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Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

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 objective during the period. While the volume of open positions may vary on a daily basis as each Fund transacts derivatives contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure to meet its investment objective, the volume of these open positions relative to the net assets of each respective Fund at the date of this report is generally representative of open positions throughout the reporting period.

As discussed in Note 1, the Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF changed their investment objectives and target exposures as of the close of business on February 27, 2018. From this time through the effective end of the reporting period, the volume of the derivative exposure relative to the net assets was generally representative to their current investment objectives. From the beginning of the reporting period until the close of business on February 27, 2018, the volume of the derivative exposure relative to the net assets was generally representative to their previous investment objectives.

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 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 commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts, there is minimal but some counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified times during the trading day. Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses. If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The risk the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.

 

Swap Agreements

Certain of the Funds enter into swap agreements for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) an underlying index, currency or commodity, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts that have traditionally been entered into primarily with institutional investors in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year. However, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of the OTC derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such transactions through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return in respect of a predetermined notional amount. Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered into. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.

Generally, swap agreements entered into by the Funds calculate and settle the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, each Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of such obligations (or rights) (the “net amount”). In a typical swap agreement entered into by a Matching VIX Fund, an Ultra Fund, or an UltraPro Fund, the Matching VIX Fund, Ultra Fund, or UltraPro 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, an UltraShort Fund, or an UltraPro Short Fund, the Short Fund, UlraShort Fund, or UltraPro Short Fund would be required to make payments to the swap counterparties in the event the level of the benchmark increases and would be entitled to settlement payments in the event the level of the benchmark decreases, adjusted for any transaction costs or trading spreads on the notional amount the Funds may pay.

The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each uncleared swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian. The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its obligations with respect to each uncleared swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated account by the Fund’s Custodian. Until a swap agreement is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount less any transaction costs or trading spreads payable by each Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements” and, when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss realized is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swap agreements.” Swap agreements are generally valued at the last settled price of the benchmark referenced asset.

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 the party under the agreement. This could cause a Fund to have to enter into a new transaction with the same counterparty, enter in to a transaction with a different counterparty or seek to achieve its investment objective through any number of different investments or investment techniques.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss in excess of the unrealized gain/loss reflected. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure each Fund has under the swap agreement, which may exceed the NAV of each Fund. Additional risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference index and the inability of counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different counterparties, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty in an amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds. All of the outstanding swap agreements at June 30, 2018 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party daily. Upon termination, the Fund is entitled to pay or receive the “unrealized appreciation or depreciation” amount.

 

The Funds, as applicable, collateralize swap agreements by segregating or designating cash and/or certain securities as indicated on the Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments. As noted above, collateral posted in connection with uncleared derivative transactions is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. 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 counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding. The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect to the amount they expect to receive from counterparties. However, the Funds have sought to mitigate these risks in connection with uncleared swaps by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to what the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds. In the event of the bankruptcy of a counterparty, 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 June 30, 2018, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.

The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.

Forward Contracts

Certain of the Funds enter into forward contracts for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives and as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) commodities and/or currencies. A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an asset at or before a specified date in the future at a specified price. Forward contracts are typically traded in OTC markets and all details of the 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 burdensome reporting requirements.

The Funds may collateralize uncleared forward commodity contracts by segregating or designating cash and/or certain securities as indicated on their Statements of Financial Condition or Schedules of Investments. Such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds. 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 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 June 30, 2018, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.

Participants in trading foreign exchange forward contracts often do not require margin deposits, but rely upon internal credit limitations and their judgments regarding the creditworthiness of their counterparties. In recent years, however, many OTC market participants in foreign exchange trading have begun to require their counterparties to post margin.

A Fund will typically enter into forward contracts only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a forward contract is monitored by the Sponsor.

The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.

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

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2018

 

    

Assets Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

Derivatives Not    Statements of              Statements of          
Accounted for    Financial              Financial          
as Hedging    Condition         Unrealized    Condition         Unrealized

Instruments

  

Location

  

Fund

   Appreciation   

Location

  

Fund

   Depreciation
VIX Futures
Contracts
   Receivables on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
appreciation on swap
agreements
   ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF
   $41,100,348*    Payable on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
depreciation on swap
agreements
   ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $22,528,398.00*
   ProShares VIX Mid-
Term Futures ETF
   281,720*    ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF
   1,038,439.00*
   ProShares VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF
   9,426,460*    ProShares VIX Mid-
Term Futures ETF
   659,960.00*
Commodities
Contracts
   Receivables on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
appreciation on
swap and/or
forward
agreements
   ProShares Ultra
Bloomberg Crude Oil
   99,717,973*    Payable on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
depreciation on
swap and/or
forward agreements
   ProShares Ultra
Bloomberg Natural Gas
   118,623*
   ProShares UltraPro
3x Crude Oil ETF
   9,905,484*    ProShares Ultra
Gold
   7,168,016*
   ProShares UltraShort
Bloomberg Natural Gas
   6,272*    ProShares Ultra Silver    14,156,681*
   ProShares UltraShort Gold    2,291,690*    ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF    5,442,454*
   ProShares UltraShort Silver    1,460,755*
         ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil    40,930,149*
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
   Unrealized
appreciation on
foreign currency
forward contracts
and receivables on
open futures
contracts
   ProShares Short Euro    87,213*    Unrealized
depreciation
on foreign currency
forward contracts
and payable on
open futures
contracts
   ProShares Ultra Euro    172,054
   ProShares Ultra Yen    311    ProShares Ultra Yen    24,570
   ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar    391,770*    ProShares UltraShort Yen    57,960
   ProShares UltraShort Euro    3,399,950      
   ProShares UltraShort Yen    751,278      
     

 

     

 

      Total Trust    $168,821,224*       Total Trust    $92,297,304*

 

*

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

 

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2017

 

    

Assets Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

Derivatives Not    Statements of              Statements of          
Accounted for    Financial              Financial          
as Hedging    Condition         Unrealized    Condition         Unrealized

Instruments

  

Location

  

Fund

   Appreciation   

Location

  

Fund

   Depreciation
VIX Futures
Contracts
   Receivables on open
futures contracts
   ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $21,493,549*    Payable on open
futures contracts
   ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    $4,452,100*
      ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    3,974,642*       ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    38,440,762*
      ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    709,708*      

ProShares VIX

Mid-Term Futures ETF

   2,215,280*
               ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF    5,471,585*
Commodities
Contracts
   Receivables on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
appreciation on
swap and/or
forward agreements
   ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil    74,184,340*    Payable on open
futures contracts,
unrealized
depreciation on
swap and/or
forward agreements
   ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF    2,988,155*
      ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas    7,225,810*       ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil    34,569,790*
      ProShares Ultra Gold    3,651,835*       ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas    1,097,049*
      ProShares Ultra Silver    21,736,934*       ProShares UltraShort Gold    1,493,719*
      ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF    1,417,998*       ProShares UltraShort Silver    1,717,813*
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
   Unrealized
appreciation on
foreign currency
forward contracts
and receivables on open futures
contracts
         Unrealized
depreciation on
foreign currency
forward contracts
and payable on
open futures
contracts
   ProShares Short Euro    166,288*
      ProShares Ultra Euro    321,609       ProShares Ultra Euro    57,457
      ProShares UltraShort Euro    449,302       ProShares Ultra Yen    34,824
      ProShares UltraShort Yen    1,568,997       ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar    893,220*
               ProShares UltraShort Euro    6,793,571
               ProShares UltraShort Yen    41,734
        

 

        

 

      Total Trust    $136,734,724*       Total Trust    $100,433,347*

 

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

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2018

 

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

   $ 56,008,377     $ 14,232,558  
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     (155,817,104     7,071,541  
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     247,018       (3,080,525
     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (23,529,528     177,711  

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     39,220,725       64,077,371  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     3,945,962       (2,369,992
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (5,706,990     (5,799,159
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     (5,627,237     (4,043,563
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

     1,740,951       6,901,529  
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

     (6,793,148     (1,707,316
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (27,663,521     (21,642,290
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (759,484     171,317  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     1,572,920       1,879,470  
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     334,485       475,292  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     443,811       16,282  
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (1,110,032     46,013  
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (299,704     22,366  
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     415,369       93,610  
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     22,934,693       (342,410
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     8,333,424       (417,848
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (92,109,013   $ 55,761,957  

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2017

 

Derivatives Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 182,934,500     $ (24,640,794
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     (153,988,983     30,318,423  
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (7,047,733     2,246,125  
     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (33,527,643     6,215,600  

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (168,596,998     28,760,997  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (4,648,049     (3,330,323
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     8,452,341       (9,844,776
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     (10,939,142     (41,686,389
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

     (1,832,876     (272,129
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

     1,878,109       416,232  
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     60,376,204       (14,895,206
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     49,239       881,105  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (3,423,637     3,811,095  
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     631,112       3,022,382  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     (817,763     (65,818
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     2,035,177       (10,405
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     424,094       (590,497
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     64,976       (208,036
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (36,508,674     1,694,586  
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (16,189,926     19,220,415  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (180,675,672   $ 1,042,587  

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2018

 

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

   $ (1,827,517,354   $ (39,569,847
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     260,792,676       74,528,029  
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     3,967,454       1,837,040  
     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     53,747,452       14,188,337  

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     151,738,616       25,533,633  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     5,080,774       (7,344,433
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     2,948,285       (10,819,851
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     7,174,506       (35,893,615
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

     3,361,776       8,487,486  
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

     (11,469,115     (2,454,299
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (75,759,671     (6,360,359
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (12,513     1,103,321  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (1,696,955     3,785,409  
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (1,262,356     3,178,568  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     64,225       253,501  
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (309,519     (436,206
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     22,846       10,565  
     

ProShares UltraShort
Australian Dollar

     (704,621     1,284,990  
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     4,011,451       9,744,219  
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (2,918,979     (833,945
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (1,428,741,022   $ 40,222,543  

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2017

 

Derivatives Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

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

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

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

  

ProShares Short VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ 282,827,592     $ 4,520,180  
     

ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF

     (519,504,171     1,724,768  
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (15,215,051     (1,018,010
     

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (98,755,500     (641,208

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (169,009,085     (119,104,310
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (19,025,765     (2,429,899
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     17,899,831       (3,444,419
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     19,262,746       (14,404,786
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

     (1,833,835     578,453  
     

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

     1,772,343       (245,274
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     59,226,337       25,044,628  
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     1,907,620       215,351  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (8,294,797     (399,587
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (2,226,149     1,139,573  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     (735,506     (318,481
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     1,406,509       883,923  
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     342,583       (793
     

ProShares UltraShort
Australian Dollar

     (467,251     (1,640,650
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (20,829,055     (22,366,371
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (16,461,160     (7,414,549
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total Trust    $ (487,711,764   $ (139,321,461
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

.

 

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 June 30, 2018.

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2018

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

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

                 

Swap agreements

   $ 82,428,870      $ —        $ 82,428,870      $ —        $ —        $ —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     —          —          —          172,054        —          172,054  

ProShares Ultra Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          7,152,896        —          7,152,896  

ProShares Ultra Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          14,148,711        —          14,148,711  

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

                 

Swap agreements

     1,302,919        —          1,302,919        1,038,439        —          1,038,439  

ProShares Ultra Yen

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     311        —          311        24,570        —          24,570  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

                 

Swap agreements

     —          —          —          33,768,200        —          33,768,200  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     3,399,950        —          3,399,950        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     2,276,610        —          2,276,610        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     1,452,785        —          1,452,785        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

                 

Foreign currency forward contracts

     751,278        —          751,278        57,960        —          57,960  

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at June 30, 2018. 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, 2018

 

     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.

   $ 29,027,266      $ —        $ —        $ 29,027,266  

Goldman Sachs International

     21,365,763        (20,159,696      —          1,206,067  

RBC, N.A.

     1,172,552        —          —          1,172,552  

Societe Generale S.A.

     8,999,126        (8,942,433      —          56,693  

UBS AG

     21,864,163        (20,658,539      —          1,205,624  

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (77,986      —          77,986        —    

UBS AG

     (94,068      —          94,068        —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     (2,546,835      2,546,835        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,977,494      1,977,494        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (676,179      676,179        —          —    

UBS AG

     (1,952,388      1,952,388        —          —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     (4,560,857      —          4,560,857        —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (4,075,705      732,705        3,343,000        —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (1,789,967      1,789,967        —          —    

UBS AG

     (3,722,182      3,722,182        —          —    

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

           

Deutsche Bank

     1,302,919        —          (1,302,919      —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,038,439      —          1,038,439        —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (11,885      —          11,885        —    

UBS AG

     (12,374      —          12,374        —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

     (11,914,957      11,914,957        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (8,713,478      8,713,478        —          —    

RBC, N.A.

     (944,591      —          —          (944,591

Societe Generale S.A.

     (3,627,720      3,627,720        —          —    

UBS AG

     (8,567,454      6,870,954        1,696,500        —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     1,779,254        (1,779,254      —          —    

UBS AG

     1,620,696        (1,620,696      —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     793,507        —          —          793,507  

Goldman Sachs International

     615,252        (577,828      —          37,424  

Societe Generale S.A.

     246,078        (246,078      —          —    

UBS AG

     621,773        (581,161      —          40,612  

ProShares UltraShort Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     582,164        —          —          582,164  

Goldman Sachs International

     402,097        (349,222      —          52,875  

Societe Generale S.A.

     83,545        —          —          83,545  

UBS AG

     384,979        —          —          384,979  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     348,163        —          —          348,163  

UBS AG

     345,155        —          —          345,155  

 

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, 2017:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2017

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

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Swap agreements

  $ 62,238,361     $ —       $ 62,238,361     $ —       $ —       $ —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    321,609       —         321,609       57,457       —         57,457  

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Forward agreements

    3,646,355       —         3,646,355       —         —         —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Forward agreements

    21,735,334       —         21,735,334       —         —         —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    —         —         —         34,824       —         34,824  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Swap agreements

    —         —         —         30,607,142       —         30,607,142  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    449,302       —         449,302       6,793,571       —         6,793,571  

ProShares UltraShort Gold

           

Forward agreements

    —         —         —         1,488,259       —         1,488,259  

ProShares UltraShort Silver

           

Forward agreements

    —         —         —         1,716,163       —         1,716,163  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

    1,568,997       —         1,568,997       41,734       —         41,734  

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

 

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

 

 

 

     Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
     Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
     Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
     Net Amount  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

   $ 19,815,892      $ —        $ —        $ 19,815,892

Goldman Sachs International

     16,654,031        (14,861,090      —          1,792,941  

Societe Generale S.A.

     9,003,519        (8,525,505      —          478,014  

UBS AG

     16,764,919        (15,477,566      —          1,287,353  

ProShares Ultra Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     102,424        —          —          102,424  

UBS AG

     161,728        —          —          161,728  

ProShares Ultra Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     1,513,310        —          —          1,513,310  

Goldman Sachs International

     969,501        (967,678      (1,823      —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     218,319        —          —          218,319  

UBS AG

     945,225        (945,225      —          —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     7,201,744      —          —          7,201,744  

Goldman Sachs International

     5,873,080      (4,903,696      —          969,384  

Societe Generale S.A.

     2,761,817      (2,516,153      —          245,664  

UBS AG

     5,898,693      (4,930,596      —          968,097

ProShares Ultra Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (17,410      17,410        —          —    

UBS AG

     (17,414      17,414        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

           

Citibank N.A.

     (10,173,164      10,173,164        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (9,242,398      9,242,398        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (1,904,113      1,904,113        —          —    

UBS AG

     (9,287,467      9,287,467        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

           

Goldman Sachs International

     (3,297,612      259,612        3,038,000      —    

UBS AG

     (3,046,657      3,046,657        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

           

Citibank N.A.

     (554,559      554,559        —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (428,358      428,358        —          —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (126,928      126,928        —          —    

UBS AG

     (378,414      378,414        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

           

Citibank N.A.

     (632,593      632,593      —          —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (486,240      —          486,240      —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (115,305      115,305        —          —    

UBS AG

     (482,025      482,025        —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

           

Goldman Sachs International

     821,317      (810,030      —          11,287  

UBS AG

     705,946      —          (705,946      —