v2.4.1.9
Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Cut-off Times and Times of Calculation of Funds' Final Net Asset Value for Creation and Redemption of Fund Shares

The cut-off times and the times of the calculation of the Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund Shares for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

 

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

UltraShort Silver, Ultra Silver

     6:30 a.m.         7:00 a.m.         March 31   

UltraShort Gold, Ultra Gold

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

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

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

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

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

 

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity, Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

  10:45 a.m.      2:30 p.m.      March 31   

Managed Futures Strategy

  10:45 a.m.      3:00 p.m.      March 31   

UltraShort Australian Dollar, Ultra Australian Dollar

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

Short Euro, UltraShort Euro, Ultra Euro

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

UltraShort Yen, Ultra Yen

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

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

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

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

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

 

* Although the Funds’ Shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Valuation of Investments using Fair Value Hierarchy

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at March 31, 2015 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Level I - Quoted Prices     Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs        
     Short-Term U.S.
Government and
Agencies
     Futures
Contracts*
    Forward
Agreements
    Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
    Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Managed Futures Strategy

   $ —         $ 83,233      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 83,233   

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     131,184,020         (5,106,111     —          —          —          126,077,909   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     27,675,412         (500,390     —          —          —          27,175,022   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     222,919,943         6,991,984        —          —          —          229,911,927   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     569,900,064         (48,925,693     —          —          —          520,974,371   

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     4,990,827         —         —          —          276,625        5,267,452   

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     319,733,997         17,406,261        —          —          26,857,473        363,997,731   

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     8,979,498         859,740        —          —          —          9,839,238   

UltraShort Gold

     79,438,219         (6,040 )     (1,582,081     —          —          77,850,098   

UltraShort Silver

     50,001,670         3,095        (3,736,183     —          —          46,268,582   

Short Euro

     18,012,179         109,769        —          —          —          18,121,948   

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     16,932,493         419,850        —          —          —          17,352,343   

UltraShort Euro

     549,451,431         —          —          23,390,195        —          572,841,626   

UltraShort Yen

     444,090,783         —          —          667,757        —          444,758,540   

Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     2,242,809         —          —          —          (129,433     2,113,376   

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     1,066,114,169         (63,863,441     —          —          (78,474,219     923,776,509   

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     57,169,841         (7,437,631     —          —          —          49,732,210   

Ultra Gold

     94,234,586         6,020        1,660,968        —          —          95,901,574   

Ultra Silver

     294,501,633         (3,320     22,620,868        —          —          317,119,181   

Ultra Australian Dollar

     2,201,920         (57,414     —          —          —          2,144,506   

Ultra Euro

     15,242,869         —          —          (778,750     —          14,464,119   

Ultra Yen

     5,210,191         —          —          (41,178     —          5,169,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

$ 3,980,228,554    $ (100,020,088 $ 18,963,572    $ 23,238,024    $ (51,469,554 $ 3,870,940,508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2014 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Level I - Quoted Prices     Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs        
     Short-Term U.S.
Government and
Agencies
     Futures
Contracts*
    Forward
Agreements
    Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
    Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Managed Futures Strategy

   $ —         $ 104,327      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 104,327   

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     82,088,299         6,264,620        —          —          —          88,352,919   

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     24,105,906         260,665        —          —          —          24,366,571   

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     446,975,220         (16,352,149     —          —          —          430,623,071   

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     182,639,188         39,585,253        —          —          —          222,224,441   

UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity

     4,233,548         —          —          —          567,259        4,800,807   

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     131,594,608         15,806,603        —          —          27,018,077        174,419,288   

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     8,672,710         3,941,465        —          —          —          12,614,175   

UltraShort Gold

     84,040,107         (4,520     (2,282,778     —          —          81,752,809   

UltraShort Silver

     52,226,692         1,560        594,953        —          —          52,823,205   

Short Euro

     12,086,577         385,331        —          —          —          12,471,908   

UltraShort Australian Dollar

     20,267,679         743,481        —          —          —          21,011,160   

UltraShort Euro

     487,111,117         —          —          16,762,994        —          503,874,111   

UltraShort Yen

     532,957,746         —          —          (1,578,775     —          531,378,971   

Ultra Bloomberg Commodity

     2,754,900         —          —          —          (331,338     2,423,562   

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     467,200,736         (46,474,787     —          —          (76,181,097     344,544,852   

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     53,410,227         (34,889,283     —          —          —          18,520,944   

Ultra Gold

     101,927,857         4,580        2,051,154        —          —          103,983,591   

Ultra Silver

     305,474,211         (1,560     (12,395,120 )     —          —          293,077,531   

Ultra Australian Dollar

     2,405,685         (96,825     —          —          —          2,308,860   

Ultra Euro

     2,415,698         —          —          (103,371     —          2,312,327   

Ultra Yen

     1,287,869         —          —          (15,245     —          1,272,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Trust

$ 3,005,876,580    $ (30,721,239 $ (12,031,791 $ 15,065,603    $ (48,927,099 $ 2,929,262,054   

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments as presented in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition as presented in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 in receivable/payable on open futures.