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Investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following tables indicate the location of derivative related items on the Statement of Financial Condition as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the reporting period.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2016

 

   

Assets Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not

accounted for

as hedging

instruments

 

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

 

Fund

  Unrealized
Appreciation
   

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

 

Fund

  Unrealized
Depreciation
 

VIX Futures Contracts

 

Receivables on open futures contracts

 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

  $ 2,273,874  

Payable on open futures contracts

 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

  $ 2,742,526
   

ProShares VIX Mid- Term Futures ETF

    68,375    

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    1,356,620
   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    13,594,875    

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    10,309,611
         

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    21,567,112

Commodities Contracts

 

Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements

 

ProShares UltraShort Gold

   
3,052,546

 

Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements

 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

    13,633,696
   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

 

 

1,411,556

   

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

    482,031
   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

    60,895,736    

ProShares Ultra

Gold

    4,450,067
   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

   
2,536,720

   

ProShares Ultra Silver

 

 

21,003,549

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

 

ProShares Short Euro

   
132,900

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

 

ProShares UltraShort Euro

    356,139   
   

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

    1,182,340    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

   
125,420
  
   

ProShares UltraShort Euro

    16,519,070       

ProShares Ultra Euro

 

 

576,558

  

   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

   
16,870,357
  
   

ProShares Ultra Yen

   
342,455
  
   

ProShares Ultra Euro

    2,548         
   

ProShares Ultra Yen

    379         
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
   

Total Trust

  $ 118,541,276    

Total Trust

  $ 76,945,784

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures contracts.

 

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

as of December 31, 2015

 

   

Assets Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not

accounted for

as hedging

instruments

 

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

 

Fund

  Unrealized
Appreciation
   

Statements of

Financial

Condition

Location

 

Fund

  Unrealized
Depreciation
 

VIX Futures Contracts

 

Receivables on open futures contracts

 

ProShares VIX Mid- Term Futures ETF

  $ 10,005  

Payable on open futures contracts

 

ProShares VIX Short- Term Futures ETF

  $ 1,078,625
   

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    10,805,245    

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

    354,365
   

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    11,894,466    

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

    58,830

Commodities Contracts

 

Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap and/or forward agreements

 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

    8,877,169  

Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap and/or forward agreements

 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

    2,471,164
   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

    6,312,879    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

    90,105,903
   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

    1,814,162    

ProShares Ultra Gold

    2,255,795
   

ProShares UltraShort Silver

    4,784,249    

ProShares Ultra Silver

    22,570,131

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and receivables on open futures contracts

 

ProShares Short Euro

    243,438  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts and payable on open futures contracts

 

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

    420,270
   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

    933,727       

ProShares UltraShort Euro

    28,710,336   
   

ProShares Ultra Euro

    604,920       

ProShares UltraShort Yen

    14,829,179   
   

ProShares Ultra Yen

    267,014       

ProShares Ultra Yen

    5,703   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
   

Total Trust**

  $ 46,547,274    

Total Trust**

  $ 162,860,301

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures contracts.
** Amounts exclude the activity of: ProShares Managed Futures Strategy which liquidated on March 30, 2016, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity which liquidated on September 1, 2016.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statements of Operations

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/ 
Depreciation on
Derivatives

Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts/ changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (195,475,791   $ 609,973   
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (11,085,506     (943,885
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     440,391,389        (21,056,026
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (1,567,340,688     (19,866,703

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (67,752,164     (22,510,865
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     586,860        1,989,133   
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (12,240,751     1,238,384   
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     (17,554,714     (3,372,693
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     74,061,040        151,001,639   
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     17,571,809        (3,776,159
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     5,816,565        (2,194,272
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     62,342,441        1,566,582   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     663,774        (110,538
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     (2,787,204     1,602,610   
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     (25,711,518     44,873,267   
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     (22,220,271     30,640,389   
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     138,959        (1,178,930
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     717,086        (603,387
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust

   $ (1,319,878,684   $ 157,908,519   

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2015

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or

(Loss) on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives

Recognized in Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts / changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (19,408,543   $ (7,343,245
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (3,335,936     (605,025
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     69,793,028       27,098,564  
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (392,174,228     (27,690,787

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     91,670,324       (33,947,511
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     15,212,804       (6,412,629
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     12,707,635       4,101,460  
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     10,759,545       4,187,736  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (896,177,096     32,549,981  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (100,776,817     41,202,162  
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (18,605,815     (4,311,529
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     (78,309,309     (10,173,451

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     1,559,425       (141,893
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     4,330,463       (1,163,751
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     131,651,572       (45,473,330
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     8,809,464       (12,316,677
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (1,982,208     708,291  
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (472,913     276,556  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust*

   $ (1,164,748,605   $ (39,455,078

 

* Amounts exclude the activity of: ProShares Managed Futures Strategy which liquidated on March 30, 2016, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity which liquidated on September 1, 2016.

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2014

 

Derivatives not accounted for as

hedging instruments

  

Location of Gain or

(Loss) on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

  

Fund

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives

Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized  in
Income
 

VIX Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts / changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

  

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

   $ (694,347   $ 22,917,306  
     

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

     (14,378,810     5,157,354  
     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     76,925,998       (24,469,104
     

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

     (139,412,525     63,595,164  

Commodity Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts, swap and/or forward agreements

  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

     99,327,097       46,390,353  
     

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

     8,791,719       2,899,165  
     

ProShares UltraShort Gold

     (5,316,482     (7,934,871
     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

     15,114,883       2,810,170  
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

     (243,325,957     (125,240,438
     

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

     (6,464,796     (31,232,744
     

ProShares Ultra Gold

     (9,674,333     8,883,268  
     

ProShares Ultra Silver

     (155,551,420     (9,889,600

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts/changes in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures and/or foreign currency forward contracts

  

ProShares Short Euro

     1,593,048       418,562  
     

ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar

     2,296,216       (174,124
     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

     83,678,955       30,511,501  
     

ProShares UltraShort Yen

     127,846,225       (30,965,459
     

ProShares Ultra Euro

     (420,533     (204,333
     

ProShares Ultra Yen

     (540,398     144,064  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Total Trust*

   $ (160,205,460   $ (46,383,766

 

* Amounts exclude the activity of ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar which liquidated on June 29, 2015, ProShares Managed Futures Strategy which liquidated on March 30, 2016, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Commodity and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Commodity which liquidated on September 1, 2016.

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of December 31, 2016:

 

     Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2016  
     Assets      Liabilities  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg

Crude Oil Swap agreements

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 12,206,881       $ —         $ 12,206,881   

ProShares UltraShort Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     3,033,566         —           3,033,566         —           —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     1,384,246         —           1,384,246         —           —           —     

ProShares UltraShort Euro

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     16,519,070         —           16,519,070         356,139         —           356,139   

ProShares UltraShort Yen

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     16,870,357         —           16,870,357         125,420         —           125,420   

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude

Oil Swap agreements

     55,358,571         —           55,358,571         —           —           —     

ProShares Ultra Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     —           —           —           4,431,107         —           4,431,107   

ProShares Ultra Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     —           —           —           20,976,189         —           20,976,189   

ProShares Ultra Euro

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     2,548         —           2,548         576,558         —           576,558   

ProShares Ultra Yen

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     379         —           379         342,455         —           342,455   

 

 

The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset

under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of December 31, 2015:

 

     Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2015  
     Assets      Liabilities  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the

the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Assets
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the

Statements
of Financial
Condition
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
presented in
the Statements
of Financial
Condition
 

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

   $ 6,412,656      $ —        $ 6,412,656      $ —        $ —        $ —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     1,808,942        —          1,808,942        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     4,778,279        —          4,778,279        —          —          —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     —          —          —          28,710,336        —          28,710,336  

ProShares UltraShort Yen

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     933,727        —          933,727        14,829,179        —          14,829,179  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Swap agreements

     —          —          —          72,176,589        —          72,176,589  

ProShares Ultra Gold

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          2,250,595        —          2,250,595  

ProShares Ultra Silver

                 

Forward agreements

     —          —          —          22,561,101        —          22,561,101  

ProShares Ultra Euro

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     604,920        —          604,920        —          —          —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

                 

Foreign currency

forward contracts

     267,014        —          267,014        5,703        —          5,703  

 


Gross Amounts Not Offset in Statements of Financial Condition

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2016. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2016

 
     Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the

Statements  of
Financial
Condition
    Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Net Amount  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

   $ (4,742,191   $ 4,742,191     $ —       $ —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (3,061,395     3,061,395       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (1,050,699     1,050,699       —         —    

UBS AG

     (3,352,596     3,352,596       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     1,147,811       —         —         1,147,811  

Goldman Sachs International

     881,454       (874,948     —         6,506  

Societe Generale S.A.

     393,006       (393,006     —         —    

UBS AG

     611,295       —         (611,295     —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

        

Citibank N.A.

     610,478       —         —         610,478  

Goldman Sachs International

     323,829       (323,829     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     86,543       (86,543     —         —    

UBS AG

     363,396       —         (363,396     —    

ProShares UltraShort Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     8,109,067       (8,109,067     —         —    

UBS AG

     8,053,864       —         (8,053,864     —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     8,256,779       (7,771,819     —         484,960  

UBS AG

     8,488,158       —         (7,980,000     508,158  

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

     18,427,009       —         —         18,427,009  

Goldman Sachs International

     14,016,906       (14,016,906     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     8,661,821       (8,661,821     —         —    

UBS AG

     14,252,835       —         (14,252,835     —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     (1,464,982     1,464,982       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (1,112,916     1,112,916       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (643,587     643,587       —         —    

UBS AG

     (1,209,622     1,209,622       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

        

Citibank N.A.

     (6,946,009     6,946,009       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (5,869,092     5,869,092       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (2,532,729     2,532,729       —         —    

UBS AG

     (5,628,359     5,628,359       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (239,256     239,256       —         —    

UBS AG

     (334,754     334,754       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (219,736     219,736       —         —    

UBS AG

     (122,340     122,340       —         —    

Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at December 31, 2015. These amounts may be collateralized by cash or financial instruments, segregated for the benefit of the Funds or the counterparties, depending on whether the related contracts are in an appreciated or depreciated position at period end. Amounts shown in the column labeled “Net Amount” represent the uncollateralized portions of these amounts at period end. These amounts may be un-collateralized due to timing differences related to market movements or due to minimum thresholds for collateral movement, as further described above under the caption “Accounting for Derivative Instruments”.

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2015

 
     Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
    Financial
Instruments for
the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Cash Collateral
for the Benefit of
(the Funds) / the
Counterparties
    Net Amount  

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

   $ 1,098,278     $ —       $ —       $ 1,098,278  

Deutsche Bank AG

     1,722,894       —         (1,722,894     —    

Goldman Sachs International

     1,595,552       (1,595,552     —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     521,142       (521,142     —         —    

UBS AG

     1,474,790       (1,474,790     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     3,915       —         —         3,915  

Deutsche Bank AG

     1,046,664       —         (1,046,664     —    

Goldman Sachs International

     158,827       —         —         158,827  

Societe Generale S.A.

     212,680       (212,680     —         —    

UBS AG

     386,856       (386,856     —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Silver

        

Deutsche Bank AG

     2,500,263       —         (2,500,000     263  

Goldman Sachs International

     1,044,986       (858,460     —         186,526  

Societe Generale S.A.

     438,975       (438,975     —         —    

UBS AG

     794,055       (582,692     —         211,363  

ProShares UltraShort Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (14,992,024     14,992,024       —         —    

UBS AG

     (13,718,312     13,718,312       —         —    

ProShares UltraShort Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     (6,470,405     6,470,405       —         —    

UBS AG

     (7,425,047     7,425,047       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil

        

Citibank N.A.

     (2,509,989     2,509,989       —         —    

Deutsche Bank AG

     (20,221,872     20,221,872       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (20,806,119     20,806,119       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (6,357,459     6,357,459       —         —    

UBS AG

     (22,281,150     22,281,150       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Gold

        

Citibank N.A.

     (4,614     —         —         (4,614

Deutsche Bank AG

     (1,049,383     1,049,383       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (520,730     520,730       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (244,992     244,992       —         —    

UBS AG

     (430,876     430,876       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Silver

        

Deutsche Bank AG

     (9,355,945     9,355,945       —         —    

Goldman Sachs International

     (5,106,853     5,106,853       —         —    

Societe Generale S.A.

     (2,704,459     2,704,459       —         —    

UBS AG

     (5,393,844     5,393,844       —         —    

ProShares Ultra Euro

        

Goldman Sachs International

     315,354       (315,354     —         —    

UBS AG

     289,566       (289,566     —         —    

ProShares Ultra Yen

        

Goldman Sachs International

     169,787       —         —         169,787  

UBS AG

     91,524       —         —         91,524