Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Quantitative Disclosure
Exchange Rate Sensitivity, Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity, and Commodity Price Sensitivity
Each of the Funds is exposed to certain risks pertaining to the use of Financial Instruments. Each of the Currency Funds is exposed to exchange rate risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the VIX Funds is exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments. Each of the Commodity Funds and Commodity Index Funds is exposed to commodity price risk through its holdings of Financial Instruments.
The tables below provide information about each of the Currency Funds’ Financial Instruments, VIX Funds’ Financial Instruments, and Commodity Funds’ and the Commodity Index Funds’ Financial Instruments. As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, each of the Fund’s positions were as follows:
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to inverse equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Short
July 2022
3,652
$
28.56
1,000
$
(104,309,520
)
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Short
August 2022
3,346
29.18
1,000
(97,627,580
)
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Short
July 2021
8,517
$
17.90
1,000
$
(152,482,406
)
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Short
August 2021
7,201
19.75
1,000
(142,210,389
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its position in Financial Instruments each day to have $0.50 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative one-half. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
September 2022
2,204
$
103.10
1,000
$
227,232,400
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
December 2022
2,535
95.56
1,000
242,244,600
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
June 2023
2,688
87.62
1,000
235,522,560
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
95.7921
$
215,921,141
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Goldman Sachs International
Long
95.7921
321,089,755
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Long
95.7921
373,984,332
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Societe Generale
Long
95.7921
203,778,726
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
UBS AG
Long
95.7921
303,369,078
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
September 2021
8,113
$
72.77
1,000
$
590,383,010
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
December 2021
8,603
70.13
1,000
603,328,390
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Long
June 2022
8,948
66.54
1,000
595,399,920
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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
60.4445
$
54,331,869
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Goldman Sachs International
Long
60.4445
192,754,488
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Long
60.4445
249,583,741
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
Societe Generale
Long
60.4445
128,583,706
Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index
UBS AG
Long
60.4445
191,424,891
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
Long
September 2022
6,954
$
5.39
10,000
$
374,959,680
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
Long
September 2021
3,875
$
3.62
10,000
$
140,430,000
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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ProShares Ultra Euro:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Ultra Euro Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of EUR/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/08/22
4,532,921
1.0752
$
4,873,797
Euro
UBS AG
Long
07/08/22
14,836,502
1.0632
15,774,356
Euro
UBS AG
Short
07/08/22
(1,446,000
)
1.0601
$
(1,532,970
)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2021
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/09/21
3,450,921
1.2118
$
4,181,993
Euro
UBS AG
Long
07/09/21
4,235,502
1.2213
5,172,812
Euro
UBS AG
Short
07/09/21
(1,496,000
)
1.1883
$
(1,777,623
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 USD market value equals the number of euros multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the euro for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the euro and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Gold:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021 the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Gold Futures (COMEX)
Long
August 2022
954
$
1,807.30
100
$
172,416,420
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
197.5387
$
109,384,670
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Long
197.5387
84,543,271
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
UBS AG
Long
197.5387
113,788,925
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Gold Futures (COMEX)
Long
August 2021
972
$
1,771.60
100
$
172,199,520
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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
195.7033
$
108,368,339
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Long
195.7033
93,647,812
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
UBS AG
Long
195.7033
112,731,674
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or swap price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Silver:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021 the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Silver Futures (COMEX)
Long
September 2022
773
$
20.35
5,000
$
78,660,480
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
182.7827
$
153,262,171
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Long
182.7827
177,466,859
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Long
182.7827
168,307,407
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
UBS AG
Long
182.7827
134,298,894
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Silver Futures (COMEX)
Long
September 2021
2,217
$
26.19
5,000
$
290,360,490
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Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Long
$
238.4964
$
310,326,474
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Long
238.4964
261,540,197
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Long
238.4964
243,690,136
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
UBS AG
Long
238.4964
217,640,652
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or swap price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
July 2022
26,481
$
28.56
1,000
$
756,358,266
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
August 2022
24,277
29.18
1,000
708,339,740
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
July 2021
34,175
$
17.90
1,000
$
611,845,278
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
August 2021
28,926
19.75
1,000
571,250,896
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iNAV Index
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Long
$
29.4600
$
77,700,750
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such
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subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $1.50 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by one and one-half. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares Ultra Yen:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares Ultra Yen Fund was exposed to exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Yen
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/08/22
333,241,517
0.007476
$
2,491,153
Yen
UBS AG
Long
07/08/22
1,080,855,856
0.007414
8,013,151
Yen
UBS AG
Short
07/08/22
(54,170,000
)
0.007409
$
(401,369
)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2021
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Yen
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/09/21
336,192,517
0.009125
$
3,067,633
Yen
UBS AG
Long
07/09/21
246,112,756
0.009124
2,245,458
Yen
UBS AG
Short
07/09/21
(13,400,000
)
0.009047
$
(121,227
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 USD market values equal the number of yen multiplied by the forward rate. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of exposure to the yen for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the yen and multiplying by two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
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Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
September 2022
3,134
$
103.10
1,000
$
(323,115,400
)
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
December 2022
3,605
95.56
1,000
(344,493,800
)
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
June 2023
3,824
87.62
1,000
(335,058,880
)
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
September 2021
720
$
72.77
1,000
$
(52,394,400
)
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
December 2021
764
70.13
1,000
(53,579,320
)
WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)
Short
June 2022
794
66.54
1,000
(52,832,760
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Natural Gas futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
Short
September 2022
7,871
$
5.39
10,000
$
(424,404,320
)
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Natural Gas (NYMEX)
Short
September 2021
5,382
$
3.62
10,000
$
(195,043,680
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of Contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent
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decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares UltraShort Euro:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares UltraShort Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/08/22
12,080,000
1.0563
$
12,760,213
Euro
UBS AG
Long
07/08/22
12,060,000
1.0551
12,724,426
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Short
07/08/22
(51,635,263
)
1.0740
$
(55,457,155
)
Euro
UBS AG
Short
07/08/22
(91,489,199
)
1.0702
(97,911,917
)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2021
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/09/21
950,000
1.2101
$
1,149,583
Euro
UBS AG
Long
07/09/21
2,380,000
1.2022
2,861,261
Euro
Goldman Sachs International
Short
07/09/21
(37,911,263
)
1.2211
$
(46,293,004
)
Euro
UBS AG
Short
07/09/21
(47,835,199
)
1.2168
(58,206,953
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 USD market values equal the number of euros multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the euro for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the euro and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
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ProShares UltraShort Gold:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021 the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Gold Subindex SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Gold Futures (COMEX)
Short
August 2022
184
$
1,807.30
100
$
(33,254,320
)
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Short
$
197.5387
$
(14,809,140
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Short
197.5387
(9,688,247
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
UBS AG
Short
197.5387
(11,585,084
)
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Gold Futures (COMEX)
Short
August 2021
169
$
1,771.60
100
$
(29,940,040
)
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Short
$
195.7033
$
(14,671,543
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Short
195.7033
(9,598,230
)
Bloomberg Gold Subindex
UBS AG
Short
195.7033
(11,477,443
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or swap price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
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ProShares UltraShort Silver:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021 the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts and swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg Silver Subindex SM
. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Silver Futures (COMEX)
Short
September 2022
445
$
20.35
5,000
$
(45,283,200
)
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2022
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Short
$
182.7827
$
(2,464,774
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Short
182.7827
(8,978,838
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Short
182.7827
(7,099,463
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
UBS AG
Short
182.7827
(2,270,181
)
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
Silver Futures (COMEX)
Short
September 2021
179
$
26.19
5,000
$
(23,443,630
)
Swap Agreements as of June 30, 2021
Reference Index
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Index Close
Notional Amount
at Value
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Citibank, N.A.
Short
$
238.4964
$
(8,849,343
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Goldman Sachs International
Short
238.4964
(11,715,662
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
Short
238.4964
(9,263,439
)
Bloomberg Silver Subindex
UBS AG
Short
238.4964
(16,415,733
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The June 30, 2022 and 2021 swap notional values equal units multiplied by the swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract or swap price, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap agreements is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
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ProShares UltraShort Yen:
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares UltraShort Yen Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Yen/USD foreign currency forward contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2022
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Yen
UBS AG
Long
07/08/22
1,505,180,000
0.007476
$
11,252,838
Yen
Goldman Sachs International
Short
07/08/22
(1,658,463,165
)
0.007476
$
(12,389,197
)
Yen
UBS AG
Short
07/08/22
(12,207,008,574
)
0.007451
(90,956,530
)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of June 30, 2021
Reference
Currency
Counterparty
Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency
Forward Rate
Market Value
USD
Yen
Goldman Sachs International
Long
07/09/21
995,120,000
0.009133
$
9,088,259
Yen
UBS AG
Long
07/09/21
152,800,000
0.009096
1,389,896
Yen
Goldman Sachs International
Short
07/09/21
(2,069,325,165
)
0.009121
$
(18,874,773
)
Yen
UBS AG
Short
07/09/21
(5,125,948,875
)
0.009118
(46,736,956
)
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 USD market values equal the number of yen multiplied by the forward rate. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the forward price. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to have $2.00 of short exposure to the yen for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period
returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the appreciation or depreciation of the yen and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to foreign currency forward contracts is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s third-party custodian.
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
October 2022
569
$
29.78
1,000
$
16,944,251
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
November 2022
1,089
29.52
1,000
32,144,884
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
December 2022
1,090
28.81
1,000
31,400,611
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
January 2023
521
29.60
1,000
15,420,610
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
October 2021
747
$
21.85
1,000
$
16,325,237
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
November 2021
1,379
22.26
1,000
30,695,161
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
December 2021
1,379
22.38
1,000
30,859,951
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
January 2022
632
23.38
1,000
14,775,781
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The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to match the performance of the Index. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Fund was exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in VIX futures contracts as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2022
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
July 2022
6,185
$
28.56
1,000
$
176,657,825
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
August 2022
5,672
29.18
1,000
165,494,213
Futures Positions as of June 30, 2021
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
July 2021
7,861
$
17.90
1,000
$
140,737,841
VIX Futures (Cboe)
Long
August 2021
6,655
19.75
1,000
131,427,599
The June 30, 2022 and 2021 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its positions in Financial Instruments each day
to match the performance of the Index. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
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Qualitative Disclosure
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, it is the investment objective of each Geared Fund to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to a multiple, the inverse or an inverse multiple of the daily performance, of its corresponding benchmark. Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one-half the inverse (-0.5x) or the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraShort Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one half times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that match the performance of a benchmark. The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve these stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Performance over longer periods of time will be influenced not only by the cumulative period performance of the corresponding benchmark but equally by the intervening volatility of the benchmark as well as fees and expenses, including costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments such as financing costs and trading spreads. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the percent change in the corresponding benchmark and multiplying by negative three, negative two, negative one, negative one-half, one, one and one-half, two or three. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
Primary Market Risk Exposure
The primary market risks that the Funds are exposed to depend on each Fund’s investment objective and corresponding benchmark. For example, the primary market risk that the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil and the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Funds are exposed to are inverse and long exposure, respectively, to the price of crude oil as measured by the return of holding and periodically rolling crude oil futures contracts (the Bloomberg Commodity Index and its sub-indexes are based on the price of rolling futures positions, rather than on the cash price for immediate delivery of the corresponding commodity).
Each Fund’s exposure to market risk is further influenced by a number of factors, including the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of each Fund’s trading strategies and other factors could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors’ capital.
As described in Item 7 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, trading in certain futures contracts or forward agreements involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity underlying a Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such futures contracts or forward agreements into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, it is required to make delivery of that commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which the value of a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.
Commodity Price Sensitivity
As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Commodity Index Funds or the Commodity Funds, several factors may affect the price of a commodity underlying a Commodity Index Fund or a Commodity Fund, and in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by such a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a physical commodity or of a commodity index (comprised of commodity futures contracts) will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of an underlying commodity or commodity index will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.
Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).
Exchange Rate Sensitivity
As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. With regard to the Currency Funds, several factors may affect
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the value of the foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar, and, in turn, the Financial Instruments and other assets, if any, owned by a Fund. The impact of changes in the price of a currency will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest. Daily increases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of a Short Fund or an UltraShort Fund and daily decreases in the price of a currency will negatively impact the daily performance of Shares of an Ultra Fund.
Additionally, performance over time is a cumulative effect of geometrically linking each day’s leveraged or inverse leveraged returns. For instance, if a corresponding benchmark was up 10% and then down 10%, which would result in a (1.1*0.9)-1 = -1% period benchmark return, the two-day period return for a theoretical two-times fund would be equal to a (1.2 *0.8)-1 = -4% period Fund return (rather than simply two times the period return of the benchmark).
Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity
As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, the value of the Shares of each VIX Fund relates directly to the value of, and realized profit or loss from, the Financial Instruments and other assets held by the Fund and fluctuations in the price of these assets could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX futures contracts and other assets, if any, owned by a VIX Fund. The impact of changes in the price of these assets will affect investors differently depending upon the Fund in which investors invest.
Managing Market Risks
Each Fund seeks to remain fully exposed to the corresponding benchmark at the levels implied by the relevant investment objective (-0.5x, -1x, -2x, 1.5x, or 2x), regardless of market direction or sentiment. At the close of the relevant markets each trading day (see NAV calculation times), each Fund will seek to position its portfolio so that its exposure to its benchmark is consistent with its investment objective. As described in Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. Factors common to all Funds that may require portfolio re-positioning are create/redeem activity and index rebalances.
For Geared Funds, the impact of the index’s movements each day also affects whether the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced. For example, if the index for an Ultra Fund has risen on a given day, net assets of the Fund should rise. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will need to be increased to the extent there are not offsetting factors such as redemption activity. Conversely, if the Index has fallen on a given day, net assets of an Ultra Fund should fall. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will generally need to be decreased. Net assets for Short Funds and UltraShort Funds will generally decrease when the Index rises on a given day, to the extent there are not offsetting factors. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely, if the Index has fallen on a given day. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be increased.
The use of certain Financial Instruments introduces counterparty risk. A Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to Financial Instruments entered into by the Fund. A Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty fails to perform its obligations. Each Fund intends to enter into swap and forward agreements only with major global financial institutions that meet certain credit quality standards and monitoring policies. Each Fund may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination or reset and payment, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty, and generally requiring that the counterparty post collateral with respect to amounts owed to the Funds, marked to market daily.
Most Financial Instruments held by the Funds are “unfunded” meaning that the Fund will obtain exposure to the corresponding benchmark while still being in possession of its original cash assets. The cash positions that result from use of such Financial Instruments are held in a manner to minimize both interest rate and credit risk. During the reporting period, cash positions were maintained in both non-interest bearing and interest bearing demand deposit accounts. The Funds may also invest a portion of this cash in cash equivalents (such as shares of money market funds, bank deposits, bank money market accounts, certain variable rate-demand notes and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities).
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