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        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <transCat>Repurchase</transCat>
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              <counterpartyInfo lei="B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27" name="BOFA SECURITIES, INC."/>
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              <invstCat>UST</invstCat>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Andersons, Inc. (The)</name>
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        <title>Andersons, Inc. (The)</title>
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          <isin value="US0341641035"/>
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        <balance>146279.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CareTrust REIT, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493001NVXE2B9GPLU96</lei>
        <title>CareTrust REIT, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US14174T1079"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900ZZRL7MWL1X8E92</lei>
        <title>HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US41068X1000"/>
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        <balance>217826.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6831023.36000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NU173IJRC6PO38</lei>
        <title>Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US03820C1053"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hillenbrand, Inc.</name>
        <lei>U246OE781574J2BUD366</lei>
        <title>Hillenbrand, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>431571108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4315711089"/>
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        <balance>241611.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Each Repurchase Agreement was fully collateralized which had an aggregate value at the Trust level." noteItem="C.10.f.iii"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2024-12-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>ProShares Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Maria Clem Sell</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Maria Clem Sell</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
