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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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.
Repurchase Agreements
The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are primarily used by the Funds as short-term investments for cash positions. Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases one or more debt securities and simultaneously agrees to sell those securities back to the seller at a mutually agreed-upon future price and date, normally one day or a few days later. The resale price is greater than the purchase price, reflecting an agreed-upon market interest rate during the purchaser’s holding period. While the maturities of the underlying securities in repurchase transactions may be more than one year, the term of each repurchase agreement will always be less than one year. The Funds follow certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include affecting repurchase transactions generally with major global financial institutions whose creditworthiness is monitored by the
 
Sponsor. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement is required to be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest income earned on the repurchase agreement. The collateral underlying the repurchase agreement is held by the Fund’s custodian. A repurchase agreement is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the repurchase agreement that sells the securities may default on its obligation to repurchase them. In this circumstance, a Fund may lose money because it may not be able to sell the securities at the agreed upon time and price, the securities may lose value before they can be sold, the selling institution may declare bankruptcy, or the Fund may have difficulty exercising rights to the collateral. During periods of high demand for repurchase agreements, the Funds may be unable to invest available cash in these instruments to the extent desired by the Sponsor.
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Funds did not have any open repurchase agreements.
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.
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 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, 2025
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, 2025, 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.
A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements 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.
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, 2025, 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, 2025
 
         
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
 
 
     $ 15,699,597      $ —   
    ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures ETF
 
 
       —           56,075,162
   
ProShares VIX Mid-Term

Futures ETF
 
 
       33,097        2,068,646
    ProShares VIX Short-
Term Futures ETF
 
 
       —           21,568,263
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
 
 
       —           14,840,228
    ProShares Ultra
Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
 
       —           132,096,872
    ProShares Ultra Gold          65,974,734        —   
    ProShares Ultra Silver          733,158,657        —   
    ProShares UltraShort
Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
 
       12,025,118        —   
    ProShares UltraShort
Bloomberg Natural Gas
 
 
       53,943,537        —   
    ProShares UltraShort
Gold
 
 
       —           3,423,243
    ProShares UltraShort
Silver
 
 
       2,243,402        15,842,400
Foreign Exchange Contracts
    Unrealized appreciation
on foreign currency
forward contracts
      
 
Unrealized depreciation
on foreign currency
forward contracts
 
 
 
  
    ProShares Ultra Euro          62,719          29  
    ProShares Ultra Yen          1,161          1,183,809  
    ProShares UltraShort
Euro
 
 
       7,632          400,006  
    ProShares UltraShort Yen          955,069          110,834  
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
   
Combined Trust:
  
$
884,104,723
    
$
247,609,492
 
*
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, 2024
 
         
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
 
 
 
     $ 482,967        $ 3,491,718*  
   
 
ProShares Ultra VIX
Short-Term Futures
ETF
 
 
 
       15,626,836        1,650,844
    ProShares VIX
Mid-Term Futures ETF
 
 
       240,639        218,373
    ProShares VIX Short-
Term Futures ETF
 
 
       5,943,933        1,550,606
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
 
 
       49,079,695        —   
   
 
ProShares Ultra
Bloomberg Natural
Gas
 
 
 
       97,239,201        —   
    ProShares Ultra Gold          —           2,771,540
    ProShares Ultra Silver          —           81,422,443
    ProShares UltraShort
Bloomberg Crude Oil
 
 
       1,888,681        3,544,073
   
 
ProShares UltraShort
Bloomberg Natural
Gas
 
 
 
       —           26,130,504
    ProShares UltraShort
Gold
 
 
       262,637        —   
    ProShares UltraShort
Silver
 
 
       3,465,933        —   
Foreign Exchange Contracts
    Unrealized appreciation
on foreign currency
forward contracts
      
 
Unrealized depreciation
on foreign currency
forward contracts
 
 
 
  
    ProShares Ultra Euro          2,312          169,440  
    ProShares Ultra Yen          146,194          4,361,491  
    ProShares UltraShort
Euro
 
 
       1,189,827          32,777  
    ProShares UltraShort
Yen
 
 
       2,283,588          55,229  
      
 
 
      
 
 
 
   
Combined Trust:
  
$
177,852,443
    
$
125,399,038
 
*
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, 2025
 
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
   $ 36,988,593      $ 18,708,348  
   
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (366,312,175      (70,051,154
   
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     2,901,041        (2,057,815
   
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (66,467,112      (25,961,590
Commodities 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 Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
     (28,213,219      (63,919,923
   
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
     140,707,545        (229,336,073
   
ProShares Ultra Gold
     419,725,039        68,746,274  
   
ProShares Ultra Silver
     870,714,831        814,581,100  
   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
     59,511,592        13,680,510  
   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
     41,451,537        80,074,041  
   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     (24,038,943      (3,685,880
   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     (42,610,029      (17,064,931
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
     852,316        229,818  
   
ProShares Ultra Yen
     (6,455,940      3,032,649  
   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     (6,436,050      (1,549,424
   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     3,784,192        (1,384,124
      
 
 
    
 
 
 
   
Combined Trust:
  
$
1,036,103,218
 
  
$
584,041,826
 
 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2024
 
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
   $ 42,037,096      $ (15,649,375
   
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (136,430,513      45,159,903  
   
ProShares VIX
Mid-Term
Futures ETF
     (13,696,430      3,767,942  
   
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
     (23,820,030      14,057,421  
Commodities 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 Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
     47,301,021        34,639,992  
   
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
     (398,292,227      53,632,131  
   
ProShares Ultra Gold
     85,338,522        (9,946,408
   
ProShares Ultra Silver
     176,627,257        (90,995,970
   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
     4,429,612        (24,091,711
   
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
     96,490,359        (22,576,997
   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
     (6,246,384      606,689  
   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
     (8,286,334      2,591,061  
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
     (576,761      (474,077
   
ProShares Ultra Yen
     (6,562,004      (5,734,582
   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
     2,509,965        3,005,829  
   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
     4,749,696        3,540,284  
      
 
 
    
 
 
 
   
Combined Trust:
  
$
(134,427,155
  
$
(8,467,868
 
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/or swap agreements/ changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and/or 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 futures and/ or 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
 
 
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, 2025.
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2025
 
    
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
   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 11,151,121      $ —       $ 11,151,121  
ProShares Ultra Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     62,719        —         62,719        29        —         29  
ProShares Ultra Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     28,676,455        —         28,676,455        —         —         —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     313,913,258        —         313,913,258        —         —         —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     1,161        —         1,161        1,183,809        —         1,183,809  
ProShares UltraShort Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     7,632        —         7,632        400,006        —         400,006  
ProShares UltraShort Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         2,568,196        —         2,568,196  
ProShares UltraShort Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         4,320,147        —         4,320,147  
ProShares UltraShort Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     955,069        —         955,069        110,834        —         110,834  
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2025. 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, 2025
 
Fund
  
Amounts of Recognized
Assets / (Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of Financial
Condition
   
Financial Instruments
for the Benefit of (the
Funds) / the
Counterparties
   
Cash Collateral for the
Benefit of (the Funds) /
the Counterparties
    
Net Amount
 
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
         
Citibank, N.A.
   $ (1,000,501   $ —      $ 1,000,501      $ —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (4,341,571     —        4,341,571        —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     (1,318,911     1,318,911       —         —   
Societe Generale
     (3,285,599     —        3,285,599        —   
UBS AG
     (1,204,539     —        1,204,539        —   
ProShares Ultra Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     31,315       —        —         31,315  
UBS AG
     31,375       —        —         31,375  
ProShares Ultra Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     16,272,555       (16,272,555     —         —   
Goldman Sachs International
     2,924,937       (2,924,937     —         —   
UBS AG
     9,478,963       (9,478,963     —         —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     149,280,584       (149,280,584     —         —   
Goldman Sachs International
     10,108,427       (10,108,427     —         —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     68,581,771       (68,581,771     —         —   
UBS AG
     85,942,476       (85,942,476     —         —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (582,024     —        582,024        —   
UBS AG
     (600,624     —        600,624        —   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (202,439     —        202,439        —   
UBS AG
     (189,935     —        189,935        —   
ProShares UltraShort Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (1,863,184     —        1,863,184        —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (276,649     —        276,649        —   
UBS AG
     (428,363     —        428,363        —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (1,454,002     —        1,454,002        —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (4,490,093     —        4,490,093        —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     (619,454     —        619,454        —   
UBS AG
     2,243,402       —        —         2,243,402  
ProShares UltraShort Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     435,346       (281,679     —         153,667  
UBS AG
     408,889       (302,661     —         106,228  
 
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, 2024:
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2024
 
    
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
   $ 38,215,610      $ —       $ 38,215,610      $ —       $ —       $ —   
ProShares Ultra Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     2,312        —         2,312        169,440        —         169,440  
ProShares Ultra Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         2,348,132        —         2,348,132  
ProShares Ultra Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     —         —         —         52,518,908        —         52,518,908  
ProShares Ultra Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     146,194        —         146,194        4,361,491        —         4,361,491  
ProShares UltraShort Euro
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     1,189,827        —         1,189,827        32,777        —         32,777  
ProShares UltraShort Gold
                 
Swap agreements
     141,581        —         141,581        —         —         —   
ProShares UltraShort Silver
                 
Swap agreements
     2,954,018        —         2,954,018        —         —         —   
ProShares UltraShort Yen
                 
Foreign currency forward contracts
     2,283,588        —         2,283,588        55,229        —         55,229  
Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2024. 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 de
scrib
ed above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2024
 
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.
   $ 7,607,910     $ (6,395,678   $ —       $ 1,212,232  
Goldman Sachs International
     12,024,863       (10,093,437     —         1,931,426  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     3,652,992       (3,010,925     —         642,067  
Societe Generale
     9,139,394       (7,689,268     —         1,450,126  
UBS AG
     5,790,451       (4,212,271     —         1,578,180  
ProShares Ultra Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (84,115     —        84,115        —   
UBS AG
     (83,013     —        83,013        —   
ProShares Ultra Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (1,008,254     1,008,254       —         —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (478,889     478,889       —         —   
UBS AG
     (860,989     860,989       —         —   
ProShares Ultra Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     (23,367,397     15,165,751       8,201,646        —   
Goldman Sachs International
     (2,057,658     2,057,658       —         —   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     (13,960,418     —        13,960,418        —   
UBS AG
     (13,133,435     13,133,435       —         —   
ProShares Ultra Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     (2,164,084     —        2,164,084        —   
UBS AG
     (2,051,213     —        2,051,213        —   
ProShares UltraShort Euro
         
Goldman Sachs International
     584,165       (507,449     —         76,716  
UBS AG
     572,885       (271,576     —         301,309  
ProShares UltraShort Gold
         
Citibank, N.A.
     32,589       —        —         32,589  
Goldman Sachs International
     42,928       —        —         42,928  
UBS AG
     66,064       —        —         66,064  
ProShares UltraShort Silver
         
Citibank, N.A.
     1,653,589       (1,565,508     —         88,081  
Goldman Sachs International
     907,867       (865,802     —         42,065  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
     125,172       —        —         125,172  
UBS AG
     267,390       —        —         267,390  
ProShares UltraShort Yen
         
Goldman Sachs International
     1,253,912       (1,241,201     —         12,711  
UBS AG
     974,447       (954,822     —         19,625