (1,461  0.006844    (10
Yen
  UBS AG  Short   07/14/23    (158,537,000  0.007066    (1,120,148
177

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
   
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   10/06/23    2,355,724,056    0.006813   $16,049,086 
Yen
  UBS AG  Long   10/06/23    2,976,699,856    0.006807    20,261,769 
Yen
  UBS AG  Short   10/06/23    (97,972,000   0.006790    (665,202
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market
Value USD
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
   
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/08/22    333,241,517   0.007476   $2,491,153   Goldman Sachs International  Long   10/07/22    1,186,245,517    0.006949   $8,243,617 
Yen
  UBS AG  Long   07/08/22    1,080,855,856   0.007414    8,013,151   UBS AG  Long   10/07/22    1,919,545,856    0.006945    13,331,165 
Yen
  UBS AG  Short   07/08/22    (54,170,000  0.007409    (401,369  Goldman Sachs International  Short   10/07/22    (33,368,000   0.006974    (232,706
Yen
  UBS AG  Short   10/07/22    (133,030,000   0.006945    (923,831
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  September 2023   1,038   $70.78    1,000   $(73,469,640  Short  December 2023   2,296   $88.80    1,000   $(203,884,800
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  December 2023   1,073    70.40    1,000    (75,539,200  Short  June 2024   2,404    81.12    1,000    (195,012,480
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  June 2024   1,111    69.02    1,000    (76,681,220  Short  December 2024   2,500    77.86    1,000    (194,650,000
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  December 2022   3,174   $78.72    1,000   $(249,857,280
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  June 2023   3,344    73.00    1,000    (244,112,000
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  December 2023   3,500    69.66    1,000    (243,810,000
 
188178

Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  September 2022   3,134   $103.10    1,000   $(323,115,400
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  December 2022   3,605    95.56    1,000    (344,493,800
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
  Short  June 2023   3,824    87.62    1,000    (335,058,880
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
  Short  September 2023   10,189   $2.77    10,000   $(282,642,860  Short  November
2023
   7,624   $2.93    10,000   $(223,306,960
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
  
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
  Short  September 2022   7,871   $5.39    10,000   $(424,404,320
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
  Short  November
2022
   7,167   $6.77    10,000   $(484,919,220
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
189

ProShares UltraShort Euro:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local
Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
 
Forward Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/14/23    4,446,000   1.1002   $4,891,387   Goldman Sachs International  Long   10/06/23    486,000   1.0694   $519,743 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   07/14/23    12,460,000   1.0897    13,577,549   UBS AG  Long   10/06/23    10,804,000   1.0696    11,556,452 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   07/14/23    (51,941,263  1.0759    (55,884,697  Goldman Sachs International  Short   10/06/23    (43,752,263  1.0751    (47,038,130
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   07/14/23    (58,308,199  1.0763    (62,758,994  UBS AG  Short   10/06/23    (50,970,199  1.0735    (54,717,780
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
 
  
Reference Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local
Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Long   07/08/22    12,080,000   1.0563   $12,760,213 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long   07/08/22    12,060,000   1.0551    12,724,426 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   07/08/22    (51,635,263  1.0740    (55,457,155
Euro
  UBS AG  Short   07/08/22    (91,489,199  1.0702    (97,911,917
179

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
  
Local Currency
  
Forward Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Euro
  UBS AG  Long  10/07/22   38,000,000   0.9876   $37,528,206 
Euro
  Goldman Sachs International  Short  10/07/22   (78,612,263  0.9970    (78,374,875
Euro
  UBS AG  Short  10/07/22   (144,189,199  0.9931    (143,198,834
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Gold:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
   
Expiration
   
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
   Short    August 2023    79   $1,929.40    100   $(15,242,260  Short  December 2023   71   $1,866.10    100   $(13,249,310
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $190.8900   $(3,588,216
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   190.8900    (4,702,766
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   190.8900    (7,273,894
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
  Short  December 2022   157   $1,672.00    100   $(26,250,400
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $180.7152   $(13,547,911
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   180.7152    (8,863,141
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   180.7152    (10,598,433
 
190180

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
     
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $201.2774   $(3,783,471
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   201.2774    (4,958,670
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   201.2774    (7,669,707
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
       
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Gold Futures (COMEX)
  Short  August 2022   184   $1,807.30    100   $(33,254,320
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
 
     
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $197.5387   $(14,809,140
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   197.5387    (9,688,247
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   197.5387    (11,585,084
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or swap 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Silver:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex
SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
   
Expiration
   
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   Short    September 2023    139   $23.02    5,000   $(15,998,900  Short  December 2023   109   $22.45    5,000   $(12,235,250
 
191

Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $198.4659   $(2,676,258  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $190.6601   $(2,570,998
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   198.4659    (9,749,240  Goldman Sachs International  Short   190.6601    (9,365,796
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Short   198.4659    (7,708,614  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Short   190.6601    (7,405,429
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   198.4659    (2,464,968  UBS AG  Short   190.6601    (2,368,019
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
 
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
   
Expiration
   
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Silver Futures (COMEX)
   Short    September 2022    445   $20.35    5,000   $(45,283,200  Short  December 2022   506   $19.04    5,000   $(48,168,670
 
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
 
  
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
Swap Agreements as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference Index
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Index Close
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $182.7827   $(2,464,774  Citibank, N.A.  Short  $169.7456   $(2,288,972
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   182.7827    (8,978,838  Goldman Sachs International  Short   169.7456    (8,338,415
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Short   182.7827    (7,099,463  Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  Short   169.7456    (6,593,089
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
  UBS AG  Short   182.7827    (2,270,181  UBS AG  Short   169.7456    (2,108,259
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or swap 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
181

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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Yen:
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2023
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
   
Local Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
  
Local Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
  UBS AG  Long   07/14/23    1,228,677,000   0.007157   $8,793,482   UBS AG  Long  10/06/23   428,237,000   0.006813   $2,917,500 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Short   07/14/23    (3,428,392,165  0.007206    (24,704,991  Goldman Sachs International  Short  10/06/23   (3,330,184,165  0.006821    (22,714,958
Yen
  UBS AG  Short   07/14/23    (5,596,567,574  0.007187    (40,224,318  UBS AG  Short  10/06/23   (4,908,633,574  0.006814    (33,445,689
 
192

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of September 30, 2022
 
Reference
Currency
  
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
  
Local Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
   
Counterparty
  
Long or
Short
  
Settlement
Date
  
Local Currency
 
Forward
Rate
   
Market Value
USD
 
Yen
  UBS AG  Long  07/08/22   1,505,180,000   0.007476   $11,252,838   Goldman Sachs International  Long  10/07/22   513,732,000   0.007033   $3,613,292 
Yen
  Goldman Sachs International  Short  07/08/22   (1,658,463,165  0.007476    (12,389,197  UBS AG  Long  10/07/22   1,169,990,000   0.006995    8,183,497 
Yen
  UBS AG  Short  07/08/22   (12,207,008,574  0.007451    (90,956,530  Goldman Sachs International  Short  10/07/22   (4,358,922,165  0.006949    (30,291,833
Yen
  UBS AG  Short  10/07/22   (12,349,528,574  0.006949    (85,811,526
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on 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 third-party custodian.
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
       
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  October 2023   501   $18.35    1,000   $9,192,799 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  November 2023   865    18.85    1,000    16,305,250 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  December 2023   865    19.15    1,000    16,564,750 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  January 2024   364    20.20    1,000    7,352,800 
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Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  January 2024   617   $19.10    1,000   $11,784,515 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  February 2024   1,028    19.30    1,000    19,841,839 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  March 2024   1,028    19.60    1,000    20,146,847 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  April 2024   411    19.90    1,000    8,178,119 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
  
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  October 2022   569   $29.78    1,000   $16,944,251   Long  January 2023   728   $30.70    1,000   $22,351,129 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  November 2022   1,089    29.52    1,000    32,144,884   Long  February 2023   1,214    30.31    1,000    36,796,340 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  December 2022   1,090    28.81    1,000    31,400,611   Long  March 2023   1,214    30.18    1,000    36,638,520 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  January 2023   521    29.60    1,000    15,420,610   Long  April 2023   486    30.25    1,000    14,700,868 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, the ProShares 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 VIX futures contracts as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2023
 
  
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2023
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  July 2023   8,545   $15.01    1,000   $128,268,995   Long  October 2023   7,067   $17.77    1,000   $125,589,070 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  August 2023   6,216    16.40    1,000    101,944,265   Long  November
2023
   4,719    18.25    1,000    86,104,290 
 
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
 
  
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
Futures Positions as of September 30, 2022
 
Contract
  
Long or
Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation
Price
   
Contract
Multiplier
   
Notional Amount
at Value
   
Long or

Short
  
Expiration
  
Contracts
   
Valuation

Price
   
Contract

Multiplier
   
Notional Amount

at Value
 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  July 2022   6,185   $28.56    1,000   $176,657,825   Long  October 2022   8,381   $31.52    1,000   $264,135,596 
VIX Futures (Cboe)
  Long  August 2022   5,672    29.18    1,000    165,494,213   Long  November
2022
   5,587    31.07    1,000    173,597,588 
The JuneSeptember 30, 2023 and 2022 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. 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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Qualitative Disclosure
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form
10-K,
it is the investment objective of each Geared Fund to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to
one-half
the inverse
(-0.5x)
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 one and one half times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that match the performance of a benchmark. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by negative three, negative two, negative one, negative
one-half,
one, one and
one-half,
two or three. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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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 long 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 strategies and other factors, could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form
10-K,
trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.
Commodity Price Sensitivity
As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K,
the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Commodity Index Funds or the Commodity Funds, several factors may affect the price of a commodity underlying a Commodity Index Fund or a Commodity Fund, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a physical commodity or of a commodity index (comprised of commodity futures contracts) will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund 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)
*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 Annual Report on Form
10-K,
the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Currency Funds, several factors may affect
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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.
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Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a
(1.1*0.9)-1
=
-1%
period benchmark return, the
two-day
period return for a theoretical
two-times
fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)
*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 Annual Report on Form
10-K,
the value of the Shares of each VIX Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a VIX Fund. The impact of changes in the price of these assets will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest.
Managing Market Risks
Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (-0.5x,
(-0.5x,
-2x,
1.5x, or 2x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. At the close of the relevant markets each trading day (see NAV calculation times in “Note 2 —Significant Accounting Policies —Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period” ), each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described in Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form
10-K,
these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. Factors common to all Funds that may require portfolio
re-positioning
are creation/redemption activity and index rebalances.
For Geared Funds, the impact of the index’s movements each day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. 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 and UltraShort Funds will generally decrease when the Index rises on a given day, to the extent there are not offsetting factors. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. 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 both
non-interest
bearing and interest bearing demand deposit accounts. 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 Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, 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 management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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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 JuneSeptember 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.
Certifications
The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.
 
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2023, the Trust is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Regulatory and exchange accountability levels may restrict the creation of Creation Units and the operation of the Trust
Investments in futures contracts are subject to current position limits and accountability levels established by the exchanges. Accordingly, the Sponsor and the Funds may be required to reduce the size of outstanding positions or be restricted from entering into new positions that would otherwise be taken for a Fund or not trade in certain markets on behalf of the Fund in order to comply with those limits or any future limits. These restrictions, if implemented, could limit the ability of each Fund to invest in additional futures contracts, add to existing positions in the desired amount, or create additional Creation Units and could otherwise have a significant negative impact on Fund operations and performance, decreasing a Fund’s correlation to the performance of its benchmark, and otherwise preventing a Fund from achieving its investment objective. On May 4, 2020, CME imposed a more restrictive position limit in September 2020 WTI oil futures contracts with respect to the Oil Funds. In response to CME’s imposition of a more restrictive position limit, global developments, and other factors, the Sponsor modified certain of the Oil Funds’ investment strategies to invest in longer-dated futures contracts. In early July 2020, in anticipation of the roll of the Oil Funds’ benchmark, and in order to help manage the impact of recent extraordinary conditions and volatility in the markets for crude oil and related Financial Instruments, the Sponsor modified certain of the Oil Funds’ investment strategies to invest in longer-dated futures contracts.
Risk that Current Assumptions and Expectations Could Become Outdated As a Result of Global Economic Shocks
The onsetoutbreak of COVID-19 (including any variants), or any future epidemic or pandemic similar to COVID-19, SARS, H1N1, or MERS, could have a significant adverse impact on the Funds and their investments, could adversely affect the Funds’ ability to fulfill its investment objectives, and could result in significant losses to the Funds. The extent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)impact of any outbreak on the performance of the Funds and its variants has causedtheir investments depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such outbreak, the development and distribution of treatments and vaccines for viruses such as COVID-19, the extent of any such outbreak’s disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, and the impact of such outbreak on overall supply and demand, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Additionally, public health issues, war (such as the war between Russia and Ukraine), military conflicts, sanctions, acts of terrorism, sustained elevated inflation, supply chain issues or other events could have a significant shocks tonegative impact on global financial markets and economies, with many governments taking extreme actionseconomies. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in an attempt to slowways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and contain the spread of COVID-19. These actions have had, and likelywhether they will continue toor recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have if reimposed, a severe economicsignificant impact on global economies as economic activity in some instances has essentially ceased.
Asa Fund’s performance, and the hospitalization rates and COVID-related deaths continue to fall, the severityvalue of lockdowns and restrictive policies relative to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will decrease as the situation gradually improves. Currently the bear market continues to recover from the lockdowns and restrictions that brought economic strain to several industries. Contemporaneous with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemican investment in the U.S., crude oil markets experienced shocks to the supply of and demand for crude oil. This led to an oversupply of crude oil, which impacted the price of crude oil and futures contracts on crude oil and caused historic volatility in the market for crude oil and crude oil futures contracts. Currently, crude oil prices have increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As countries around the world are currently rolling back or eliminating COVID-related restrictions, the demand for oil is expected to increase. For example, China’s ongoing COVID restrictions are expected to be removed and altered, which is expected to increase the demand for crude oil among consumers.Fund may decline significantly.
On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The ongoing of hostilities between the two countries could result in additional widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region, and the markets for securitiesgold, silver, oil, natural gas and other commodities, including oil.and the price of Financial Instruments based on such commodities, and other markets. As the war continues, sanctions on Russian exports in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of the Financial Instruments in which each Fund invests may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted. Impacts from the conflictsconflict and related events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, and the value of an investment in athe Fund may decline significantly.
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The price of futures contracts can change quickly and without warning. If the price of WTI crude oil futures contracts in the future were to decline significantly or reach a negative price, investors in the Ultra Crude Oil Fund could suffer significant losses or lose their entire investment.
Extreme market volatility and economic turbulence in the first part of 2020 has led to FCMs increasing margin requirements for certain futures contracts, including nearer-dated WTI crude oil and other oil futures contracts. Some FCMs may impose trading limitations, whether in the form of limits or prohibitions on trading oil futures contracts. If the Oil Funds are subject to increased margin requirements, they will incur increased costs and may not be able to achieve desired exposure. The Oil Funds may not be able to achieve their investment objective if they become subject to heightened margin requirements or trading limitations.
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Natural Disasters and Public Health Disruptions, such as the
COVID-19
Pandemic, May Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Performance of Each Fund
.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including public health disruptions, pandemics and epidemics (for example,
COVID-19
including its variants), have been and may continue to be highly disruptive to economies and markets. These conditions have led, and may continue to lead, to increased or extreme market volatility, illiquidity and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, civil unrest, periods of high unemployment, shortages in and disruptions to the medical care and consumer goods and services industries, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. To attempt to curb the spread of
COVID-19,
federal, state, and local governments introduced various forms of vaccine and mask mandates, lockdowns, curfews, and other policy initiatives. However, several of the federal mandates were rolled back or eliminated entirely due to actions taken within the courts. In response to COVID’s shock to the labor market and economy overall. The government drastically increased its federal spending for COVID-related relief packages, which came in the form of increases in unemployment insurance and stimulus packages. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability potential investment opportunities and accuracy of economic projections. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause extreme market volatility, illiquidity, exchange trading suspensions and market closures. For example, market factors may adversely affect the price and liquidity of the Funds’ investments and potentially increase margins and collateral requirements in ways that have a significant negative impact on Fund performance r make it difficult, or impossible, for a Fund to achieve its investment objective. Under these circumstances, a Fund could have difficulty finding counterparties to transactions, entering or exiting positions at favorable prices and could incur significant losses. Further, Fund counterparties may close out positions with the Funds without notice, at unfavorable times or unfavorable prices, or may choose to transaction on a more limited basis (or not at all). In such cases, it may be difficult or impossible for a Fund to achieve the desired investment exposure with its investment objective. These conditions also can impact the ability of the Funds to complete creation and redemption transactions and disrupt Fund trading in the secondary market.
The outbreak of
COVID-19 (including
(including any variants), or any future epidemic or pandemic similar to
COVID-19,
SARS, H1N1, or MERS, could have a significant adverse impact on the Funds and their investments, could adversely affect the Funds’ ability to fulfill its investment objectives, and could result in significant losses to the Funds. The extent of the impact of any outbreak on the performance of the Funds and their investments depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such outbreak, the development and distribution of treatments and vaccines for viruses such as
COVID-19,
the extent of any such outbreak’s disruption to important
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global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, and the impact of such outbreak on overall supply and demand, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Additionally, public health issues, war (such as the war between Russia and Ukraine), military conflicts, sanctions, acts of terrorism, sustained elevated inflation, supply chain issues or other events could have a significant negative impact on global financial markets and economies. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, and the value of an investment in the Fund may decline significantly.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
a) None.
b) Not applicable.
c) The Trust does not purchase shares directly from its shareholders. The following table summarizes the redemptions by Authorized Participants during the three months ended September 30, 2023:
 
a)
None.
b)
Not applicable.
c)
The Trust does not purchase shares directly from its shareholders. The following table summarizes the redemptions by Authorized Participants during the three months ended June 30, 2023:
Title of Securities Registered
*
  
 
   
Total Number of
Shares Redeemed
   
Average Price
Per Share
 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    1,600,000   $67.92 
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    —     $—   
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    250,000   $77.20 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    7,050,000   $29.30 
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    4,000,000   $24.62 
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    4,000,000   $23.93 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (Note 1)
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    4,330,000   $71.01 
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    3,927,500   $66.99 
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    4,567,500   $62.93 
ProShares Ultra Euro
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—   
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    50,000   $11.39 
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    50,000   $11.58 
ProShares Ultra Gold
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—   
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    50,000   $66.13 
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    100,000   $59.90 
ProShares Ultra Silver
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
    04/01/23 to 04/30/23    900,000   $32.70 
    05/01/23 to 05/31/23    50,000   $34.48 
    06/01/23 to 06/30/23    350,000   $29.61 
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Title of Securities Registered
*
  
 
   
Total Number of
Shares Redeemed
   
Average Price
Per Share
      
Total Number of
Shares Redeemed
   
Average Price
Per Share
 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (Note 1)
         
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
                 
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   450,000   $88.08 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   450,000   $86.17 
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   50,000   $92.61 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
                 
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   7,950,000   $  26.87 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   1,950,000   $30.67 
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   4,050,000   $35.16 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   3,353,332   $63.97 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   6,000,000   $66.70 
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   3,900,000   $55.93 
ProShares Ultra Euro
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   50,000   $11.82 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   —    $—  
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   —    $—  
ProShares Ultra Gold
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   100,000   $58.94 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   100,000   $57.47 
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   150,000   $57.69 
ProShares Ultra Silver
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
      
  07/01/23 to 07/31/23   600,000   $30.85 
  08/01/23 to 08/31/23   600,000   $29.62 
  09/01/23 to 09/30/23   250,000   $27.58 
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—     07/01/23 to 07/31/23   2,353,383   $18.57 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    3,300,000   $37.71   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   5,050,000   $18.29 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    250,000   $23.78   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   9,500,000   $16.29 
ProShares Ultra Yen
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—     07/01/23 to 07/31/23   50,000   $28.94 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    —     $—     08/01/23 to 08/31/23   —    $—  
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    —     $—     09/01/23 to 09/30/23   —    $—  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    2,000,000   $24.48   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   1,000,000   $21.53 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    3,400,000   $27.40   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   1,650,000   $19.97 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    2,200,000   $26.97   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   1,400,000   $16.73 
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    1,950,000   $75.15   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   1,750,000   $60.64 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    2,850,000   $73.12   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   3,050,000   $54.57 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    1,300,000   $71.98   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   1,450,000   $62.25 
ProShares UltraShort Euro
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    50,000   $28.73   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   100,000   $29.02 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    150,000   $28.30   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   100,000   $29.31 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    100,000   $28.87   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   150,000   $30.60 
ProShares UltraShort Gold
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—     07/01/23 to 07/31/23   50,000   $27.73 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    150,000   $26.27   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   150,000   $29.27 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    200,000   $28.48   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   —    $—  
ProShares UltraShort Silver
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    250,000   $17.03   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   50,000   $20.33 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    1,550,000   $19.17   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   2,750,000   $19.57 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    800,000   $19.97   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   300,000   $20.32 
ProShares UltraShort Yen
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
                          
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    150,000   $56.19   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   50,000   $62.82 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    100,000   $60.30   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   —    $—  
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    50,000   $63.75   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   —    $—  
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
               
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    125,000   $27.25   07/01/23 to 07/31/23   100,000   $20.17 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    —     $—     08/01/23 to 08/31/23   75,000   $19.32 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    550,000   $22.52   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   —    $—  
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (Note 1)
         
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
      
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
               
   04/01/23 to 04/30/23    —     $—     07/01/23 to 07/31/23   125,618   $25.62 
   05/01/23 to 05/31/23    170,000   $38.52   08/01/23 to 08/31/23   2,025,000   $24.51 
   06/01/23 to 06/30/23    85,000   $29.40   09/01/23 to 09/30/23   475,000   $  23.28 
 
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*
The registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of securities to be offered or sold.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
No officers or trustees of the Trust have adopted, modified or terminated trading plans under either a Rule
Rule 10b5-1
trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in itemItem 408 of Regulation
S-K
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for the three month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2023.
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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
32.1*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)
104.1  Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL
104.1tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
 
(1)
Filed herewith.
*
These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PROSHARES TRUST II
 
PROSHARES TRUST II
/s/ Todd Johnson
By: Todd Johnson
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 8,November 6, 2023
/s/ Edward Karpowicz
By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date: August 8,November 6, 2023
 
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