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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019.

or

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from to .

Commission file number: 001-34200

PROSHARES TRUST II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 87-6284802

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o ProShare Capital Management LLC

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(240) 497-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

NYSE Arca, Inc.

(Title of each class) (Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     ☒   Yes     ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer
Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.).    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

As of April 29, 2019, the registrant had 88,742,767 shares of common stock, $0 par value per share, outstanding.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

ProShares Short Euro EUFX NYSE Arca
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF SVXY NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil UCO NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas BOIL NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Euro ULE NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Gold UGL NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Silver AGQ NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF UVXY NYSE Arca
ProShares Ultra Yen YCL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF OILU NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF OILD NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar CROC NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil SCO NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas KOLD NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Euro EUO NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Gold GLL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Silver ZSL NYSE Arca
ProShares UltraShort Yen YCS NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF VIXM NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF VIXY NYSE Arca


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Index

Documents

Page

Statements of Financial Condition, Schedule of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Statements of Cash Flows:

ProShares Short Euro

4

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

9

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

14

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

19

ProShares Ultra Euro

24

ProShares Ultra Gold

29

ProShares Ultra Silver

34

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

39

ProShares Ultra Yen

44

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

49

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

54

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

59

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

64

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

69

ProShares UltraShort Euro

74

ProShares UltraShort Gold

79

ProShares UltraShort Silver

84

ProShares UltraShort Yen

89

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

94

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

99

ProShares Trust II

104

Notes to Financial Statements

108

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $4,000,000 and $599,431, respectively)

$ 3,999,732 $ 599,429

Cash

17,791,899 7,873,056

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

397,210 151,800

Receivable on open futures contracts

20,893

Interest receivable

17,338 7,641

Total assets

22,227,072 8,631,926

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

5,250

Payable to Sponsor

13,634 6,990

Total liabilities

13,634 12,240

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

22,213,438 8,619,686

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 22,227,072 $ 8,631,926

Shares outstanding

500,000 200,000

Net asset value per share

$ 44.43 $ 43.10

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 44.41 $ 43.08

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(18% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 4,000,000 $ 3,999,732

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $4,000,000)

$ 3,999,732

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Euro Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires June 2019

157 $ 22,153,683 $ 160,856

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 65,178 $ 19,567

Expenses

Management fee

26,985 18,350

Brokerage commissions

568 283

Total expenses

27,553 18,633

Net investment income (loss)

37,625 934

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

147,106 (379,586 )

Net realized gain (loss)

147,106 (379,586 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

204,137 237,219

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(266 ) 115

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

203,871 237,334

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

350,977 (142,252 )

Net income (loss)

$ 388,602 $ (141,318 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 8,619,686 $ 7,991,880

Addition of 300,000 and – shares, respectively

13,205,150

Net addition (redemption) of 300,000 and – shares, respectively

13,205,150

Net investment income (loss)

37,625 934

Net realized gain (loss)

147,106 (379,586 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

203,871 237,334

Net income (loss)

388,602 (141,318 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 22,213,438 $ 7,850,562

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 388,602 $ (141,318 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(310,621,428 ) (179,974,006 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

307,250,000 181,000,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(29,141 ) (19,448 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

266 (115 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(20,893 ) (14,343 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(9,697 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

6,644 (231 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(5,250 ) (43,311 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(3,040,897 ) 807,228

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

13,205,150

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

13,205,150

Net increase (decrease) in cash

10,164,253 807,228

Cash, beginning of period

8,024,856 1,045,493

Cash, end of period

$ 18,189,109 $ 1,852,721

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31,
2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $80,000,000 and $–, respectively)

$ 79,994,640 $

Cash

133,206,721 180,835,767

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

153,262,389 116,062,688

Receivable on open futures contracts

84,053,287 63,300,889

Interest receivable

303,695 142,222

Total assets

450,820,732 360,341,566

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

8,883,924 15,448,037

Payable to Sponsor

349,749 297,266

Non-recurring fees and expenses payable

398,550

Total liabilities

9,632,223 15,745,303

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

441,188,509 344,596,263

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 450,820,732 $ 360,341,566

Shares outstanding

8,434,307 8,134,307

Net asset value per share

$ 52.31 $ 42.36

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 52.36 $ 42.30

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(18% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.337% due 04/01/19

$ 80,000,000 $ 79,994,640

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $80,000,000)

$ 79,994,640

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2019

8,058 $ 122,683,050 $ 7,207,767

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2019

6,033 98,488,725 892,852

$ 8,100,619

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 1,584,561 $ 1,769,973

Expenses

Management fee

952,127 2,156,096

Brokerage commissions

188,424 1,337,687

Brokerage fees

24 26,789

Non-recurring fees and expenses

398,550

Total expenses

1,539,125 3,520,572

Net investment income (loss)

45,436 (1,750,599 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

59,105,354 (1,883,525,731 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(260,231 )

Net realized gain (loss)

59,105,354 (1,883,785,962 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

22,576,820 (53,802,405 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(5,360 ) 64,976

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

22,571,460 (53,737,429 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

81,676,814 (1,937,523,391 )

Net income (loss)

$ 81,722,250 $ (1,939,273,990 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 344,596,263 $ 770,163,871

Addition of 300,000 and 17,475,000 shares, respectively

14,869,996 2,358,163,073

Redemption of —  and 4,037,500 shares, respectively

(495,806,265 )

Net addition (redemption) of 300,000 and 13,437,500 shares, respectively

14,869,996 1,862,356,808

Net investment income (loss)

45,436 (1,750,599 )

Net realized gain (loss)

59,105,354 (1,883,785,962 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

22,571,460 (53,737,429 )

Net income (loss)

81,722,250 (1,939,273,990 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 441,188,509 $ 693,246,689

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES SHORT VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 81,722,250 $ (1,939,273,990 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(4,189,800,651 ) (5,883,845,728 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

4,110,200,000 6,142,262,211

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(399,349 ) (1,446,178 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

260,231

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

5,360 (64,976 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(20,752,398 ) (67,744,097 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(161,473 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

52,483 (239,336 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(6,564,113 ) 6,076,300

Increase (Decrease) in non-recurring fees and expenses payable

398,550

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(25,299,341 ) (1,744,015,563 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

14,869,996 2,358,163,073

Payment on shares redeemed

(540,623,975 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

14,869,996 1,817,539,098

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(10,429,345 ) 73,523,535

Cash, beginning of period

296,898,455 300,668,276

Cash, end of period

$ 286,469,110 $ 374,191,811

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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P ROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $279,586,430 and $280,497,709, respectively)

$ 279,586,291 $ 280,502,900

Cash

53,768,575 123,257,905

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

5,759,226 13,563,407

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

49,040,000 11,197,000

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

46,312,871

Receivable from capital shares sold

12,991,664

Receivable on open futures contracts

1,854,687 190,440

Interest receivable

74,504 62,514

Total assets

436,396,154 441,765,830

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

10,760,731

Payable on open futures contracts

311,815

Payable to Sponsor

348,127 287,236

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

72,767,125

Total liabilities

11,108,858 73,366,176

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

425,287,296 368,399,654

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 436,396,154 $ 441,765,830

Shares outstanding

19,761,317 28,211,317

Net asset value per share

$ 21.52 $ 13.06

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 21.53 $ 13.30

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(66% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.354% due 04/01/19

$ 55,000,000 $ 54,996,315

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.491% due 04/11/19

100,000,000 99,932,780

2.478% due 04/25/19

15,000,000 14,976,700

2.415% due 05/09/19

60,000,000 59,850,216

2.490% due 05/23/19

50,000,000 49,830,280

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $279,586,430)

$ 279,586,291

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2019

1,603 $ 96,404,420 $ 10,284,066

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.18 % 04/08/19 $ 210,716,477 $ 13,531,815

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 159,549,712 9,321,563

Swap agreement with Royal Bank of Canada based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.23 04/08/19 159,265,812 9,581,950

Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 63,215,803 3,690,633

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 161,395,641 10,186,910

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 46,312,871

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 2,140,385 $ 1,425,965

Expenses

Management fee

1,025,194 1,072,854

Brokerage commissions

19,247 18,117

Total expenses

1,044,441 1,090,971

Net investment income (loss)

1,095,944 334,994

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

9,725,095 16,750,268

Swap agreements

66,798,062 95,767,623

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

247 (6 )

Net realized gain (loss)

76,523,404 112,517,885

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

24,324,367 (1,178,029 )

Swap agreements

119,079,996 (37,365,709 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(5,330 ) 35,783

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

143,399,033 (38,507,955 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

219,922,437 74,009,930

Net income (loss)

$ 221,018,381 $ 74,344,924

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 368,399,654 $ 524,445,526

Addition of 3,300,000 and 1,950,000 shares, respectively

56,961,229 50,670,933

Redemption of 11,750,000 and 9,150,000 shares, respectively

(221,091,968 ) (238,332,441 )

Net addition (redemption) of (8,450,000) and (7,200,000) shares, respectively

(164,130,739 ) (187,661,508 )

Net investment income (loss)

1,095,944 334,994

Net realized gain (loss)

76,523,404 112,517,885

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

143,399,033 (38,507,955 )

Net income (loss)

221,018,381 74,344,924

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 425,287,296 $ 411,128,942

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 221,018,381 $ 74,344,924

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(2,123,791,515 ) (3,328,447,440 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

2,126,692,055 3,399,999,661

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,989,014 ) (1,409,122 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(247 ) 6

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(119,074,666 ) 37,329,926

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(1,664,247 ) 817,015

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(11,990 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

60,891 (80,856 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(311,815 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

100,927,833 182,554,114

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

69,952,893 50,670,933

Payment on shares redeemed

(210,331,237 ) (230,245,681 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(140,378,344 ) (179,574,748 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(39,450,511 ) 2,979,366

Cash, beginning of period

148,018,312 10,329,503

Cash, end of period

$ 108,567,801 $ 13,308,869

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $10,993,442 and $8,380,716, respectively)

$ 10,993,211 $ 8,380,427

Cash

7,550,205 731,158

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

3,106,502 6,299,444

Receivable from capital shares sold

2,528,757

Interest receivable

15,897 11,508

Total assets

21,665,815 17,951,294

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

744,562 3,309,741

Payable to Sponsor

21,158 24,113

Total liabilities

765,720 3,333,854

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

20,900,095 14,617,440

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 21,665,815 $ 17,951,294

Shares outstanding

1,028,150 578,150

Net asset value per share

$ 20.33 $ 25.28

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 20.42 $ 25.82

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(53% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 1,000,000 $ 999,933

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.448% due 04/11/19

10,000,000 9,993,278

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,993,442)

$ 10,993,211

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires May 2019

1,570 $ 41,793,400 $ 21,777

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 117,835 $ 136,075

Expenses

Management fee

54,851 104,599

Brokerage commissions

18,939 24,021

Total expenses

73,790 128,620

Net investment income (loss)

44,045 7,455

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(13,301,838 ) 1,134,812

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(59 ) (20 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(13,301,897 ) 1,134,792

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

10,344,940 (4,974,441 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

58 3,442

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

10,344,998 (4,970,999 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(2,956,899 ) (3,836,207 )

Net income (loss)

$ (2,912,854 ) $ (3,828,752 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 14,617,440 $ 63,268,950

Addition of 1,300,000 and 650,000 shares, respectively

31,814,525 18,760,719

Redemption of 850,000 and 1,160,284 shares, respectively

(22,619,016 ) (38,961,372 )

Net addition (redemption) of 450,000 and (510,284) shares, respectively

9,195,509 (20,200,653 )

Net investment income (loss)

44,045 7,455

Net realized gain (loss)

(13,301,897 ) 1,134,792

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

10,344,998 (4,970,999 )

Net income (loss)

(2,912,854 ) (3,828,752 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 20,900,095 $ 39,239,545

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (2,912,854 ) $ (3,828,752 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(315,281,075 ) (808,881,732 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

312,749,275 826,999,848

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(80,985 ) (120,023 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

59 20

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(58 ) (3,442 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

580,101

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(4,389 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(2,955 ) (11,405 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(2,565,179 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(8,098,161 ) 14,734,615

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

34,343,282 19,087,159

Payment on shares redeemed

(22,619,016 ) (43,173,166 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

11,724,266 (24,086,007 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

3,626,105 (9,351,392 )

Cash, beginning of period

7,030,602 14,716,897

Cash, end of period

$ 10,656,707 $ 5,365,505

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $999,344 and $1,496,665, respectively)

$ 999,328 $ 1,496,658

Cash

6,099,502 5,068,270

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

921,000 921,000

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

1,894 61,971

Interest receivable

11,364 6,718

Total assets

8,033,088 7,554,617

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable to Sponsor

6,449 6,015

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

169,432 4,033

Total liabilities

175,881 10,048

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

7,857,207 7,544,569

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 8,033,088 $ 7,554,617

Shares outstanding

550,000 500,000

Net asset value per share

$ 14.29 $ 15.09

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 14.31 $ 15.12

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(13% of shareholders’ equity)

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.448% due 04/11/19

$ 1,000,000 $ 999,328

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $999,344)

$ 999,328

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts ^
Settlement Date Contract Amount
in Local Currency
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value

Contracts to Purchase

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 7,006,725 $ 7,861,797 $ (77,734 )

Euro with UBS AG

04/05/19 7,466,800 8,378,017 (91,698 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (169,432 )

Contracts to Sell

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 (151,500 ) $ (169,988 ) $ 994

Euro with UBS AG

04/05/19 (307,000 ) (344,465 ) 900

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 1,894

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 39,503 $ 25,079

Expenses

Management fee

18,674 23,592

Total expenses

18,674 23,592

Net investment income (loss)

20,829 1,487

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Foreign currency forward contracts

(227,273 ) 800,513

Net realized gain (loss)

(227,273 ) 800,513

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Foreign currency forward contracts

(225,476 ) (482,219 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(9 ) 235

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(225,485 ) (481,984 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(452,758 ) 318,529

Net income (loss)

$ (431,929 ) $ 320,016

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA EURO

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 7,544,569 $ 9,591,516

Addition of 50,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively

744,567 1,842,786

Redemption of – and 100,000 shares, respectively

(1,801,435 )

Net addition (redemption) of 50,000 and – shares, respectively

744,567 41,351

Net investment income (loss)

20,829 1,487

Net realized gain (loss)

(227,273 ) 800,513

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(225,485 ) (481,984 )

Net income (loss)

(431,929 ) 320,016

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 7,857,207 $ 9,952,883

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (431,929 ) $ 320,016

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(59,041,009 ) (196,972,256 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

59,550,000 196,000,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(11,670 ) (25,079 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

225,485 481,984

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(4,646 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

434 791

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

286,665 (194,544 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

744,567 1,842,786

Payment on shares redeemed

(1,801,435 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

744,567 41,351

Net increase (decrease) in cash

1,031,232 (153,193 )

Cash, beginning of period

5,989,270 2,338,427

Cash, end of period

$ 7,020,502 $ 2,185,234

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $49,961,088 and $41,941,207, respectively)

$ 49,960,295 $ 41,941,734

Cash

16,449,325 32,035,747

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

444,380 179,296

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

8,883,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

12,653,437

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

719,893

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

4,253,301

Receivable on open futures contracts

54,498

Interest receivable

26,096 15,303

Total assets

80,307,924 87,308,381

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

7,464,385 3,712,654

Payable on open futures contracts

7,990

Payable to Sponsor

66,237 64,443

Total liabilities

7,530,622 3,785,087

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

72,777,302 83,523,294

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 80,307,924 $ 87,308,381

Shares outstanding

1,950,000 2,250,000

Net asset value per share

$ 37.32 $ 37.12

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 37.24 $ 37.41

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(69% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 5,000,000 $ 4,999,665

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.494% due 04/11/19

40,000,000 39,973,112

2.415% due 05/09/19

5,000,000 4,987,518

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $49,961,088)

$ 49,960,295

Futures Contracts Purchased
Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires June 2019

124 $ 16,101,400 $ (205,361 )

Total Return Swap Agreements ^
Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.25 % 04/08/19 $ 39,789,890 $ 408,352

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 48,810,185 157,215

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 40,913,975 154,326

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 719,893

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 415,585 $ 312,544

Expenses

Management fee

201,578 225,014

Brokerage commissions

1,221 19

Total expenses

202,799 225,033

Net investment income (loss)

212,786 87,511

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(7,753 ) 7,360

Swap agreements

(690,265 )

Forward agreements

4,790,603 8,647,915

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(172 )

Net realized gain (loss)

4,092,585 8,655,103

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(278,031 ) (5,920 )

Swap agreements

719,893

Forward agreements

(4,253,301 ) (5,014,772 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,320 ) 13,205

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(3,812,759 ) (5,007,487 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

279,826 3,647,616

Net income (loss)

$ 492,612 $ 3,735,127

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 83,523,294 $ 93,708,748

Addition of 50,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively

1,888,747 8,385,392

Redemption of 350,000 and 250,000 shares, respectively

(13,127,351 ) (10,527,224 )

Net addition (redemption) of (300,000) and (50,000) shares, respectively

(11,238,604 ) (2,141,832 )

Net investment income (loss)

212,786 87,511

Net realized gain (loss)

4,092,585 8,655,103

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(3,812,759 ) (5,007,487 )

Net income (loss)

492,612 3,735,127

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 72,777,302 $ 95,302,043

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 492,612 $ 3,735,127

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(573,114,482 ) (693,597,668 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

565,450,000 687,998,513

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(355,399 ) (312,523 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

172

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

3,534,728 5,001,567

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(54,498 ) 2,420

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(10,793 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

1,794 5,557

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(7,990 ) 540

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(4,064,028 ) 2,833,705

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

1,888,747 8,385,392

Payment on shares redeemed

(9,375,620 ) (10,527,224 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(7,486,873 ) (2,141,832 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(11,550,901 ) 691,873

Cash, beginning of period

41,098,043 1,245,903

Cash, end of period

$ 29,547,142 $ 1,937,776

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31,
2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $103,900,543 and $123,793,893, respectively)

$ 103,899,800 $ 123,795,806

Cash

39,259,753 29,951,685

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

888,690 521,057

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

21,435,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

31,942,894

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

412,579

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

26,301,717

Receivable on open futures contracts

173,990

Interest receivable

44,236 16,306

Total assets

176,621,942 202,021,571

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

4,904,495

Payable on open futures contracts

47,576

Payable to Sponsor

145,876 149,619

Total liabilities

5,050,371 197,195

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

171,571,571 201,824,376

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 176,621,942 $ 202,021,571

Shares outstanding

6,996,526 7,646,526

Net asset value per share

$ 24.52 $ 26.39

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 24.48 $ 26.37

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal
Amount
Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(61% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 10,000,000 $ 9,999,330

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.487% due 04/11/19

79,000,000 78,946,896

2.415% due 05/09/19

5,000,000 4,987,518

2.490% due 05/23/19

10,000,000 9,966,056

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $103,900,543)

$ 103,899,800

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires May 2019

254 $ 19,189,700 $ (657,796 )

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.25 % 04/08/19 $ 110,150,652 $ 60,451

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.30 04/08/19 102,094,328 165,212

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 111,622,760 186,916

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 412,579

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 904,454 $ 773,864

Expenses

Management fee

454,275 559,446

Brokerage commissions

4,617 10

Brokerage fees

3

Total expenses

458,895 559,456

Net investment income (loss)

445,559 214,408

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(255,114 ) (4,050 )

Swap agreements

(18,809,469 )

Forward agreements

32,366,374 12,805,793

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

131 (372 )

Net realized gain (loss)

13,301,922 12,801,371

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(998,532 ) (5,570 )

Swap agreements

412,579

Forward agreements

(26,301,717 ) (31,844,482 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(2,656 ) 33,002

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(26,890,326 ) (31,817,050 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(13,588,404 ) (19,015,679 )

Net income (loss)

$ (13,142,845 ) $ (18,801,271 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 201,824,376 $ 258,244,696

Addition of 400,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively

10,636,282 3,076,883

Redemption of 1,050,000 and 600,000 shares, respectively

(27,746,242 ) (20,657,027 )

Net addition (redemption) of (650,000) and (500,000) shares, respectively

(17,109,960 ) (17,580,144 )

Net investment income (loss)

445,559 214,408

Net realized gain (loss)

13,301,922 12,801,371

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(26,890,326 ) (31,817,050 )

Net income (loss)

(13,142,845 ) (18,801,271 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 171,571,571 $ 221,863,281

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (13,142,845 ) $ (18,801,271 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(874,413,274 ) (1,051,230,256 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

895,129,481 1,059,996,262

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(822,726 ) (773,842 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(131 ) 372

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

25,891,794 31,811,480

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(173,990 ) 2,070

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(27,930 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(3,743 ) (4,495 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(47,576 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

32,389,060 21,000,320

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

10,636,282 3,076,883

Payment on shares redeemed

(22,841,747 ) (24,011,878 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(12,205,465 ) (20,934,995 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

20,183,595 65,325

Cash, beginning of period

51,907,742 4,466,934

Cash, end of period

$ 72,091,337 $ 4,532,259

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $120,000,000 and $–, respectively)

$ 119,991,960 $

Cash

70,547,228 104,967,557

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

335,727,998 70,020,038

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

13,499,000 27,933,000

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

134,463

Receivable from capital shares sold

8,149,949

Receivable on open futures contracts

19,534,014 11,407,017

Interest receivable

254,792 106,307

Total assets

559,689,455 222,583,868

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

11,991,407 6,745,146

Payable to Sponsor

427,294 202,902

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

1,330,949

Non-recurring fees and expenses payable

27,508

Total liabilities

12,446,209 8,278,997

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

547,243,246 214,304,871

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 559,689,455 $ 222,583,868

Shares outstanding

14,030,912 2,630,912

Net asset value per share

$ 39.00 $ 81.46

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 38.90 $ 81.73

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(22% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.331% due 04/01/19

$ 120,000,000 $ 119,991,960

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $120,000,000)

$ 119,991,960

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2019

28,212 $ 429,527,700 $ (4,244,941 )

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2019

21,160 345,437,000 (3,766,449 )

$ (8,011,390 )

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iNAV Index

3.34 % 04/24/19 $ 45,163,849 $ 134,463

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 134,463

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 1,418,106 $ 666,743

Expenses

Management fee

965,532 842,811

Brokerage commissions

575,631 891,428

Brokerage fees

64

Non-recurring fees and expenses

27,508

Total expenses

1,568,735 1,734,239

Net investment income (loss)

(150,629 ) (1,067,496 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(166,136,201 ) 389,536,146

Swap agreements

(29,087,140 ) 27,073,634

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(9,609 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(195,223,341 ) 416,600,171

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(40,515,355 ) 68,649,814

Swap agreements

1,465,412 (1,193,326 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(8,040 ) 19,895

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(39,057,983 ) 67,476,383

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(234,281,324 ) 484,076,554

Net income (loss)

$ (234,431,953 ) $ 483,009,058

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 214,304,871 $ 394,035,141

Addition of 15,150,000 and 9,570,000 shares, respectively

728,577,548 695,078,742

Redemption of 3,750,000 and 13,790,000 shares, respectively

(161,207,220 ) (1,248,541,641 )

Net addition (redemption) of 11,400,000 and (4,220,000) shares, respectively

567,370,328 (553,462,899 )

Net investment income (loss)

(150,629 ) (1,067,496 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(195,223,341 ) 416,600,171

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(39,057,983 ) 67,476,383

Net income (loss)

(234,431,953 ) 483,009,058

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 547,243,246 $ 323,581,300

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (234,431,953 ) $ 483,009,058

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(3,242,092,928 ) (2,346,460,032 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

3,122,400,000 2,508,653,639

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(307,072 ) (503,253 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

9,609

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(1,457,372 ) 1,173,431

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(8,126,997 ) 7,129,225

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(148,485 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

224,392 (68,488 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

5,246,261 11,271,050

Increase (Decrease) in non-recurring fees and expenses payable

27,508

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(358,666,646 ) 664,214,239

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

736,727,497 695,595,672

Payment on shares redeemed

(161,207,220 ) (1,194,003,827 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

575,520,277 (498,408,155 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

216,853,631 165,806,084

Cash, beginning of period

202,920,595 88,750,920

Cash, end of period

$ 419,774,226 $ 254,557,004

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Cash

$ 5,011,773 $ 2,419,531

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

482,000 307,000

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

64,772 179,187

Receivable from capital shares sold

2,846,576

Interest receivable

9,699 3,941

Total assets

5,568,244 5,756,235

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable to Sponsor

4,476 2,443

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

258 2,076

Total liabilities

4,734 4,519

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

5,563,510 5,751,716

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 5,568,244 $ 5,756,235

Shares outstanding

99,970 99,970

Net asset value per share

$ 55.65 $ 57.53

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 55.64 $ 57.55

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts ^

Settlement Date Contract Amount
in Local Currency
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value

Contracts to Purchase

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 331,570,400 $ 2,992,455 $ 17,513

Yen with UBS AG

04/05/19 919,075,800 8,294,749 47,259

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 64,772

Contracts to Sell

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 (6,849,300 ) $ (61,816 ) $ (409 )

Yen with UBS AG

04/05/19 (10,542,900 ) (95,151 ) 151

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (258 )

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 27,009 $ 4,154

Expenses

Management fee

12,438 7,223

Total expenses

12,438 7,223

Net investment income (loss)

14,571 (3,069 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Foreign currency forward contracts

(77,307 ) 322,550

Net realized gain (loss)

(77,307 ) 322,550

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Foreign currency forward contracts

(112,597 ) (11,801 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

182

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(112,597 ) (11,619 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(189,904 ) 310,931

Net income (loss)

$ (175,333 ) $ 307,862

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 5,751,716 $ 2,864,269

Addition of 50,000 and – shares, respectively

2,922,854

Redemption of 50,000 and – shares, respectively

(2,935,727 )

Net addition (redemption) of – and – shares, respectively

(12,873 )

Net investment income (loss)

14,571 (3,069 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(77,307 ) 322,550

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(112,597 ) (11,619 )

Net income (loss)

(175,333 ) 307,862

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 5,563,510 $ 3,172,131

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRA YEN

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (175,333 ) $ 307,862

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(35,346,606 ) (996,345 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

35,350,000 2,000,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(3,394 ) (4,154 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

112,597 11,619

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(5,758 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

2,033 272

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(66,461 ) 1,319,254

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

5,769,430

Payment on shares redeemed

(2,935,727 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

2,833,703

Net increase (decrease) in cash

2,767,242 1,319,254

Cash, beginning of period

2,726,531 903,472

Cash, end of period

$ 5,493,773 $ 2,222,726

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $60,907,253 and $20,979,000, respectively)

$ 60,908,183 $ 20,979,876

Cash

39,717,490 38,690,241

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

22,923,766 24,892,125

Receivable from capital shares sold

2,597,148

Receivable on open futures contracts

7,190,885 551,842

Interest receivable

75,536 17,308

Total assets

130,815,860 87,728,540

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

2,695,057

Payable to Sponsor

105,728 61,498

Total liabilities

2,800,785 61,498

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

128,015,075 87,667,042

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 130,815,860 $ 87,728,540

Shares outstanding

4,750,000 6,700,000

Net asset value per share

$ 26.95 $ 13.08

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 26.97 $ 13.47

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(48% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 6,000,000 $ 5,999,598

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.483% due 04/11/19

35,000,000 34,976,473

2.490% due 05/23/19

20,000,000 19,932,112

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $60,907,253)

$ 60,908,183

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2019

6,386 $ 384,054,040 $ 40,705,393

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 615,343 $ 2,545

Expenses

Management fee

295,626 2,095

Brokerage commissions

66,868 5,676

Offering costs

52,846

Limitation by Sponsor

(26,957 )

Total expenses

362,494 33,660

Net investment income (loss)

252,849 (31,115 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

22,272,869 1,620,825

Net realized gain (loss)

22,272,869 1,620,825

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

64,156,754 1,585,957

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

54

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

64,156,808 1,585,957

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

86,429,677 3,206,782

Net income (loss)

$ 86,682,526 $ 3,175,667

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 87,667,042 $ 11,335,483

Addition of 800,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively

16,301,816 8,203,903

Redemption of 2,750,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively

(62,636,309 ) (6,511,096 )

Net addition (redemption) of (1,950,000) and 50,000 shares, respectively

(46,334,493 ) 1,692,807

Net investment income (loss)

252,849 (31,115 )

Net realized gain (loss)

22,272,869 1,620,825

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

64,156,808 1,585,957

Net income (loss)

86,682,526 3,175,667

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 128,015,075 $ 16,203,957

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 86,682,526 $ 3,175,667

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,407,668,957 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

1,368,150,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(409,296 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(54 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(6,639,043 ) (92,766 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor

(26,957 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(58,228 )

Amortization of offering costs

52,846

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

44,230 2,095

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

40,101,178 3,110,885

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

18,898,964 8,203,903

Payment on shares redeemed

(59,941,252 ) (6,511,096 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(41,042,288 ) 1,692,807

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(941,110 ) 4,803,692

Cash, beginning of period

63,582,366 10,968,900

Cash, end of period

$ 62,641,256 $ 15,772,592

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,000,000 and $–, respectively)

$ 2,999,799 $

Cash

11,292,763 13,456,117

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

3,011,591 5,303,112

Interest receivable

17,626 13,748

Total assets

17,321,779 18,772,977

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

301,397 89,382

Payable to Sponsor

13,122 18,496

Total liabilities

314,519 107,878

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

17,007,260 18,665,099

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 17,321,779 $ 18,772,977

Shares outstanding

824,906 374,906

Net asset value per share

$ 20.62 $ 49.79

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 20.60 $ 48.43

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(18% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 3,000,000 $ 2,999,799

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,000,000)

$ 2,999,799

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2019

848 $ 50,998,720 $ (2,476,878 )

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 71,505 $ 4,204

Expenses

Management fee

34,303 3,537

Brokerage commissions

13,188 15,260

Offering costs

52,797

Limitation by Sponsor

(176 )

Total expenses

47,491 71,418

Net investment income (loss)

24,014 (67,214 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(2,268,796 ) (4,675,967 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(2,268,796 ) (4,675,967 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(9,496,353 ) (746,983 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(201 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(9,496,554 ) (746,983 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(11,765,350 ) (5,422,950 )

Net income (loss)

$ (11,741,336 ) $ (5,490,164 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 18,665,099 $ 21,161,176

Addition of 750,000 and 687,500 shares, respectively

18,656,682 23,827,284

Redemption of 300,000 and 312,594 shares, respectively

(8,573,185 ) (12,547,987 )

Net addition (redemption) of 450,000 and 374,906 shares, respectively

10,083,497 11,279,297

Net investment income (loss)

24,014 (67,214 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(2,268,796 ) (4,675,967 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(9,496,554 ) (746,983 )

Net income (loss)

(11,741,336 ) (5,490,164 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 17,007,260 $ 26,950,309

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO 3X SHORT CRUDE OIL ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (11,741,336 ) $ (5,490,164 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(287,123,373 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

284,150,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(26,627 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

201

Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor

(176 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(3,878 )

Amortization of offering costs

52,797

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(5,374 ) 3,537

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

212,015 91,246

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(14,538,372 ) (5,342,760 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

18,656,682 23,827,284

Payment on shares redeemed

(8,573,185 ) (12,547,987 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

10,083,497 11,279,297

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(4,454,875 ) 5,936,537

Cash, beginning of period

18,759,229 21,600,168

Cash, end of period

$ 14,304,354 $ 27,536,705

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31,
2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $– and $299,548, respectively)

$ $ 299,537

Cash

7,859,967 10,321,256

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

341,550 433,125

Receivable on open futures contracts

6,300

Interest receivable

14,799 8,475

Total assets

8,216,316 11,068,693

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

47,048

Payable to Sponsor

6,621 8,360

Total liabilities

53,669 8,360

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

8,162,647 11,060,333

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 8,216,316 $ 11,068,693

Shares outstanding

150,000 200,000

Net asset value per share

$ 54.42 $ 55.30

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 54.41 $ 54.92

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures - CME, expires June 2019

230 $ 16,350,700 $ (65,390 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 48,542 $ 21,139

Expenses

Management fee

21,080 19,484

Brokerage commissions

1,673 1,520

Total expenses

22,753 21,004

Net investment income (loss)

25,789 135

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

262,745 (1,119,990 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(247 )

Net realized gain (loss)

262,745 (1,120,237 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(577,215 ) 1,191,380

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

11 749

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(577,204 ) 1,192,129

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(314,459 ) 71,892

Net income (loss)

$ (288,670 ) $ 72,027

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 11,060,333 $ 13,702,102

Redemption of 50,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively

(2,609,016 ) (6,710,633 )

Net addition (redemption) of (50,000) and (150,000) shares, respectively

(2,609,016 ) (6,710,633 )

Net investment income (loss)

25,789 135

Net realized gain (loss)

262,745 (1,120,237 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(577,204 ) 1,192,129

Net income (loss)

(288,670 ) 72,027

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 8,162,647 $ 7,063,496

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (288,670 ) $ 72,027

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(120,038,956 ) (28,984,280 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

120,350,000 35,998,666

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(11,496 ) (20,768 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

247

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(11 ) (749 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

6,300

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(6,324 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(1,739 ) (5,664 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

47,048 (30,213 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

56,152 7,029,266

Cash flow from financing activities

Payment on shares redeemed

(2,609,016 ) (6,710,633 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(2,609,016 ) (6,710,633 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(2,552,864 ) 318,633

Cash, beginning of period

10,754,381 1,782,397

Cash, end of period

$ 8,201,517 $ 2,101,030

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $21,992,059 and $27,967,127, respectively)

$ 21,991,264 $ 27,967,534

Cash

44,409,314 22,869,986

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

2,560,322 2,746,147

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

7,495,803 14,356,000

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

20,646,726

Receivable from capital shares sold

5,910,902 25,458,885

Receivable on open futures contracts

432,627

Interest receivable

41,472 36,428

Total assets

82,409,077 114,514,333

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

488,681 48,600

Payable to Sponsor

54,319 88,422

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

6,039,390

Total liabilities

6,582,390 137,022

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

75,826,687 114,377,311

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 82,409,077 $ 114,514,333

Shares outstanding

4,489,884 3,839,884

Net asset value per share

$ 16.89 $ 29.79

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 16.88 $ 29.28

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(29% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 10,000,000 $ 9,999,330

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.499% due 04/11/19

12,000,000 11,991,934

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $21,992,059)

$ 21,991,264

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

WTI Crude Oil - NYMEX, expires May 2019

724 $ 43,541,360 $ (2,958,761 )

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.18 % 04/08/19 $ (35,382,635 ) $ (2,051,058 )

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (25,233,443 ) (1,190,423 )

Swap agreement with Royal Bank of Canada based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.23 04/08/19 (12,199,190 ) (1,109,781 )

Swap agreement with Societe Generale based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (9,056,577 ) (531,423 )

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (26,259,871 ) (1,156,705 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (6,039,390 )

†   All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.

^  The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^  Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*   Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**   For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 361,771 $ 729,417

Expenses

Management fee

166,326 527,954

Brokerage commissions

9,630 11,981

Total expenses

175,956 539,935

Net investment income (loss)

185,815 189,482

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(3,189,732 ) (2,362,689 )

Swap agreements

(5,965,427 ) (45,733,461 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(187 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(9,155,159 ) (48,096,337 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(6,230,916 ) (727,186 )

Swap agreements

(26,686,116 ) 16,009,117

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,202 ) 25,362

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(32,918,234 ) 15,307,293

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(42,073,393 ) (32,789,044 )

Net income (loss)

$ (41,887,578 ) $ (32,599,562 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 114,377,311 $ 225,843,284

Addition of 3,400,000 and 4,200,000 shares, respectively

66,476,301 90,237,490

Redemption of 2,750,000 and 3,450,000 shares, respectively

(63,139,347 ) (83,105,563 )

Net addition (redemption) of 650,000 and 750,000 shares, respectively

3,336,954 7,131,927

Net investment income (loss)

185,815 189,482

Net realized gain (loss)

(9,155,159 ) (48,096,337 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(32,918,234 ) 15,307,293

Net income (loss)

(41,887,578 ) (32,599,562 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 75,826,687 $ 200,375,649

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG CRUDE OIL

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (41,887,578 ) $ (32,599,562 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(875,151,345 ) (2,161,257,588 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

881,400,000 2,200,992,331

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(273,587 ) (724,438 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

187

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

26,687,318 (16,034,479 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

432,627

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(5,044 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(34,103 ) (21,902 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

440,081 13,493

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(8,391,631 ) (9,631,958 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

86,024,284 90,237,490

Payment on shares redeemed

(63,139,347 ) (78,029,136 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

22,884,937 12,208,354

Net increase (decrease) in cash

14,493,306 2,576,396

Cash, beginning of period

39,972,133 3,688,091

Cash, end of period

$ 54,465,439 $ 6,264,487

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31,
2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $1,000,000 and $299,715, respectively)

$ 999,933 $ 299,714

Cash

9,777,135 11,046,280

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

1,869,110 7,709,942

Receivable on open futures contracts

366,694 3,096,239

Interest receivable

15,612 11,379

Total assets

13,028,484 22,163,554

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

4,321,588

Payable to Sponsor

8,993 16,525

Total liabilities

8,993 4,338,113

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

13,019,491 17,825,441

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 13,028,484 $ 22,163,554

Shares outstanding

574,832 824,832

Net asset value per share

$ 22.65 $ 21.61

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 22.51 $ 21.22

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(8% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 1,000,000 $ 999,933

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $1,000,000)

$ 999,933

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Natural Gas - NYMEX, expires May 2019

978 $ 26,034,360 $ 521,444

^^  Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 59,875 $ 15,138

Expenses

Management fee

28,691 16,545

Brokerage commissions

11,700 8,180

Total expenses

40,391 24,725

Net investment income (loss)

19,484 (9,587 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

11,319,325 746,971

Net realized gain (loss)

11,319,325 746,971

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(10,316,545) 932,004

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(66) (84)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(10,316,611) 931,920

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

1,002,714 1,678,891

Net income (loss)

$ 1,022,198 $ 1,669,304

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 17,825,441 $ 6,902,743

Addition of 250,000 and 250,000 shares, respectively

4,113,610 9,051,492

Redemption of 500,000 and 300,000 shares, respectively

(9,941,758 ) (12,271,230 )

Net addition (redemption) of (250,000) and (50,000) shares, respectively

(5,828,148 ) (3,219,738 )

Net investment income (loss)

19,484 (9,587 )

Net realized gain (loss)

11,319,325 746,971

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(10,316,611 ) 931,920

Net income (loss)

1,022,198 1,669,304

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 13,019,491 $ 5,352,309

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBERG NATURAL GAS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 1,022,198 $ 1,669,304

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(188,831,817 ) (259,987,139 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

188,150,000 261,000,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(18,468 ) (13,094 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

66 84

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

2,729,545

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(4,233 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(7,532 ) 1,277

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

16,514

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

3,039,759 2,686,946

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

4,113,610 9,051,492

Payment on shares redeemed

(14,263,346 ) (12,271,230 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(10,149,736 ) (3,219,738 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(7,109,977 ) (532,792 )

Cash, beginning of period

18,756,222 3,010,206

Cash, end of period

$ 11,646,245 $ 2,477,414

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31,
2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $78,957,743 and $121,798,837, respectively)

$ 78,955,974 $ 121,801,685

Cash

55,564,388 33,215,995

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

14,076,000 3,138,000

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

3,149,704 104,074

Interest receivable

33,706 15,999

Total assets

151,779,772 158,275,753

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

2,427,020

Payable to Sponsor

118,086 128,696

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

216,078 1,599,878

Total liabilities

334,164 4,155,594

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

151,445,608 154,120,159

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 151,779,772 $ 158,275,753

Shares outstanding

5,900,000 6,350,000

Net asset value per share

$ 25.67 $ 24.27

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 25.67 $ 24.25

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(52% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.299% due 04/01/19

$ 15,000,000 $ 14,998,995

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.486% due 04/11/19

64,000,000 63,956,979

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $78,957,743)

$ 78,955,974

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts ^

Settlement Date Contract Amount
in Local Currency
Contract Amount
in U.S. Dollars
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value

Contracts to Purchase

Euro with UBS AG

04/05/19 15,539,500 $ 17,435,876 $ (216,078 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (216,078 )

Contracts to Sell

Euro with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 (137,164,125 ) $ (153,903,065 ) $ 1,481,164

Euro with UBS AG

04/05/19 (147,662,400 ) (165,682,508 ) 1,668,540

Total Unrealized Appreciation

$ 3,149,704

†   All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.

^  The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^  Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 774,618 $ 617,984

Expenses

Management fee

340,145 449,855

Total expenses

340,145 449,855

Net investment income (loss)

434,473 168,129

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Foreign currency forward contracts

3,329,242 (18,923,242 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(181 )

Net realized gain (loss)

3,329,242 (18,923,423 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Foreign currency forward contracts

4,429,430 10,086,629

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(4,617 ) 20,319

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

4,424,813 10,106,948

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

7,754,055 (8,816,475 )

Net income (loss)

$ 8,188,528 $ (8,648,346 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 154,120,159 $ 202,548,197

Addition of 250,000 and 500,000 shares, respectively

6,305,432 10,357,941

Redemption of 700,000 and 800,000 shares, respectively

(17,168,511 ) (16,234,416 )

Net addition (redemption) of (450,000) and (300,000) shares, respectively

(10,863,079 ) (5,876,475 )

Net investment income (loss)

434,473 168,129

Net realized gain (loss)

3,329,242 (18,923,423 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

4,424,813 10,106,948

Net income (loss)

8,188,528 (8,648,346 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 151,445,608 $ 188,023,376

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT EURO

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 8,188,528 $ (8,648,346 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(726,290,502 ) (1,115,354,492 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

769,850,000 1,140,998,773

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(718,404 ) (617,984 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

181

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(4,424,813 ) (10,106,948 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(17,707 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(10,610 ) (18,024 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

46,576,492 6,253,160

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

6,305,432 10,357,941

Payment on shares redeemed

(19,595,531 ) (16,234,416 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(13,290,099 ) (5,876,475 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

33,286,393 376,685

Cash, beginning of period

36,353,995 4,293,895

Cash, end of period

$ 69,640,388 $ 4,670,580

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $2,998,688 and $3,989,775, respectively)

$ 2,998,589 $ 3,989,563

Cash

11,873,759 12,563,184

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

184,280 38,148

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

2,502,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

3,023,000

Receivable from capital shares sold

3,620,963

Receivable on open futures contracts

1,700

Interest receivable

20,137 10,500

Total assets

21,720,728 19,105,095

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

16,640

Payable to Sponsor

15,294 15,312

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

182,087

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

990,786

Total liabilities

214,021 1,006,098

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

21,506,707 18,098,997

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 21,720,728 $ 19,105,095

Shares outstanding

296,977 246,978

Net asset value per share

$ 72.42 $ 73.28

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 72.61 $ 72.84

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(14% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 1,000,000 $ 999,933

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.448% due 04/11/19

2,000,000 1,998,656

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $2,998,688)

$ 2,998,589

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Gold Futures - COMEX, expires June 2019

52 $ 6,752,200 $ 37,434

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.25 % 04/08/19 $ (12,577,645 ) $ (112,755 )

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.20 04/08/19 (10,781,376 ) (37,773 )

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Gold Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (12,927,675 ) (31,559 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (182,087 )

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for swap agreements.

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 95,211 $ 90,144

Expenses

Management fee

46,962 67,746

Brokerage commissions

778 20

Total expenses

47,740 67,766

Net investment income (loss)

47,471 22,378

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(12,941 ) (7,300 )

Swap agreements

(37,814 )

Forward agreements

(1,118,149 ) (3,262,575 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

128

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,168,904 ) (3,269,747 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

69,214 5,900

Swap agreements

(182,087 )

Forward agreements

990,786 1,900,039

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

113 2,169

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

878,026 1,908,108

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(290,878 ) (1,361,639 )

Net income (loss)

$ (243,407 ) $ (1,339,261 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 18,098,997 $ 31,497,410

Addition of 100,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively

7,236,873 13,301,973

Redemption of 50,001 and 200,000 shares, respectively

(3,585,756 ) (13,450,655 )

Net addition (redemption) of 49,999 and – shares, respectively

3,651,117 (148,682 )

Net investment income (loss)

47,471 22,378

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,168,904 ) (3,269,747 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

878,026 1,908,108

Net income (loss)

(243,407 ) (1,339,261 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 21,506,707 $ 30,009,467

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT GOLD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (243,407 ) $ (1,339,261 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(266,810,149 ) (217,905,921 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

267,850,000 221,998,623

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(48,764 ) (90,126 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(128 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(808,812 ) (1,902,208 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

1,700 (540 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(9,637 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(18 ) (2,593 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

16,640 (2,420 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(52,447 ) 755,426

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

3,615,910 13,301,973

Payment on shares redeemed

(3,585,756 ) (13,450,655 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

30,154 (148,682 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(22,293 ) 606,744

Cash, beginning of period

15,103,332 1,035,445

Cash, end of period

$ 15,081,039 $ 1,642,189

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $3,000,000 and $3,294,789, respectively)

$ 2,999,799 $ 3,294,766

Cash

9,689,593 5,677,665

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

539,220 44,431

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

4,554,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

3,330,206

Receivable from capital shares sold

3,917,879

Interest receivable

16,700 7,847

Total assets

20,493,397 13,578,709

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

125,364 5,720

Payable to Sponsor

13,226 11,115

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

100,891

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

1,793,011

Total liabilities

239,481 1,809,846

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

20,253,916 11,768,863

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 20,493,397 $ 13,578,709

Shares outstanding

516,976 316,976

Net asset value per share

$ 39.18 $ 37.13

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 39.24 $ 37.10

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(15% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 3,000,000 $ 2,999,799

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $3,000,000)

$ 2,999,799

Futures Contracts Sold

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Silver Futures - COMEX, expires May 2019

152 $ 11,483,600 $ 398,608

Total Return Swap Agreements ^

Rate Paid
(Received) *
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount
at Value **
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

Swap agreement with Citibank, N.A. based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.25 % 04/08/19 $ (15,412,788 ) $ (65,595 )

Swap agreement with Goldman Sachs International based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (6,552,316 ) (27,529 )

Swap agreement with UBS AG based on Bloomberg Silver Subindex

0.25 04/08/19 (7,024,143 ) (7,767 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (100,891 )

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

*

Reflects the floating financing rate, as of March 31, 2019, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Total Return Swap Agreements payment is due at termination/maturity.

**

For swap agreements, a positive amount represents “long” exposure to the benchmark index. A negative amount represents “short” exposure to the benchmark index.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT SILVER

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 70,114 $ 58,592

Expenses

Management fee

37,211 45,395

Brokerage commissions

1,349 10

Total expenses

38,560 45,405

Net investment income (loss)

31,554 13,187

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(204,534 ) 4,000

Swap agreements

958,890

Forward agreements

(2,144,498 ) (1,600,841 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(2,032 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,390,142 ) (1,598,873 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

443,525 5,570

Swap agreements

(100,891 )

Forward agreements

1,793,011 2,697,706

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(178 ) 2,774

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,135,467 2,706,050

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

745,325 1,107,177

Net income (loss)

$ 776,879 $ 1,120,364

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 11,768,863 $ 14,806,259

Addition of 300,000 and 450,000 shares, respectively

11,229,394 14,776,297

Redemption of 100,000 and 300,000 shares, respectively

(3,521,220 ) (9,768,815 )

Net addition (redemption) of 200,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively

7,708,174 5,007,482

Net investment income (loss)

31,554 13,187

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,390,142 ) (1,598,873 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,135,467 2,706,050

Net income (loss)

776,879 1,120,364

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 20,253,916 $ 20,934,105

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 776,879 $ 1,120,364

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(199,723,449 ) (103,936,938 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

200,050,000 104,371,519

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(31,762 ) (58,569 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

2,032

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(1,691,942 ) (2,700,480 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(8,853 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

2,111 1,135

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

119,644 (2,070 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(507,372 ) (1,203,007 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

7,311,515 14,776,297

Payment on shares redeemed

(3,521,220 ) (12,940,592 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

3,790,295 1,835,705

Net increase (decrease) in cash

3,282,923 632,698

Cash, beginning of period

10,276,096 1,363,644

Cash, end of period

$ 13,559,019 $ 1,996,342

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $35,930,416 and $34,950,807, respectively)

$ 35,930,801 $ 34,951,229

Cash

10,644,956 21,879,254

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

3,783,000 1,691,000

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

678,152

Interest receivable

24,883 14,973

Total assets

50,383,640 59,214,608

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable to Sponsor

43,072 49,037

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

690,027 3,801,896

Total liabilities

733,099 3,850,933

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

49,650,541 55,363,675

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 50,383,640 $ 59,214,608

Shares outstanding

649,290 749,290

Net asset value per share

$ 76.47 $ 73.89

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 76.44 $ 73.86

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(72% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 1,000,000 $ 999,933

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.479% due 04/11/19

10,000,000 9,993,278

2.462% due 05/09/19

25,000,000 24,937,590

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $35,930,416)

$ 35,930,801

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts ^

Settlement Date Contract Amount
in Local Currency
Contract
Amount
in U.S. Dollars
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value

Contracts to Purchase

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 267,445,500 $ 2,413,721 $ (20,975 )

Yen with UBS AG

04/05/19 1,377,801,600 12,434,793 (5,177 )

$ (26,152 )

Contracts to Sell

Yen with Goldman Sachs International

04/05/19 (5,970,616,200 ) $ (53,885,384 ) $ (333,861 )

Yen with UBS AG

04/05/19 (6,667,953,100 ) (60,178,917 ) (330,014 )

$ (663,875 )

Total Unrealized Depreciation

$ (690,027 )

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for foreign currency forward contracts.

^

The positions and counterparties herein are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund continually evaluates different counterparties for their transactions and counterparties are subject to change. New counterparties can be added at any time.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 292,368 $ 312,520

Expenses

Management fee

124,794 231,119

Total expenses

124,794 231,119

Net investment income (loss)

167,574 81,401

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Foreign currency forward contracts

(343,408 ) (11,252,403 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(72 ) 3

Net realized gain (loss)

(343,480 ) (11,252,400 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Foreign currency forward contracts

2,433,717 (416,097 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(37 ) 12,253

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,433,680 (403,844 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

2,090,200 (11,656,244 )

Net income (loss)

$ 2,257,774 $ (11,574,843 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 55,363,675 $ 131,077,453

Addition of 400,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively

30,543,496 3,516,719

Redemption of 500,000 and 500,000 shares, respectively

(38,514,404 ) (35,710,467 )

Net addition (redemption) of (100,000) and (450,000) shares, respectively

(7,970,908 ) (32,193,748 )

Net investment income (loss)

167,574 81,401

Net realized gain (loss)

(343,480 ) (11,252,400 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,433,680 (403,844 )

Net income (loss)

2,257,774 (11,574,843 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 49,650,541 $ 87,308,862

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 2,257,774 $ (11,574,843 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(523,240,489 ) (810,742,971 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

522,500,872 857,999,782

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(240,064 ) (312,520 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

72 (3 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(2,433,680 ) 403,844

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(9,910 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(5,965 ) (36,965 )

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(1,171,390 ) 35,736,324

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

30,543,496 3,516,719

Payment on shares redeemed

(38,514,404 ) (39,470,450 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(7,970,908 ) (35,953,731 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(9,142,298 ) (217,407 )

Cash, beginning of period

23,570,254 1,582,684

Cash, end of period

$ 14,427,956 $ 1,365,277

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $10,000,000 and $–, respectively)

$ 9,999,330 $

Cash

32,301,105 48,860,400

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

9,742,199 8,682,024

Interest receivable

61,392 29,104

Total assets

52,104,026 57,571,528

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

674,832

Payable on open futures contracts

945,832 565,495

Payable to Sponsor

31,725 32,080

Total liabilities

977,557 1,272,407

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

51,126,469 56,299,121

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 52,104,026 $ 57,571,528

Shares outstanding

2,362,403 2,112,403

Net asset value per share

$ 21.64 $ 26.65

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 21.59 $ 26.74

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(20% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.375% due 04/01/19

$ 10,000,000 $ 9,999,330

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $10,000,000)

$ 9,999,330

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires July 2019

570 $ 9,647,250 $ (1,201,306 )

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires August 2019

997 16,973,925 (1,371,616 )

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires September 2019

997 17,123,475 (53,596 )

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires October 2019

427 7,365,750 (41,155 )

$ (2,667,673 )

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 265,413 $ 61,704

Expenses

Management fee

105,811 54,959

Brokerage commissions

10,336 11,232

Total expenses

116,147 66,191

Net investment income (loss)

149,266 (4,487 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(4,202,020 ) 3,720,436

Net realized gain (loss)

(4,202,020 ) 3,720,436

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(6,425,779 ) 4,917,565

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(670 ) (1,098 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(6,426,449 ) 4,916,467

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(10,628,469 ) 8,636,903

Net income (loss)

$ (10,479,203 ) $ 8,632,416

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 56,299,121 $ 26,347,948

Addition of 500,000 and 550,000 shares, respectively

11,369,035 11,690,691

Redemption of 250,000 and 850,000 shares, respectively

(6,062,484 ) (21,725,647 )

Net addition (redemption) of 250,000 and (300,000) shares, respectively

5,306,551 (10,034,956 )

Net investment income (loss)

149,266 (4,487 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(4,202,020 ) 3,720,436

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(6,426,449 ) 4,916,467

Net income (loss)

(10,479,203 ) 8,632,416

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 51,126,469 $ 24,945,408

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (10,479,203 ) $ 8,632,416

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,007,355,035 ) (509,940,631 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

997,450,000 521,000,000

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(94,965 ) (56,319 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

670 1,098

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

170,015

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(32,288 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

(355 ) (2,585 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

380,337 657,556

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(20,130,839 ) 20,461,550

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

11,369,035 11,690,691

Payment on shares redeemed

(6,737,316 ) (22,783,956 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

4,631,719 (11,093,265 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

(15,499,120 ) 9,368,285

Cash, beginning of period

57,542,424 6,266,358

Cash, end of period

$ 42,043,304 $ 15,634,643

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $99,829,728 and $114,780,333, respectively)

$ 99,829,957 $ 114,785,002

Cash

45,938,679 23,538,353

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

60,431,647 15,855,066

Receivable on open futures contracts

871,720 912,016

Interest receivable

66,320 16,966

Total assets

207,138,323 155,107,403

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable on open futures contracts

3,550,872 5,489,302

Payable to Sponsor

84,248 70,986

Total liabilities

3,635,120 5,560,288

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

203,503,203 149,547,115

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 207,138,323 $ 155,107,403

Shares outstanding

8,451,317 3,876,317

Net asset value per share

$ 24.08 $ 38.58

Market value per share (Note 2)

$ 24.02 $ 38.61

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Principal Amount Value

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(49% of shareholders’ equity)

Federal Home Loan Discount Notes ^^ :

3.345% due 04/01/19

$ 25,000,000 $ 24,998,325

U.S. Treasury Bills ^^ :

2.478% due 04/25/19

20,000,000 19,968,934

2.462% due 05/09/19

55,000,000 54,862,698

Total short-term U.S. government and agency obligations
(cost $99,829,728)

$ 99,829,957

Futures Contracts Purchased

Number of
Contracts
Notional Amount
at Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/Value

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires April 2019

7,408 $ 112,786,800 $ (2,758,289 )

VIX Futures - CBOE, expires May 2019

5,556 90,701,700 (1,143,057 )

$ (3,901,346 )

All or partial amount pledged as collateral for futures contracts.

^^

Rates shown represent discount rate at the time of purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 852,206 $ 276,528

Expenses

Management fee

361,703 252,387

Brokerage commissions

12,435 71,299

Brokerage fees

1,366 268

Total expenses

375,504 323,954

Net investment income (loss)

476,702 (47,426 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(54,906,584 ) 77,276,980

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(1,993 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(54,906,584 ) 77,274,987

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

(21,279,791 ) 14,010,626

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(4,440 ) 9,255

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(21,284,231 ) 14,019,881

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(76,190,815 ) 91,294,868

Net income (loss)

$ (75,714,113 ) $ 91,247,442

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 149,547,115 $ 137,741,560

Addition of 6,225,000 and 1,875,000 shares, respectively

174,135,151 62,436,457

Redemption of 1,650,000 and 4,950,000 shares, respectively

(44,464,950 ) (179,040,135 )

Net addition (redemption) of 4,575,000 and (3,075,000) shares, respectively

129,670,201 (116,603,678 )

Net investment income (loss)

476,702 (47,426 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(54,906,584 ) 77,274,987

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(21,284,231 ) 14,019,881

Net income (loss)

(75,714,113 ) 91,247,442

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 203,503,203 $ 112,385,324

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETF

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ (75,714,113 ) $ 91,247,442

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(765,041,780 ) (1,094,786,505 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

780,650,000 1,181,914,328

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(657,615 ) (263,057 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

1,993

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

4,440 (9,255 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

40,296 498,525

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(49,354 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

13,262 (3,152 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(1,938,430 ) 6,931,692

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(62,693,294 ) 185,532,011

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

174,135,151 62,436,457

Payment on shares redeemed

(44,464,950 ) (179,328,978 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

129,670,201 (116,892,521 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

66,976,907 68,639,490

Cash, beginning of period

39,393,419 3,715,132

Cash, end of period

$ 106,370,326 $ 72,354,622

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
December 31, 2018

Assets

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations (Note 3) (cost $967,056,734 and $785,069,552, respectively)

$ 967,038,886 $ 785,085,860

Cash

628,754,130 729,259,407

Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts

601,190,080 272,501,850

Segregated cash balances with brokers for forward agreements

37,374,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for foreign currency forward contracts

19,262,000 6,057,000

Segregated cash balances with brokers for swap agreements

120,984,340 53,486,000

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

47,579,806 20,646,726

Unrealized appreciation on forward agreements

30,555,018

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

3,216,370 1,023,384

Receivable from capital shares sold

13,449,744 54,572,979

Receivable on open futures contracts

114,120,668 79,899,070

Interest receivable

1,145,804 555,187

Total assets

2,516,741,828 2,071,016,481

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Liabilities

Payable for capital shares redeemed

25,824,668 11,136,094

Payable on open futures contracts

27,095,727 32,074,054

Payable to Sponsor

1,877,434 1,541,554

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

6,322,368 74,098,074

Unrealized depreciation on forward agreements

2,783,797

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

1,075,795 5,407,883

Non-recurring fees and expenses payable

426,058

Total liabilities

62,622,050 127,041,456

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 2)

Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

2,454,119,778 1,943,975,025

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 2,516,741,828 $ 2,071,016,481

Shares outstanding

82,317,767 75,842,768

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Investment Income

Interest

$ 10,219,582 $ 7,323,879

Expenses

Management fee

5,274,306 6,681,061

Brokerage commissions

936,604 2,396,743

Brokerage fees

1,457 27,057

Offering costs

105,643

Limitation by Sponsor

(27,133 )

Non-recurring fees and expenses

426,058

Total expenses

6,638,425 9,183,371

Net investment income (loss)

3,581,157 (1,859,492 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity

Net realized gain (loss) on

Futures contracts

(141,653,019 ) (1,401,277,515 )

Swap agreements

13,166,837 77,107,796

Forward agreements

33,894,330 16,590,292

Foreign currency forward contracts

2,681,254 (29,052,582 )

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

247 (274,919 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(91,910,351 ) (1,336,906,928 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on

Futures contracts

26,001,240 30,095,501

Swap agreements

94,708,786 (22,549,918 )

Forward agreements

(27,771,221 ) (32,261,509 )

Foreign currency forward contracts

6,525,074 9,176,512

Short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(34,156 ) 242,534

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

99,429,723 (15,296,880 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

7,519,372 (1,352,203,808 )

Net income (loss)

$ 11,100,529 $ (1,354,063,300 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

$ 1,943,975,025 $ 2,947,278,212

Addition of 33,875,000 and 39,007,500 shares, respectively

1,207,988,688 3,383,378,775

Redemption of 27,400,001 and 41,050,378 shares, respectively

(708,944,464 ) (2,451,704,049 )

Net addition (redemption) of 6,474,999 and (2,042,878) shares, respectively

499,044,224 931,674,726

Net investment income (loss)

3,581,157 (1,859,492 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(91,910,351 ) (1,336,906,928 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

99,429,723 (15,296,880 )

Net income (loss)

11,100,529 (1,354,063,300 )

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

$ 2,454,119,778 $ 2,524,889,638

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019 2018

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$ 11,100,529 $ (1,354,063,300 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Purchases of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(18,090,778,820 ) (20,793,301,928 )

Proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

17,915,321,683 21,531,184,156

Net amortization and accretion on short-term U.S. government and agency obligations

(6,529,798 ) (6,770,497 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(247 ) 274,919

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

(73,428,483 ) 45,392,381

Decrease (Increase) in receivable on futures contracts

(34,221,598 ) (58,652,375 )

Decrease (Increase) in receivable in Limitation by Sponsor

(27,133 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

(590,617 )

Amortization of offering costs

105,643

Increase (Decrease) in payable to Sponsor

335,880 (481,032 )

Increase (Decrease) in payable on futures contracts

(4,978,327 ) 24,980,377

Increase (Decrease) in non-recurring fees and expenses payable

426,058

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(283,343,740 ) (611,358,789 )

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from addition of shares

1,249,111,923 3,384,222,145

Payment on shares redeemed

(694,255,890 ) (2,444,666,315 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

554,856,033 939,555,830

Net increase (decrease) in cash

271,512,293 328,197,041

Cash, beginning of period

1,098,678,257 483,772,745

Cash, end of period

$ 1,370,190,550 $ 811,969,786

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PROSHARES TRUST II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2019

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

ProShares Trust II (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of March 31, 2019, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds, are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds” in these Notes to Financial Statements.

The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008, other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.

Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in several different ways. References to “Short Funds,” “UltraShort Funds,” “UltraPro Short Funds,” “Ultra Funds” or “UltraPro Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objectives, but without distinguishing among the Funds’ benchmarks. References to “Commodity Index Funds,” “Commodity Funds” and “Currency Funds” refer to the different Funds according to their general benchmark categories without distinguishing among the Funds’ investment objectives or Fund-specific benchmarks. References to “VIX Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objective and their general benchmark categories.

Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either 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 UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either one and one-half times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, both over a single day and over time, that match (1x) the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objectives over a period of time greater than a single day because mathematical compounding prevents the Geared Funds from achieving such results. Accordingly, results over periods of time greater than a single day should not be expected to be a simple multiple (e.g., -0.5x, -1x, -2x, -3x, 1.5x, 2x or 3x) of the period return of the corresponding benchmark and will likely differ significantly.

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Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits

The table below includes Share splits and reverse Share splits for the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2018. There were no Share splits or reverse Share splits for the Funds during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The ticker symbols for these Funds did not change, and each Fund continues to trade on the NYSE Arca.

Fund

Execution Date
(Prior to Opening
of Trading)
Type of Split Date Trading
Resumed at Post-
Split Price

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

March 19, 2018 1-for-5 reverse Share split March 20, 2018

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

March 19, 2018 1-for-4 reverse Share split March 20, 2018

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

September 17, 2018 1-for-4 reverse Share split September 18, 2018

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

September 17, 2018 1-for-5 reverse Share split September 18, 2018

The reverse splits were applied retroactively for all periods presented, reducing the number of Shares outstanding for each of the Funds, and resulted in a proportionate increase in the price per Share and per Share information of each such Fund. Therefore, the reverse splits did not change the aggregate net asset value of a shareholder’s investment at the time of the reverse split.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Each Fund is an investment company, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” As such, the Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Fund, as applicable, in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019.

Use of Estimates & Indemnifications

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss to be remote.

Basis of Presentation

Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, audited financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually. The debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable only against the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund. Accordingly, the assets of one Fund of the Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase of Shares in that Fund.

Statement of Cash Flows

The cash amount shown in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statement of Financial Condition dated March 31, 2019 and 2018, and represents cash, segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, segregated cash with brokers for swap agreements, segregated cash with brokers for forward agreements, and segregated cash with brokers for foreign currency forward agreements but does not include short-term investments.

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Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period

The cut-off times and the times of the calculation of the Funds’ final net asset value for creation and redemption of fund Shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were typically as follows. All times are Eastern Standard Time:

Fund

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

UltraShort Silver, Ultra Silver

1:00 p.m. 1:25 p.m. March 29, 2019

UltraShort Gold, Ultra Gold

1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. March 29, 2019

UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil,

Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. March 29, 2019

UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF,

UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF,

UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas,

Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. March 29, 2019

UltraShort Australian Dollar

3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. March 29, 2019

Short Euro,

UltraShort Euro,

Ultra Euro

3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. March 29, 2019

UltraShort Yen,

Ultra Yen

3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. March 29, 2019

VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,

Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF,

Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

2:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. March 29, 2019

VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

2:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. March 29, 2019

*

Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Market value per Share is determined at the close of the NYSE Arca and may be later than when the Funds’ NAV per Share is calculated.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds value transactions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain of the Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Investment Valuation

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are generally valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are generally valued at the last settled price. Futures contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy. Swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy. The Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with industry standards. The Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted. Depending on the source and relevant significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level II or Level III in the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While the Funds’ policies are intended to result in a calculation of its respective Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, such Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by such Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The disclosure requirements establish a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds (observable inputs); and (2) the Funds’ own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the disclosure requirements hierarchy are as follows:

Level I – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level II – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level II assets include the following: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

Level III – Unobservable pricing input at the measurement date for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

In some instances, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value measurements also require additional disclosure when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, as well as when circumstances indicate that a transaction is not orderly.

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at March 31, 2019 using the fair value hierarchy:

Level I - Quoted Prices Level II - Other Significant Observable
Inputs

Fund

Short-Term U.S.
Government and
Agencies
Futures
Contracts *
Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
Swap
Agreements
Total

ProShares Short Euro

$ 3,999,732 $ 160,856 $ $ $ 4,160,588

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

79,994,640 8,100,619 88,095,259

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

279,586,291 10,284,066 46,312,871 336,183,228

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

10,993,211 21,777 11,014,988

ProShares Ultra Euro

999,328 (167,538 ) 831,790

ProShares Ultra Gold

49,960,295 (205,361 ) 719,893 50,474,827

ProShares Ultra Silver

103,899,800 (657,796 ) 412,579 103,654,583

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

119,991,960 (8,011,390 ) 134,463 112,115,033

ProShares Ultra Yen

64,514 64,514

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

60,908,183 40,705,393 101,613,576

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

2,999,799 (2,476,878 ) 522,921

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

(65,390 ) (65,390 )

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

21,991,264 (2,958,761 ) (6,039,390 ) 12,993,113

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

999,933 521,444 1,521,377

ProShares UltraShort Euro

78,955,974 2,933,626 81,889,600

ProShares UltraShort Gold

2,998,589 37,434 (182,087 ) 2,853,936

ProShares UltraShort Silver

2,999,799 398,608 (100,891 ) 3,297,516

ProShares UltraShort Yen

35,930,801 (690,027 ) 35,240,774

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

9,999,330 (2,667,673 ) 7,331,657

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

99,829,957 (3,901,346 ) 95,928,611

Total Trust

$ 967,038,886 $ 39,285,602 $ 2,140,575 $ 41,257,438 $ 1,049,722,501

*

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.

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following table summarizes the valuation of investments at December 31, 2018 using the fair value hierarchy:

Level I - Quoted Prices Level II - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Fund

Short-Term U.S.
Government and
Agencies
Futures
Contracts *
Forward
Agreements
Foreign
Currency
Forward
Contracts
Swap
Agreements
Total

ProShares Short Euro

$ 599,429 $ (43,281 ) $ $ $ $ 556,148

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

(14,476,201 ) (14,476,201 )

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

280,502,900 (14,040,301 ) (72,767,125 ) 193,695,474

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

8,380,427 (10,323,163 ) (1,942,736 )

ProShares Ultra Euro

1,496,658 57,938 1,554,596

ProShares Ultra Gold

41,941,734 72,670 4,253,301 46,267,705

ProShares Ultra Silver

123,795,806 340,736 26,301,717 150,438,259

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

32,503,965 (1,330,949 ) 31,173,016

ProShares Ultra Yen

177,111 177,111

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

20,979,876 (23,451,361 ) (2,471,485 )

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

7,019,475 7,019,475

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

299,537 511,825 811,362

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

27,967,534 3,272,155 20,646,726 51,886,415

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

299,714 10,837,989 11,137,703

ProShares UltraShort Euro

121,801,685 (1,495,804 ) 120,305,881

ProShares UltraShort Gold

3,989,563 (31,780 ) (990,786 ) 2,966,997

ProShares UltraShort Silver

3,294,766 (44,917 ) (1,793,011 ) 1,456,838

ProShares UltraShort Yen

34,951,229 (3,123,744 ) 31,827,485

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

3,758,106 3,758,106

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

114,785,002 17,378,445 132,163,447

Total Trust

$ 785,085,860 $ 13,284,362 $ 27,771,221 $ (4,384,499 ) $ (53,451,348 ) $ 768,305,596

*

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.

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Investment Transactions and Related Income

Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis and marked to market daily. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on open contracts are reflected in the Statements of Financial Condition and changes in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation between periods are reflected in the Statements of Operations.

Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or discount, and is reflected as Interest Income in the Statement of Operations.

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulated investments. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income would also be borne by the Funds. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized when the transaction is closed). The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

Federal Income Tax

Each Fund is registered as a series of a Delaware statutory trust and is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no Fund expects to incur U.S. federal income tax liability; rather, each beneficial owner of a Fund’s Shares is required to take into account its allocable share of its Fund’s income, gain, loss, deductions and other items for its Fund’s taxable year ending with or within the beneficial owner’s taxable year.

Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. On an ongoing basis, management monitors its tax positions taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.

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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS

Short-Term Investments

The Funds may purchase U.S. Treasury Bills, agency securities, and other high-credit quality short-term fixed income or similar securities with original maturities of one year or less. A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements, futures, and/or forward contracts.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

In seeking to achieve each Fund’s investment objective, the Sponsor uses a mathematical approach to investing. Using this approach, the Sponsor determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions, including derivative positions, which the Sponsor believes in combination, should produce returns consistent with a Fund’s objective.

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on each respective Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Certain Funds utilized a varying level of derivative instruments in conjunction with investment securities in seeking to meet their investment objectives during the period. While the volume of open positions may vary on a daily basis as each Fund transacts derivatives contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure to meet its investment objective, the volume of these open positions relative to the net assets of each respective Fund at the date of this report is generally representative of open positions throughout the reporting period.

Following is a description of the derivative instruments used by the Funds during the reporting period, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

The Funds may enter into futures contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of, or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting), an underlying Index, currency or commodity. A futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of asset at a specified time and place. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity, if applicable, or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery, or by cash settlement at expiration of contract.

Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral at least such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. The initial margin is segregated as cash and/or securities balances with brokers for futures contracts, as disclosed in the Statements of Financial Condition, and is restricted as to its use. The Funds that enter into futures contracts maintain collateral at the broker in the form of cash and/or securities. Pursuant to the futures contract, each Fund generally agrees to receive from or pay to the broker(s) an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Each Fund will realize a gain or loss upon closing of a futures transaction.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically 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.

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Swap Agreements

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

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

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

Swap agreements contain various conditions, events of default, termination events, covenants and representations. The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net positions owed to the party under the agreement. This could cause a Fund to have to enter into a new transaction with the same counterparty, enter into a transaction with a different counterparty or seek to achieve its investment objective through any number of different investments or investment techniques.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss in excess of the unrealized gain/loss reflected. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure each Fund has under the swap agreement, which may exceed the NAV of each Fund. Additional risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference Index and the inability of counterparties to perform. Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements only with major global financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different counterparties, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty in an amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds. All of the outstanding swap agreements at March 31, 2019 contractually terminate within one month but may be terminated without penalty by either party daily. 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

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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 March 31, 2019, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.

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

Forward Contracts

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

The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity or currency, establishing an opposite position in the contract and recognizing the profit or loss on both positions simultaneously on the delivery date or, in some instances, paying a cash settlement before the designated date of delivery. The forward contracts are adjusted by the daily fluctuation of the underlying commodity or currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date.

Forward contracts have traditionally not been cleared or guaranteed by a third party. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC now regulates non-deliverable forwards (including deliverable forwards where the parties do not take delivery). Certain non-deliverable forward contracts, such as non-deliverable foreign exchange forwards, may be subject to regulation as swap agreements, including mandatory clearing. Changes in the forward markets may entail increased costs and result in 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 March 31, 2019, the collateral posted by counterparties consisted of cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities.

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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 Statement of Financial Condition as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the reporting period.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2019

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

Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF $ 8,100,619 * $
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 134,463 * 8,011,390 *
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF 2,667,673 *
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 3,901,346 *

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 56,596,937 *
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas 21,777 *
ProShares Ultra Gold 719,893 * 205,361 *
ProShares Ultra Silver 412,579 * 657,796 *
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF 40,705,393 *
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF 2,476,878 *
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil 8,998,151 *
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas 521,444 *
ProShares UltraShort Gold 37,434 * 182,087 *
ProShares UltraShort Silver 398,608 * 100,891 *

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts
ProShares Short Euro 160,856 *
ProShares Ultra Euro 1,894 169,432
ProShares Ultra Yen 64,772 258
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar 65,390 *
ProShares UltraShort Euro 3,149,704 216,078
ProShares UltraShort Yen 690,027

Total Trust $ 111,026,373 * $ 28,342,758 *

*

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.

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2018

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

Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF $ 910,460 * $ 15,386,661 *
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 33,798,582 * 2,625,566 *
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF 3,888,156 * 130,050 *
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 18,392,959 * 1,014,514 *

Commodities Contracts

Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil 86,807,426 *
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas 10,323,163 *
ProShares Ultra Gold 4,325,971 *
ProShares Ultra Silver 26,642,453 *
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF 23,451,361 *
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF 7,019,475 *
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil 23,918,881 *
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas 10,837,989 *
ProShares UltraShort Gold 1,022,566 *
ProShares UltraShort Silver 1,837,928 *

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or receivables on open futures contracts Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts, and/or payable on open futures contracts
ProShares Short Euro 43,281 *
ProShares Ultra Euro 61,971 4,033
ProShares Ultra Yen 179,187 2,076
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar 511,825 *
ProShares UltraShort Euro 104,074 1,599,878
ProShares UltraShort Yen 678,152 3,801,896

Total Trust $ 131,270,135 * $ 148,050,399 *

*

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.

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2019

Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments

Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

Fund

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

VIX Futures Contracts

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

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

$ 59,105,354 $ 22,576,820

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

(195,223,341 ) (39,049,943 )

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

(4,202,020 ) (6,425,779 )

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

(54,906,584 ) (21,279,791 )

Commodities Contracts

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

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil 76,523,157 143,404,363
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (13,301,838 ) 10,344,940
ProShares Ultra Gold 4,092,585 (3,811,439 )
ProShares Ultra Silver 13,301,791 (26,887,670 )
ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF 22,272,869 64,156,754
ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF (2,268,796 ) (9,496,353 )
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (9,155,159 ) (32,917,032 )
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas 11,319,325 (10,316,545 )
ProShares UltraShort Gold (1,168,904 ) 877,913
ProShares UltraShort Silver (1,390,142 ) 2,135,645

Foreign Exchange Contracts

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

ProShares Short Euro 147,106 204,137
ProShares Ultra Euro (227,273 ) (225,476 )
ProShares Ultra Yen (77,307 ) (112,597 )
ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar 262,745 (577,215 )
ProShares UltraShort Euro 3,329,242 4,429,430
ProShares UltraShort Yen (343,408 ) 2,433,717

Total Trust $ (91,910,598 ) $ 99,463,879

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2018

Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments

Location of Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

Fund

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

VIX Futures Contracts

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

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

$ (1,883,525,731) $ (53,802,405)

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

416,609,780 67,456,488

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

3,720,436 4,917,565

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

77,276,980 14,010,626

Commodities Contracts

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

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

112,517,891 (38,543,738)

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

1,134,812 (4,974,441)

ProShares Ultra Gold

8,655,275 (5,020,692)

ProShares Ultra Silver

12,801,743 (31,850,052)

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

1,620,825 1,585,957

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

(4,675,967) (746,983)

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

(48,096,150) 15,281,931

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

746,971 932,004

ProShares UltraShort Gold

(3,269,875) 1,905,939

ProShares UltraShort Silver

(1,596,841) 2,703,276

Foreign Exchange Contracts

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

ProShares Short Euro

(379,586) 237,219
ProShares Ultra Euro 800,513 (482,219)

ProShares Ultra Yen

322,550 (11,801)

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

(1,119,990) 1,191,380

ProShares UltraShort Euro

(18,923,242) 10,086,629

ProShares UltraShort Yen

(11,252,403) (416,097)

Total Trust $ (1,336,632,009) $ (15,539,414)

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 March 31, 2019.

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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2019
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

$ 46,312,871 $ $ 46,312,871 $ $ $

ProShares Ultra Euro

Foreign currency forward contracts

1,894 1,894 169,432 169,432

ProShares Ultra Gold

Swap agreements

719,893 719,893

ProShares Ultra Silver

Swap agreements

412,579 412,579

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Swap agreements

134,463 134,463

ProShares Ultra Yen

Foreign currency forward contracts

64,772 64,772 258 258

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Swap agreements

6,039,390 6,039,390

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Foreign currency forward contracts

3,149,704 3,149,704 216,078 216,078

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Swap agreements

182,087 182,087

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Swap agreements

100,891 100,891

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Foreign currency forward contracts

690,027 690,027

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at March 31, 2019. 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”.

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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2019
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.

$ 13,531,815 $ $ (10,600,000 ) $ 2,931,815

Goldman Sachs International

9,321,563 (7,312,098 ) 2,009,465

Royal Bank of Canada

9,581,950 9,581,950

Societe Generale

3,690,633 (3,146,234 ) 544,399

UBS AG

10,186,910 (8,248,663 ) 1,938,247

ProShares Ultra Euro

Goldman Sachs International

(76,740 ) 76,740

UBS AG

(90,798 ) 90,798

ProShares Ultra Gold

Citibank, N.A.

408,352 (300,000 ) 108,352

Goldman Sachs International

157,215 (45,567 ) 111,648

UBS AG

154,326 (154,326 )

ProShares Ultra Silver

Citibank, N.A.

60,451 60,451

Goldman Sachs International

165,212 165,212

UBS AG

186,916 (186,916 )

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Goldman Sachs International

134,463 134,463

ProShares Ultra Yen

Goldman Sachs International

17,104 17,104

UBS AG

47,410 47,410

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Citibank, N.A.

(2,051,058 ) 2,051,058

Goldman Sachs International

(1,190,423 ) 1,190,423

Royal Bank of Canada

(1,109,781 ) 553,781 556,000

Societe Generale

(531,423 ) 531,423

UBS AG

(1,156,705 ) 1,156,705

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Goldman Sachs International

1,481,164 (1,402,579 ) 78,585

UBS AG

1,452,462 (1,360,332 ) 92,130

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Citibank, N.A.

(112,755 ) 112,755

Goldman Sachs International

(37,773 ) 37,773

UBS AG

(31,559 ) 31,559

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Citibank, N.A.

(65,595 ) 65,595

Goldman Sachs International

(27,529 ) 27,529

UBS AG

(7,767 ) 7,767

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Goldman Sachs International

(354,836 ) 354,836

UBS AG

(335,191 ) 295,191 40,000

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, 2018:

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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2018
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

$ $ $ $ 72,767,125 $ $ 72,767,125

ProShares Ultra Euro

Foreign currency forward contracts

61,971 61,971 4,033 4,033

ProShares Ultra Gold

Forward agreements

4,253,301 4,253,301

ProShares Ultra Silver

Forward agreements

26,301,717 26,301,717

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Swap agreements

1,330,949 1,330,949

ProShares Ultra Yen

Foreign currency forward contracts

179,187 179,187 2,076 2,076

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Swap agreements

20,646,726 20,646,726

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Foreign currency forward contracts

104,074 104,074 1,599,878 1,599,878

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Forward agreements

990,786 990,786

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Forward agreements

1,793,011 1,793,011

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Foreign currency forward contracts

678,152 678,152 3,801,896 3,801,896

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2018. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2018
Amounts of Recognized
Assets / (Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of Financial
Condition
Financial Instruments
for the Benefit of (the
Funds) / the
Counterparties
Cash Collateral for the
Benefit of (the Funds)
/ the Counterparties
Net Amount

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Citibank, N.A.

$ (22,752,565 ) $ 20,667,565 $ 2,085,000 $

Goldman Sachs International

(15,691,687 ) 10,417,687 5,274,000

Royal Bank of Canada

(13,836,386 ) 13,836,386

Societe Generale

(5,206,589 ) 1,491,589 3,715,000

UBS AG

(15,279,898 ) 15,156,898 123,000

ProShares Ultra Euro

Goldman Sachs International

26,209 26,209

UBS AG

31,729 31,729

ProShares Ultra Gold

Citibank, N.A.

1,682,026 (1,682,026 )

Goldman Sachs International

1,223,528 (1,223,528 )

Societe Generale

61,260 61,260

UBS AG

1,286,487 (1,286,487 )

ProShares Ultra Silver

Citibank, N.A.

9,662,061 (8,053,860 ) 1,608,201

Goldman Sachs International

8,418,745 (1,655,971 ) 6,762,774

Societe Generale

118,797 118,797

UBS AG

8,102,114 (6,971,401 ) 1,130,713

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Goldman Sachs International

(1,330,949 ) 1,330,949

ProShares Ultra Yen

Goldman Sachs International

73,705 73,705

UBS AG

103,406 103,406

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Citibank, N.A.

8,336,367 (8,336,367 )

Goldman Sachs International

2,752,372 (2,752,372 )

Royal Bank of Canada

4,237,960 (4,237,960 )

Societe Generale

1,891,050 (1,891,050 )

UBS AG

3,428,977 (3,428,977 )

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Goldman Sachs International

(610,002 ) 610,002

UBS AG

(885,802 ) 885,802

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Citibank, N.A.

(380,655 ) 119,655 261,000

Goldman Sachs International

(258,134 ) 258,134

Societe Generale

(63,076 ) 63,076

UBS AG

(288,921 ) 288,921

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Citibank, N.A.

(566,050 ) 566,050

Goldman Sachs International

(605,756 ) 605,756

Societe Generale

(119,953 ) 119,953

UBS AG

(501,252 ) 501,252

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Goldman Sachs International

(1,425,071 ) 1,425,071

UBS AG

(1,698,673 ) 1,571,673 127,000

NOTE 4 – AGREEMENTS

Management Fee

Each Leveraged Fund, the Short Euro Fund and each Geared VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund. Each Matching VIX Fund pays the Sponsor a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of its average daily NAV of such Fund.

The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund that the Sponsor pays directly. From the Management Fee, the Sponsor pays all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of each Fund, generally as determined by the Sponsor, including but not limited to, (i) the Administrator, Custodian, Distributor, ProFunds Distributors, Inc. (“PDI”), an affiliated broker-dealer of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent, accounting and auditing fees and expenses, (ii) any Index licensors for the Funds; and (iii) the normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of each Fund after the commencement of its trading operations. Fees associated with a Fund’s trading operations may include expenses such as tax preparation expenses, legal fees not in excess of $100,000 per annum, ongoing SEC registration fees not exceeding 0.021% per annum of the NAV of a Fund and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees, individual Schedule K-1 preparation and mailing fees not exceeding 0.10% per annum of the net assets of a Fund, and report preparation and mailing expenses.

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Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

Each Fund pays all its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor. Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are unexpected or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.

The Administrator

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as the Administrator of the Funds. The Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into an administration and accounting agreement (the “Administration and Accounting Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration and Accounting Agreement and under the supervision and direction of the Sponsor and the Trust, BNY Mellon prepares and files certain regulatory filings on behalf of the Funds. BNY Mellon may also perform other services for the Funds pursuant to the Administration and Accounting Agreement as mutually agreed upon by the Sponsor, the Trust and BNY Mellon from time to time. The Administrator’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”) served as administrator of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.

The Custodian

BNY Mellon serves as the Custodian of the Funds, and the Trust, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Fund, and BNY Mellon have entered into a custody agreement (the “Custody Agreement”) in connection therewith. Pursuant to the terms of the Custody Agreement, BNY Mellon is responsible for the holding and safekeeping of assets delivered to it by the Funds, and performing various administrative duties in accordance with instructions delivered to BNY Mellon by the Funds. The Custodian’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.

BBH&Co. served as custodian of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.

The Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon serves as the Transfer Agent of the Funds for Authorized Participants and has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement (the “Transfer Agency and Service Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, BNY Mellon is responsible for processing purchase and redemption orders and maintaining records of ownership of the Funds. The Transfer Agent Fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor.

BBH&Co. served as transfer agent of the Funds and the Trust until replaced by BNY Mellon on October 1, 2018.

The Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”), serves as Distributor of the Funds and assists the Sponsor and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing, including taking creation and redemption orders, consulting with the marketing staff of the Sponsor and its affiliates with respect to compliance with the requirements of FINRA and/or the NFA in connection with marketing efforts, and reviewing and filing of marketing materials with FINRA and/or the NFA. SEI retains all marketing materials separately for each Fund, at c/o SEI, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Sponsor, on behalf of each Fund, has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with SEI. The Sponsor pays SEI for performing its duties on behalf of the Funds.

NOTE 5 – OFFERING COSTS

Offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations. Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of a Fund after the commencement of its trading operations will be paid by the Sponsor.

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NOTE 6 – CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

Each Fund issues and redeems shares from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Units. A Creation Unit is a block of 50,000 Shares of a Geared Fund and 25,000 Shares of a Matching VIX Fund. Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants. As a result of the Share splits and reverse Share splits as described in Note 1, certain redemptions as disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity reflect payment of fractional share balances on beneficial shareholder accounts.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Shares are not redeemable securities. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from or with a Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker. Thus, some of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements—such as references to the Transaction Fees imposed on purchases and redemptions is not relevant to retail investors.

Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions

The manner by which Creation Units are purchased or redeemed is governed by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement and Authorized Participant Procedures Handbook. By placing a purchase order, an Authorized Participant agrees to: (1) deposit cash with the Custodian; and (2) if permitted by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, enter into or arrange for an exchange of futures contract for related position or block trade with the relevant fund whereby the Authorized Participant would also transfer to such Fund a number and type of exchange-traded futures contracts at or near the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date.

Authorized Participants may pay a fixed transaction fee (typically $250) in connection with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate BNY Mellon, as the Administrator, the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions. Authorized Participants also may pay a variable transaction fee to the Fund of up to 0.10% (and a variable transaction fee to the Matching VIX Funds of 0.05%) of the value of the Creation Unit that is purchased or redeemed unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by the Sponsor. The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction fee. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.

Transaction fees for the three months ended March 31, 2019 which are included in the Addition and/or Redemption of Shares on the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, were as follows:

Fund

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

ProShares Short Euro

$

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

7,431

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

57,619

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

5,580

ProShares Ultra Euro

ProShares Ultra Gold

1,632

ProShares Ultra Silver

7,332

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

446,799

ProShares Ultra Yen

ProShares UltraPro 3X Crude Oil ETF

24,934

ProShares UltraPro 3X Short Crude Oil ETF

8,919

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

27,697

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

1,378

ProShares UltraShort Euro

ProShares UltraShort Gold

1,606

ProShares UltraShort Silver

ProShares UltraShort Yen

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

5,260

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

4,925

Total Trust

$ 601,112

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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended March 31, 2019

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

Short Euro Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
Ultra Euro Ultra Gold

Net asset value, at December 31, 2018

$ 43.10 $ 42.36 $ 13.06 $ 25.28 $ 15.09 $ 37.12

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.14 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

1.19 9.94 8.41 (4.99 ) (0.84 ) 0.11

Change in net asset value from operations

1.33 9.95 8.46 (4.95 ) (0.80 ) 0.20

Net asset value, at March 31, 2019

$ 44.43 $ 52.31 $ 21.52 $ 20.33 $ 14.29 $ 37.32

Market value per share, at December 31, 2018

$ 43.08 $ 42.30 $ 13.30 $ 25.82 $ 15.12 $ 37.41

Market value per share, at March 31, 2019

$ 44.41 $ 52.36 $ 21.53 $ 20.42 $ 14.31 $ 37.24

Total Return, at net asset value^

3.1 % 23.5 % 64.8 % (19.6 )% (5.3 )% 0.5 %

Total Return, at market value^

3.1 % 23.8 % 61.9 % (20.9 )% (5.4 )% (0.5 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.97 % 1.54 %^^ 0.97 % 1.28 % 0.95 % 0.96 %

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

1.32 % 0.05 % 1.02 % 0.76 % 1.06 % 1.00 %

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2019.

^^

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses is 1.14%.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

Ultra Silver Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF
Ultra Yen UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar

Net asset value, at December 31, 2018

$ 26.39 $ 81.46 $ 57.53 $ 13.08 $ 49.79 $ 55.30

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.06 (0.02 ) 0.15 0.04 0.04 0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(1.93 ) (42.44 ) (2.03 ) 13.83 (29.21 ) (1.03 )

Change in net asset value from operations

(1.87 ) (42.46 ) (1.88 ) 13.87 (29.17 ) (0.88 )

Net asset value, at March 31, 2019

$ 24.52 $ 39.00 $ 55.65 $ 26.95 $ 20.62 $ 54.42

Market value per share, at December 31, 2018

$ 26.37 $ 81.73 $ 57.55 $ 13.47 $ 48.43 $ 54.92

Market value per share, at March 31, 2019

$ 24.48 $ 38.90 $ 55.64 $ 26.97 $ 20.60 $ 54.41

Total Return, at net asset value^

(7.1 )% (52.1 )% (3.3 )% 106.0 % (58.6 )% (1.6 )%

Total Return, at market value^

(7.2 )% (52.4 )% (3.3 )% 100.2 % (57.5 )% (0.9 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.96 % 1.54 %^^ 0.95 % 1.16 % 1.32 % 1.03 %

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.93 % (0.15 )% 1.11 % 0.81 % 0.67 % 1.16 %

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2019.

^^

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses is 1.52%.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating Performance

UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural Gas
UltraShort
Euro
UltraShort
Gold
UltraShort
Silver
UltraShort
Yen

Net asset value, at December 31, 2018

$ 29.79 $ 21.61 $ 24.27 $ 73.28 $ 37.13 $ 73.89

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.05 0.03 0.07 0.17 0.07 0.23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(12.95 ) 1.01 1.33 (1.03 ) 1.98 2.35

Change in net asset value from operations

(12.90 ) 1.04 1.40 (0.86 ) 2.05 2.58

Net asset value, at March 31, 2019

$ 16.89 $ 22.65 $ 25.67 $ 72.42 $ 39.18 $ 76.47

Market value per share, at December 31, 2018

$ 29.28 $ 21.22 $ 24.25 $ 72.84 $ 37.10 $ 73.86

Market value per share, at March 31, 2019

$ 16.88 $ 22.51 $ 25.67 $ 72.61 $ 39.24 $ 76.44

Total Return, at net asset value^

(43.3 )% 4.8 % 5.8 % (1.2 )% 5.5 % 3.5 %

Total Return, at market value^

(42.4 )% 6.1 % 5.9 % (0.3 )% 5.8 % 3.5 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

1.01 % 1.34 % 0.95 % 0.97 % 0.98 % 0.95 %

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

1.06 % 0.65 % 1.21 % 0.96 % 0.80 % 1.28 %

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2019.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating Performance

VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF

Net asset value, at December 31, 2018

$ 26.65 $ 38.58

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.07 0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(5.08 ) (14.58 )

Change in net asset value from operations

(5.01 ) (14.50 )

Net asset value, at March 31, 2019

$ 21.64 $ 24.08

Market value per share, at December 31, 2018

$ 26.74 $ 38.61

Market value per share, at March 31, 2019

$ 21.59 $ 24.02

Total Return, at net asset value^

(18.8 )% (37.6 )%

Total Return, at market value^

(19.3 )% (37.8 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.93 % 0.88 %

Expense ratio, excluding non-recurring fees and expenses, and brokerage commissions and fees

0.85 % 0.85 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

1.20 % 1.12 %

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Selected data for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended March 31, 2018

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

Short Euro Short VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF *
Ultra
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
Ultra
Bloomberg
Natural Gas *
Ultra Euro Ultra Gold

Net asset value, at December 31, 2017

$ 39.96 $ 509.20 $ 23.66 $ 32.64 $ 17.44 $ 39.88

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.00 (1) (0.18 ) 0.02 0.00 (1) 0.00 (1) 0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(0.71 ) (462.65 ) 3.80 (5.16 ) 0.66 1.52

Change in net asset value from operations

(0.71 ) (462.83 ) 3.82 (5.16 ) 0.66 1.56

Net asset value, at March 31, 2018

$ 39.25 $ 46.37 $ 27.48 $ 27.48 $ 18.10 $ 41.44

Market value per share, at December 31, 2017

$ 39.99 $ 512.84 $ 23.44 $ 32.50 $ 17.46 $ 40.67

Market value per share, at March 31, 2018

$ 39.04 $ 46.96 $ 27.50 $ 27.53 $ 18.09 $ 41.55

Total Return, at net asset value^

(1.8 )% (90.9 )% 16.1 % (15.8 )% 3.8 % 3.9 %

Total Return, at market value^

(2.4 )% (90.8 )% 17.3 % (15.3 )% 3.6 % 2.2 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.96 % 1.55 % 0.97 % 1.17 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.05 % (0.77 )% 0.30 % 0.07 % 0.06 % 0.37 %

*

See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2018.

(1)

Amount represents less than 0.005.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

Ultra Silver Ultra VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETF *
Ultra Yen UltraPro 3x
Crude Oil
ETF
UltraPro 3x
Short Crude
Oil ETF *
UltraShort
Australian
Dollar

Net asset value, at December 31, 2017

$ 33.55 $ 51.67 $ 57.32 $ 37.78 $ 42.32 $ 45.67

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.03 (0.20 ) (0.06 ) (0.11 ) (0.10 ) 0.00 (1)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(2.75 ) 43.55 6.22 8.63 (11.42 ) 1.42

Change in net asset value from operations

(2.72 ) 43.35 6.16 8.52 (11.52 ) 1.42

Net asset value, at March 31, 2018

$ 30.83 $ 95.02 $ 63.48 $ 46.30 $ 30.80 $ 47.09

Market value per share, at December 31, 2017

$ 33.85 $ 51.05 $ 57.45 $ 37.23 $ 42.88 $ 45.72

Market value per share, at March 31, 2018

$ 31.09 $ 92.65 $ 63.49 $ 46.33 $ 30.77 $ 47.18

Total Return, at net asset value^

(8.1 )% 83.9 % 10.7 % 22.6 % (27.2 )% 3.1 %

Total Return, at market value^

(8.2 )% 81.5 % 10.5 % 24.4 % (28.2 )% 3.2 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.95 % 1.95 % 0.95 % 1.14 % 1.21 % 1.02 %

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.36 % (1.20 )% (0.40 )% (1.06 )% (1.14 )% 0.01 %

*

See Note 1 of these Notes to Financial Statements

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2018.

(1)

Amount represents less than 0.005.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

UltraShort
Bloomberg
Crude Oil
UltraShort
Bloomberg
Natural
Gas
UltraShort
Euro
UltraShort
Gold
UltraShort
Silver
UltraShort
Yen

Net asset value, at December 31, 2017

$ 24.31 $ 39.48 $ 21.21 $ 70.47 $ 31.71 $ 74.93

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.02 (0.06 ) 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

(4.37 ) 3.46 (0.90 ) (3.38 ) 2.20 (7.79 )

Change in net asset value from operations

(4.35 ) 3.40 (0.88 ) (3.33 ) 2.22 (7.73 )

Net asset value, at March 31, 2018

$ 19.96 $ 42.88 $ 20.33 $ 67.14 $ 33.93 $ 67.20

Market value per share, at December 31, 2017

$ 24.56 $ 39.65 $ 21.20 $ 69.11 $ 31.40 $ 74.98

Market value per share, at March 31, 2018

$ 19.95 $ 42.83 $ 20.32 $ 66.98 $ 33.54 $ 67.14

Total Return, at net asset value^

(17.9 )% 8.6 % (4.1 )% (4.7 )% 7.0 % (10.3 )%

Total Return, at market value^

(18.8 )% 8.0 % (4.2 )% (3.1 )% 6.8 % (10.5 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

0.97 % 1.42 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions and fees

0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.34 % (0.55 )% 0.36 % 0.31 % 0.28 % 0.33 %

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2018.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Per Share Operating

Performance

VIX Mid-
Term Futures
ETF
VIX Short-
Term Futures
ETF

Net asset value, at December 31, 2017

$ 21.29 $ 23.34

Net investment income gain (loss)

0.00 (1) (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)#

5.32 16.43

Change in net asset value from operations

5.32 16.42

Net asset value, at March 31, 2018

$ 26.61 $ 39.76

Market value per share, at December 31, 2017

$ 21.15 $ 23.15

Market value per share, at March 31, 2018

$ 26.45 $ 39.15

Total Return, at net asset value^

25.0 % 70.4 %

Total Return, at market value^

25.1 % 69.1 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets**

Expense ratio

1.02 % 1.09 %

Expense ratio, excluding brokerage commissions and fees

0.85 % 0.85 %

Net investment income gain (loss)

(0.07 )% (0.16 )%

**

Percentages are annualized.

#

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses during the period because of timing of creation and redemption units in relation to fluctuating net asset value during the period.

Market values are determined at the close of the NYSE Arca, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset is calculated.

^

Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31, 2018.

(1)

Amount represents less than 0.005.

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NOTE 8 – RISK

Correlation and Compounding Risk

The Geared Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time). The return of a Geared Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ in amount and possibly even direction from one-half the inverse (-0.5x), the inverse (-1x), two times the inverse (-2x), three times the inverse (-3x), one and one-half times (1.5x) the return, two times (2x) of the return or three times of the return (3x) of the Geared Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Geared Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Geared Fund to lose money over time even if the performance of its benchmark increases (or decreases in the case of Short, UltraShort and UltraPro Short Funds), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility, compounding, and other factors. Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to the principal amount invested over time. Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated. The effects of compounding will likely cause the performance of a Geared Fund to differ from the Geared Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period. The effect of compounding becomes more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Geared Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark during the holding period of an investment in the Geared Fund. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Geared Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Geared Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Geared Fund’s underlying benchmark. The Matching VIX Funds seek to achieve their stated investment objective over time.

Each Ultra, UltraShort, UltraPro and UltraPro Short Fund uses leverage and should produce daily returns that are more volatile than that of its benchmark. For example, the daily return of an Ultra or UltraPro Fund with a 1.5x or 2x or 3x multiple should be approximately one and one-half or two or three times as volatile on a daily basis as is the return of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The daily return of an UltraShort or UltraPro Short Fund is designed to return two times the inverse (-2x) or three times the inverse (-3x) of the return that would be expected of a fund with an objective of matching the same benchmark. The Geared Funds are not appropriate for all investors and present significant risks not applicable to other types of funds. The Leveraged Funds use leverage and are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. An investor should only consider an investment in a Geared Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged, daily inverse or daily inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

While the Funds seek to meet their investment objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so. Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark; (3) bid-ask spreads on such Financial Instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments and commission costs; (5) holding or trading instruments in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology; (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; (10) accounting standards; and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.

A number of factors may affect a Geared Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Geared Fund from achieving its investment objective. In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Geared Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Geared Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Geared Funds, regulatory restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite levels. The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Geared Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., -0.5x, -1x, -2x, -3x, 1.5x, 2x, or 3x as applicable) to its benchmark at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.

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Each Geared Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on a daily basis. The time and manner in which a Geared Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and other circumstances at the discretion of the Sponsor. Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Geared Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.

Counterparty Risk

Each Fund may use derivatives such as swap agreements and forward contracts (collectively referred to herein as “derivatives”) in the manner described herein as a means to achieve their respective investment objectives. The use of derivatives by a Fund exposes the Fund to counterparty risks.

Regulatory Treatment

Derivatives are generally traded in OTC markets and have only recently become subject to comprehensive regulation in the United States. Cash-settled forwards are generally regulated as “swaps”, whereas physically settled forwards are generally not subject to regulation (in the case of commodities other than currencies) or subject to the federal securities laws (in the case of securities).

Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Title VII”) created a regulatory regime for derivatives, with the CFTC responsible for the regulation of swaps and the SEC responsible for the regulation of “security-based swaps.” The SEC requirements have largely yet to be made effective, but the CFTC requirements are largely in place. The CFTC requirements have included rules for some of the types of transactions in which the Funds will engage, including mandatory clearing and exchange trading, reporting, and margin for OTC swaps. Title VII also created new categories of regulated market participants, such as “swap dealers,” “security-based swap dealers,” “major swap participants,” and “major security-based swap participants” who are, or will be, subject to significant new capital, registration, recordkeeping, reporting, disclosure, business conduct and other regulatory requirements. The regulatory requirements under Title VII continue to be developed and there may be further modifications that could materially and adversely impact the Funds, the markets in which a Fund trades and the counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions.

As noted, the CFTC rules may not apply to all of the swap agreements and forward contracts entered into by the Funds. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of “the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.

Counterparty Credit Risk

The Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivatives. In the case of cleared derivatives, the Funds will have credit risk to the clearing corporation in a similar manner as the Funds would for futures contracts. In the case of OTC derivatives, the Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparty to the transaction – typically a single bank or financial institution. As a result, a Fund is subject to increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to OTC derivatives entered into as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.

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, subject to certain minimum thresholds. However, there are no limitations on the percentage of assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions only with major, global financial institutions.

OTC derivatives of the type that may be utilized by the Funds are generally less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. These 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. For example, if the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move that would cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV, the terms of the swap may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, it may not be possible for the Fund to enter into another swap or to invest in other Financial Instruments necessary to achieve the desired exposure consistent with the Fund’s objective. This, in turn, may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, particularly if the level of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.

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In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. To the extent the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”) in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are required by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions. Cleared swap customer collateral is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default. For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is only permitted to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker. Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC. This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss.

The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality. In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers the addition of new counterparties and the counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time. Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio holdings as of the prior Business Day. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings identifies its counterparties, as applicable. This portfolio holdings information may be accessed through the web on the Sponsor’s website at www.ProShares.com.

Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund, subject to applicable law.

The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives. Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and is a Fund’s counterparty on the derivative. The clearing organization guarantees the performance of the other side of the derivative. Nevertheless, some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to a Fund.

Leverage Risk

The Leveraged Funds may utilize leverage in seeking to achieve their respective investment objectives and will lose more money in market environments adverse to their respective daily investment objectives than funds that do not employ leverage. The use of leveraged and/or inverse leveraged positions could result in the total loss of an investor’s investment, even over periods as short as a single day.

For example, because the UltraShort Funds and Ultra Funds (except for the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF which includes a one and one-half times multiplier) include a two times the inverse (-2x), or a two times (2x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% at any point in the day could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of the movement. For the UltraPro Fund and UltraPro Short Fund, because the Funds include a three times (3x) or three times the inverse (-3x) multiplier, a single day movement in the benchmark approaching 33% at any point in the day could result in the total loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an investor has invested, even if the benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of the movement. This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of an Ultra Fund and UltraPro Fund or upward single-day or intraday movements in the benchmark of an UltraShort Fund and UltraPro Short Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.

Liquidity Risk

Financial Instruments cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at a reasonable cost. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds. The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

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“Contango” and “Backwardation” Risk

In Funds that hold futures contracts, as the futures contracts near expiration, they are generally replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract purchased and held in November 2017 may specify a January 2018 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the January 2018 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2018. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Rolling may have a positive or negative impact on performance. For example, historically, the prices of certain types of futures contracts have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as “backwardation.” In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the January 2018 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the March 2018 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection with rolling. While certain types of futures contracts have historically exhibited consistent periods of backwardation, backwardation will likely not exist in these markets at all times. The presence of contango (where prices of contracts are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months due to the costs of long-term storage of a physical commodity prior to delivery or other factors) in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling would be expected to adversely affect an Ultra Fund, an UltraPro Fund or a Matching VIX Fund that invests in such futures, and positively affect a Short Fund, an UltraShort Fund or an UltraPro Short Fund that invests in such futures. Similarly, the presence of backwardation in certain futures contracts at the time of rolling such contracts would be expected to adversely affect the Short Funds, UltraShort Funds, and UltraPro Short Funds, and positively affect the Ultra Funds, UltraPro Funds and Matching VIX Funds.

Since the introduction of VIX futures contracts, there have frequently been periods where VIX futures prices reflect higher expected volatility levels further out in time. This can result in a loss from “rolling” the VIX futures to maintain the constant weighted average maturity of the applicable VIX Futures Index. Losses from exchanging a lower priced VIX future for a higher priced longer-term future in the rolling process would adversely affect the value of each VIX Futures Index and, accordingly, decrease the return of the Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and the Matching VIX Funds.

Gold and silver have historically exhibited persistent “contango” markets rather than backwardation. Natural gas, like crude oil, moves in and out of backwardation and contango but historically has been in contango most commonly.

NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s or the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “intend,” “project,” “seek” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. None of the Trust, the Sponsor, the Trustee, or the Administrator assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, none of the Trust, the Sponsor or the Trustee is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or to a change in expectations or predictions.

Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risk and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Funds’ control. The Funds’ forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions and important factors, risks and uncertainties in the markets for financial instruments that the Funds trade, in the markets for related physical commodities, in the legal and regulatory regimes applicable to the Sponsor, the Funds, and the Funds’ service providers, and in the broader economy may cause the Funds’ actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.

Introduction

ProShares Trust II (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on October 9, 2007 and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). As of March 31, 2019, the following twenty series of the Trust have commenced investment operations: (i) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Matching VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Matching VIX Funds”); (ii) ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (each, a “Geared VIX Fund” and collectively, the “Geared VIX Funds”); (iii) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”); and (iv) ProShares Short Euro (the “Short Euro Fund”). Each of the Funds listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund. The Shares of each Fund are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). The Leveraged Funds, the Short Euro Fund and the Geared VIX Funds, are collectively referred to as the “Geared Funds” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Geared VIX Funds and the Matching VIX Funds are collectively referred to as the “VIX Funds” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Trust had no operations prior to November 24, 2008, other than matters relating to its organization, the registration of each series under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the sale and issuance to ProShare Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) of fourteen Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $350 in each of the following Funds: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraShort Gold, ProShares UltraShort Silver, ProShares UltraShort Euro, ProShares UltraShort Yen, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares Ultra Gold, ProShares Ultra Silver, ProShares Ultra Euro and ProShares Ultra Yen.

The Sponsor also serves as the Trust’s commodity pool operator. Wilmington Trust Company serves as the Trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Funds are commodity pools, as defined under “the CEA”, and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and are operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Groups of Funds are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in several different ways. References to “Short Funds,” “UltraShort Funds,” “UltraPro Short Funds,” “Ultra Funds” or “UltraPro Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objectives, but without distinguishing among the Funds’ benchmarks. References to “Commodity Index Funds,” “Commodity Funds” and “Currency Funds” refer to the different Funds according to their general benchmark categories without distinguishing among the Funds’ investment objectives or Fund-specific benchmarks. References to “VIX Funds” refer to the different Funds based upon their investment objective and their general benchmark categories.

As described in each Fund’s prospectus, each of the Funds intends to invest in “Financial Instruments” (Financial Instruments are instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or benchmark including futures contracts, swap agreements, forward contracts and other instruments) as a substitute for investing directly in commodities, currencies, or spot volatility products in order to gain exposure to the VIX Index, natural gas, crude oil, precious metals, or currencies, as applicable. Financial Instruments also are used to produce economically “inverse”, “inverse leveraged” or “leveraged” investment results for the Geared Funds.

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Each Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either 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 UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Ultra Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to either one and one-half times (1.5x) or two times (2x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, both over a single day and over time, that match (1x) the performance of its corresponding benchmark. Daily performance is measured from the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) to the Fund’s next NAV calculation.

Each Geared Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, not for any other period. This is different from most exchange-traded funds and means that the return of such Fund for a period longer than a single trading day will be the result of each day’s returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ in amount and possibly even direction from -0.5x, -1x, -2x, -3x, 1.5x, 2x or 3x of the return of the benchmark to which such Fund is benchmarked for that period. Volatility of the benchmark may be at least as important to a Geared Fund’s return for the period as the return of the benchmark. Geared Funds that use leverage, are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage. Accordingly, these Funds may not be suitable for all investors and should be used only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of seeking daily leveraged, inverse or inverse leveraged investment results. Shareholders who invest in the Geared Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.

Each Matching VIX Fund seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that match the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index (the “Short-Term VIX Index”) or the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index (the “Mid-Term VIX Index”) (each a “VIX Futures Index”). Each Geared VIX Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to a multiple or the inverse of the daily performance of the Short-Term VIX Index. Each VIX Fund intends to obtain exposure to its benchmark by taking positions in futures contracts (“VIX futures contracts”) based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”).

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil, ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF, and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas are benchmarked to indexes designed to track the performance of commodity futures contracts, as applicable. The daily performance of these Indexes and the corresponding Funds will likely be very different in amount and possibly even direction from the daily performance of the price of the related physical commodities.

Each Geared Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 50,000 Shares and each Matching VIX Fund continuously offers and redeems its Shares in blocks of 25,000 Shares (each such block a “Creation Unit”). Only Authorized Participants may purchase and redeem Shares from a Fund and then only in Creation Units. An Authorized Participant is an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with one or more of the Funds. Shares of the Funds are offered to Authorized Participants in Creation Units at each Fund’s respective NAV. Authorized Participants may then offer to the public, from time to time, Shares from any Creation Unit they create at a per-Share market price that varies depending on, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares of each Fund on the NYSE Arca, the NAV and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of the offer. Shares from the same Creation Unit may be offered at different times and may have different offering prices based upon the above factors. The form of Authorized Participant Agreement and related Authorized Participant Handbook set forth the terms and conditions under which an Authorized Participant may purchase or redeem a Creation Unit. Authorized Participants do not receive from any Fund, the Sponsor, or any of their affiliates, any underwriting fees or compensation in connection with their sale of Shares to the public.

The Sponsor maintains an Internet website at www.ProShares.com, through which monthly account statements and the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), can be accessed free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

In order to collateralize derivatives positions in indices, commodities or currencies, a portion of the NAV of each Fund is held in cash and/or U.S. Treasury securities, agency securities, or other high credit quality short term fixed-income or similar securities (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, whether denominated in U.S. dollars or the applicable foreign currency with respect to a Currency Fund). A portion of these investments may be posted as collateral in connection with swap agreements, futures, and/or forward contracts. The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term fixed-income securities bear to the shareholders’ equity of each Fund varies from period to period as the market values of the underlying swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts change. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, each of the Funds earned interest income as follows:

Fund

Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2019
Interest Income
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2018

ProShares Short Euro

$ 65,178 $ 19,567

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

1,584,561 1,769,973

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

2,140,385 1,425,965

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

117,835 136,075

ProShares Ultra Euro

39,503 25,079

ProShares Ultra Gold

415,585 312,544

ProShares Ultra Silver

904,454 773,864

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

1,418,106 666,743

ProShares Ultra Yen

27,009 4,154

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

615,343 2,545

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

71,505 4,204

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

48,542 21,139

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

361,771 729,417

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

59,875 15,138

ProShares UltraShort Euro

774,618 617,984

ProShares UltraShort Gold

95,211 90,144

ProShares UltraShort Silver

70,114 58,592

ProShares UltraShort Yen

292,368 312,520

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

265,413 61,704

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

852,206 276,528

Each Fund’s underlying swaps, futures, forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts, as applicable, may be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, swaps and forward contracts are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and in general are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. In the case of futures contracts, commodity exchanges may limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no futures trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in such futures contracts can neither be taken nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent a Fund from promptly liquidating its futures positions.

Entry into swap agreements or forward contracts may further impact liquidity because these contractual agreements are executed “off-exchange” between private parties and, therefore, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for exchange-traded instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.

The large size of the positions in which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial Investments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.

Because each Fund may enter into swaps and may trade futures and forward contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk).

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Market Risk

Trading in derivatives contracts involves each Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a commodity, currency or spot volatility product underlying such Fund’s benchmark at a specified date and price, should it hold such derivative contract into the deliverable period. Should a Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell a physical commodity, currency or spot volatility product, it would be required to make delivery of that commodity, currency or spot volatility product 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, currency or spot volatility product can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities, currencies or spot volatility products would expose a Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.

For more information, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Credit Risk

When a Fund enters into swap agreements, futures contracts or forward contracts, the Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations.

The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and most foreign futures exchanges as well as certain swaps is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges, which may become applicable in the future), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

Certain swap and forward agreements are contracted for directly with counterparties. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearing house will meet its obligations to a Fund.

Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to an OTC swap agreement defaults, the Fund’s risk of loss typically consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. 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 the recovery of collateral posted in segregated tri-party accounts at the Fund’s custodian bank.

Forward agreements do not involve the delivery of assets at the onset of a transaction, but may be settled physically in the underlying asset if such contracts are held to expiration, particularly in the case of currency forwards. Thus, prior to settlement, if the counterparty to a forward contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss will generally consist of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. However, if physically settled forwards are held until expiration (presently, there is no plan to do this), at the time of settlement, a Fund may be at risk for the full notional value of the forward contracts depending on the type of settlement procedures used.

The Sponsor attempts to minimize certain of these market and credit risks by normally:

executing and clearing trades with creditworthy counterparties, as determined by the Sponsor;

limiting the outstanding amounts due from counterparties to the Funds;

not posting margin directly with a counterparty;

requiring that the counterparty posts collateral in amounts approximately equal to that owed to the Funds, as marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds;

limiting the amount of margin or premium posted at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”); and

ensuring that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of the underlying asset could be called for.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of May 2, 2019 the Funds have not used, nor do they expect to use in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Funds. While each Fund’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on a Fund’s financial position.

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Management fee payments made to the Sponsor are calculated as a fixed percentage of each Fund’s NAV. As such, the Sponsor cannot anticipate the payment amounts that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as NAVs are not known until a future date. The agreement with the Sponsor may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice to the other party.

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. The Trust’s and the Funds’ application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

Each Fund has significant exposure to Financial Instruments. The Funds hold a significant portion of their assets in swaps, futures, forward contracts or foreign currency forward contracts, all of which are recorded on a trade date basis and at fair value in the financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the Statements of Operations.

The use of fair value to measure Financial Instruments, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period, is fundamental to the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements. The fair value of a Financial Instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price).

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds value investments based upon the closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the period ended March 31, 2019.

Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations.

Derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts) are generally valued using independent sources and/or agreements with counterparties or other procedures as determined by the Sponsor. Futures contracts, except for those entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds, are generally valued at the last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that future trades. Futures contracts entered into by the Gold, Silver, Australian Dollar and Short Euro Funds are valued at the last sales price prior to the time at which the NAV per Share of a Fund is determined. For financial reporting purposes, all futures contracts are valued at last settled price. Futures contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy. Swap agreements, forward agreements and foreign currency forward contracts valuations are typically categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy. The Sponsor may in its sole discretion choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position. Such fair value prices would be generally determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying financial instrument or commodity and would be based on principles that the Sponsor deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. The Sponsor may fair value an asset of a Fund pursuant to the policies the Sponsor has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards. Depending on the source and relevant significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level II or Level III in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While each Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Sponsor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale).

The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

Discounts on short-term securities purchased are amortized and reflected as Interest Income in the Statements of Operations.

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Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gain (loss) on open investments are determined on a specific identification basis and recognized in the Statements of Operations in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively.

Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis. The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions in VIX futures contracts for the Matching VIX Funds that exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.02% of the Matching VIX Fund’s average net assets annually.

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

ProShares Short Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 8,619,686 $ 7,991,880

NAV end of period

$ 22,213,438 $ 7,850,562

Percentage change in NAV

157.7 % (1.8 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

200,000 200,000

Shares outstanding end of period

500,000 200,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

150.0 % %

Shares created

300,000

Shares redeemed

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 43.10 $ 39.96

Per share NAV end of period

$ 44.43 $ 39.25

Percentage change in per share NAV

3.1 % (1.8 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(2.1 )% 2.6 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

6.3 % 7.9 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 200,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 500,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 1.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 37,625 $ 934

Management fee

26,985 18,350

Brokerage commission

568 283

Net realized gain (loss)

147,106 (379,586 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

203,871 237,334

Net Income (loss)

$ 388,602 $ (141,318 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 344,596,263 $ 770,163,871

NAV end of period

$ 441,188,509 $ 693,246,689

Percentage change in NAV

28.0 % (10.0 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

8,134,307 1,512,500

Shares outstanding end of period

8,434,307 14,950,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

3.7 % 888.4 %

Shares created

300,000 17,475,000

Shares redeemed

4,037,500

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 42.36 $ 509.20

Per share NAV end of period

$ 52.31 $ 46.37

Percentage change in per share NAV

23.5 % (90.9 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(37.4 )% 71.2 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

51.6 % 215.0 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one-half the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from an increase from 8,134,307 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 8,434,307 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and one-half the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, effective as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 1,512,500 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 14,950,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and to one-half the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark as of the close of business, February 27, 2018. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 23.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 90.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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The benchmark’s decline of 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 71.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 45,436 $ (1,750,599 )

Management fee

952,127 2,156,096

Brokerage commission

188,424 1,337,687

Non-recurring fees and expenses

398,550

Net realized gain (loss)

59,105,354 (1,883,785,962 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

22,571,460 (53,737,429 )

Net Income (loss)

$ 81,722,250 $ (1,939,273,990 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

*

See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 368,399,654 $ 524,445,526

NAV end of period

$ 425,287,296 $ 411,128,942

Percentage change in NAV

15.4 % (21.6 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

28,211,317 22,161,317

Shares outstanding end of period

19,761,317 14,961,317

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(30.0 )% (32.5 )%

Shares created

3,300,000 1,950,000

Shares redeemed

11,750,000 9,150,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 13.06 $ 23.66

Per share NAV end of period

$ 21.52 $ 27.48

Percentage change in per share NAV

64.8 % 16.1 %

Percentage change in benchmark

30.2 % 8.8 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

26.5 % 22.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 28,211,317 outstanding Shares at

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December 31, 2018 to 19,761,317 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 22,161,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 14,961,317 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM .

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 64.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 16.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s rise of 30.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 1,095,944 $ 334,994

Management fee

1,025,194 1,072,854

Brokerage commission

19,247 18,117

Net realized gain (loss)

76,523,404 112,517,885

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

143,399,033 (38,507,955 )

Net Income (loss)

$ 221,018,381 $ 74,344,924

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 14,617,440 $ 63,268,950

NAV end of period

$ 20,900,095 $ 39,239,545

Percentage change in NAV

43.0 % (38.0 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

578,150 1,938,434

Shares outstanding end of period

1,028,150 1,428,150

Percentage change in shares outstanding

77.8 % (26.3 )%

Shares created

1,300,000 650,000

Shares redeemed

850,000 1,160,284

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 25.28 $ 32.64

Per share NAV end of period

$ 20.33 $ 27.48

Percentage change in per share NAV

(19.6 )% (15.8 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(7.9 )% (6.9 )%

Benchmark annualized volatility

42.4 % 30.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 578,150 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 1,028,150 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,938,434 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 1,428,150 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex SM .

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 19.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 15.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 44,045 $ 7,455

Management fee

54,851 104,599

Brokerage commission

18,939 24,021

Net realized gain (loss)

(13,301,897 ) 1,134,792

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

10,344,998 (4,970,999 )

Net Income (loss)

$ (2,912,854 ) $ (3,828,752 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas, in conjunction with a significant decline in average shares outstanding, during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares Ultra Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 7,544,569 $ 9,591,516

NAV end of period

$ 7,857,207 $ 9,952,883

Percentage change in NAV

4.1 % 3.8 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

500,000 550,000

Shares outstanding end of period

550,000 550,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

10.0 % %

Shares created

50,000 100,000

Shares redeemed

100,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 15.09 $ 17.44

Per share NAV end of period

$ 14.29 $ 18.10

Percentage change in per share NAV

(5.3 )% 3.8 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(2.1 )% 2.6 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

6.3 % 7.9 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 500,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 550,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 5.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 20,829 $ 1,487

Management fee

18,674 23,592

Net realized gain (loss)

(227,273 ) 800,513

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(225,485 ) (481,984 )

Net Income (loss)

$ (431,929 ) $ 320,016

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares Ultra Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 83,523,294 $ 93,708,748

NAV end of period

$ 72,777,302 $ 95,302,043

Percentage change in NAV

(12.9 )% 1.7 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

2,250,000 2,350,000

Shares outstanding end of period

1,950,000 2,300,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(13.3 )% (2.1 )%

Shares created

50,000 200,000

Shares redeemed

350,000 250,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 37.12 $ 39.88

Per share NAV end of period

$ 37.32 $ 41.44

Percentage change in per share NAV

0.5 % 3.9 %

Percentage change in benchmark

0.9 % 2.5 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

10.0 % 9.5 %

On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Gold ETF would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Gold ETF struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold ETF is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Gold ETF was the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 2,250,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 1,950,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 2,350,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 2,300,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 0.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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The new benchmark’s rise of 0.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s rise of 2.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 212,786 $ 87,511

Management fee

201,578 225,014

Brokerage commission

1,221 19

Net realized gain (loss)

4,092,585 8,655,103

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(3,812,759 ) (5,007,487 )

Net Income (loss)

$ 492,612 $ 3,735,127

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares Ultra Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 201,824,376 $ 258,244,696

NAV end of period

$ 171,571,571 $ 221,863,281

Percentage change in NAV

(15.0 )% (14.1 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

7,646,526 7,696,526

Shares outstanding end of period

6,996,526 7,196,526

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(8.5 )% (6.5 )%

Shares created

400,000 100,000

Shares redeemed

1,050,000 600,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 26.39 $ 33.55

Per share NAV end of period

$ 24.52 $ 30.83

Percentage change in per share NAV

(7.1 )% (8.1 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(2.8 )% (3.5 )%

Benchmark annualized volatility

15.2 % 12.4 %

On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares Ultra Silver ETF would change its benchmark. The ProShares Ultra Silver ETF struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver ETF is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker:BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares Ultra Silver ETF was the London Silver Price.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 7,646,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 6,996,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 7,696,526 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 7,196,526 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 7.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 8.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The new benchmark’s decline of 2.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 3.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of silver futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 445,559 $ 214,408

Management fee

454,275 559,446

Brokerage commission

4,617 10

Net realized gain (loss)

13,301,922 12,801,371

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(26,890,326 ) (31,817,050 )

Net Income (loss)

$ (13,142,845 ) $ (18,801,271 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 214,304,871 $ 394,035,141

NAV end of period

$ 547,243,246 $ 323,581,300

Percentage change in NAV

155.4 % (17.9 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

2,630,912 7,625,448

Shares outstanding end of period

14,030,912 3,405,448

Percentage change in shares outstanding

433.3 % (55.3 )%

Shares created

15,150,000 9,570,000

Shares redeemed

3,750,000 13,790,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 81.46 $ 51.67

Per share NAV end of period

$ 39.00 $ 95.02

Percentage change in per share NAV

(52.1 )% 83.9 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(37.4 )% 71.2 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

51.6 % 215.0 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 2,630,912 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 14,030,912 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 1.5x of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 7,625,448 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 3,405,448 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index prior to the close of business on February 27, 2018, and 1.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, effective as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark prior to close of business on February 27, 2018, and 1.5x the daily performance of its benchmark as of the close of business, February 27, 2018, through the end of the reporting period. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 52.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 83.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 71.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ (150,629 ) $ (1,067,496 )

Management fee

965,532 842,811

Brokerage commission

575,631 891,428

Non-recurring fees and expenses

27,508

Net realized gain (loss)

(195,223,341 ) 416,600,171

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(39,057,983 ) 67,476,383

Net Income (loss)

$ (234,431,953 ) $ 483,009,058

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The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

*

See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1 of part I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the reverse Share split for the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

ProShares Ultra Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 5,751,716 $ 2,864,269

NAV end of period

$ 5,563,510 $ 3,172,131

Percentage change in NAV

(3.3 )% 10.7 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

99,970 49,970

Shares outstanding end of period

99,970 49,970

Percentage change in shares outstanding

% %

Shares created

50,000

Shares redeemed

50,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 57.53 $ 57.32

Per share NAV end of period

$ 55.65 $ 63.48

Percentage change in per share NAV

(3.3 )% 10.7 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(1.1 )% 5.9 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

6.2 % 8.0 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 3.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 10.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 1.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 14,571 $ (3,069 )

Management fee

12,438 7,223

Net realized gain (loss)

(77,307 ) 322,550

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(112,597 ) (11,619 )

Net Income (loss)

$ (175,333 ) $ 307,862

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 87,667,042 $ 11,335,483

NAV end of period

$ 128,015,075 $ 16,203,957

Percentage change in NAV

46.0 % 42.9 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

6,700,000 300,008

Shares outstanding end of period

4,750,000 350,008

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(29.1 )% 16.7 %

Shares created

800,000 200,000

Shares redeemed

2,750,000 150,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 13.08 $ 37.78

Per share NAV end of period

$ 26.95 $ 46.30

Percentage change in per share NAV

106.0 % 22.6 %

Percentage change in benchmark

30.2 % 8.8 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

26.5 % 22.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 3x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by a decrease from 6,700,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 4,750,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 300,008 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 350,008 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 3x of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM .

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 106.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 22.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to greater appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s rise of 30.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 252,849 $ (31,115 )

Management fee

295,626 2,095

Brokerage commission

66,868 5,676

Offering costs

52,846

Limitation by Sponsor

(26,957 )

Net realized gain (loss)

22,272,869 1,620,825

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

64,156,808 1,585,957

Net Income (loss)

$ 86,682,526 $ 3,175,667

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 18,665,099 $ 21,161,176

NAV end of period

$ 17,007,260 $ 26,950,309

Percentage change in NAV

(8.9 )% 27.4 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

374,906 500,002

Shares outstanding end of period

824,906 874,908

Percentage change in shares outstanding

120.0 % 75.0 %

Shares created

750,000 687,500

Shares redeemed

300,000 312,594

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 49.79 $ 42.32

Per share NAV end of period

$ 20.62 $ 30.80

Percentage change in per share NAV

(58.6 )% (27.2 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

30.2 % 8.8 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

26.5 % 22.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 374,906 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 824,906 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted from an increase from 500,002 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 874,908 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM .

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For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 3x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 58.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 27.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s rise of 30.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 24,014 $ (67,214 )

Management fee

34,303 3,537

Brokerage commission

13,188 15,260

Offering costs

52,797

Limitation by Sponsor

(176 )

Net realized gain (loss)

(2,268,796 ) (4,675,967 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(9,496,554 ) (746,983 )

Net Income (loss)

$ (11,741,336 ) $ (5,490,164 )

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 11,060,333 $ 13,702,102

NAV end of period

$ 8,162,647 $ 7,063,496

Percentage change in NAV

(26.2 )% (48.4 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

200,000 300,000

Shares outstanding end of period

150,000 150,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(25.0 )% (50.0 )%

Shares created

Shares redeemed

50,000 150,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 55.30 $ 45.67

Per share NAV end of period

$ 54.42 $ 47.09

Percentage change in per share NAV

(1.6 )% 3.1 %

Percentage change in benchmark

0.8 % (1.6 )%

Benchmark annualized volatility

8.6 % 8.7 %

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During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 200,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 150,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 300,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 150,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s rise of 0.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to an increase in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 25,789 $ 135

Management fee

21,080 19,484

Brokerage commission

1,673 1,520

Net realized gain (loss)

262,745 (1,120,237 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(577,204 ) 1,192,129

Net Income (loss)

$ (288,670 ) $ 72,027

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to an increase in the value of the Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 114,377,311 $ 225,843,284

NAV end of period

$ 75,826,687 $ 200,375,649

Percentage change in NAV

(33.7 )% (11.3 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

3,839,884 9,289,884

Shares outstanding end of period

4,489,884 10,039,884

Percentage change in shares outstanding

16.9 % 8.1 %

Shares created

3,400,000 4,200,000

Shares redeemed

2,750,000 3,450,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 29.79 $ 24.31

Per share NAV end of period

$ 16.89 $ 19.96

Percentage change in per share NAV

(43.3 )% (17.9 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

30.2 % 8.8 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

26.5 % 22.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 3,839,884 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 4,489,884 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 9,289,884 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 10,039,884 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 43.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 17.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to greater depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s rise of 30.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 8.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 185,815 $ 189,482

Management fee

166,326 527,954

Brokerage commission

9,630 11,981

Net realized gain (loss)

(9,155,159 ) (48,096,337 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(32,918,234 ) 15,307,293

Net Income (loss)

$ (41,887,578 ) $ (32,599,562 )

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater increase in the value of WTI Crude Oil during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 17,825,441 $ 6,902,743

NAV end of period

$ 13,019,491 $ 5,352,309

Percentage change in NAV

(27.0 )% (22.5 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

824,832 174,832

Shares outstanding end of period

574,832 124,832

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(30.3 )% (28.6 )%

Shares created

250,000 250,000

Shares redeemed

500,000 300,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 21.61 $ 39.48

Per share NAV end of period

$ 22.65 $ 42.88

Percentage change in per share NAV

4.8 % 8.6 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(7.9 )% (6.9 )%

Benchmark annualized volatility

42.4 % 30.3 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 824,832 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 574,832 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 174,832 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 124,832 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex SM .

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 4.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 8.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 7.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s decline of 6.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 19,484 $ (9,587 )

Management fee

28,691 16,545

Brokerage commission

11,700 8,180

Net realized gain (loss)

11,319,325 746,971

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(10,316,611 ) 931,920

Net Income (loss)

$ 1,022,198 $ 1,669,304

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a greater decrease in the value of Henry Hub Natural Gas, in conjunction with the timing of shareholder activity, during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 154,120,159 $ 202,548,197

NAV end of period

$ 151,445,608 $ 188,023,376

Percentage change in NAV

(1.7 )% (7.2 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

6,350,000 9,550,000

Shares outstanding end of period

5,900,000 9,250,000

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(7.1 )% (3.1 )%

Shares created

250,000 500,000

Shares redeemed

700,000 800,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 24.27 $ 21.21

Per share NAV end of period

$ 25.67 $ 20.33

Percentage change in per share NAV

5.8 % (4.1 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(2.1 )% 2.6 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

6.3 % 7.9 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 6,350,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 5,900,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 9,550,000 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 9,250,000 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the euro versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 5.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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The benchmark’s decline of 2.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 434,473 $ 168,129

Management fee

340,145 449,855

Net realized gain (loss)

3,329,242 (18,923,423 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

4,424,813 10,106,948

Net Income (loss)

$ 8,188,528 $ (8,648,346 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 18,098,997 $ 31,497,410

NAV end of period

$ 21,506,707 $ 30,009,467

Percentage change in NAV

18.8 % (4.7 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

246,978 446,978

Shares outstanding end of period

296,977 446,978

Percentage change in shares outstanding

20.2 % %

Shares created

100,000 200,000

Shares redeemed

50,000 200,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 73.28 $ 70.47

Per share NAV end of period

$ 72.42 $ 67.14

Percentage change in per share NAV

(1.2 )% (4.7 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

0.9 % 2.5 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

10.0 % 9.5 %

On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF is the Bloomberg Gold Subindex (ticker: BCOMGC). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF was the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 246,978 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 296,977 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the

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inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Gold Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the U.S. dollar p.m. LBMA Gold Price. There was no net change in the Fund’s outstanding Shares from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 1.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 4.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to lesser depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The new benchmark’s rise of 0.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the former LBMA Gold Price benchmark’s rise of 2.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser increase in the value of gold futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 47,471 $ 22,378

Management fee

46,962 67,746

Brokerage commission

778 20

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,168,904 ) (3,269,747 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

878,026 1,908,108

Net Income (loss)

$ (243,407 ) $ (1,339,261 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a lesser increase in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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ProShares UltraShort Silver

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 11,768,863 $ 14,806,259

NAV end of period

$ 20,253,916 $ 20,934,105

Percentage change in NAV

72.1 % 41.4 %

Shares outstanding beginning of period

316,976 466,976

Shares outstanding end of period

516,976 616,976

Percentage change in shares outstanding

63.1 % 32.1 %

Shares created

300,000 450,000

Shares redeemed

100,000 300,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 37.13 $ 31.71

Per share NAV end of period

$ 39.18 $ 33.93

Percentage change in per share NAV

5.5 % 7.0 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(2.8 )% (3.5 )%

Benchmark annualized volatility

15.2 % 12.4 %

On December 20, 2018, the Trust announced that the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF would change its benchmark. The ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF struck its NAV using its new benchmark for the first time on January 7, 2019. The new benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF is the Bloomberg Silver Subindex (ticker: BCOMSI). Prior to January 7, 2019, the benchmark for the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF was the London Silver Price.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 316,976 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 516,976 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Silver Subindex SM . By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 466,976 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 616,976 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The increase in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the London Silver Price.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 5.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 7.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to lesser appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The new benchmark’s decline of 2.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the former London Silver Price benchmark’s decline of 3.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a lesser decrease in the value of the silver futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 31,554 $ 13,187

Management fee

37,211 45,395

Brokerage commission

1,349 10

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,390,142 ) (1,598,873 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,135,467 2,706,050

Net Income (loss)

$ 776,879 $ 1,120,364

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a lesser decrease in the value of futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 55,363,675 $ 131,077,453

NAV end of period

$ 49,650,541 $ 87,308,862

Percentage change in NAV

(10.3 )% (33.4 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

749,290 1,749,290

Shares outstanding end of period

649,290 1,299,290

Percentage change in shares outstanding

(13.3 )% (25.7 )%

Shares created

400,000 50,000

Shares redeemed

500,000 500,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 73.89 $ 74.93

Per share NAV end of period

$ 76.47 $ 67.20

Percentage change in per share NAV

3.5 % (10.3 )%

Percentage change in benchmark

(1.1 )% 5.9 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

6.2 % 8.0 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 749,290 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 649,290 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from a decrease from 1,749,290 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 1,299,290 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV also resulted in part from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of the spot price of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to 2x of the inverse of the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 3.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 10.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to appreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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The benchmark’s decline of 1.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 5.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 167,574 $ 81,401

Management fee

124,794 231,119

Net realized gain (loss)

(343,480 ) (11,252,400 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

2,433,680 (403,844 )

Net Income (loss)

$ 2,257,774 $ (11,574,843 )

The Fund’s net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 56,299,121 $ 26,347,948

NAV end of period

$ 51,126,469 $ 24,945,408

Percentage change in NAV

(9.2 )% (5.3 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

2,112,403 1,237,403

Shares outstanding end of period

2,362,403 937,403

Percentage change in shares outstanding

11.8 % (24.2 )%

Shares created

500,000 550,000

Shares redeemed

250,000 850,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 26.65 $ 21.29

Per share NAV end of period

$ 21.64 $ 26.61

Percentage change in per share NAV

(18.8 )% 25.0 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(18.5 )% 25.5 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

22.3 % 64.8 %

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by an increase from 2,112,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 2,362,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 1,237,403 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 937,403 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 18.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 25.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 18.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 25.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the futures contracts that made the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 149,266 $ (4,487 )

Management fee

105,811 54,959

Brokerage commission

10,336 11,232

Net realized gain (loss)

(4,202,020 ) 3,720,436

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(6,426,449 ) 4,916,467

Net Income (loss)

$ (10,479,203 ) $ 8,632,416

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Fund Performance

The following table provides summary performance information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

NAV beginning of period

$ 149,547,115 $ 137,741,560

NAV end of period

$ 203,503,203 $ 112,385,324

Percentage change in NAV

36.1 % (18.4 )%

Shares outstanding beginning of period

3,876,317 5,901,317

Shares outstanding end of period

8,451,317 2,826,317

Percentage change in shares outstanding

118.0 % (52.1 )%

Shares created

6,225,000 1,875,000

Shares redeemed

1,650,000 4,950,000

Per share NAV beginning of period

$ 38.58 $ 23.34

Per share NAV end of period

$ 24.08 $ 39.76

Percentage change in per share NAV

(37.6 )% 70.4 %

Percentage change in benchmark

(37.4 )% 71.2 %

Benchmark annualized volatility

51.6 % 215.0 %

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During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the increase in the Fund’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase from 3,876,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2018 to 8,451,317 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2019. The increase in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the decrease in the Fund’s NAV resulted from a decrease from 5,901,317 outstanding Shares at December 31, 2017 to 2,826,317 outstanding Shares at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the Fund’s NAV was offset by the cumulative effect of the Fund seeking daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund’s daily performance had a statistical correlation over 0.99 to the daily performance of its benchmark. The Fund’s per Share NAV decrease of 37.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the Fund’s per Share NAV increase of 70.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to depreciation in the value of the assets held by the Fund during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The benchmark’s decline of 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the benchmark’s rise of 71.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, can be attributed to a decrease in the value of the near-term futures contracts on the VIX futures curve during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Net Income/Loss

The following table provides summary income information for the Fund for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Net investment income (loss)

$ 476,702 $ (47,426 )

Management fee

361,703 252,387

Brokerage commission

12,435 71,299

Net realized gain (loss)

(54,906,584 ) 77,274,987

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(21,284,231 ) 14,019,881

Net Income (loss)

$ (75,714,113 ) $ 91,247,442

The Fund’s net income decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in the value of the futures prices during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, each of the Fund’s positions were as follows:

ProShares Short Euro :

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Short Euro Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of Euro/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

Short June 2019 157 $ 1.13 125,000 $ (22,153,683 )
Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Euro Fx Currency Futures (CME)

Short June 2018 51 $ 1.2359 125,000 $ (7,878,544 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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 positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $1.00 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 one. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Short April 2019 8,058 $ 15.23 1,000 $ (122,683,050 )

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Short May 2019 6,033 16.33 1,000 (98,488,725 )

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Short April 2018 11,205 $ 19.78 1,000 $ (221,578,875 )

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Short May 2018 6,525 19.23 1,000 (125,443,125 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Long May 2019 1,603 $ 60.14 1,000 $ 96,404,420

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index
Close
Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Citibank,N.A. Long $ 88.8419 $ 210,716,477

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Long 88.8419 159,549,712

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Royal Bank of Canada Long 88.8419 159,265,812

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Societe Generale Long 88.8419 63,215,803

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

UBS AG Long 88.8419 161,395,641

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Long May 2018 2,391 $ 64.94 1,000 $ 155,271,540

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Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index
Close
Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Citibank N.A. Long $ 95.4541 $ 200,208,114

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Long 95.4541 192,610,038

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Societe Generale Long 95.4541 86,577,855

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

UBS AG Long 95.4541 187,785,873

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

Long May 2019 1,570 $ 2.66 10,000 $ 41,793,400

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

Long May 2018 2,872 $ 2.73 10,000 $ 78,491,760

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares Ultra Euro:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2019

Reference Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local
Currency
Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/05/19 7,006,725 1.1331 $ 7,939,530

Euro

UBS AG Long 04/05/19 7,466,800 1.1343 8,469,715

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/05/19 (151,500 ) 1.1286 (170,982 )

Euro

UBS AG Short 04/05/19 (307,000 ) 1.1250 (345,365 )

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2018

Reference

Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local
Currency
Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/06/18 8,112,625 1.2306 $ 9,983,565

Euro

UBS AG Long 04/06/18 8,724,400 1.2306 10,736,428

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/06/18 (416,900 ) 1.2306 (513,046 )

Euro

UBS AG Short 04/06/18 (240,900 ) 1.2306 (296,457 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Gold:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra Gold Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts, Gold forward agreements, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Gold Futures (COMEX)

Long June 2019 124 $ 1,298.50 100 $ 16,101,400

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index Close Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

Citibank, N.A. Long $ 151.6031 $ 39,789,890

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Long 151.6031 48,810,185

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

UBS AG Long 151.6031 40,913,975

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Gold Futures (COMEX)

Long June 2018 2 $ 1,327.30 100 $ 265,460

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Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Valuation
Price
Notional Amount
at Value

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Citibank N.A. Long $ 1,324.74 $ 72,198,330

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Goldman Sachs International Long 1,324.68 54,205,906

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Societe Generale Long 1,324.71 17,221,230

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

UBS AG Long 1,324.62 46,759,086

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or forward 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 custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra Silver:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares Ultra Silver Fund was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts, Silver forward agreements, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Silver Futures (COMEX)

Long May 2019 254 $ 15.11 5,000 $ 19,189,700

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index Close Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

Citibank, N.A. Long $ 147.4418 $ 110,150,652

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Long 147.4418 102,094,328

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

UBS AG Long 147.4418 111,622,760

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Silver Futures (COMEX)

Long May 2018 2 $ 16.27 5,000 $ 162,680

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Valuation
Price
Notional Amount
at Value

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Citibank N.A. Long $ 16.2800 $ 142,873,824

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Goldman Sachs International Long 16.2800 124,520,560

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Societe Generale Long 16.2800 53,499,972

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

UBS AG Long 16.2800 122,665,206

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The March 31, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or forward 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 custodian bank.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 agreement linked to VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long April 2019 28,212 $ 15.23 1,000 $ 429,527,700

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long May 2019 21,160 16.33 1,000 345,437,000

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

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 International Long $ 29.3012 $ 45,163,849

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Long or Contract

Short Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long April 2018 10,838 $ 19.78 1,000 $ 214,321,450

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long May 2018 6,322 19.23 1,000 121,540,450

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index
Close
Notional Amount
at Value

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures

Deutsche Bank AG. Long $ 71.1400 $ 23,853,609

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures

Goldman Sachs International Long 48.0706 125,126,211

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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 $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/A 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 custodian bank.

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ProShares Ultra Yen:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2019

Reference Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/05/19 331,570,400 0.008972 $ 2,974,942

Yen

UBS AG Long 04/05/19 919,075,800 0.008974 8,247,490

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/05/19 (6,849,300 ) 0.008965 (61,407 )

Yen

UBS AG Short 04/05/19 (10,542,900 ) 0.009039 (95,302 )
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2018

Reference Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/06/18 354,324,700 0.009400 $ 3,330,780

Yen

UBS AG Long 04/06/18 344,160,500 0.009400 3,235,234

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/06/18 (20,860,500 ) 0.009400 (196,096 )

Yen

UBS AG Short 04/06/18 (2,809,900 ) 0.009400 (26,414 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF was exposed to commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Long May 2019 6,386 $ 60.14 1,000 $ 384,054,040
Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Long May 2018 749 $ 64.94 1,000 $ 48,640,060

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The March 31, 2019 and 2018 futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The notional amount 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 amount, 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 $3.00 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 three. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Short May 2019 848 $ 60.14 1,000 $ (50,998,720 )

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Short May 2018 1,245 $ 64.94 1,000 $ (80,850,300 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional amount is calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional amount 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 decreases (increases) in notional amount, 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 $3.00 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 three. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar Fund was exposed to inverse exchange rate price risk through its holdings of AUD/USD foreign currency futures contracts. The following table provides information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

Short June 2019 230 $ 71.11 1,000 $ (16,350,700 )

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Australian Dollar Fx Currency Futures (CME)

Short June 2018 184 $ 76.76 1,000 $ (14,123,840 )

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The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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 positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of short exposure to the Australian dollar 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 Australian dollar and multiplying by negative two. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Crude Oil futures contracts and its holding of swap agreements linked to the Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex SM . The following tables provide information about the Fund’s positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Short May 2019 724 $ 60.14 1,000 $ (43,541,360 )

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index Close Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Citibank, N.A. Short $ 88.8419 $ (35,382,635 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Short 88.8419 (25,233,443 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Royal Bank of Canada Short 88.8419 (12,199,190 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Societe Generale Short 88.8419 (9,056,577 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

UBS AG Short 88.8419 (26,259,871 )

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount at
Value

WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX)

Short May 2018 1,263 $ 64.94 1,000 $ (82,019,220 )

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index
Close
Notional
Amount at
Value

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Citibank N.A. Short $ 95.4541 $ (100,134,158 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Short 95.4541 (92,256,796 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

Societe Generale Short 95.4541 (31,907,759 )

Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex

UBS AG Short 95.4541 (88,373,131 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. March 31, 2019 and 2018 short swap notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) 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 decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or

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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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

Short May 2019 978 $ 2.66 10,000 $ (26,034,360 )
Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Natural Gas (NYMEX)

Short May 2018 392 $ 2.73 10,000 $ (10,713,360 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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 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. While the above information properly represents the then current commodity price risk and is adequate for estimating the following day’s gains or losses, estimates of future values over longer periods should take the Fund’s daily rebalancing efforts into account. 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares UltraShort Euro:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2019

Reference

Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency Forward Rate Market Value
USD

Euro

UBS AG Long 04/05/19 15,539,500 1.1359 $ 17,651,954

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/05/19 (137,164,125 ) 1.1328 (155,384,230 )

Euro

UBS AG Short 04/05/19 (147,662,400 ) 1.1333 (167,351,047 )

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2018

Reference Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency Forward
Rate
Market Value
USD

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/06/18 20,692,400 1.2306 $ 25,464,498

Euro

UBS AG Long 04/06/18 8,138,700 1.2306 10,015,654

Euro

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/06/18 (160,609,525 ) 1.2306 (197,649,422 )

Euro

UBS AG Short 04/06/18 (173,574,200 ) 1.2306 (213,604,021 )

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The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Gold:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Gold Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Gold futures contracts, Gold forward agreements, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Gold Futures (COMEX)

Short June 2019 52 $ 1,298.50 100 $ (6,752,200 )

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index Close Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

Citibank, N.A. Short $ 151.6031 $ (12,577,645 )

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Short 151.6031 (10,781,376 )

Bloomberg Gold Subindex

UBS AG Short 151.6031 (12,927,675 )

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount at
Value

Gold Futures (COMEX)

Short June 2018 2 $ 1,327.30 100 $ (265,460 )

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Valuation
Price
Notional
Amount at
Value

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Citibank N.A Short $ 1,324.74 $ (21,328,314 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Goldman Sachs International Short 1,324.68 (17,483,127 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

Societe Generale Short 1,324.71 (6,358,608 )

0.995 Fine Troy Ounce Gold

UBS AG Short 1,324.62 (14,637,051 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases)

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in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or forward 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 custodian bank.

ProShares UltraShort Silver:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the ProShares UltraShort Silver Fund was exposed to inverse commodity price risk through its holding of Silver futures contracts, Silver forward agreements, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to commodity price risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

Silver Futures (COMEX)

Short May 2019 152 $ 15.11 5,000 $ (11,483,600 )

Swap Agreements as of March 31, 2019

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Index Close Notional Amount
at Value

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

Citibank, N.A. Short $ 147.4418 $ (15,412,788 )

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

Goldman Sachs International Short 147.4418 (6,552,316 )

Bloomberg Silver Subindex

UBS AG Short 147.4418 (7,024,143 )

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount at
Value

Silver Futures (COMEX)

Short May 2018 2 $ 16.27 5,000 $ (162,680 )

Forward Agreements as of March 31, 2018

Reference Index

Counterparty Long or
Short
Valuation
Price
Notional
Amount at
Value

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Citibank N.A. Short $ 16.2800 $ (17,382,710 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Goldman Sachs International Short 16.2800 (10,140,774 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

Societe Generale Short 16.2800 (2,541,412 )

0.999 Fine Troy Ounce Silver

UBS AG Short 16.2800 (11,647,493 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short futures notional values are calculated by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The March 31, 2019 and 2018 short forward and swap notional values equal units multiplied by the forward or swap price. These short notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract, swap or forward 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day. Counterparty risk related to the swap or forward 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 custodian bank.

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ProShares UltraShort Yen:

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to exchange rate price risk.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2019

Reference

Currency

Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Local Currency Forward Rate Market Value
USD

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/05/19 267,445,500 0.009104 $ 2,434,696

Yen

UBS AG Long 04/05/19 1,377,801,600 0.009029 12,439,969

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/05/19 (5,970,616,200 ) 0.008969 (53,551,523 )

Yen

UBS AG Short 04/05/19 (6,667,953,100 ) 0.008976 (59,848,902 )

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts as of March 31, 2018
Counterparty Long or
Short
Settlement
Date
Yen Forward Rate Market Value
USD

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Long 04/06/18 1,468,052,600 0.009400 $ 13,800,227

Yen

UBS AG Long 04/06/18 85,158,000 0.009400 800,516

Yen

Goldman Sachs International Short 04/06/18 (10,732,727,200 ) 0.009400 (100,891,531 )

Yen

UBS AG Short 04/06/18 (9,404,092,000 ) 0.009400 (88,401,878 )

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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 custodian bank.

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

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Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long July 2019 570 $ 16.93 1,000 $ 9,647,250

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long August 2019 997 17.03 1,000 16,973,925

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long September 2019 997 17.18 1,000 17,123,475

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long October 2019 427 17.25 1,000 7,365,750

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount at
Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long July 2018 276 $ 19.00 1,000 $ 5,244,000

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long August 2018 438 18.88 1,000 8,267,250

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long September 2018 438 19.03 1,000 8,332,950

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long October 2018 161 19.30 1,000 3,107,300

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, which were sensitive to equity market volatility risk.

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2019

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional Amount
at Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long April 2019 7,408 $ 15.23 1,000 $ 112,786,800

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long May 2019 5,556 16.33 1,000 90,701,700

Futures Positions as of March 31, 2018

Contract

Long or
Short
Expiration Contracts Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount at
Value

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long April 2018 3,627 $ 19.78 1,000 $ 71,723,925

VIX Futures (CBOE)

Long May 2018 2,115 19.23 1,000 40,660,875

The March 31, 2019 and 2018 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/A 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/A, 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 UltraPro Short Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of daily performance of its corresponding benchmark. Each UltraPro Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) 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/A 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/A, 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/A, 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).

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Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As further described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, 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 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/A, 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, -3x, 1.5x, 2x, 3x), 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/A, these adjustments are done through the use of various Financial Instruments. No attempt is made to adjust market exposure in order to avoid changes to the benchmark that would cause the Funds to lose value. 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 or UltraPro 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 or UltraPro Fund should fall. As a result, the Fund’s long exposure will generally need to be decreased. Net assets for Short Funds, UltraShort Funds or UltraPro Short Funds will generally decrease when the Index rises on a given day. As a result, the Fund’s short exposure may need to be decreased. Conversely, if the Index has fallen on a given day, a Short Fund’s, an UltraShort Fund’s, or UltraPro Short Fund’s assets should rise. 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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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Funds (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of December 31, 2018, including providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Trust and the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

Certifications

The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Sponsor and the Trust are named as defendants in the following purported class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on the following dates: (i) on January 29, 2019 and captioned Ford v. ProShares Trust II et al.; (ii) on February 27, 2019 and captioned Bittner v. ProShares Trust II, et al.; and (iii) on March 1, 2019 and captioned Mareno v. ProShares Trust II, et al. The allegations in the complaints are substantially the same, namely that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 15 of the 1933 Act and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) and Rule 10b-5 of the 1934 Act by issuing untrue statements of material fact and omitting material facts in the prospectus for ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, and allegedly failing to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading. Certain Principals of the Sponsor and Officers of the Trust are also defendants in the actions, along with a number of others. On April 29, 2019, the Court entered an order consolidating the three suits into a single action captioned In re ProShares Trust II Securities Litigation , and requiring that the lead plaintiff file an amended consolidated complaint by June 21, 2019. Counsel for the Trust believes the complaints are without merit and that the lawsuits will not adversely impact the operation of the Trust, ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, or any of its other Funds. The Trust and the Sponsor intend to vigorously defend against these lawsuits. The Trust and the Sponsor cannot predict the outcome of these lawsuits. Accordingly, no loss contingency has been recorded in the Statement of Financial Condition and the amount of loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF may incur expenses in defending against such lawsuits.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There has not been a material change to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on March 25, 2019.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

a)

None.

b)

Not applicable.

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Title of Securities Registered

Amount Registered As of
March 31, 2019
Shares Sold For the
Three Months
Ended March 31,
2019
Sale Price of Shares Sold
For the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2019

ProShares Short Euro

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 153,418,934 300,000 $ 13,205,150

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 4,190,504,596 300,000 $ 14,869,996

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 5,678,328,106 3,300,000 $ 56,961,229

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 506,239,987 1,300,000 $ 31,814,525

ProShares Ultra Euro

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 90,976,566 50,000 $ 744,567

ProShares Ultra Gold

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 246,598,845 50,000 $ 1,888,747

ProShares Ultra Silver

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 1,202,878,714 400,000 $ 10,636,282

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 6,913,084,508 15,150,000 $ 728,577,548

ProShares Ultra Yen

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 132,956,903 50,000 $ 2,922,854

ProShares UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 2,029,485,301 800,000 $ 16,301,816

ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 912,669,350 750,000 $ 18,656,682

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 162,940,781 $

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 2,165,329,020 3,400,000 $ 66,476,301

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 665,645,139 250,000 $ 4,113,610

ProShares UltraShort Euro

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 1,863,573,310 250,000 $ 6,305,432

ProShares UltraShort Gold

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 197,613,808 100,000 $ 7,236,873

ProShares UltraShort Silver

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 887,571,447 300,000 $ 11,229,394

ProShares UltraShort Yen

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 906,315,192 400,000 $ 30,543,496

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 472,484,450 500,000 $ 11,369,035

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Common Units of Beneficial Interest

$ 1,721,389,887 6,225,000 $ 174,135,151

Total Trust:

33,875,000 $ 1,207,988,688

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.

Description of Document

31.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (1)
31.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (1)
32.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
32.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer of the Trust Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
101.INS XBRL Instance Document (1)
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (1)
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (1)
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (1)
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (1)
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (1)

(1)

Filed herewith.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PROSHARES TRUST II

/s/ Todd Johnson

By: Todd Johnson
Principal Executive Officer
Date: May 10, 2019

/s/ Edward Karpowicz

By: Edward Karpowicz
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date: May 10, 2019

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