ANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 2022
Geared
Short 7-10 Year Treasury TBX
Short 20+ Year Treasury TBF
Short Dow30SM DOG
Short Financials SEF
Short FTSE China 50 YXI
Short High Yield SJB
Short MidCap400 MYY
Short MSCI EAFE EFZ
Short MSCI Emerging Markets EUM
Short QQQ PSQ
Short Real Estate REK
Short Russell2000 RWM
Short S&P500® SH
Short SmallCap600 SBB
Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury UST
Ultra 20+ Year Treasury UBT
Ultra Basic Materials UYM
Ultra Consumer Goods UGE
Ultra Consumer Services UCC
Ultra Dow30SM DDM
Ultra Financials UYG
Ultra FTSE China 50 XPP
Ultra FTSE Europe UPV
Ultra Health Care RXL
Ultra High Yield UJB
Ultra Industrials UXI
Ultra MidCap400 MVV
Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped UBR
Ultra MSCI EAFE EFO
Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets EET
Ultra MSCI Japan EZJ
Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology BIB
Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing SKYU
Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCYB
Ultra Oil & Gas DIG
Ultra QQQ QLD
Ultra Real Estate URE
Ultra Russell2000 UWM
Ultra S&P500® SSO
Ultra Semiconductors USD
Ultra SmallCap600 SAA
Ultra Technology ROM
Ultra Telecommunications LTL
Ultra Utilities UPW
UltraPro Dow30SM UDOW
UltraPro MidCap400 UMDD
UltraPro QQQ TQQQ
UltraPro Russell2000 URTY
UltraPro S&P500® UPRO
UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury TTT
UltraPro Short Dow30SM SDOW
UltraPro Short MidCap400 SMDD
UltraPro Short QQQ SQQQ
UltraPro Short Russell2000 SRTY
UltraPro Short S&P500® SPXU
UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury PST
UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury TBT
UltraShort Basic Materials SMN
UltraShort Consumer Goods SZK
UltraShort Consumer Services SCC
UltraShort Dow30SM DXD
UltraShort Financials SKF
UltraShort FTSE China 50 FXP
UltraShort FTSE Europe EPV
UltraShort Health Care RXD
UltraShort Industrials SIJ
UltraShort MidCap400 MZZ
UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped BZQ
UltraShort MSCI EAFE EFU
UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets EEV
UltraShort MSCI Japan EWV
UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology BIS
UltraShort Oil & Gas DUG
UltraShort QQQ QID
UltraShort Real Estate SRS
UltraShort Russell2000 TWM
UltraShort S&P500® SDS
UltraShort Semiconductors SSG
UltraShort SmallCap600 SDD
UltraShort Technology REW
UltraShort Utilities SDP
I | Shareholder Letter | ||||||
II | Management Discussion of Fund Performance | ||||||
LXXXVII | Expense Examples | ||||||
1 | Schedule of Portfolio Investments | ||||||
174 | Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||
189 | Statements of Operations | ||||||
204 | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
232 | Financial Highlights | ||||||
262 | Notes to Financial Statements | ||||||
297 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | ||||||
299 | Miscellaneous Information | ||||||
300 | Trustees and Executive Officers of ProShares Trust |
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During these times of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, I want to reaffirm our commitment to providing you, our investors, with products and services to help you meet your investment objectives. ProShares remains focused on ensuring the effective management of our funds. The following is the ProShares Trust Annual Report for the 12 months ended May 31, 2022.
U.S. Stocks Decline Sharply After a Strong Year
U.S. stock performance during the reporting period could effectively be split into two parts. Buoyed by the federal stimulus packages, near-zero interest rates, the robust rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, and strong corporate earnings, U.S. stocks ended 2021 on a winning streak. The S&P 500® rose 28.7% for the year, clocking in its third-best yearly performance of the century. The Dow® and Nasdaq-100 Index® gained 20.95% and 27.51%, respectively. The first months of 2022, however, saw a sharp reversal of this trend as volatility returned amid mounting inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, tightening monetary policy, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The S&P 500 hit correction territory for the first time since the official declaration of a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, declining by more than 10% at its lowest points in February relative to its January peak. With the notable exception of commodities like oil and gas, whose prices have surged amid sanctions against Russia, nearly all asset classes experienced selloffs in the past five months. The technology sector, in particular, has seen a sharp turnaround after its strong performance during the first half of the period.
The large-cap S&P 500 declined 0.3% over the reporting period, and the Dow lost 2.7%. The Nasdaq-100 declined 7.0%. The S&P MidCap 400® dropped 6.5%, and the small-cap Russell 2000® Index declined 17.0%. Of the 11 Dow Jones U.S. Industry Index sectors, four sectors rose. The best performers were oil & gas (72.8%), utilities (17.3%), and health care (4.6%). The biggest laggards were consumer services (-19.8%) and industrials (-12.8%), with technology, financials, and telecom also declining by over 3%.
Boom in International Equities Comes to an End
Equities in developed markets outside the United States followed a similar pattern, rising in the second half of 2021 before dropping as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves throughout the world economy. Emerging markets, however, largely declined throughout the 12 months, driven by a selloff in China amid a regulatory crackdown. Most major international indexes posted negative returns over the reporting period: The MSCI EAFE Index®, which tracks developed markets outside North America, fell 10.7%. The MSCI Europe Index® dropped 9.9%, while the MSCI Japan Index® lost 13.5%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index® fell 18.9%, and the FTSE China 50 Index® declined 28.1%.
U.S. Fixed-Income Markets Decline Sharply
Bonds struggled in the latter half of 2021 as the market acknowledged the beginning of the Fed's tapering program and interest rates began to rise. In response to the fastest inflation in 40 years, the Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points in March and 50 basis points in May. This spurred a selloff in the bond markets, overriding investors' typical flight-to-quality in times of geopolitical distress. Over the 12 months, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® declined 8.2%. The Ryan Labs Treasury 30-Year and 10-Year Indexes lost 18.7% and 10.8%, respectively. Investment-grade corporate bonds, as measured by the Markit iBoxx $ Liquid Investment Grade Index®, declined 11.5%, while their high-yield peers lost 4.9%, based on the Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index®.
Economy Slows
Geopolitical headwinds jolted the world economy, adding to the mounting inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions from the pandemic. After increasing at a steady clip in the second half of 2021, U.S. GDP contracted at an estimated annual rate of 1.5% in the first quarter of 2022. The labor market, however, remains strong, with a national unemployment rate of 3.6% for May. The U.S. dollar rose 9.7%, based on the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index.
Investors Find Opportunities Amid Complex Markets
Investors in ProShares' leveraged ETFs based on the NASDAQ-100 Index saw broad opportunities during the first half of the period. Yet, when the market turned in 2022, ProShares investors were presented with opportunities across a number of inverse ETFs and in other funds designed to outperform amid rising rates or volatile environments.
In October, ProShares launched Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), the industry's first U.S. bitcoin-linked ETF. BITO provides investors with a way to gain bitcoin futures exposure through their existing brokerage accounts — with the transparency, liquidity, and additional benefits of an ETF structure. Net flows into ProShares increased overall ($15.2 billion) over the reporting period.
During these uncertain times, many investors turn to ProShares ETFs because our strong lineup of funds offers short and leveraged market exposure across a broad array of market segments. This enables investors to choose the investments that most effectively align with their market views. We thank you for the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing ProShares and appreciate the opportunity to continue serving your investment needs.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Sapir
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees
PROSHARES.COM :: I
II :: MAY 31, 2022 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
Investment Strategies and Techniques — Geared Funds:
Eighty one (81) ProShares Geared exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") were in existence for the entire period covered by this annual report (each ProShares Geared ETF, a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds").
Each Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of a daily benchmark such as the multiple (i.e., 3x or 2x), the inverse (-1x) or an inverse multiple (i.e., -3x or -2x) of an underlying index for a single day, not for any other period. This means the Funds seek investment results for a single day only, as measured from the time a Fund calculates its net asset value ("NAV") to the time of the Fund's next NAV calculation, not for longer periods. The return of a Fund for a period longer than a single day will be the result of each day's returns compounded over the period, which will very likely differ from the Fund's stated leveraged, inverse, or inverse leveraged multiple times the return of the Fund's index for that period. During periods of higher market volatility, the volatility of a Fund's index may affect the Fund's return as much as or more than the return of the index.
ProShare Advisors LLC ("PSA"), the Funds' investment adviser, uses a passive approach in seeking to achieve the investment objective of each Fund. Using this approach, PSA determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that a Fund should hold to approximate the daily performance of its index.
When managing the Funds, PSA does not invest the assets of the Funds in securities or financial instruments based on its view of the investment merit of a particular security, instrument, or company. In addition, PSA does not conduct conventional investment research or analysis, forecast market movements, trends or market conditions, or take defensive positions in managing assets of the Funds.
The Funds make significant use of investment techniques that may be considered aggressive, including the use of swap agreements, futures contracts, and similar instruments (collectively, "derivatives"). Funds using derivatives are exposed to risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities, including one or more of the following: counterparty risk (i.e., the risk that a counterparty is unable or unwilling to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations) on the amount a Fund expects to receive from a derivatives counterparty, liquidity risk (i.e., the risk that a Fund might not be able to acquire or dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of PSA), and increased correlation risk (i.e., the risk that a Fund may not be able to achieve a high degree of correlation with its index or a multiple or inverse thereof). If a counterparty becomes bankrupt, or fails to perform its obligations, the value of an investment in a Fund may decline. With respect to swaps and forward contracts, the Funds seek to mitigate counterparty risk by generally requiring derivatives counterparties to post collateral for the benefit of each Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owes the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
The Funds primarily enter into derivatives with counterparties that are major global financial institutions. Any costs associated with using derivatives will have the effect of lowering a Fund's return.
Factors that Materially Affected the Performance of Each Fund during the Year Ended May 31, 20221:
Primary factors affecting Fund performance, before fees and expenses, include the following: the total return of the securities and derivatives (if any) held by a Fund, including the performance of the reference assets to which any derivatives are linked, financing rates paid or earned by a Fund associated with cash and, in certain cases, derivative positions; stock dividends, premiums and bond yields paid or earned by a Fund (including those included in the total return of derivatives contracts); the types of derivative contracts (if any) used by a Fund and their correlation to the relevant index or asset fees, expenses, and transaction costs; the volatility of a Fund's index (and its impact on compounding); and other miscellaneous factors.
• Index Performance: The performance of each Fund's index and, in turn, the factors and market conditions affecting that index are principal factors driving Fund performance.2
• Compounding of Daily Returns and Volatility: Each Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of a daily benchmark such as the multiple (i.e., 3x or 2x), the inverse (-1x) or an inverse multiple (i.e., -3x or -2x) of its underlying index for a single day only, not for any other period. For longer periods, performance may be greater than or less than a Fund's one-day multiple times the index performance over the period, before fees and expenses. This is due to the effects of compounding, which exists in all investments, but has a more significant impact on geared funds. In general, during periods of higher index volatility, compounding will cause Fund performance for periods longer than a single day to be more or less than the multiple of the return of the index. This effect becomes more pronounced as volatility increases. Conversely, in periods of lower index volatility (particularly when combined with higher index returns), Fund returns over longer periods can be higher than the multiple of the return of the index. Actual results for a particular period, before fees and expenses, are also dependent on the following factors: a) period of time; b) financing rates associated with derivatives; c) other Fund expenses; d) dividends and interest paid with respect to the securities in the index, e) the index's volatility; and f) the index's performance. Longer holding periods, higher index volatility, inverse exposure and/or greater leverage each exacerbates the impact of compounding on a Fund's performance. During periods of higher index volatility, the volatility of an index may affect a Fund's return as much as or more than the return of its index. Daily volatility for the U.S. equity markets increased from a year ago. The volatility for the S&P 500 for the year ended May 31, 2022, was 18.10%, which was slightly higher than the prior year's volatility of 17.28%. The volatility of each index utilized by a Fund is shown below.
1 Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
2 Indexes do not actually hold a portfolio of securities and/or financial instruments. Indexes do not incur fees, expenses and transaction costs. Fees, expenses and transaction costs incurred by the Funds negatively impact the performance of the Funds relative to their respective indexes. Performance of each Fund will generally differ from the performance of the Fund's index.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: MAY 31, 2022 :: III
Underlying Index | One Year Index Volatility | ||||||
MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index® | 27.84 | % | |||||
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index® | 25.44 | % | |||||
FTSE China 50 Index® | 35.56 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Oil & GasSM Index | 29.93 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. SemiconductorsSM Index | 37.53 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index | 20.95 | % | |||||
ISE Cloud Computing Total Return Index | 33.15 | % | |||||
Russell 2000® Index | 23.87 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index | 19.40 | % | |||||
S&P SmallCap 600® Index | 21.84 | % | |||||
FTSE Developed Europe All-Cap Index® | 19.82 | % | |||||
MSCI Japan Index® | 17.57 | % | |||||
S&P MidCap 400® Index | 20.78 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. TechnologySM Index | 27.46 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Real EstateSM Index | 18.45 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. IndustrialsSM Index | 18.10 | % | |||||
NASDAQ-100® Index | 25.13 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Select TelecommunicationsSM Index | 17.05 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Health CareSM Index | 15.55 | % | |||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index® | 17.62 | % | |||||
MSCI EAFE Index® | 15.65 | % | |||||
S&P 500® Index | 18.10 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer ServicesSM Index | 22.86 | % | |||||
Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM | 15.59 | % | |||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index | 15.95 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. UtilitiesSM Index | 15.12 | % | |||||
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer GoodsSM Index | 19.89 | % | |||||
NASDAQ CTA Cybersecurity Index | 26.12 | % | |||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index | 7.14 | % | |||||
Markit iBoxx® $ Liquid High Yield Index | 4.87 | % |
• Financing Rates Associated with Derivatives: The performance of each Fund was impacted by the related financing costs. Financial instruments such as futures contracts carry implied financing costs. Swap financing rates are negotiated between the Funds and their counterparties, and are set at the Fed Funds rate ("FEDL01") plus or minus a negotiated spread. This rate was changed from the one week/one month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") in the third and fourth quarters of 2021. The Fed Funds rate appreciated from 0.05% to 0.83% during the fiscal year. Each Fund with long exposure via derivatives was generally negatively affected by financing rates. Conversely, most Funds with short/inverse derivative exposure generally benefited from financing rates. However, in low interest rate environments, LIBOR adjusted by the spread may actually result in a Fund with short/inverse exposure also being negatively affected by financing rates.
• Stock Dividends and Bond Yields: The performance of Funds that provide long or leveraged long exposure was positively impacted by capturing the dividend, premium or income yield of the underlying assets to which they have exposure. The performance of Funds that provide inverse or leveraged inverse exposure was negatively impacted by virtue of effectively having to pay out the dividend, premium or income yield (or a multiple thereof, as applicable) associated with the assets to which they have short exposure.
• Fees, Expenses, and Transaction Costs: Fees and expenses are listed in the financial statements of each Fund and may generally be higher, and thus have a more negative impact on Fund performance compared to many traditional index-based funds. Daily repositioning of each Fund's portfolio to maintain exposure consistent with its investment objective, high levels of shareholder creation and redemption activity, and use of leverage may lead to commensurate increases in portfolio transactions and transaction costs, which negatively impact the daily NAV of each Fund. Transaction costs are not reflected in the Funds' expense ratio. Transaction costs are generally higher for Funds whose indexes are more volatile, that seek to return a larger daily multiple of its index's return, that seek to return an inverse or inverse multiple of its index's return, that invest in foreign securities, and for Funds that hold or have exposure to assets that are comparatively less liquid than assets held by other Funds.
• Miscellaneous factors: Each Fund holds a mix of securities and/or derivatives that is designed to provide returns that seek to achieve its investment objective. Certain Funds may obtain exposure to only a representative sample of the securities of their index and may not have investment exposure to all securities of the index or may have weightings that are different from that of its index. Certain Funds may also obtain exposure to securities not contained in their respective index or in financial instruments, with the intent of obtaining exposure with aggregate characteristics similar to those of the inverse or a multiple of the Index.
IV :: MAY 31, 2022 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
In addition, certain Funds invested in swap agreements that were based on ETFs that are designed to track the performance of the Fund's index rather than swap agreements that were based on the Fund's index. Because the closing price of an ETF may not perfectly track the performance of its index, there are deviations between the return of a swap whose reference asset is an ETF and the return of a swap based directly on the Fund's index. Thus, the performance of a Fund investing significantly in swap agreements based on an ETF may correlate less with its index than a Fund investing in swap agreements based directly on the Fund's index.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: MAY 31, 2022 :: V
ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 7.67%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –8.59%2 with a volatility of 7.14%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 145,860 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors LLC (the "Advisor") believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by ICE Data Indices, LLC. The Index includes publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to seven years and less than or equal to ten years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve. In addition, the securities in the Underlying Index must be fixed-rate and denominated in U.S. dollars. Excluded from the Underlying Index are inflation-linked securities, Treasury bills, cash management bills, any government agency debt issued with or without a government guarantee and zero-coupon issues that have been stripped from coupon-paying bonds. The Underlying Index is weighted by market capitalization, and the securities in the Underlying Index are updated on the last business day of each month.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through October 13, 2016 reflects the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Index. Index performance beginning on October 14, 2016 reflects the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury | 7.67 | % | -0.52 | % | -1.77 | % | |||||||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-8.59 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.33 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury | 1.10 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (99 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (1 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
7-10 Year U.S. Treasury | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
VI :: TBX SHORT 7-10 YEAR TREASURY :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 12.81%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –14.42%2 and a volatility of 15.95%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 2,063,782 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by ICE Data Indices, LLC. The Index includes publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to twenty years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve. In addition, the securities in the Underlying Index must be fixed-rate and denominated in U.S. dollars. Excluded from the Underlying Index are inflation-linked securities, Treasury bills, cash management bills, any government agency debt issued with or without a government guarantee and zero-coupon issues that have been stripped from coupon-paying bonds. The Underlying Index is weighted by market capitalization, and the securities in the Underlying Index are updated on the last business day of each month.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short 20+ Treasury from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through October 13, 2016 reflects the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index. Index performance beginning on October 14, 2016 reflects the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury | 12.81 | % | -2.04 | % | -3.45 | % | |||||||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index |
-14.42 | % | 0.88 | % | 1.62 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury | 0.92 | % | 0.92 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (2 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (102 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
20+ Year U.S. Treasury | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT 20+ YEAR TREASURY TBF :: VII
ProShares Short Dow30SM (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –0.39%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –2.65%2 and a volatility of 15.59%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 1,231,112 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a price-weighted index and includes 30 large-cap, "blue-chip" U.S. stocks, excluding utility and transportation companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short Dow30SM from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short Dow30SM | -0.39 | % | -13.25 | % | -13.58 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index | -2.65 | % | 11.87 | % | 12.90 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short Dow30SM | 0.96 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (94 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (6 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Dow Jones Industrial Average – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Health Care | 20.5 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 20.4 | % | |||||
Financials | 16.1 | % | |||||
Industrials | 13.8 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 7.7 | % | |||||
Energy | 3.4 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 3.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 1.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
VIII :: DOG SHORT DOW30SM :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short Financials (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –1.41%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –3.03%2 and a volatility of 19.40%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 42,260 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index seeks to measure the performance of certain companies in the financial services sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include: among others, regional banks; major U.S. domiciled international banks; full line, life, and property and casualty insurance companies; companies that invest, directly or indirectly in real estate; diversified financial companies such as credit card issuers, check cashing companies, mortgage lenders and investment advisors; securities brokers and dealers including investment banks, merchant banks and online brokers; and publicly traded stock exchanges.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short Financials from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short Financials | -1.41 | % | -14.08 | % | -15.40 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index | -3.03 | % | 11.08 | % | 13.82 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short Financials | 1.29 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Diversified Financials | 32.4 | % | |||||
Banks | 23.4 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 20.0 | % | |||||
Insurance | 13.8 | % | |||||
Software & Services | 10.0 | % | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services | 0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT FINANCIALS SEF :: IX
ProShares Short FTSE China 50 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the FTSE China 50 Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 20.55%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –29.48%2 and a volatility of 35.56%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 18,077 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained FTSE International Limited. The Index consists of 50 of the largest and most liquid Chinese stocks listed and traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short FTSE China 50 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short FTSE China 50 | 20.55 | % | -5.59 | % | -9.23 | % | |||||||||
FTSE China 50 Index | -29.48 | % | -1.27 | % | 2.98 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short FTSE China 50 | 2.34 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
FTSE China 50 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 33.7 | % | |||||
Financials | 28.7 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 17.9 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 4.0 | % | |||||
Energy | 3.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 3.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 3.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 2.6 | % | |||||
Materials | 1.7 | % | |||||
Industrials | 1.2 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
X :: YXI SHORT FTSE CHINA 50 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short High Yield (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the Markit iBoxx® $ Liquid High Yield Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 1.17%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –4.90%2 with a volatility of 4.87%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 240,395 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. IHS Markit Benchmark Administration Limited (IMBA) is the Index Administrator of the Index. The Index is a market-value weighted index designed to provide a balanced representation of U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bonds for sale within the United States by means of including the most liquid high yield corporate bonds available as determined by a set of transparent and objective Index rules. Currently, the bonds eligible for inclusion in the Index include U.S. dollar denominated, corporate bonds for sale in the United States that are issued by companies domiciled in developed countries; are rated sub-investment grade using an average of Moody's Investor Service, Fitch Ratings or S&P Global Ratings; are from issuers with at least $1 billion par outstanding; have at least $400 million of outstanding face value; and have at issuance an expected remaining life of 15 years of less, and at rebalancing minimum one year to expected maturity with new insertions minimum of at least one year and 6 months to maturity. There is no limit to the number of issues in the Index.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short High Yield from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short High Yield | 1.17 | % | -4.41 | % | -6.40 | % | |||||||||
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | -4.90 | % | 3.14 | % | 4.74 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short High Yield | 1.05 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
High Yield | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT HIGH YIELD SJB :: XI
ProShares Short MidCap400 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 1.68%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.52%2 and a volatility of 20.78%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 15,975 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of midsize company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 400 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability, and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short MidCap400 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short MidCap400 | 1.68 | % | -12.83 | % | -14.09 | % | |||||||||
S&P MidCap 400 Index | -6.52 | % | 9.56 | % | 12.23 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short MidCap400 | 1.22 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (92 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (8 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
S&P MidCap 400 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Industrials | 18.5 | % | |||||
Financials | 14.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 14.0 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 13.1 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 9.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 9.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 7.6 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 3.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.7 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 1.6 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XII :: MYY SHORT MIDCAP400 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short MSCI EAFE (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 7.41%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –10.38%2 and a volatility of 15.65%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 94,903 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The Index includes 85% of the free float-adjusted, market capitalization in each industry group in developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short MSCI EAFE from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short MSCI EAFE | 7.41 | % | -6.46 | % | -9.23 | % | |||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index | -10.38 | % | 4.17 | % | 7.15 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short MSCI EAFE | 1.28 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (99 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (99 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI EAFE Index – Country
% of Index | |||||||
Japan | 22.1 | % | |||||
United Kingdom | 15.9 | % | |||||
France | 11.4 | % | |||||
Others | 10.8 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 10.1 | % | |||||
Germany | 8.2 | % | |||||
Australia | 8.1 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 4.2 | % | |||||
Sweden | 3.5 | % | |||||
Hong Kong | 3.0 | % | |||||
Denmark | 2.7 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 17.6 | % | |||||
Industrials | 15.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 13.3 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 10.4 | % | |||||
Materials | 8.2 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 8.1 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 5.0 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.5 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.9 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT MSCI EAFE EFZ :: XIII
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 19.04%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –19.83%2 and a volatility of 17.62%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 204,915 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The Index includes 85% of the free float-adjusted, market capitalization in emerging market countries.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets |
19.04 | % | -7.28 | % | -7.90 | % | |||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | -19.83 | % | 3.80 | % | 4.17 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets |
1.12 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (99 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (99 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Country
% of Index | |||||||
China | 30.8 | % | |||||
Taiwan | 16.0 | % | |||||
India | 12.8 | % | |||||
Korea | 12.7 | % | |||||
Others | 7.9 | % | |||||
Brazil | 5.5 | % | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 4.4 | % | |||||
South Africa | 3.8 | % | |||||
Mexico | 2.3 | % | |||||
Thailand | 1.9 | % | |||||
Indonesia | 1.9 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 21.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 21.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.9 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 10.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 9.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.0 | % | |||||
Industrials | 5.5 | % | |||||
Energy | 5.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 3.6 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.7 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.1 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XIV :: EUM SHORT MSCI EMERGING MARKETS :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short QQQ (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100® Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 0.35%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.96%2 and a volatility of 25.13%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 15,948,162 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by Nasdaq Inc. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short QQQ from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short QQQ | 0.35 | % | -19.18 | % | -18.91 | % | |||||||||
NASDAQ-100 Index | -6.96 | % | 17.99 | % | 18.79 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short QQQ | 1.00 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (98 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (2 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
NASDAQ-100 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Information Technology | 51.0 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 16.9 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 6.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.1 | % | |||||
Industrials | 3.4 | % | |||||
Utilities | 1.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT QQQ PSQ :: XV
ProShares Short Real Estate (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real EstateSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –5.60%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 1.53%2 and a volatility of 18.45%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 12,737 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to track the performance of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and other companies that invest directly or indirectly in real estate through development management or ownership, including of the property agencies. Component companies include, among others, real estate holding and development and real estate services companies and REITs. REITs are passive investment vehicles that invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The Index is a market cap weighted index that is updated in March, June, September and December.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short Real Estate from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short Real Estate | -5.60 | % | -11.33 | % | -11.46 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index | 1.53 | % | 8.16 | % | 9.08 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short Real Estate | 1.37 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 91.9 | % | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development | 3.9 | % | |||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 2.5 | % | |||||
Professional Services | 1.7 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XVI :: REK SHORT REAL ESTATE :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short Russell2000 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000® Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 12.47%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –16.92%2 and a volatility of 23.87%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 2,391,253 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by FTSE Russell. The Index is a measure of small-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index or approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market and includes approximately 3,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. The Russell 3000® Index includes large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies..
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short Russell2000 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short Russell2000 | 12.47 | % | -12.39 | % | -14.05 | % | |||||||||
Russell 2000 Index | -16.92 | % | 7.71 | % | 10.83 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short Russell2000 | 1.02 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (95 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (5 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Russell 2000 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 16.4 | % | |||||
Industrials | 15.6 | % | |||||
Health Care | 14.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 12.9 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.1 | % | |||||
Energy | 8.3 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 7.7 | % | |||||
Materials | 4.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 3.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.3 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 2.9 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT RUSSELL2000 RWM :: XVII
ProShares Short S&P500® (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –3.46%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –0.30%2 and a volatility of 18.10%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 18,551,048 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short S&P500® from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short S&P500® | -3.46 | % | -14.20 | % | -14.63 | % | |||||||||
S&P 500 Index | -0.30 | % | 13.38 | % | 14.39 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short S&P500® | 0.88 | % | 0.88 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (99 | %) | |||||
Futures Contracts | (1 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
S&P 500 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Information Technology | 27.1 | % | |||||
Health Care | 14.4 | % | |||||
Financials | 11.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.9 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 8.8 | % | |||||
Industrials | 7.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.5 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.0 | % | |||||
Materials | 2.8 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.8 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XVIII :: SH SHORT S&P500® :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Short SmallCap600 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (–1x) of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 3.51%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –8.73%2 and a volatility of 21.84%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 7,225 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to the inverse of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of small-cap company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index of 600 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected from financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Short SmallCap600 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Short SmallCap600 | 3.51 | % | -14.18 | % | -15.38 | % | |||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index | -8.73 | % | 9.78 | % | 12.71 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Short SmallCap600 | 1.66 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | (100 | %) | |||||
Total Exposure | (100 | %) |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
S&P SmallCap 600 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 17.8 | % | |||||
Industrials | 16.4 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 13.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 11.5 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 7.6 | % | |||||
Energy | 7.0 | % | |||||
Materials | 5.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 5.1 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.0 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 1.8 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: SHORT SMALLCAP600 SBB :: XIX
ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –17.88%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –8.59%2 and a volatility of 7.14%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 8,137 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by ICE Data Indices, LLC. The Index is part of a series of indices designed to measure the performance of the U.S. Treasury market. The Index includes publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to seven years and less than or equal to ten years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve System (the "Fed"). In addition, the securities in the Underlying Index must be fixed-rate and denominated in U.S. dollars. Excluded from the Underlying Index are inflation linked securities, Treasury bills, cash management bills, any government agency debt issued with or without a government guarantee and zero-coupon issues that have been stripped from coupon-paying bonds. The Underlying Index is weighted by market capitalization, and the securities in the Underlying Index are updated on the last business day of each month.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through October 13, 2016 reflects the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Index. Index performance beginning on October 14, 2016 reflects the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury | -17.88 | % | -0.45 | % | 0.80 | % | |||||||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-8.59 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.33 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury | 1.25 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 199 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 1 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
7-10 Year U.S. Treasury | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XX :: UST ULTRA 7-10 YEAR TREASURY :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –29.86%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –14.42%2 and a volatility of 15.95%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 52,277 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by ICE Data Indices, LLC. The Index is part of a series of indices designed to measure the performance of the U.S. Treasury market. The Index includes publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to twenty years and has $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve. In addition, the securities in the Underlying Index must be fixed-rate and denominated in U.S. dollars. Excluded from the Underlying Index are inflation linked securities, Treasury bills, cash management bills, any government agency debt issued with or without a government guarantee and zero-coupon issues that have been stripped from coupon-paying bonds. The Underlying Index is weighted by market capitalization, and the securities in the Underlying Index are updated on the last business day of each month.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected from financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through October 13, 2016 reflects the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index. Index performance beginning on October 14, 2016 reflects the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury | -29.86 | % | -2.55 | % | -0.27 | % | |||||||||
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index |
-14.42 | % | 0.88 | % | 1.62 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury | 1.14 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 199 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 1 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
20+ Year U.S. Treasury | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA 20+ YEAR TREASURY UBT :: XXI
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 0.54%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 3.41%2 and a volatility of 20.95%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 35,740 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the basic materials industry. Component companies are involved in the production of aluminum, steel, non-ferrous metals, commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, forest products, paper products, as well as the mining of precious metals and coal.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Basic Materials from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials | 0.54 | % | 15.14 | % | 14.77 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index | 3.41 | % | 12.09 | % | 10.82 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials | 1.15 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 77 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 123 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Linde plc | 14.2 | % | |||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 4.9 | % | |||||
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 4.6 | % | |||||
Newmont Corp. | 4.6 | % | |||||
Dow, Inc. | 4.3 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials
Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Chemicals | 75.4 | % | |||||
Metals & Mining | 24.4 | % | |||||
Paper & Forest Products | 0.2 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXII :: UYM ULTRA BASIC MATERIALS :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer GoodsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –6.57%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –0.46%2 and a volatility of 19.89%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 6,576 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the consumer goods industry. Component companies include, among others, automobiles and auto parts and tires, brewers and distillers, farming and fishing, durable and non-durable household product manufacturers, cosmetic companies, food and tobacco products, clothing, accessories and footwear.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods | -6.57 | % | 13.81 | % | 20.16 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index | -0.46 | % | 10.29 | % | 12.30 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods | 1.94 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 85 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 115 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Tesla, Inc. | 16.2 | % | |||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 9.0 | % | |||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 6.3 | % | |||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 5.9 | % | |||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4.2 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 38.9 | % | |||||
Automobiles & Components | 25.2 | % | |||||
Household & Personal Products | 17.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 12.9 | % | |||||
Media & Entertainment | 3.7 | % | |||||
Retailing | 1.1 | % | |||||
Capital Goods | 0.6 | % | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing | 0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA CONSUMER GOODS UGE :: XXIII
ProShares Ultra Consumer Services (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer ServicesSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –39.97%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –19.77%2 and a volatility of 22.86%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 4,724 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the consumer services industry. Component companies include, among others, airlines, broadcasting and entertainment, apparel and broadline retailers, food and drug retailers, media agencies, publishing, gambling, hotels, restaurants and bars, and travel and tourism. The Index is a market cap weighted index that is updated in March, June, September and December.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Consumer Services from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Consumer Services | -39.97 | % | 10.71 | % | 22.16 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index |
-19.77 | % | 9.23 | % | 13.57 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Consumer Services | 1.40 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 89 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 111 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 21.1 | % | |||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 6.3 | % | |||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4.2 | % | |||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 4.0 | % | |||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 4.0 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Retailing | 46.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Services | 18.4 | % | |||||
Media & Entertainment | 18.3 | % | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing | 11.7 | % | |||||
Transportation | 3.2 | % | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Services |
0.9 | % | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services |
0.8 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and net asset value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXIV :: UCC ULTRA CONSUMER SERVICES :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Dow30SM (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –9.21%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –2.65%2 and a volatility of 15.59%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 538,172 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a price-weighted index and includes 30 large-cap, "blue-chip" U.S. stocks, excluding utility and transportation companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Dow30SM from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Dow30SM | -9.21 | % | 16.29 | % | 21.05 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index | -2.65 | % | 11.87 | % | 12.90 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Dow30SM | 0.96 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 87 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 103 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 10 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 8.7 | % | |||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
5.7 | % | |||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 5.3 | % | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 4.7 | % | |||||
Amgen, Inc. | 4.5 | % |
Dow Jones Industrial
Average –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Health Care | 20.5 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 20.4 | % | |||||
Financials | 16.1 | % | |||||
Industrials | 13.8 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 7.7 | % | |||||
Energy | 3.4 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 3.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 1.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA DOW30SM DDM :: XXV
ProShares Ultra Financials (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. FinancialsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –11.16%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –3.03%2 and a volatility of 19.40%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 67,878 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the financials industry. Component companies include: among others, regional banks; major U.S. domiciled international banks; full line, life, and property and casualty insurance companies; companies that invest, directly or indirectly, in real estate; diversified financial companies such as credit card issuers, check cashing companies, mortgage lenders and investment advisors; securities brokers and dealers including investment banks, merchant banks and online brokers; and publicly traded stock exchanges.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Financials from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Financials | -11.16 | % | 13.14 | % | 21.69 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index | -3.03 | % | 11.08 | % | 13.82 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Financials | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 76 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 124 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B |
6.7 | % | |||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.5 | % | |||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 4.0 | % | |||||
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 3.6 | % | |||||
Bank of America Corp. | 3.0 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Diversified Financials | 32.4 | % | |||||
Banks | 23.4 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 20.0 | % | |||||
Insurance | 13.8 | % | |||||
Software & Services | 10.0 | % | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services |
0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXVI :: UYG ULTRA FINANCIALS :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the FTSE China 50 Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –57.59%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –29.48%2 and a volatility of 35.56%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 8,991 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by FTSE International Limited. The Index consists of 50 of the largest and most liquid Chinese stocks listed and traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 | -57.59 | % | -12.56 | % | -2.61 | % | |||||||||
FTSE China 50 Index | -29.48 | % | -1.27 | % | 2.98 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 | 1.19 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 201 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
FTSE China 50 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 33.7 | % | |||||
Financials | 28.7 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 17.9 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 4.0 | % | |||||
Energy | 3.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 3.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 3.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 2.6 | % | |||||
Materials | 1.7 | % | |||||
Industrials | 1.2 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA FTSE CHINA 50 XPP :: XXVII
ProShares Ultra FTSE Europe (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –24.25%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –10.85%2 and a volatility of 19.82%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 1,196 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by FTSE International Limited. The Index is a free float-adjusted market cap weighted index representing the performance of large, mid- and small cap companies in Developed European markets, including the United Kingdom.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra FTSE Europe from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through April 22, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Europe Index. Index performance beginning on April 23, 2013 through August 31, 2016 reflects the performance of the FTSE Developed Europe Index. Index performance beginning on September 1, 2016 reflects the performance of the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra FTSE Europe | -24.25 | % | 1.65 | % | 10.02 | % | |||||||||
FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index® | -10.85 | % | 4.34 | % | 7.57 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra FTSE Europe | 2.94 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 200 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
FTSE Developed Europe All Cap
Index
– Country
% of Index | |||||||
United Kingdom | 23.9 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 15.8 | % | |||||
France | 15.4 | % | |||||
Germany | 12.3 | % | |||||
Others | 6.7 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 6.6 | % | |||||
Sweden | 5.8 | % | |||||
Spain | 4.0 | % | |||||
Denmark | 3.9 | % | |||||
Italy | 3.5 | % | |||||
Finland | 2.1 | % |
FTSE Developed Europe All Cap
Index
– Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 16.2 | % | |||||
Industrials | 15.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 14.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 11.8 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.8 | % | |||||
Materials | 8.0 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 7.4 | % | |||||
Energy | 6.1 | % | |||||
Utilities | 4.5 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 4.1 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.3 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXVIII :: UPV ULTRA FTSE EUROPE :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Health Care (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Health CareSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 4.70%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 4.58%2 and a volatility of 15.55%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 16,287 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund takes positions in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the healthcare industry. Component companies include, among others, health care providers, biotechnology companies, medical supplies, advanced medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Health Care from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Health Care | 4.70 | % | 20.73 | % | 27.43 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index | 4.58 | % | 13.49 | % | 15.87 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Health Care | 1.04 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 90 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 110 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 7.9 | % | |||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 7.8 | % | |||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 5.0 | % | |||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 4.4 | % | |||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 4.2 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Health Care
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals | 29.4 | % | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
21.5 | % | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
19.6 | % | |||||
Biotechnology | 16.6 | % | |||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 12.7 | % | |||||
Health Care Technology | 0.2 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA HEALTH CARE RXL :: XXIX
ProShares Ultra High Yield (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Markit iBoxx® $ Liquid High Yield Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –10.74%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –4.90%2 and a volatility of 4.87%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 18,359 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. IHS Markit Benchmark Administration Limited (IMBA) is the Index Administrator of the Index. The Index is a market-value weighted index designed to provide a balanced representation of U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bonds for sale within the United States by means of including the most liquid high yield corporate bonds available as determined by a set of transparent and objective Index rules. Currently, the bonds eligible for inclusion in the Index include U.S. dollar denominated, corporate bonds for sale in the United States that are issued by companies domiciled in developed countries; are rated sub-investment grade using an average of Moody's Investor Service, Fitch Ratings or S&P Global Ratings; are from issuers with at least $1 billion par outstanding; have at least $400 million of outstanding face value; and have at issuance an expected remaining life of 15 years or less, and at rebalancing minimum one year to expected maturity with new insertions minimum of at least one year and 6 months to maturity. There is no limit to the number of issues in the Index.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally negatively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra High Yield from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra High Yield | -10.74 | % | 3.30 | % | 7.06 | % | |||||||||
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index |
-4.90 | % | 3.14 | % | 4.74 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra High Yield | 1.94 | % | 0.96 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 200 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
*The most recent annual and semi-annual reports can be found at www.ishares.com
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid High
Yield
Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
High Yield | 100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a total return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXX :: UJB ULTRA HIGH YIELD :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Industrials (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. IndustrialsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –27.77%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –12.82%2 and a volatility of 18.10%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 6,323 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the industrials industry. Component companies include, among others, building materials, heavy construction, factory equipment, heavy machinery, industrial services, pollution control, containers and packaging, industrial diversified, air freight, marine transportation, railroads, trucking, land-transportation equipment, shipbuilding, transportation services, advanced industrial equipment, electric components and equipment, and aerospace.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Industrials from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Industrials | -27.77 | % | 11.39 | % | 20.94 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index | -12.82 | % | 9.89 | % | 13.31 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Industrials | 1.55 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 93 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 107 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Accenture plc, Class A | 4.0 | % | |||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 3.0 | % | |||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 3.0 | % | |||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B |
2.8 | % | |||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 2.8 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Industrials
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Capital Goods | 49.6 | % | |||||
Software & Services | 17.1 | % | |||||
Transportation | 12.9 | % | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services |
7.7 | % | |||||
Materials | 6.4 | % | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment |
5.9 | % | |||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences |
0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA INDUSTRIALS UXI :: XXXI
ProShares Ultra MidCap400 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –17.73%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.52%2 and a volatility of 20.78%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 42,641 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of mid-size company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 400 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra MidCap400 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra MidCap400 | -17.73 | % | 10.38 | % | 18.48 | % | |||||||||
S&P MidCap 400 Index | -6.52 | % | 9.56 | % | 12.23 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra MidCap400 | 1.06 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 91 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 100 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 9 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. | 0.7 | % | |||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 0.7 | % | |||||
EQT Corp. | 0.6 | % | |||||
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 0.6 | % | |||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 0.5 | % |
S&P MidCap 400 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Industrials | 18.5 | % | |||||
Financials | 14.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 14.0 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 13.1 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 9.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 9.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 7.6 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 3.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.7 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 1.6 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXXII :: MVV ULTRA MIDCAP400 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –12.21%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 0.22%2 and a volatility of 27.84%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 13,629 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the Brazilian market. It applies certain investment limits that are imposed on regulated investment companies, or RICs, under the current US Internal Revenue Code. The Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in Brazil.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Index performance through February 10, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Brazil Index. Index performance beginning on February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped | -12.21 | % | -11.05 | % | -15.55 | % | |||||||||
MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index | 0.22 | % | 4.75 | % | 0.10 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped | 2.00 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 201 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Materials | 25.9 | % | |||||
Financials | 23.9 | % | |||||
Energy | 17.3 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 8.9 | % | |||||
Industrials | 7.1 | % | |||||
Utilities | 6.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 4.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 3.1 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 2.3 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 0.7 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex- date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA MSCI BRAZIL CAPPED UBR :: XXXIII
ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –23.76%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –10.38%2 and a volatility of 15.65%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 4,306 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The Index includes 85% of the free float-adjusted, market capitalization in each industry group in developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE | -23.76 | % | 1.44 | % | 8.53 | % | |||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index | -10.38 | % | 4.17 | % | 7.15 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE | 1.56 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 201 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI EAFE Index – Country
% of Index | |||||||
Japan | 22.1 | % | |||||
United Kingdom | 15.9 | % | |||||
France | 11.4 | % | |||||
Others | 10.8 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 10.1 | % | |||||
Germany | 8.2 | % | |||||
Australia | 8.1 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 4.2 | % | |||||
Sweden | 3.5 | % | |||||
Hong Kong | 3.0 | % | |||||
Denmark | 2.7 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 17.6 | % | |||||
Industrials | 15.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 13.3 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 10.4 | % | |||||
Materials | 8.2 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 8.1 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 5.0 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.5 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.9 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXXIV :: EFO ULTRA MSCI EAFE :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –40.57%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –19.83%2 and a volatility of 17.62%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 7,357 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The Index includes 85% of the free float-adjusted, market capitalization in emerging market countries.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets |
-40.57 | % | -1.92 | % | 0.43 | % | |||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | -19.83 | % | 3.80 | % | 4.17 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets |
1.09 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Swap Agreements | 201 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index –
Country
% of Index | |||||||
China | 30.8 | % | |||||
Taiwan | 16.0 | % | |||||
India | 12.8 | % | |||||
Korea | 12.7 | % | |||||
Others | 7.9 | % | |||||
Brazil | 5.5 | % | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 4.4 | % | |||||
South Africa | 3.8 | % | |||||
Mexico | 2.3 | % | |||||
Thailand | 1.9 | % | |||||
Indonesia | 1.9 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 21.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 21.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.9 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 10.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 9.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.0 | % | |||||
Industrials | 5.5 | % | |||||
Energy | 5.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 3.6 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.7 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.1 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EET :: XXXV
ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –30.24%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –13.32%2 and a volatility of 17.57%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 3,494 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund take positions in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by MSCI Inc. The Index adjusts the market capitalization of Index constituents for free float and targets for Index inclusion 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group in Japan.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan | -30.24 | % | 0.17 | % | 7.71 | % | |||||||||
MSCI Japan Index | -13.32 | % | 3.67 | % | 6.99 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan | 2.55 | % | 1.16 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 50 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 151 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
MSCI Japan Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Industrials | 22.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 18.7 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 14.2 | % | |||||
Financials | 10.2 | % | |||||
Health Care | 9.4 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 8.6 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.4 | % | |||||
Materials | 5.0 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 3.5 | % | |||||
Utilities | 1.0 | % | |||||
Energy | 0.9 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. Because the level of the Index is not determined at the same time that the Fund's NAV is calculated, correlation to the Index is measured by comparing the daily total return of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of securities underlying the Index as of the Fund's NAV calculation time to the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXXVI :: EZJ ULTRA MSCI JAPAN :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the NASDAQ Biotechnology® Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –43.17%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –21.52%2 and a volatility of 25.44%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 62,302 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by Nasdaq Inc. (the "Index Provider"). The Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index that includes securities of Nasdaq listed companies that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical. The securities also meet other eligibility criteria determined by the Index Provider, including minimum market capitalization and liquidity requirements.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology | -43.17 | % | 1.05 | % | 14.99 | % | |||||||||
NASDAQ Biotechnology Index | -21.52 | % | 5.04 | % | 11.72 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology | 1.08 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 86 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 115 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 8.4 | % | |||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 7.3 | % | |||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
6.4 | % | |||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6.2 | % | |||||
Moderna, Inc. | 5.3 | % |
NASDAQ Biotechnology
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Biotechnology | 78.7 | % | |||||
Pharmaceuticals | 13.8 | % | |||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 5.9 | % | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
1.0 | % | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
0.6 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY BIB :: XXXVII
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the ISE CTA Cloud Computing Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –53.30%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –27.37%2 and a volatility of 33.15%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 1,702 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by Nasdaq Inc. (the "Index Provider"). The Index is comprised of companies classified as "cloud computing" companies by the Consumer Technology Association ("CTA"). CTA classifies companies as cloud computing if the company is engaged in one or more of the following activities: Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service or Software-as-a-Service. The companies must also meet other eligibility criteria determined by the Index Provider, including minimum market capitalization and liquidity requirements. The Index includes large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing from January 19, 2021 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Since Inception (1/19/21) | ||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing |
-53.30 | % | -43.69 | % | |||||||
ISE CTA Cloud Computing Index | -27.37 | % | -20.73 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing |
3.85 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 86 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 115 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
VMware, Inc., Class A | 4.0 | % | |||||
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 3.6 | % | |||||
Oracle Corp. | 3.5 | % | |||||
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A | 3.3 | % | |||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR) |
3.3 | % |
ISE CTA Cloud Computing
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Software & Services | 70.9 | % | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment |
13.7 | % | |||||
Retailing | 7.2 | % | |||||
Commercial & Telecommunication Services |
4.2 | % | |||||
Media & Entertainment | 3.6 | % | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Services |
0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XXXVIII :: SKYU ULTRA NASDAQ CLOUD COMPUTING :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity IndexSM (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –16.75%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –2.72%2 and a volatility of 26.12%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 3,435 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is maintained by Nasdaq Inc. (the "Index Provider"). The Index was jointly constructed by the Index Provider and Consumer Technology Association ("CTA"). The Index is a modified liquidity weighted index comprised of companies classified as "cybersecurity" companies by CTA. CTA classifies companies as cybersecurity if they meet one of three elements: (1)companies focused on developing technologies that are designed and implemented to protect computer and communication networks from attacks and other unauthorized use; (2) companies involved in the development of technologies for cybersecurity industry use including government, private and public corporations, financial institutions and various other industries; or (3) companies focused on the protection of priority data from being accessed and exploited by unauthorized external parties. The companies must also meet other eligibility criteria determined by the Index Provider, including minimum market capitalization and liquidity requirements. The Index includes large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity from January 19, 2021 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Since Inception (1/19/21) | ||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity |
-16.75 | % | -16.58 | % | |||||||
Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index | -2.72 | % | -3.09 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity | 3.56 | % | 0.99 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 9 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 192 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 201 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Software & Services | 75.6 | % | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment | 12.4 | % | |||||
Commercial & Professional Services | 10.0 | % | |||||
Capital Goods | 2.0 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA NASDAQ CYBERSECURITY UCYB :: XXXIX
ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & GasSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 168.23%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 72.84%2 and a volatility of 29.93%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 324,544 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the oil and gas sector. Component companies typically are engaged in the following activities related to oil and gas sector, among others, exploration and production, integrated oil and gas, oil equipment and services, pipelines, renewable energy equipment companies and alternative fuel producers.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively impacted by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas | 168.23 | % | 4.33 | % | 1.18 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index | 72.84 | % | 10.19 | % | 6.06 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas | 1.03 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 48 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 152 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 10.7 | % | |||||
Chevron Corp. | 8.8 | % | |||||
ConocoPhillips | 3.8 | % | |||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 2.1 | % | |||||
Schlumberger NV | 1.7 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 90.7 | % | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services | 8.0 | % | |||||
Electric Equipment | 0.5 | % | |||||
Electric Utilities | 0.4 | % | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
0.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XL :: DIG ULTRA OIL & GAS :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra QQQ (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100® Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –20.35%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.96%2 and a volatility of 25.13%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 5,368,151 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by Nasdaq Inc. The Index includes 100 of the largest /domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra QQQ from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra QQQ | -20.35 | % | 27.31 | % | 32.34 | % | |||||||||
NASDAQ-100 Index | -6.96 | % | 17.99 | % | 18.79 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra QQQ | 0.97 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 85 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 104 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 11 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 10.7 | % | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 9.0 | % | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.4 | % | |||||
Tesla, Inc. | 3.4 | % | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C | 3.2 | % |
NASDAQ-100 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Information Technology | 51.0 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 16.9 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 6.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.1 | % | |||||
Industrials | 3.4 | % | |||||
Utilities | 1.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA QQQ QLD :: XLI
ProShares Ultra Real Estate (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real EstateSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –1.39%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 1.53%2 and a volatility of 18.45%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 10,404 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to track the performance of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and other companies that invest directly or indirectly in real estate through development, management or ownership including property agencies. Component companies include, among others, real estate holding and development and real estate services companies and REITs. REITs are passive investment vehicles that invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The Index is a market cap weighted index that is updated in March, June, September, and December.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Real Estate from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Real Estate | -1.39 | % | 7.61 | % | 11.95 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index | 1.53 | % | 8.16 | % | 9.08 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Real Estate | 1.07 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 91 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 109 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
American Tower Corp. | 7.7 | % | |||||
Prologis, Inc. | 6.2 | % | |||||
Crown Castle International Corp. |
5.4 | % | |||||
Equinix, Inc. | 4.1 | % | |||||
Public Storage | 3.3 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
91.9 | % | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development |
3.9 | % | |||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
2.5 | % | |||||
Professional Services | 1.7 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XLII :: URE ULTRA REAL ESTATE :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Russell 2000® Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –35.82%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –16.92%2 and a volatility of 23.87%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 651,564 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by FTSE Russell. The Index is a measure of small-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index or approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market and includes approximately 3,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. The Russell 3000® Index includes large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Russell2000 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Russell2000 | -35.82 | % | 5.87 | % | 15.19 | % | |||||||||
Russell 2000 Index | -16.92 | % | 7.71 | % | 10.83 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Russell2000 | 1.15 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 71 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 121 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 8 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Ovintiv, Inc. | 0.4 | % | |||||
Antero Resources Corp. | 0.4 | % | |||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 0.3 | % | |||||
Southwestern Energy Co. | 0.3 | % | |||||
Range Resources Corp. | 0.2 | % |
Russell 2000 Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 16.4 | % | |||||
Industrials | 15.6 | % | |||||
Health Care | 14.8 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 12.9 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.1 | % | |||||
Energy | 8.3 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 7.7 | % | |||||
Materials | 4.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 3.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.3 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 2.9 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA RUSSELL2000 UWM :: XLIII
ProShares Ultra S&P500® (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P 500® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –5.49%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –0.30%2 and a volatility of 18.10%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 5,524,052 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra S&P500® from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra S&P500® | -5.49 | % | 19.98 | % | 24.45 | % | |||||||||
S&P 500 Index | -0.30 | % | 13.38 | % | 14.39 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra S&P500® | 0.89 | % | 0.89 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 91 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 102 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 7 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 6.0 | % | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 5.3 | % | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.7 | % | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 1.8 | % | |||||
Tesla, Inc. | 1.7 | % |
S&P 500 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Information Technology | 27.1 | % | |||||
Health Care | 14.4 | % | |||||
Financials | 11.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.9 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 8.8 | % | |||||
Industrials | 7.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 6.5 | % | |||||
Energy | 4.8 | % | |||||
Utilities | 3.0 | % | |||||
Materials | 2.8 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 2.8 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XLIV :: SSO ULTRA S&P500® :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. SemiconductorsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –9.81%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 2.84%2 and a volatility of 37.53%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 208,675 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the semiconductors subsector. Component companies are engaged in the production and distribution of semiconductors and other integrated chips, as well as other related products such as semiconductor capital equipment and mother-boards.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Semiconductors from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | -9.81 | % | 31.01 | % | 35.85 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors Index | 2.84 | % | 23.18 | % | 22.66 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 1.01 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 66 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 134 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 14.6 | % | |||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 7.5 | % | |||||
Intel Corp. | 5.7 | % | |||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.2 | % | |||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 5.1 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors
Index
– Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
100 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA SEMICONDUCTORS USD :: XLV
ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –21.84%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –8.73%2 and a volatility of 21.84%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 9,323 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of small-cap company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 600 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 | -21.84 | % | 9.61 | % | 18.89 | % | |||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index | -8.73 | % | 9.78 | % | 12.71 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 | 1.35 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 90 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 110 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co. | 1.0 | % | |||||
SM Energy Co. | 0.6 | % | |||||
Civitas Resources, Inc. | 0.5 | % | |||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 0.5 | % | |||||
Livent Corp. | 0.5 | % |
S&P SmallCap 600 – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Financials | 17.8 | % | |||||
Industrials | 16.4 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 13.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 | % | |||||
Health Care | 11.5 | % | |||||
Real Estate | 7.6 | % | |||||
Energy | 7.0 | % | |||||
Materials | 5.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 5.1 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.0 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 1.8 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XLVI :: SAA ULTRA SMALLCAP600 :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Technology (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. TechnologySM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –16.16%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –4.05%2 and a volatility of 27.46%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 166,048 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the technology industry. Component companies include, among others, those involved in computers and office equipment, software, communications technology, semiconductors, diversified technology services and Internet services.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Technology from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Technology | -16.16 | % | 32.29 | % | 32.25 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index | -4.05 | % | 20.92 | % | 19.16 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Technology | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 89 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 111 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 19.0 | % | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 16.8 | % | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 5.6 | % | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C | 5.2 | % | |||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 3.8 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Technology
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Software & Services | 36.3 | % | |||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment |
25.6 | % | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
19.7 | % | |||||
Media & Entertainment | 17.1 | % | |||||
Retailing | 0.5 | % | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Services |
0.5 | % | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 0.2 | % | |||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 0.1 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA TECHNOLOGY ROM :: XLVII
ProShares Ultra Telecommunications (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select TelecommunicationsSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –16.64%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.48%2 and a volatility of 17.05%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 1,904 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the telecommunications sector.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Telecommunications from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Telecommunications | -16.64 | % | -4.24 | % | 7.22 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index |
-6.48 | % | 1.24 | % | 6.46 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Telecommunications | 8.63 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 87 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 113 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
20.4 | % | |||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 17.0 | % | |||||
T-Mobile US, Inc. | 4.6 | % | |||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 4.2 | % | |||||
Garmin Ltd. | 4.0 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Select
Telecommunications
Index – Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Communications Equipment | 46.6 | % | |||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
42.3 | % | |||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
6.5 | % | |||||
Household Durables | 4.6 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
XLVIII :: LTL ULTRA TELECOMMUNICATIONS :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares Ultra Utilities (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. UtilitiesSM Index (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of 32.18%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of 17.25%2 and a volatility of 15.12%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 5,980 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to twice that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is designed to measure the stock performance of U.S. companies in the utilities industry. Component companies include, among others, electric utilities, gas utilities, multi-utilities and water utilities. The Index is a market cap weighted index that is updated in March, June, September and December.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with their use. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares Ultra Utilities from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares Ultra Utilities | 32.18 | % | 12.25 | % | 17.82 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index | 17.25 | % | 9.92 | % | 11.58 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares Ultra Utilities | 1.91 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 76 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 124 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 200 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 9.7 | % | |||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 5.7 | % | |||||
Southern Co. (The) | 5.2 | % | |||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 4.5 | % | |||||
Sempra Energy | 3.4 | % |
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities
Index –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Electric Utilities | 60.5 | % | |||||
Multi-Utilities | 29.1 | % | |||||
Gas Utilities | 4.4 | % | |||||
Water Utilities | 3.3 | % | |||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers |
2.7 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
PROSHARES TRUST MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE :: ULTRA UTILITIES UPW :: XLIX
ProShares UltraPro Dow30SM (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –16.40%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –2.65%2 and volatility of 15.59%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 5,061,890 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to three times that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a price weighted index and includes 30 large-cap, "blue-chip" U.S. stocks, excluding utility and transportation companies.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares UltraPro Dow30SM from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares UltraPro Dow30SM | -16.40 | % | 16.84 | % | 27.15 | % | |||||||||
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index | -2.65 | % | 11.87 | % | 12.90 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares UltraPro Dow30SM | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 83 | % | |||||
Swap Agreements | 209 | % | |||||
Futures Contracts | 8 | % | |||||
Total Exposure | 300 | % |
"Market Exposure" includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings
Company | % of Net Assets | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 8.2 | % | |||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
5.4 | % | |||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 5.0 | % | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 4.5 | % | |||||
Amgen, Inc. | 4.2 | % |
Dow Jones Industrial
Average –
Composition
% of Index | |||||||
Health Care | 20.5 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 20.4 | % | |||||
Financials | 16.1 | % | |||||
Industrials | 13.8 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 7.7 | % | |||||
Energy | 3.4 | % | |||||
Communication Services | 3.2 | % | |||||
Materials | 1.4 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Return calculations assume the reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and NAV will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be more or less than the original cost. The performance above reflects any fee reductions during the applicable periods. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would be lower. To obtain performance current to the most recent month please visit www.ProShares.com.
1 Fund returns are based on the NAV of the Fund. This calculation reflects the theoretical reinvestment of distributions, if any, in the Fund as of the ex-date. The impact of transaction costs and the inability to reinvest fractional shares are not reflected in the calculations.
2 The Index is a price return index. The total return and any graph or table reflect the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange traded fund such as investment management and accounting fees are not reflected in the Index calculation. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index.
3 1.00 equals perfect correlation. This calculation is based on the daily total return of the Index and the performance of the daily total return of the NAV per share of the Fund.
The above information is not covered by the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
L :: UDOW ULTRAPRO DOW30SM :: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE PROSHARES TRUST
ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 (the "Fund") seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400® (the "Index"). The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day. The Fund seeks investment results for a single day only, as measured from one net asset value ("NAV") calculation to the next, not for any other period. The return of the Fund for longer periods will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund's returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund's stated multiple times the return of the Fund's Index for the same period. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of –29.95%1. For the same period, the Index had a total return of –6.52%2 and a volatility of 20.78%. For the period, the Fund had an average daily volume of 25,202 shares and an average daily statistical correlation of over 0.99 to three times that of the return of the Index.3
The Fund invests in financial instruments that the Advisor believes, in combination, should produce daily returns consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Index is constructed and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The Index is a measure of midsize company U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 400 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability and public float.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Fund invested in swap agreements and futures contracts in order to gain leveraged exposure to the Index. These derivatives generally tracked the performance of their underlying index and the Fund was generally positively affected by financing rates associated with swap agreements. The Fund entered into swap agreements with counterparties that the Fund's advisor determined to be major, global financial institutions. If a counterparty becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform on its obligations, the value of investments in the Fund may decline. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by generally requiring counterparties for the Fund to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, in an amount approximately equal to the amount the counterparty owed the Fund, subject to certain minimum thresholds.
Value of a $10,000 Investment at Net Asset Value*
*The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2022, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Average Annual Total Return as of 5/31/22
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | |||||||||||||
ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 | -29.95 | % | 5.64 | % | 21.50 | % | |||||||||
S&P MidCap 400 Index | -6.52 | % | 9.56 | % | 12.23 | % |
Expense Ratios**
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||
ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 | 1.23 | % | 0.95 | % |
**Reflects the expense ratio as reported in the Prospectus dated October 1, 2021. Contractual fee waivers are in effect through September 30, 2022. See Financial Highlights for effective expense ratios.
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings & Index Composition as of 5/31/22
Market Exposure
Investment Type | % of Net Assets | ||||||
Equity Securities | 85 |