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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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 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 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.
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).
 
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.
Swap Agreements
Certain of the Funds enter into swap agreements for purposes of pursuing their investment objectives or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting) an underlying Index, currency or commodity, or to create an economic hedge against a position. Swap agreements are
two-party
contracts that have traditionally been entered into primarily with institutional investors in
over-the-counter
(“OTC”) markets for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year. However, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of the OTC derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such transactions through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or Index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return in respect of a predetermined notional amount. Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered into. The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is linked. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.
Generally, swap agreements entered into by the Funds calculate and settle the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis” with a single payment. Consequently, each Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of such obligations (or rights) (the “net amount”). In a typical swap agreement entered into by a Matching VIX Fund or 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 December 31, 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 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 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 December 31, 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 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 December 31, 2023, 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 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 Statements of Financial Condition as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the reporting period.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 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
    
Payable on open futures contracts
  
  
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
      $ 12,640,624
*
 
     $ —   
  
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
        —           31,183,911
*
 
  
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
        —           3,745,676
*
 
  
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
        —           9,664,094
*
 
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
        20,191,987
*
 
       5,752,284
*
 
  
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
        43,607,070
*
 
       —   
  
ProShares Ultra Gold
        7,174,868
*
 
       —   
  
ProShares Ultra Silver
        12,400,748
*
 
       2,827,221
*
 
  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
        22,436,319
*
 
       —   
  
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
        —           3,553,507
*
 
  
ProShares UltraShort Gold
        —           344,052
*
 
  
ProShares UltraShort Silver
        1,879,957
*
 
       1,005,085
*
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts      
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
    
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts
  
  
ProShares Ultra Euro
        308,424          1,475  
  
ProShares Ultra Yen
        1,534,924          15,639  
  
ProShares UltraShort Euro
        38,029          1,886,808  
  
ProShares UltraShort Yen
        129,697          1,441,622  
        
 
 
      
 
 
 
     
Combined Trust:
  
$
122,342,647
*
 
    
$
61,421,374
*
 
 
*
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.
 
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
     
Payable on open futures contracts
  
  
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
     
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward 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
*
 
 
*
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 Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 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/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
futures contracts
       
     
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
   $ 160,516,553     $ 1,548,243  
     
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (940,116,773     5,371,542  
     
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     (38,709,532     1,045,547  
     
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (275,353,500     132,729  
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
     100,867,538       (86,011,590
     
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
     (2,080,656,703     354,221,039  
     
ProShares Ultra Gold
     21,429,154       (2,563,686
     
ProShares Ultra Silver
     7,222,003       (59,077,259
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
     12,379,340       12,191,426  
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
     306,791,742       (89,442,905
     
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     (2,180,686     347,791  
     
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     13,438,489       3,537,995  
Foreign Exchange Contracts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency forward contracts
       
     
ProShares Ultra Euro
     293,493       (108,707
     
ProShares Ultra Yen
     (2,637,502     534,736  
     
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     (2,624,737     612,477  
     
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     2,979,874       1,715,508  
        
 
 
   
 
 
 
     
Combined Trust:
  
$
(2,716,361,247
 
$
144,054,886
 
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 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
   $ 21,454,600     $ (20,182,897
     
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (150,931,020     90,278,741  
     
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     9,333,930       (4,166,835
     
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (35,674,319     20,333,796  
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
     728,836,569       (110,932,525
     
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
     109,680,104       (302,407,808
     
ProShares Ultra Gold
     (32,909,950     444,472  
     
ProShares Ultra Silver
     (68,901,992     25,552,542  
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
     (108,954,702     18,654,355  
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
     (165,347,108     72,453,147  
     
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     2,576,561       143,195  
     
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     (1,668,145     (1,394,202
Foreign Exchange Con
tr
acts
  
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency forward contracts
       
     
ProShares Ultra Euro
     (953,353     333,004  
     
ProShares Ultra Yen
     (1,141,826     1,077,661  
     
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     6,792,065       (2,253,215
     
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     9,020,225       (3,897,013
        
 
 
   
 
 
 
     
Combined Trust:
  
$
321,211,639
 
 
$
(215,963,582
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2021
 
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
   $ 194,879,700     $ 22,926,495  
     
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (1,983,514,595     (78,284,721
     
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     (15,267,976     509,228  
     
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (360,342,488     (23,766,529
Commodities 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
     952,749,709       48,577,584  
     
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
     (51,858,807     (14,706,882
     
ProShares Ultra Gold
     (31,344,564     1,506,228  
     
ProShares Ultra Silver
     (172,475,230     (50,844,634
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
     (105,340,654     6,227,351  
     
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
     9,180,867       13,056,941  
     
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     (2,454,946     (369,380
     
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     (22,467     2,148,716  
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
     183,708       39,226  
     
ProShares Ultra Euro
     (500,185     (6,084
     
ProShares Ultra Yen
     (442,767     (160,199
     
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
     191,674       73,795  
     
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     6,280,362       928,663  
     
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     4,102,966       1,434,546  
        
 
 
   
 
 
 
     
Combined Trust:
  
$
(1,555,995,693
 
$
(70,709,656
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 December 31, 2023.
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 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 Bloomberg Crude Oil
                 
Swap agreements
   $ 17,954,935      $ —       $ 17,954,935      $ —       $ —       $ —   
ProShares Ultra Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     308,424        —         308,424        1,475        —         1,475  
ProShares Ultra Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     3,078,593        —         3,078,593        —         —         —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         2,827,221        —         2,827,221  
ProShares Ultra Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     1,534,924        —         1,534,924        15,639        —         15,639  
ProShares UltraShort Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     38,029        —         38,029        1,886,808        —         1,886,808  
ProShares UltraShort Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         199,821        —         199,821  
ProShares UltraShort Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         814,174        —         814,174  
ProShares UltraShort Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     129,697        —         129,697        1,441,622        —         1,441,622  
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 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 December 31, 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.
   $ 3,938,035     $ (3,938,035   $ —       $ —   
Goldman Sachs International
     4,896,240       (4,896,240     —         —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     2,449,576       (2,449,576     —         —   
Societe Generale
     3,727,284       (3,727,284     —         —   
UBS AG
     2,943,800       (2,943,800     —         —   
ProShares Ultra Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     162,672       —        —         162,672  
UBS AG
     144,277       —        —         144,277  
ProShares Ultra Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     1,321,903       (1,321,903     —         —   
Goldman Sachs International
     627,862       (627,862     —         —   
UBS AG
     1,128,828       (1,128,828     —         —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (906,324     —        906,324        —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (135,877     —        135,877        —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     (921,875     —        921,875        —   
UBS AG
     (863,145     —        863,145        —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     646,861       (465,767     —         181,094  
UBS AG
     872,424       (618,104     —         254,320  
ProShares UltraShort Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (964,142     —        964,142        —   
UBS AG
     (884,637     —        884,637        —   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (46,103     —        46,103        —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (60,261     —        60,261        —   
UBS AG
     (93,457     —        93,457        —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     126,314       —        —         126,314  
Goldman Sachs International
     56,804       —        —         56,804  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     7,793       —        —         7,793  
UBS AG
     (1,005,085     —        1,005,085        —   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (701,077     —        701,077        —   
UBS AG
     (610,848     —        610,848        —   
 
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  
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”.
 
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
A
G
     (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